Tuesday 13th December 2022
Difficulty: Hard
A Whiter Shade of Pale (Quiz #25)
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A Whiter Shade of Pale is a song by the English rock band Procol Harum that was issued as their debut record on 12 May 1967. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June.
1. For how many weeks did A Whiter Shade of Pale stay at number 1 in the UK charts?
2. Why was the first promotional video for A Whiter Shade of Pale banned from the BBC's Top of the Pops?
3. In 1977, the song was named joint winner of "The Best British Pop Single 1952–1977" at the Brit Awards. With which song did it share the award?
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