Procol Harum est un groupe britannique formé en 1967, il connait un succès fracassant avec le titre A Whiter Shade of Pale, classé n° 1 au Royaume-Uni et n° 5 aux États-Unis. La pochette du disque leur donne de faux airs de Beatles, marketing oblige. A Whiter Shade of Pale a été repris par Annie Lennox en 1995, dans son album Medusa. Classé dans la catégorie rock progressif, Procol Harum est porté par le chanteur Gary Broker, son fondateur, et le parolier Keith Reid. Handicapé par de fréquents changements de musiciens, le groupe est dissous en 1977 puis opère son retour en 1991. We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels cross the floor I was feeling kind of seasick The crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called outfor another drink But the waiter brought a tray And so it was later As the miller told his tale That her face at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale You said there is no reason And the truth is plain to see But I wander through my playing cards And would not let it be I'm one of the sixteen virgins Who are leaving for the coast And although my eyes were open They might just as well been closed And so it was later As the miller told his tale That her face at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale A whiter shade of pale Turned a whiter shade of pale A whiter shade of pale pour vous mesdames ,bises à vous toutes.