Reelin’ in the Years 219: Pandora’s Box. RIP Keith Reid
Posted in 1970s, Events dear boy. Events, Music, Prog Rock, Reelin' In The Years at 12:00 on 31 March 2023
And so now Keith Reid has left us.
As lyricist for Procol Harum he contributed mightily to that band’s distinctiveness.
I have already mentioned the apocalyptic imagery of Homburg but most of Reid’s lyrics were
Listening to this, the band’s last UK hit (in 1975,) again I hadn’t remembered how much it swings.
Procol Harum: Pandora’s Box
Keith Stuart Brian Reid: 19/10/1946 – 23/3/2023. So it goes.
