Post by Railyn on Aug 4, 2003 21:01:09 GMT -5
Well, my uncle is safely on his way back home 
, so I am back. We are movin' into busy season at work, so I will more than likely be putting these up the night before for the forseeable future. I don't have enough time in the morning to put them up, and some people at work are abusing the internet, so they're cracking down.
At least my job is easy. I saw a request for this one, so let's have at it: (and if anyone ever sees the weird video on VH1 Classic, please explain it to me!)
A WHITER SHADE OF PALE
By: Procul Harum
Album: Procul Harum
Author: Brooker/Reid
We skipped the light fandango
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
but the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
as the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
the waiter brought a tray
And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason
and the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
and would not let her be
one of sixteen vestal virgins
who were leaving for the coast
and although my eyes were open
they might have just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,'
though in truth we were at sea
so I took her by the looking glass
and forced her to agree
saying, 'You must be the mermaid
who took Neptune for a ride.'
But she smiled at me so sadly
that my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
then laughter is its queen
and likewise if behind is in front
then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
and attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
Credit for lyrics goes to www.proculharum.com - copyrighted material - all rights reserved
My opinion in a nutshell: This is a weird one. After reading and re-reading the lyrics, I think it's about forbidden love, and the fear of being found out. I scoured the website, but the authors are aloof. They claim it has no meaning, and Americans are too quick to try and assign meaning to things. They're just supposed to be great words.
Favorite Line: If music be the food of love then laughter is its queen and likewise if behind is in front
then dirt in truth is clean.
, so I am back. We are movin' into busy season at work, so I will more than likely be putting these up the night before for the forseeable future. I don't have enough time in the morning to put them up, and some people at work are abusing the internet, so they're cracking down. At least my job is easy. I saw a request for this one, so let's have at it: (and if anyone ever sees the weird video on VH1 Classic, please explain it to me!)
A WHITER SHADE OF PALE
By: Procul Harum
Album: Procul Harum
Author: Brooker/Reid
We skipped the light fandango
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
but the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
as the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
the waiter brought a tray
And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason
and the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
and would not let her be
one of sixteen vestal virgins
who were leaving for the coast
and although my eyes were open
they might have just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,'
though in truth we were at sea
so I took her by the looking glass
and forced her to agree
saying, 'You must be the mermaid
who took Neptune for a ride.'
But she smiled at me so sadly
that my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
then laughter is its queen
and likewise if behind is in front
then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
and attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
Credit for lyrics goes to www.proculharum.com - copyrighted material - all rights reserved
My opinion in a nutshell: This is a weird one. After reading and re-reading the lyrics, I think it's about forbidden love, and the fear of being found out. I scoured the website, but the authors are aloof. They claim it has no meaning, and Americans are too quick to try and assign meaning to things. They're just supposed to be great words.
Favorite Line: If music be the food of love then laughter is its queen and likewise if behind is in front
then dirt in truth is clean.
