Argent - Hold Your Head Up (Audio) 

I'm 70 today and still holding my head high.. Rod Argent!!!

62 years old - when i was in high school a bunch of musician kids would jam every saturday night in Lloyd’s basement. Bob Malloy (RIP) played the organ, pushing back his long 1977 hair. The band played Argent. Tears in my eyes.

AWESOME song, then now and forever!!!!

The Hammond Keyboard was revolutionized. Thank You for posting.

Beautiful Hammond organ playing!

I so grooved to this jam when I was a kid......61, still groovin'! Luv this jam!!! Anyone, or everyone with me in 2021??? Everyone, Please STAY SAFE!!!! PEACE & LOVE!!!

"And if they stare, just let them burn their eyes on you moving...." What great lyrics!

This anthem of life NEVER grows old. Woke up, with it runnin' through my head again. Peace and Love to everyone.

1972 - singing this song as I came back from Viet Nam. Still singing it 49 years later . . . make that 51 years . . .

One of the most encouraging rock songs ever! All the way from the 70s.

The best solo from a Hammond Organ ever...

Our organist played a version of this at Mass. No one recognized it but me. The next Sunday we got some of Greenbaum's Spirit in the Sky. We're an aged congregation, but went a little pentecostal for a few minutes.

Rick Wakeman, the King of the Keyboards, rates Rod Argent's playing in this version as one of the best organ solos ever. Along with Russ Ballard's vocals, what's not to like here?

Hold your head up no matter what life has in store always hold your head up and high especially in the world we live in

Absolute classic! Still holds up. AND it has some cowbell in there, as well!!!!! 😂

Another great English band thank you god for the English and their incredible bands .

Got you beat…class of ‘65 BEST ALIVE!!!❤❤

THIS SONG SAYS A LOT!!!!!

Back in the 70s, when I was the keyboardist for several back up bands in NJ. I attempted working out the keys with a worn out record for reference it was truly a masterpiece & Rick Wakeman also said so too. Too bad they only had one top5 hit.

Always... never to be forgotten xx

This is one of the rock and roll classic songs if you don't agree you don't have a pulse 😅

I've had cancer, and chrones disease! 😊😊😊😊😊 This music is Heaven!

I'm a heart failure and cancer victim, no matter what life throws at ya, hold your head high!

Graduated 1970, love this song, love the keyboard. 70 years old, still a Woodstock person, always.

I love this song. I found myself playing this song in my head. I'm recovering from back surgery, and while walking one day this song just popped into my head. It's a great motivator.

This song has been going through my head a lot. When times are as bad as they are now hold your head up!

The hammond b3 organ reigns!!!!

I'm 69, a few months from 70 I loved this song when it came out and I still love it all these years later. Very uplifting. Another one I remember from that era- Bang a Gong by T-Rex- another song I love to this day!

I'm 66 and still jamming to this song keep on rockin everybody

Magnificent still to this day.....

This song is my dad's favorite...I can remember him putting this record on and us just jamming to many great times..and my dad can't even hear it...he's deaf..but he can most definitely feel it...we can be driving the road..and as long as it's loud enough & he can feel it among many other songs he'll kno what's playing from which record...he knows this song by heart..it always amazed me that he never could listen to it but feel the bass and beats ...this is his anthem and I'll probably play it for him at his funeral so that after he passes maybe he can finally hear what a great song this is..and how much his love for song has influence me to appreciate being able to hear music ....everytime I listen to songs I am so grateful to be able to hear ...never take your senses for granted...and always rock on my friends....🤟🤘😎🎸🥁🎧💿🎼🎵🎹🎛🎚🎙🔣🎺

I grew up with this song I'm -62 still a good song 😊

How many know this was the same Rod Argent who formed the Zombies wayyyyyyyy back when

No matter what you are going through hold your head up

This song got me through many hard times... stil does

I’m 27 Years Old And Just Starting To Listen To Older Rock Songs!!! There’s No More Good Rock Songs 🤟🎸 Anymore 😢 But I Love This Song 🎶 The Band Sounds A-Lot Like The Styx. I’m Sure People Will Say No Shit Sherlock But I’m Still Going To Appreciate This Beautiful Song 🤩😎

The summer of 1972. My very first summer in NYC. I was 27. And it was a long, hot summer. Hold Your Head Up was equally hot on the airwaves. It was so very exciting to me.

Thank you for the "un-official" McGovern campaign song! I'll be 78 years old but I was not only my county co-ordinator but 7 days a week Guess Who raised the 3rd floor (thin ledge involved)that beautiful Mcgovern Flag! I Hey---thanks for the song and hold your head up.

Another one of those songs that after a million listens still sounds fresh as the first time.

An innovative song from an underrated band.

Blowing the roofs off!

This great song came out one summer when I was about 14 and working with my father. We were remodeling an old farmhouse for an orthodontist and his wife. Wonderful days considering the days that are upon us now. Like the song states, we need to HOLD OUR HEADS UP! 💪🤠🇺🇸

My mom was never into rock, she was into classical. BUT she taught me this lesson even before this song came out. Argent just reaffirmed the meaning of the lesson. Mother's memorial is this weekend, and I needed to be reminded of the lesson

Progressive Rock Masterpiece Hit 😊💖

This great healing classic got me over the hump after one too many awful school days. NEVER allow one or two EVIL jerks degrade you or get you down. NEVER. Let not your heart be troubled and…….HOLD YOUR HEAD UP!

I remember hearing this song when I was about 8 or 9 years old My brother had a mixed cassette tape with various music artists " hold your head up" by argent was the second track on side one This is such a fantastic classic rock anthem 🙌 👏 Released in late 1971/ early '72

Back in 1972 my grandpa was building an aqua park at the time and this was full-volume in the building site every morning and afternoon once or twice. Greetings from Italy!!!!!!!

