But without that organ accompaniment who would remember "A Whiter Shade of Pale"? The point isn't whether the musical passage was particularly original in itself - what was original was putting it in that place, in that song. And it was made made the song noticeable and memorable. Far more than the words or the singing.

What puzzles me is the motivation of Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid in trying to make out Fisher's contribution wasn't the key to the song's success. Well, money, I suppose. But the must have known they were very likely to lose the case, and in the process lose more money than ever. And look like fools in the process.