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As Cambodia began its transition to a market economy in late 1988/early 1989, information businesses emerged first. One FM station aired an international program that primarily played French, English, and Spanish music. The DJ must have liked Procol Harum quite a bit because there was a song from the band every day; most of the time, it was either A Whiter Shade of Pale or A Salty Dog. Conquistador came on once in a while, and when I first heard it, I thought it was the finest rock song ever. Decades later, it remains the finest rock song ever.
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Great song , indeed .
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I read A Whiter Shade Of Pale and Deeper Shade Of Soul popped in My head. I haven't thought of that song in 40 years.
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I almost always prefer live versions of the classics.
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I could not make sense of the harmony in the main melodic theme. Did anyone else have this problem?
The chord progression goes Gm C F and then the bass line descends chromatically to Eflat, a suspend or leading note waiting to resolve a half step down to D (the dominant). But I can never hear the resolution! It seems to just go straight to the repeat of the progression, with the resolution having been "forgotten".
My mind cannot find a way to make sense of it. I can't think of another song that does this, except maybe Liza--fifth chord in the progression--by George Gershwin (which I have over many years forced myself to hear as normal.)
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Check out Stevie Winwood's live album if you are into him at all. It kind of flew under the radar. As you know, there are a lot of great live albums.
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