One of the first songs they wrote together was A Whiter Shade of Pale - apparently inspired by Stevens making a remark about his wife's pallid demeanour. It was an unusual song, from its surreal ...

It is ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’ - and to this day, no one is entirely clear what it’s actually about. Steeped in mystery and ambiguity, ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’ was perfectly in keeping ...