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Christmas Quizzes 2015

Question of the Day : 28 December


Fourth piece of the Puzzle  (keep thinking straight ... good luck!)

The words of which song on Procol Harum's 1970 LP masterpiece Home was said, by Keith Reid, to have come to him after watching the film Midnight Cowboy?

Which of these three 'focus-group' responses comes closest to answering the question? Make a note of the red number so you can find the answer again easily at the end.

 
041
Lay Lady Lay
, written for the film, uses the same four chords as About to Die.
You can sing the one over the intro to the other.
Don't believe me?
Try it, schmuck
 
042
No More Fear of Flying
is the only Procol track with 'sacred cow' on it
 
043
Mr Reid once claimed that Midnight Cowboy prompted him to write The Dead Man's Dream
 

Resources: search 'Beyond the Pale' by clicking here and (without deleting  'site:procolharum.com') typing 'Midnight Cowboy' and/or 'Fear of Flying' and/or 'Keith Reid' and/or 'list of albums'
 


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