Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
But the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
And the waiter brought a tray
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
She said, "There is no reason
And the truth is plain to see."
But I wandered through my playing cards
And they would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open wide
They might have just as well been closed
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
She said, "I'm here on a shore leave,"
Though we were miles at sea.
I pointed out this detail
And forced her to agree,
Saying, "You must be the mermaid
Who took King Neptune for a ride."
And she smiled at me so sweetly
That my anger straightway died.
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
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is it's queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
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
[不愿错过的音乐场景1] ：很熟悉的曲子，却一下说不出歌名， 陪孩子去GP候诊室里飘来非常60s的tune， 旁边一位英国中年男人在摇头换脑唱着，那一定是他年轻时喜欢的歌，唱得那么目中无人，不行，要去打搅他一下， 记下歌名，不愿意让美乐就这么溜走。
《海，请问这歌名是什么？ 》，他愣一下， 马上堆起笑容告诉我， 管他怎么想，反正俺是老外，不懂也不能装懂。
[不愿错过的音乐场景2] 去超市采购，旁边一位拉美年轻人风风火火地唰一声停车在我的车旁，车上传来节奏感很强的Regga 音乐。
《海，你的音乐很好听啊》，
《你很喜欢？ 》，他说，带着很重的牙买加口音
《喜欢啊，从没有听到这么好听的擂鬼》， 俺补充
《这样吧，我是超市的保安，你明天这个时候来超市给你这些音乐》他说，《不麻烦你吧？》俺故意说， 其实就是想麻烦，他说《米有米有啦》， 还是那么牙买加风味，亚非拉兄弟就是豪爽，第二天去，我去迟了没碰上他，他让保安同事转交我音乐， 我留下一盒饼干表示谢谢， 礼性不是很对等啊，没关系了，反正俺们都是老外。
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这首歌常在巴黎街头商店听到，今天才知道歌的大名，算是海外多年生活的背景音乐之一吧。
错过一片天空，众多云彩，就是不愿意错过好听的音乐，音乐是人生的挚友， 谢谢一路走来碰到的音乐和音乐护花者
