We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kind of seasick
The crowd called out for more
And the room was hummin' harder
As the ceiling flew away
And when we called out for another drink
But the waiter brought a tray
And so it was later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
You said: "There is no reason,
And the truth is plain to see."
But I wander through my playin' cards
Would not let him be
One of the sixteen virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well been closed
And so it was later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
A whiter shade of pale
Turned a whiter shade of pale
A whiter shade of pale
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kind of seasick
The crowd called out for more
And the room was hummin' harder
As the ceiling flew away
And when we called out for another drink
But the waiter brought a tray
And so it was later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
You said: "There is no reason,
And the truth is plain to see."
But I wander through my playin' cards
Would not let him be
One of the sixteen virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well been closed
And so it was later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
A whiter shade of pale
Turned a whiter shade of pale
A whiter shade of pale
.......................
Suatu sore pas bareng temen denger lagu itu di mobilnya. Terkenang masa SMP taun 90-an. Versi Annie Lenox emang ga ada abisnya. Bikin baper.
Trus, inget lagu itu pertama rilis di London (kali) oleh sebuah band yg namanya menurutku rada-rada kek obat batuk gitu.. hihihi. Procol Harum. Yeaaah!!!!!!
Duuuuh... alunan musiknya bikin balik ke taun-taun itu waktu masih keciiiiiil banget. Nah, gregetan gugling liriknya. Kok agak gak ngeh. Lha cari makna lagunya di mbak Wiki (eh.. mbak or mas yah...). Yang nerjemahin "keremangan pucat pasi". Glek!!! Apaan sih? Remang-remang biasanya gelap. Kok pucat pasi.. Hmmm...
Setelah gali sana sini... dapet nih makna lagu tersebut. Ternyata lagu itu bercerita tentang hubungan antara lelaki dan perempuan (maksudnya hubungan intim...) setelah bernegosiasi saat si lelaki sedang dalam perjalanan.Waduh!! Ini kah yg disebut one-night-sex atau cinta semalam. Entah...
Yang pastinya pencipta lagu itu si Keith Reid, terinspirasi dari ungkapan yg didengarnya saat berada di sebuah tempat hiburan malam yakni "whither shade of pale" itu...
Walau pun sampai sekarang aku masih tergila-gila dengan lagu tersebut, tentu bukan karena 75 tahun terakhir lagu itu menduduki peringkat teratas di BBC. Tapiiiii krn emang lagunya ngengenin bangetssss.....
Coba aja deh
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melakukan suatu "hubungan" setelah melewati beberapa negosiasi. Lirik
liriknya menceritakan rayuan mabuk dari seorang lelaki kepada wanita
disaat sang lelaki berada di perjalanan.
Selengkapnya : http://www.kompasiana.com/waldiansyahagus/misteri-lagu-a-whiter-shade-of-pale_5770c4f2329773e6048c5664
Selengkapnya : http://www.kompasiana.com/waldiansyahagus/misteri-lagu-a-whiter-shade-of-pale_5770c4f2329773e6048c5664
Lagu ini ditulis dalam
bentuk Metafora yang menceritakan hubungan antara lelaki dan wanita yang
melakukan suatu "hubungan" setelah melewati beberapa negosiasi. Lirik
liriknya menceritakan rayuan mabuk dari seorang lelaki kepada wanita
disaat sang lelaki berada di perjalanan.
Selengkapnya : http://www.kompasiana.com/waldiansyahagus/misteri-lagu-a-whiter-shade-of-pale_5770c4f2329773e6048c5664
Selengkapnya : http://www.kompasiana.com/waldiansyahagus/misteri-lagu-a-whiter-shade-of-pale_5770c4f2329773e6048c5664

merinding dg ilustrasimu
ReplyDeleteala-ala lagu dangdut mas.. hehee
DeleteA Whiter Shade of Pale, it's fit to describe faint shadows in this movie OBLIVION as well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b6xSyFz6B0
ReplyDeleteTom Cruise... yeah I've watched this..
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