Procol Harums Whiter Shades is the all time and mostly played songs for the past 75 years in public places says a chart compiled by the BBC radio. In 1967 this song stayed as the number one song for almost 6 weeks in the United Kingdom. The lead singer of the Procol who won the royalty rights to the bands hit after a court battle. He stated that he is so happy that the song went across the people and still is a favorite of everyone. It’s not something that he really imagined when he wrote the song and recorded with the legendary Procol all those years ago