En abril de 1967, una banda británica llamada Procol Harum emergió en el panorama musical, liderada por el carismático Gary Brooker. Brooker era un talentoso pianista y vocalista, conocido por su habilidad para fusionar el rock con elementos de música clásica. Le acompañaban el letrista Keith Reid, el guitarrista Robin Trower, el baterista B.J. Wilson, el tecladista Matthew Fisher y el bajista David Knights.
No tardaron mucho en dejar su huella en la música. En mayo de 1967, lanzaron su primer sencillo, "A Whiter Shade of Pale", una mezcla hipnótica de rock, pop y música clásica, adornada con el órgano de Fisher y la evocadora letra de Reid. La canción no solo se convirtió en un éxito mundial, sino que también estableció a Procol Harum como pioneros del rock sinfónico. Hasta el día de hoy, es considerada una de las piezas más icónicas de la música moderna.
A medida que avanzaba su carrera, la formación de Procol Harum sufrió varios cambios. Robin Trower dejó la banda en 1971 para seguir una carrera en solitario, siendo reemplazado por Dave Ball y posteriormente por Mick Grabham. A pesar de estos cambios, el núcleo creativo constituido por Brooker y Reid mantuvo cohesionado el grupo.
P Against The World Song Lyrics
P Against The World by Procol Harum Ah, stronger than ever!
I’m back niggers!
Yeah, yeah, listen!
New york is just one …, one coming to light,
Perhaps you’re with that peace,
I’m gonna need that part to satisfy my thirst,
Pacify my greed for blood, money and power
Your friends turned me to a monster, addicted to
When you scream you have one … in your life,
One second of fame,... everybody pays.
All you look is back up,
Oh, I’mma start explain, is the ring around the…
Pocket full of old men,
Ashes to ashes, all my fellow soldiers
Reminds me to bring my gun, bring my blade,
Kills niggers on contact, just like rain.
You can’t find pete, I’m in my … drinking...
This is global,... you want some block sh*t,
I’m in the uk, turning apples to oranges!
Chorus:
It’s p against the world,
I don’t think you niggers…
It’s p against the world!
Am is supposed to be scared?
I got my chance too, nigger!
Big one!
It’s p against the world,
Nigger, I just bought four plastic…, nigger!
It’s just p against the world,
... surf the internet…
It’s p against the world, ]
You want war?
I’ll take you to war!
Listen! I’m giving you one piece of my mind,
One piece at the time,
If you can read my thoughts,
You will say that I’m a terrible celebrity,
Me a threat to the world cause I influence.
All you little boys and the girls, you stand up and make a difference,
Just watch me! take advantage of my freedom of speech,
They can’t stop me, they wanna lock me,
They wanna... , but my pricey lawyer…
Puts my fans with riot, they knew it would be a state of emergency,
With t-shirts… so you could punch you f**king fingers and say
... you’re a bunch of f**king a**holes!
Over my dick, jump over my shape, do whatever it is you do
And I’mma keep it popping, making hits for the new black kids.
In the hood we don’t agree with the system,
Now f**k ‘em all!
Chorus:
It’s p against the world,
Yeah, that’s right!
It’s not all good, nigger…!
It’s p against the world,
f**k pout of here, you’re bothering me!
It’s p against the world,
In your bush, f**k you nigger!
f**k your whole blood!
It’s p against the world,
Yeah, I know you heard that!
It’s just p!
I can’t take it son!
You understand me?
P against the world,
Fear me, for they kill me,
It’s just p!
Yeah!
Fear me, for they kill me, nigger!
It’s p against the world!