“A Whiter Shade Of Pale” by Procol Harum Original Painting (Sold) 80s This was one of 12

This was one of 12 songs recorded by Costello on his Country covers album Almost Blue

'cause baby I'm just a scared and lonely rider… We gotta get out while we're young

peaking at number 31 on 12 April

" Costello recalled in Q Magazine March 2008: "That was (label boss) Jake Riviera's idea

“A Whiter Shade Of Pale” by Procol Harum Original Painting (Sold) 80s This was one of 12A Whiter Shade of Pale" was released 12 May 1967. The record reached No. 1 in the UK Singles chart and No. 5 on the US charts. One of the counterculture anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, it is one of fewer than 30 singles to have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. The original writing credits of the Bach derived melody were for Brooker and Reid only. On 30 July 2009, Matthew Fisher won co writing credit for adding the organ parts to the original