I’m sorry. I don’t know why I do it. Without getting all personal with this, it would’ve been my dad’s 60th birthday today. His favourite song of all time was A Whiter Shade Of Pale. Possibly one of the greatest songs ever written.

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There’s a reason for this. Stay with me, okay?

Right..A Whiter Shade Of Pale was written under the influence of LSD (see the lyrics forthe obvious!) and, although it was written under the influence, it is still one of the greatest songs ever written. There are no words to descibe just how beautiful this song is. Yet I can guarantee it will bring back some memories for you. Maybe they’ll be good, maybe they’ll be bad.

I guess my main reason for posting this song is not really to tell you how beautiful it is. But, it’s because today is 14 years since my dad died. And although I wasn’t overly close to him- I still miss him dearly and I do think of him quite a bit. This song was (so I have been told) his favourite. He sang the words wrong, of course! One of his favourite bands was Chicago, he’s forgiven for that for his love for this song.

Procol Harum-A Whiter Shade Of Pale.