Lyrics:
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale…

The song came about from seeing a plastered-drunk girl turn whiter than pale before she puked.

This is the truth!
When I read of its origin, it kinda lost the beauty of the song.
But the music far makes up for the actual reason it came to be.

MFM008

(19,837 posts)

2. White bird

Reply to rogerballard (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:32 AM

Jan 2018

Don't know who did it.

thbobby

(1,474 posts)

3. White Bird

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:33 AM

Jan 2018

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Wwcd

(6,288 posts)

7. I still have the album.

Reply to thbobby (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:44 AM

Jan 2018

mmm

thbobby

(1,474 posts)

9. Beautiful Album Cover

Reply to Wwcd (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:51 AM

Jan 2018

I had album years ago. Have CD now. Ripped CD to flac. Still listen to it.

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)

11. I need to find an alternative just to hear it again

Reply to thbobby (Reply #9)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:04 AM

Jan 2018

The album is an unplayable keepsake at this point.
I think the cherry from a joint fell on it., so there's a long skip in at the beginning of White Bird.
An unfortunate moment in history 😞

thbobby

(1,474 posts)

12. Hate it when that happens

Reply to Wwcd (Reply #11)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:05 AM

Jan 2018

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)

34. Lol. Yup, left a hazy memory of the 70's

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 12:53 PM

Jan 2018

The Velveteen Ocelot

(116,008 posts)

47. Me, too, but nothing to play it on.

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Fri Jan 26, 2018, 12:15 PM

Jan 2018

hlthe2b

(102,568 posts)

20. Damn, I'd been waiting for "WHITE" to come up so I could post White Bird

Reply to thbobby (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:07 AM

Jan 2018

I love this album, I love that song (and I DID get to post "girl with no eyes" earlier for the "GIRL" thread).

thbobby

(1,474 posts)

21. Yea, I saw that post

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #20)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:52 AM

Jan 2018

and posted something about Bombay Calling and how I used to tease my daughter by singing Girl With No Brains. We listened to the album together and she asked me if that's where I got the song from. I didn't think almost anyone else would know the song.

hlthe2b

(102,568 posts)

22. I didn't either...

Reply to thbobby (Reply #21)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:54 AM

Jan 2018

(of course, I guess that means we are old!) LOL

thbobby

(1,474 posts)

23. Yea sucks doesn't it

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #22)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:55 AM

Jan 2018

Except it really doesn't.

hlthe2b

(102,568 posts)

24. Our music was SOOOOOOOO much better...

Reply to thbobby (Reply #23)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:58 AM

Jan 2018

thbobby

(1,474 posts)

25. I used to listen to Nirvana with my son

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #24)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 12:02 PM

Jan 2018

We listened mainly to Unplugged in New York. He loved Nirvana and I learned to love them by listening to them with him. Kurt Cobain loved the Beatles. But yea, I agree, 60's and 70's music is the best.

GreenEyedLefty

(2,073 posts)

30. Thank you for posting this beautiful song.

Reply to thbobby (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 12:46 PM

Jan 2018

I hadn't heard it in ages!

thbobby

(1,474 posts)

32. You are welcome

Reply to GreenEyedLefty (Reply #30)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 12:50 PM

Jan 2018

It is a classic. California Rock. The song is actually about living in Seattle, WA.

rogerballard

(2,924 posts)

6. Laid Back...

Reply to rogerballard (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:43 AM

Jan 2018

Need more extension.

chuckstevens

(1,201 posts)

8. White Wedding - Billy Idol. White City - Pete Townshend

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:50 AM

Jan 2018

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)

13. Damn good song. Although Billy was a complete ahole

Reply to chuckstevens (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:12 AM

Jan 2018

He was a bit psycho & cruel but his music was damn good.

White Wedding was like driving 150mph down the freeway.
Rebel Yell, also

thbobby

(1,474 posts)

10. Nights in White Satin

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:00 AM

Jan 2018

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lkinwi

(1,477 posts)

14. White Room

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:21 AM

Jan 2018

https://m.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

15. Into the White, the Pixies

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:34 AM

Jan 2018

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

16. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:54 AM

Jan 2018

Chipper Chat

(9,709 posts)

17. White Christmas.

Reply to rogerballard (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:27 AM

Jan 2018

No need to post a video.

LonePirate

(13,446 posts)

18. White Horse - Laid Back

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 10:02 AM

Jan 2018

Doc_Technical

(3,530 posts)

19. Cat Stevens- Into White

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 10:53 AM

Jan 2018

janterry

(4,429 posts)

26. Stan Rogers White Squall

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 12:11 PM

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malchickiwick

(1,474 posts)

29. Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 12:22 PM

Jan 2018

LeftInTX

(25,813 posts)

41. I love that song!!

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:46 PM

Jan 2018

Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)

31. White Blank Page....Mumford and Sons

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 12:49 PM

Jan 2018

KPN

(15,679 posts)

33. White Wedding -- Billy Idol

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 12:52 PM

Jan 2018

randr

(12,418 posts)

35. Oldie but goodie

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 01:00 PM

Jan 2018

FM123

(10,054 posts)

36. Dirty White Boy by Foreigner

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 01:51 PM

Jan 2018

https://m.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,786 posts)

37. White Line Fever - Flying Burrito Brothers

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 01:52 PM

Jan 2018

A classic....

IcyPeas

(21,955 posts)

38. ... White Lines - Grandmaster Flash

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:08 PM

Jan 2018

IcyPeas

(21,955 posts)

39. T.Rex - Ride a White Swan

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:14 PM

Jan 2018

sl8

(14,045 posts)

40. Black and White

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:22 PM

Jan 2018

From Wikipedia - Black and White (Three Dog Night song)

...

The song was inspired by the United States Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), which outlawed racial segregation of public schools.

The original lyrics of the song opened with this verse, in reference to the court:

Their robes were black, Their heads were white,
The schoolhouse doors were closed so tight,
Nine judges all set down their names,
To end the years and years of shame.

However, the version of the song recorded by Greyhound, and subsequently covered by Three Dog Night, did not include this verse - making the song more universal, but also less historically specific.
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