Very first 45 I ever bought. Awesome band. I L❤️VE Argent.

Rod Argent had his hand- and mind- in lots of cool songs.

Graduated high school in 73. Love this song.

Too many conflicting memories regarding this song flow through my boomer brain. Always did like this song and I can at least say listening to it made me stronger to face life adversities. Thank you Argent!

Hadn't heard this for ages .....a classic

This is timeless perfection. It's like every time I hear it, it's brand new. It's progressive, got a funky groove to it then the keyboards just take over. Just does not get old. Classic masterpiece, arrangement just so with timed breaks all at precise moments. A pick up moment at the right time.

Pure classic rock personified. I was 12 years old when I heard that song on the radio 📻 😊❤😊❤😊❤

I was alive to enjoy this when it came out! ❤

"Hold your head up - you don't owe anyone anything" is what my mother used to tell me when I was a kid, and that's the best advice she ever gave me. "Just let them burn their eyes out" - yeah !

"Hold your head up. Hold your head high." This song definitely withstands the test of time. In fact today's music is much too simple to compete with this awesome hit. Tip- Play it loud for full effect.

Excellent song after all these years.

That's a great classic rock tune.

Absolute Class!. RIP Jim Rodford - the sound of my generation but so relevant to today!

I don't care where you are from, this is a kickass song!

🙌🏻🙌🏻I call these the last days days before Satan gained total rule! As he LOST the War in Heaven, as above so below!! I thank & praise YEHOVA🙌🏻🙌🏻

Loved this Band and bought all of their LP's in the 1970's. The Great Russ Ballard is still active and does the occasional live shows. He has an active facebook page and loves to hear from his fans.

I love this song

This song comes a knocking every so often. And always at the right time. ✌️

what a great song and a wonderful message. after limited success with the zombies, rod argent, knew some thing about keeping pride and moving on. ❤

MAGNIFICENT MASTERPIECE from MASTER MUSICIANS, top of the line solid gold standard of excellence

had this 45 record! still livin at home, no bills, brings back good memories!😁

Got me through some bad days as a young man!

Love this I rocked out to this song..at 61 I still am!

Wow this song! 1972 Birds Nest Muswell Hill. Happy happy days

I commented this song to all the Souls having problems in their lives. For you J Man.

First time I ever heard this song, I was with my brother and a few friends, and I had my car parked on the creek bed with the radio on. Walking around with a brew when it first came on at the very start of it, it touched me in a way and had me hooked. I went right straight and bought it on cassette and finally found it on a cassette with other hits from that era. 😎 Memories man...

nothing recorded today comes close this this masterpiece !

One of the great underrated classic rock tunes of all time. Perfect guitar and keyboard tones, plus English vocals. Restrained guitar. Gorgeous and heavy hitting at the same time. Proves you don't have to crank a song up to get an emotional response. And that keyboard masterpiece in mid-song is unforgettable. And one of the first 6 minute rock hits on top 40 radio. At least in NYC.

I've been lucky enough to see this played live 3 times. Always magnificent

The B3 is an amazing instrument

This music is Heaven and I also have had cancer and chrones disease 😊😊😊😊😊!

Good lord ??? Had this record 😳🆘🗣️ 🇬🇧💯 Less we forget 😢🤑💪

30 years ago my youth was filled with so many problems, this song gave me solace, confidence. Such great lyrics, such a great song.

Thinking Of You & Your Sacrifices ! Veterans Are Thee Most Selfless ! We’re Humbled !!

This is why I listen to you and satellite radio. Classic Rock

I recorded this from AM radio onto a cheap cassette. Yet somehow, the magic still came through. Hold your head up........

Two nights ago in the UK I saw The Zombies perform this live. A great performance from the band - particularly Rod Argent's solo!

Brings back childhood memories.

This is like a Native American chant for WARRIORS!

More Cowbell!

Music is art. As such ... it's sometimes interpreted to mean different things depending upon one's point of view. I think you really had to be there growing up in the summer of "72" to be able to relate. It was a magical time to be coming of age after Woodstock and the hippie generation of the 60's. " Hold your head up , hold your head high " could have been an anthem for the next generation of youngers coming up through. There were good times and bad times but we sure had fun and pushed the boundaries. Happy New Year 2024 everyone.

Growning up in the 1970s I lived across the lake from Chicago in SW Mich (Dowagiac) At the time WLS out of Chicago was the station we listened to. If you wanted to listen to rock music that was the station. All of my friends /neighborhood kids would congregate at my neighbors pool and I remember this song playing . It really brings back fond memories.

this is our marching song, for all those long-haired hippie kids from the 70s

It’s an awesome song on all levels! Lyrics, instrumentation- love the guitar and the keyboards.

I HOLD MY HEAD UP!

What an intro. Gives me the shiveries!

I just LOVE this. Had it on a CD in my car years ago and blasted it out while screaming the lyrics down the motorway. Still gives me a big kick.

Still sounds brilliant after all these years, i was given the album Encore by a schoolfriend, played it to death, love this band.

Any classic song can take us back to a time to a place. This takes me back to Hialeah Florida 1972 as I look back at it life was a lot simpler and people genuinely cared for one another.

The anthem of Self Esteem

April 1972. Fifty years have passed since one of the very first records I can remember charted.

Classic! Those who would have liberty over servitude, click it. One can be humble yet still Hold Your Head Up

56 years old and I still love it. From here I'm going to wishbone ash blowing free. Yeh, a hippie isn't just for Christmas it's for life. My hippie is looking a bit worn out 😁✌️💜