Matthew Fisher wrote 'Whiter Shade Of pale'?

Posted by: Malky on 13 November 2006

Matthew Fisher is suing for royalties as he reckons he wrote the melody for WSOP. And there was me thinking it was Bach.
Posted on: 13 November 2006 by Guido Fawkes
Is Mathew Fisher suing Bach then?

Good job he hasn't heard Reflections of Charles Brown by Rupert's People, it was a pop psych ballad based "Air on a G-string" and recorded before, but released just after WSOP. It's a better record too, IMHO - at least I can make sense of the words.
Posted on: 14 November 2006 by jcs_smith
What I don't get is why wait nearly 40 years before going to court. I know justice can be slow but surely it isn't that slow
Posted on: 14 November 2006 by Bob McC
Did you see gary brooker on the news? Country gent double breasted blue blazer, club tie, neatly trimmed beard. Geez!
Posted on: 14 November 2006 by JohanR
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at least I can make sense of the words.


There are times when one is thankfull for not having English as ones first language...

JohanR
Posted on: 14 November 2006 by SB
I saw Gary Brooker last year at the Countryside Alliance benefit bash at Highclere castle.
He played the whole gig in shooting tweeds and a flat cap !
Posted on: 14 November 2006 by Nigel Cavendish
I'm going to petition the judge to grant an injunction against that piece of crap ever being played again.
Posted on: 20 November 2006 by rupert bear
The interesting thing out of this was that everyone had mentioned Bach's 'Air on a G String' as the source but Radio 4's PM correctly identified the true source as 'Sheep May Safely Graze'.
'Whiter' was John Lennon's favourite single at the time of Sgt Pepper so deserves some credit.
Posted on: 20 November 2006 by rupert bear
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Originally posted by bob mccluckie:
Did you see gary brooker on the news? Country gent double breasted blue blazer, club tie, neatly trimmed beard. Geez!
He had the kaftan on underneath though. Cool
Posted on: 20 November 2006 by Nigel Cavendish
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'Whiter' was John Lennon's favourite single at the time of Sgt Pepper so deserves some credit.


Oh, I didn't realise that musical taste is determined by what John Lennon liked.