the right honourable anthony eden, in a homburg.
british prime minister from 1955 - 1957.
"Your multilingual business friend
Has packed her bags and fled
Leaving only ash-filled ashtrays
And the lipsticked unmade bed
The mirror on reflection
Has climbed back upon the wall
For the floor she found descended
And the ceiling was too tall."
- Keith Reed.
From the original 1967 Regal Zonophone album release, this is my favourite Procol Harum single, I think - I've bought it three times since it was originally released - with the possible exception of the stupendous "A Salty Dog" from 1969.
With a tip of the homburg to Emmett on Art Decade.
Possibly remixed at one David Gilmour's house boat cum recording studio on London's River Thames. Lyrics by Keith Reed; music by
Gary Brooker.
▼ PROCOL HARUM: HOMBURG from "homburg b/w Good Captain Clack" 45 (Regal Zonophone) 1967 (UK)
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3 comments:
Outstanding. One tends to forget, without musical reminder, just how great Procol Harum was.
Agreed, WZJN, agreed.
They are one of those groups a lot of people have difficulty with, simply because of the unlimited exposure "Whiter Shade Of Pale" has had over the last forty years. I still love that particular song, but it's always worth playing their other stuff just to remind you how fantastic they were.
I think Gary Brooker's vocals too were astounding in their own right, his keyboard skills not withstanding.
Thanks for the comment.
Terrific song. Just a little note: It's Reid, not Reed,
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