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"Homburg" was the rock band Procol Harum's follow-up single to their initial 1967 hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Written by pianist Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid, "Homburg" reached number 5 in the UK charts, number 15 in Canada, and number 34 in the United States. It went to number one in several countries, including Australia, South Africa, and the Netherlands. Reid's "Homburg" lyrics contains the same surreal, dream-like imagery and feelings of resignation and futility as in the debut single. The music also features Matthew Fisher's rich and deep Hammond organ, but the piano and guitar have bigger places in the overall sound. The theme is not as clearly Bach-like as in "A Whiter Shade of Pale"; nevertheless, the single was, on its release, criticised for being too similar to its predecessor.〔 SAF Publishing, London 2000〕 The B side of the single is "Good Captain Clack" which was taken from the album ''Procol Harum''. == Cover versions == *Italian beat band I Camaleonti released a cover version in December 1967, entitled "L'ora dell'amore" ("The hour of love").〔 (HOMBURG (L'ORA DELL'AMORE) - hitparadeitalia.it )〕 *Serbian punk rock band Pekinška Patka recorded a cover version, released on their debut album ''Plitka poezija'' in 1980. *Italian rock band Rumori di Fondo: "L'ora dell'amore" ("The hour of love") from the namesake album.〔http://www.rockit.it/rumoridifondo/album/lora-dellamore/12414〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Homburg (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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