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Thread #61976   Message #999465
Posted By: mousethief
09-Aug-03 - 03:28 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Procol Harum Conquistador, Maze or Place
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Procol Harem Conquistador, Maze or Place
I would have liked this song better if he had pronounced "Conquistador" properly. Con-kwis-ta-dor just doesn't cut it. Aside from that it's a kick-ass tune, and the version with the symphony orchestra is simply brilliant. "Whiter Shade of Pale" pales in comparison.

According to Joel Whitburn, the name means "beyond these things."

Conquistador was released as a single in 1972.

Alex