Peter, Paul, and Mary, the Kingston Trio, the Limelighters, the Brothers Four, etc. move over! This is Folk Movement material as in the late '50s and early '60s. The Hollies would have fit right in at the Newport Folk Festival and would have probably have been the stars of the festival. The Hollies could truly do it all with complete facility and taste, and that is why they are my fave music group of all time!
I love this performance. Allan Clarke was just great, fantastic singer. All the Hollies were awesome musicians. One of the best bands ever, The Hollies.
I been listening to the Hollies for a year now and Allan Clarke s voice blows me away Tony Hicks and his banjo and guitar player Graham Nash is awesome musician also love these men they are handsome and sexy love The Hollies
FABULOUS: Allan has been underrated for his excellent vocals. There is absolutely NO recording one can get of him where his vocals are less than excellent. OK there were the Beatles, but I really cannot understand why The Hollies had less projection than them. Guys are amazing, and even when Allan - who is retired - comes back to sing something, his performances are always just perfect.
This movie is awesome because we can hear real live performance and they play one of my favorite songs of theirs. I've never imagined it was playd by the banjo!!! Great movie! Additionally, I heard Allan talk on the stage for the first time.
This has to be one of the best videos of the hollies ever! They were and are one of the best groups ever, Allan is one of the best singers ever and although this is before my time I absolutely love him x
Brilliant performance of the song. Had the LP from 1969 and then the CD and its the first time I have seen it live, if anything its better than the recorded version !
This is one of my VERY FAVORITE live videos of the Hollies... there's so much I could say, it's the best! You know what they say, a picture's worth a thousand words... well, this video must be worth a million :3
This song was first performed by Peter Paul and Mary as a folk song. It's on their 1963 album "In the Wind." This original version is also on RU-vid, sung live by PP&M. The Hollies do such a great job of covering the song, and I especially love the guitar solo by Hicks.
These days singers can't even perform their songs live because of all the "help" they get in the studio... but these guys sound even better live than on the studio version.
These guys were born naturals as stalwart writers, performers, instrumentalists and vocalists!! They looked so cool here!! Say it again, I loved these guys!!
Thanks for putting this up, Lynn! This is a one-of-a-kind live performance as only the Hollies can do. Allan's introductions are hilarious, especially when they start clapping during Tony and Graham's parts. Allan's voice is stunning and electrifying, as is the man himself!
This is wonderful!! As far as I am concerned, Allan was the best lead singer for the Hollies! He has a magnificent voice!! They Sylvester guy didn't even come close!
Sylvester is a total jerk to the band who gave him the opportunity to raise to the stardom. He don't even deserve a mention in the same line in which Allan's name is written.
How interesting they sing Very Last Day in Split when Graham Nash has said in different interviews that it was while he was in Croatia that he decided it was time for him to go his own way.
eu curto a band yhe Hollies a 40 anos,ouço as musicas da época,mas como se fosse hoje,eu sou romantico,e esse tempo,é quando o homen ,dançava,com as gorotas,que saudades.
Concordo com Katdowli e sapphiretaurus muito engraçada a introdução do vídeo e a voz do Allan Clarke é magnífica assim como o homem. Obrigada, muito obrigada por postar essa jóia de vídeo ForCertainBecause
the hollies es la mejor banda de rock que fue en aquellos tiempos, incluso fueron mejores que los beatles, y el que no conosca la historia de ellos que ni se atreva a poner un comment de odio.
Solo que George Martin los descubrió a The Beatles primero, te imaginas que hubiera pasado si en una de esas se encontrara primero a The Hollies en su camino?
@tradfan - you mean the 6 string banjo ( banjitar)? since he usually played this song on a guitar, using a 6 string banjo tuned like a guitar prob. made it easier for him to get that banjo sound he wanted - just a guess!! sounds good, don't ya think? awesome performance! i just love @3:44 when tony reacts to the chord he played!!! lynn, thnx for posting - kc
oh por Dios dejen de decir que copiaban a Los Beatles, les parece que, una banda que ha sido influenciada por: Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers... Mayoritariamente, agregando el toque de Rhythm & Blues y el Soul Americano, el Skiffle pueda sonar a otra cosa? The Beatles pegaron primero su chicle pero el estilo que tooooodos los grupos cocinaron en ésa época se llamaba -Mersey Beat-, y de ahí cada quién hizo su estilo al tocarlo, no jodan 😤 y si aún les pesa saber quiénes fueron elegidos para llenar el hueco que los Beatles dejaron en el Cavern de Liverpool... Sras. y Sres. : The Hollies
@bst8035 no, but the microphones are. what i'm trying to say: concerts are never unplugged, they always use amps and stuff (off course, otherwise no one could hear them). you're right, the instruments are unplugged, but at the end it's all the same thing... that's how I see it.
