In ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’, who “told his tale”?
A Whiter Shade of Pale "The Miller's Tale"). Thus, this piece can be considered an early example of progressive rock. The phrase "a whiter shade of pale" has since gained widespread use in the English language, noticed by several dictionaries. As such, the phrase is today often used in contexts independent of any consideration of the song. It has also been heavily paraphrased, in forms like "an Xer shade of Y", to the extent that it has been recognised as a snowclone – a type of cliché and phrasal template. The song is in moderate time in C major and is characterised by the bassline
A Whiter Shade of Pale out that there were no time limits to copyright claims under English law. The right to future royalties was therefore returned to Fisher. Both the musicological basis of the judgment and its effect on the rights of musicians who contribute composition to future works have drawn some attention in the music world. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was covered by Annie Lennox for her 1995 album "Medusa". It was released as the second single in May 1995 and became a top-forty hit in Europe and Canada. A Whiter Shade of Pale "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single