A Whiter Shade of Pale or Nights in White Satin?

[Texas King]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3iPP-tHdA

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9muzyOd4Lh8

 

Like both, but prefer Shade.

[treeduck]

That's difficult. I don't think I've got a preference really. Not a strong feeling one way or the other. They're both good songs.

[canadianice]

Procol Harum, hands down, Love Gary Brooker, what a voice. Edited September 26, 2017 by canadianice

[custom55]

Love both songs but I'm going with A Whiter Shade of Pale.

 

I've been watching the Vietnam special on PBS and AWSOP was in the soundtrack. Pretty emotional.

[ReRushed]

Another vote for "A Whiter Shade of Pale".

[Lucas]

Two classics here

 

But I'm going Nights In White Satin .. it stirs up more emotions for me .. that "Yes, I love you" part with the backups - brilliant

[HemiBeers]

Procol Harum had Robin Trower. That gets my vote.

 

Damn shame you can't hear him over the noodley organ.

[Xanadu]

Two classics here

 

But I'm going Nights In White Satin .. it stirs up more emotions for me .. that "Yes, I love you" part with the backups - brilliant

 

Yes....this!

[EagleMoon]

Wow. I like them both. Can’t really pick.

[blueschica]

"Nights in White Satin"- one of the Moody Blues best.

[blueschica]

Love both songs but I'm going with A Whiter Shade of Pale.

 

I've been watching the Vietnam special on PBS and AWSOP was in the soundtrack. Pretty emotional.

 

That's been good hasn't it? I haven't been able to see them all, but have watched 4 or 5 of the nights and I think it's really well done. There was a time when I remember everyone's big brother and my cousins either being in Vietnam or at home a little later, sweating over their draft lottery number. Hadn't thought about it in a while until watching this. It's kind of filling in some of the holes about background history that I never heard at the time as well.

[Babycat]

Nights In White Satin.

[custom55]

Love both songs but I'm going with A Whiter Shade of Pale.

 

I've been watching the Vietnam special on PBS and AWSOP was in the soundtrack. Pretty emotional.

 

That's been good hasn't it? I haven't been able to see them all, but have watched 4 or 5 of the nights and I think it's really well done. There was a time when I remember everyone's big brother and my cousins either being in Vietnam or at home a little later, sweating over their draft lottery number. Hadn't thought about it in a while until watching this. It's kind of filling in some of the holes about background history that I never heard at the time as well.

 

I'll have to binge watch the series. I haven't been able to catch every episode either.

 

Growing up, the Vietnam war was on the news every day. It was a major topic of my parents at the dinner table each night, along with 'what did you learn in school today'. I didn't pay too much attention to the war until the early 70's, when I was getting closer to draft age. My senior year in high school I had to register for the draft and was assigned a draft number. "22" !!!!!! The last draft call was in Dec 1972 so it was too close for comfort and reality.

[Your_Lion]

I like both songs, but I'm going with A Whiter Shade of Pale

[blueschica]

Love both songs but I'm going with A Whiter Shade of Pale.

 

I've been watching the Vietnam special on PBS and AWSOP was in the soundtrack. Pretty emotional.

 

That's been good hasn't it? I haven't been able to see them all, but have watched 4 or 5 of the nights and I think it's really well done. There was a time when I remember everyone's big brother and my cousins either being in Vietnam or at home a little later, sweating over their draft lottery number. Hadn't thought about it in a while until watching this. It's kind of filling in some of the holes about background history that I never heard at the time as well.

 

I'll have to binge watch the series. I haven't been able to catch every episode either.

 

Growing up, the Vietnam war was on the news every day. It was a major topic of my parents at the dinner table each night, along with 'what did you learn in school today'. I didn't pay too much attention to the war until the early 70's, when I was getting closer to draft age. My senior year in high school I had to register for the draft and was assigned a draft number. "22" !!!!!! The last draft call was in Dec 1972 so it was too close for comfort and reality.

For sure! Glad you didn't have to go.

[bluefox4000]

Nights in White Satin but both are great tunes.

 

Mick

[goose]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4TtgUncy6M

 

I dare you to make it all the way through. It does eventually transition away from the awful instrumental into a live version...and you get to hear the rare 3rd and 4th verses.

Edited September 27, 2017 by goose

[vaportrailer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4TtgUncy6M

 

I dare you to make it all the way through. It does eventually transition away from the awful instrumental into a live version...and you get to hear the rare 3rd and 4th verses.

 

http://alanparker.com/wp-content/uploads/JS-BACH-400x468.jpg

"What a pile of crap. My version's better!" - JS Bach (the 'S' stands for 'smug')

[librarian]

Moody Blues

[Wil1972]

Nights for me. Both are brilliant, but Nights was one of the first songs I learned to play on the guitar.

[invisible airwave]

Procol

 

Both used in Scorsese movies, Casino and the Life Lessons vignette from NY Stories.

[Laurabw]

Moody Blues always

[goose]

I shouldn't, but I love Annie Lennox's cover of Whiter Shade of Pale.

[Lorraine]

No contest.

 

Nights In White Satin

[treeduck]

No contest.

 

Nights In White Satin

I don't believe you mean that!