Procol Harum
"Homburg"
Single / B- Side: "Good Captain Clark"
Released: October 1967
Writer: Gary Brooker, Keith Reid
Label: Stateside / Polydor
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In a radio interview with DJ Harry Harrison, Brooker said the words came from Reid's experiences and only he knows what they mean. However he didn't think they meant anything literally. Instead if you take each line the way the words are used, they create little feelings, little moods.
The Homburg is an elegant black felt hat manufactured at Bad Homburg, Germany. The British version was introduced in the late 19th century by the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII of England, who first came across it when he went to Germany for the spa. In the late 1930s during the run up to the Second World War, the British foreign minister Anthony Eden became renowned for wearing the Homburg.
"Homburg"
Single / B- Side: "Good Captain Clark"
Released: October 1967
Writer: Gary Brooker, Keith Reid
Label: Stateside / Polydor
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"Homburg" was the rock band Procol Harum's follow-up single to their initial 1967 hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale". The song appears on Procol Harum 1998 CD compilation album: Procol Harum...Plus! Written by pianist Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid, "Homburg" reached number 5 in the UK charts, number 15 in Canada, and number 34 in the United States. It went to number one in several countries, including Australia, South Africa, and the Netherlands.
Reid's "Homburg" lyrics contains the same surreal, dream-like imagery and feelings of resignation and futility as in the debut single. The music also features Matthew Fisher's rich and deep Hammond organ, but the piano and guitar have bigger places in the overall sound. The theme is not as clearly Bach-like as in "A Whiter Shade of Pale"; nevertheless, the single was, on its release, criticised for being too similar to its predecessor.
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| Procol Harum's single "Homburg" (front cover), 1967 (Courtesy of Stateside Records) |
Procol Harum = "Homburg" (single 1967)
Reid's "Homburg" lyrics contains the same surreal, dream-like imagery and feelings of resignation and futility as in the debut single. The music also features Matthew Fisher's rich and deep Hammond organ, but the piano and guitar have bigger places in the overall sound. The theme is not as clearly Bach-like as in "A Whiter Shade of Pale"; nevertheless, the single was, on its release, criticised for being too similar to its predecessor.
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| Procol Harum's single "Homburg" (Polydor front cover), 1967 (Courtesy of Polydor) |
Procol Harum - "Homburg" (Beat Club, 1967)
In a radio interview with DJ Harry Harrison, Brooker said the words came from Reid's experiences and only he knows what they mean. However he didn't think they meant anything literally. Instead if you take each line the way the words are used, they create little feelings, little moods.
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| Procol Harum 1967 (Photo: Rex Features / The Guardian) |
Line-up / Musicians:
Matthew Fisher – organ
Dave Knights – bass guitar
B.J. Wilson – drums
Robin Trower – guitar
Gary Brooker – vocals, piano
Keith Reid – lyrics
Links:
Wikipedia; Homburg (song)
Songfacts : Homburg by Procol Harum
Procol Harum Official site: procolharum.com Homburg Brooker/Reid
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