What has a whiter shade of pale has to do with .....

sixteen vested virgins .....:confused::eek:

Vestal, not vested. Vestal virgins, from ancient Roman mythology, to serve as high priestesses.

The reference in the song was reluctance to lose her girlfriend forever with California (the coast) referred to as the high temple of the day.
 
Thanks. So what is the connection ......

It was common lamentation for guys who lost girlfriends to the glitter of Californian show biz. Hollywood, LA and SF, the centers for movie stars and pop stars are all there. Girls seeking fame and fortune would forsake hometown loves if there's a chance to give it a shot there. In fact, guys too of couse, and there's another song on that theme about the same time as A Whiter Shade Of Pale. It's called It Never Rains In Southern California.
 
It was common lamentation for guys who lost girlfriends to the glitter of Californian show biz. Hollywood, LA and SF, the centers for movie stars and pop stars are all there. Girls seeking fame and fortune would forsake hometown loves if there's a chance to give it a shot there. In fact, guys too of couse, and there's another song on that theme about the same time as A Whiter Shade Of Pale. It's called It Never Rains In Southern California.

Wow .... did you major in English Lit ....??:eek:
 
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It was common lamentation for guys who lost girlfriends to the glitter of Californian show biz. Hollywood, LA and SF, the centers for movie stars and pop stars are all there. Girls seeking fame and fortune would forsake hometown loves if there's a chance to give it a shot there. In fact, guys too of couse, and there's another song on that theme about the same time as A Whiter Shade Of Pale. It's called It Never Rains In Southern California.

Whiter shade of pale, sixteen vestal virgins is different from "It never rains in Southern California" in context..it was more of one toke over the line..ha ha ha, & one gets a whiter shade of pale...and dream of the sixteen vestal virgins... ( erotic)...:D
 
Whiter shade of pale, sixteen vestal virgins is different from "It never rains in Southern California" in context..it was more of one toke over the line..ha ha ha, & one gets a whiter shade of pale...and dream of the sixteen vestal virgins... ( erotic)...:D

You must have heard too much about another version with 72 heavenly virgins. :D
 
You must have heard too much about another version with 72 heavenly virgins. :D

"whiter shade of pale" gives me the goose bumps, of course I don't dream of the 16 vestal or 72 virgins....:p
 
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