Is there a meaning/story behind the song a whiter shade of pale?
Regarding the lyrics of “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” despite a huge upswell among the Internet fans of Procol Harum, Gary Brooker has disclaimed any intention of ever explaining or assigning additional meaning, and the man who actually wrote those words, Keith Reid, has expressed similar sentiments. One interpretation is that the song held odd and unrelated lyrics, possibly from a poem by Reid about boy/girl relationships that used sailing metaphors, which were a pun on or spoof of the psychedelic songs written at the time which had bizarre metaphors and droll phrases.
