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Posted: April 28 2013 at 18:17

Conquistador
A Salty Dog
Simple Sister
Skip Softly (My Moonbeams)
Whisky Train
Whaling Stories
A Lighter Shade of Pale
Repent Walpurgis
Homburg
Shine on Brightly

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Posted: April 27 2013 at 18:55

OOOOOOhhhhhhhh sh*t! Impossible!

But....

1 - In Held 'Twas In I

2 - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

3 - Piggy Pig Pig

4 - Whaling Stories

5 - Repent Walpurgis

6 - Grand Hotel

7 - The Idol

8 - Simple Sister

9 - A Salty Dog

10 - Weisselklenzenacht (The Signature)

Edited by Roy Batty - April 27 2013 at 18:56

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Posted: April 24 2013 at 15:51

iluvmarillion wrote:

humor4u1959 wrote:

Since they're my favorite band and don't seem to get a whole lot of attention here, I thought I'd start this thread. What are your Top 10 favorite songs by Procol Harum?

Here are mine, but not in order:

1-A Whiter Shade Of Pale
2-Whaling Stories
3-Quite Rightly So
4-In Held 'Twas In I
5-Shine On Brightly
6-Simple Sister
7-Conquistador
8-Repent Walpurgis
9-A Salty Dog
10-As Strong As Samson

I welcome your responses.

I don't mind your list but can't see how you could leave out Homburg.

It was difficult to just list 10. Homburg would be number 11, I suppose. It's a great song!

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Posted: April 24 2013 at 02:10

I don't mind your list but can't see how you could leave out Homburg.

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Posted: April 22 2013 at 17:07

Great question for one of my favorite bands...in no specific order...

x) In Held Twas in I

x) Still There'll Be More

x) A Whiter Shade of Pale

x) Eight Days a Week (Beatles cover)

x) Seem to Have the Blues all the Time

x) TV Caesar

x) Shine on Brightly

x) Rambling On

x) Too Much Between Us

x) The Dead Man's Dream

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Posted: April 22 2013 at 07:32

1. In Held Twas In I

2. About To Die

3. Whaling Stories

4. Grand Hotel

5. Repent Walpurgis

6. A Salty Dog

7. Pilgrims Progress

8. Robert's Box

9. Fires (Which Burnt Brightly)

10. Simple Sister

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Posted: April 22 2013 at 07:24

Horizons wrote:

HolyMoly wrote:

1. Shine on Brightly

2. Whaling Stories

3. The Devil Came from Kansas

4. In Held Twas in I

5. Simple Sister

6. Piggy Pig Pig

7. Rambling On

8. A Salty Dog

9. Grand Hotel

10. The Milk of Human Kindness

No Whiter Shade of Pale...

pffftttttttttttt

Never cared for that song, really. Tongue

Or maybe you knew that already. Cool

Edited by HolyMoly - April 22 2013 at 07:25

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Posted: April 22 2013 at 04:18

Cannot compile the right list yet. But my top 3 is a definite one:

1. Grand Hotel
2. A Salty Dog
3. In Held Twas in I

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Posted: April 21 2013 at 21:08

HolyMoly wrote:

1. Shine on Brightly

2. Whaling Stories

3. The Devil Came from Kansas

4. In Held Twas in I

5. Simple Sister

6. Piggy Pig Pig

7. Rambling On

8. A Salty Dog

9. Grand Hotel

10. The Milk of Human Kindness

No Whiter Shade of Pale...

pffftttttttttttt

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Posted: April 21 2013 at 20:57

1. Shine on Brightly

2. Whaling Stories

3. The Devil Came from Kansas

4. In Held Twas in I

5. Simple Sister

6. Piggy Pig Pig

7. Rambling On

8. A Salty Dog

9. Grand Hotel

10. The Milk of Human Kindness

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Posted: April 21 2013 at 20:53

Hard to pick only 10, but these will have to do....

Pilgrim's Progress
As Strong as Samson
Robert's Box
Beyond the Pale
In Held 'Twas in I (Grand Finale)
Fires Which Burned Brightly
Pandora's Box
Wreck of the Hesperus
A Salty Dog
Simple Sister

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Posted: April 20 2013 at 22:15

Since they're my favorite band and don't seem to get a whole lot of attention here, I thought I'd start this thread. What are your Top 10 favorite songs by Procol Harum?

Here are mine, but not in order:

1-A Whiter Shade Of Pale
2-Whaling Stories
3-Quite Rightly So
4-In Held 'Twas In I
5-Shine On Brightly
6-Simple Sister
7-Conquistador
8-Repent Walpurgis
9-A Salty Dog
10-As Strong As Samson

I welcome your responses.