One of the coolest things about these Classic Rock reaction channels is watching these kids realize that the music their GRANDPARENTS were listening to at THEIR age was SO MUCH BETTER than anything they have now!
This is my era also (I'm 70) but if you haven't heard The Mavericks do this song you MUST, Raul Malo does this song justice at the highest level. P.S., listen to the recorded version, not the live version.
The Hollies the Stones the Beatles, Four Tops, Supremes , Motown , fantastic time to grow up, this was our background everyday music, on the radio, which was on, all the time sixties and seventies.
Allan Clarke was never underrated in the 60s and 70s to which the Hollies' record sales are testament. Clarke's voice and his harmonies with Nash defined the whole band.
The Hollies got their start in the 1960's and were part of the original British Invasion. They are one of the longest lasting bands from that era, continuously staying together, and going strong, for more than 50 years. I believe the Rolling Stones are the only other band that can make this claim. Truely one of the greats.
I was born in 1967 and appreciate all kinds of music past and present. Although, there is music that transcends time and that's the point. It's music! Who gives an old peoples fuck whether is current or in the past. Enjoy it!!
@@morningsky8045 YYes, I was born in 1950 - stopped listening to Radio One when Punk came along, made worse later with hip-hop! A few interludes of something 'better in the 90s with Oasis, and Robbie Williams, then in the 21st C with Amy Winehouse, Adele, and Rag 'N Bone Man
Born August 1960 I had the pleasure of being a teen in the 70s To me the 70s was the best decade, for music period. Rock-'n'-roll and Country. I would start a list, but it would take days. I would mow grass, wash cars do little odd jobs, to make money to buy a albums. Times were simple back then.
Me too. April 1960. I live in Canada, because of historical long ties with the British Commonwealth, we had more cultural exposure to Europe and the rest of the world including music. I would go to a second hand record store where I could trade, buy and sell records. I found Albums from mostly the UK that most of my friends weren't listening to until 5 years later, and some they never did hear about. I also took music lessons from 1965 to 1978 and fell in love with Progressive Rock and ended up co-founding a prog rock band of no consequence in 1980. Plus I grew up in Calgary Alberta Canada which is the largest city closest to BC Bud which grows the best Marijuana in the World. I've been retired for 9 years, married to a professional woman, no kids, no needs, still a long hair old fart. Just chilling, trying to make sense of the world, making light fixtures out of dead bicycle parts and frames.🎶 ✌️👉🍁🎶
Yep, 70's had everything! Every genre was amazimg, couldn't turn on the radio without finding something new, and it was so.diverse! Great time to grow up in!
One of the most beautiful love songs ever written; it will make you cry, if it catches you at the right moment. Timeless, it's still played at weddings today.
Just another person's votes: Three of the greatest love songs ever written: "The Air That I Breathe" (The Hollies), "Unchained Melody" (Bobby Hatfield of The Righteous Brothers), and "Something'" (The Beatles).
The thing about The Hollies is that no two songs sound the same. Most bands have a "sound" that is undeniably their own but these guy's are eclectic and unique. Nice job kids! 👍👍👍👍👍
What makes this song even sweeter is that it seems to be written from a standpoint that his love is asleep or falling asleep. So she isn't hearing his loving thoughts. " So sleep silent angel- go to sleep". Too many times emotions are expressed looking for a reaction or reciprocation. The feelings of love in this song always hit as pure love because these emotions/lyrics were coming from internal thoughts. Thanks as always for the great reactions!
The Hollies had a string of hits in the 60's and 70's. Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills & Nash was an original member. Some of their early hits, 'Bus Stop', 'Look through any window', etc., were written by Graham Gouldman of 10cc, another Manchester group.
The Hollies are one of the most important and popular rock/pop groups of the UK. Between 1963 and 1988 they clocked up 30 top 40 hits singles including two number ones.
The Hollies brought a new and fresh sound in the late 1960s and early 1970s... They had so many great songs... In my opinion they were all bangers and you can't go wrong listening to any one of them...One of my personal favorites was "Carrie Ann"... On a more personal note, I love watching reactors your age enjoying the music that I grew up with and thought was wonderful... I'm 67 years old today but during the time that the Hollies were singing I was in my mid teens enjoying their music...It helps to insure me that all this great music that I listened to as a young man will still be enjoyed for generations to come...Great reaction, guys...see you on the next one...Keep Being Awesome !!!...
Happy Birthday.🎉🎂 I turned 66 this year. These songs all bring me back to those wonderful years. On my birthday I always play "Birthday" by the Beatles. Has become a tradition.
The group that Graeme Nash was a member of until he jumped ship and formed Crosby, Stills, Nash and then Young.....one of the most beautiful heartfelt songs ever......never ages....one song you want to slow dance with at the end of the night, and then....
The Hollies had a string of hits in the 1960s and also into later decades. In the 1960s they emerged together with the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and the Animals to name but a few. I was a teenager then and still have my vinyl LPs for all these groups. What a time it was to be a teenager.
Loved all of The Hollies songs. Incidentally, Alan Parsons of the Alan Parsons Project was the engineer. The Alan Parsons Project is another group you should explore. Eye in the Sky, for example.
In 1974 two old friends and I sat in a pub in Liverpool, drinking, getting ready to bid farewell to one another, since they were getting ready to take a ferry over to Ireland and I was hitchhiking back to London for my flight back to the States. Sentiment took over....and we kept feeding the juke to play this song for one another.....
Great reaction, Sam and Phil! The Hollies had a pretty long career lasting from the 60s through the 90s. A couple of early songs I liked were Bus Stop and Carrie Ann. He ain't Heavy He's My Brother and Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress are fantastic songs from later in their career. Lots of other good songs also.
The Hollies, another Icon of music. Yes, please react to them doing, "He Ain't Heavy". I was born in the mid 50's, so I grew up with such a broad range of music to listen to that I consider myself so lucky. To this day, I have a love of music from all genre's. Another suggestion is anything by Bread.
The song is about a guy whose every desire is fulfilled by the woman he loves. His list of things he can live without as long as he has her love: cigarettes, sleep, light, sound, food, books. Albert Hammond (who wrote the song) said the inspiration for the song: "I just fell in love with a girl," he said. "We had some kind of short affair. I just fell in love so bad, I guess I needed to be with my family. I was so lonely in Los Angeles." So he moved to LA for a girl, but the song isn't really about her - it's more inspired by the loneliness he felt living there and his longing to be back with loved ones in a familiar place - he learned that in Los Angeles, everyone has a car and there's no mingling in the streets like there is in New York.
@@BryanBeard-m8d You seem to know more than Albert Hammond the composer. In the book Behind The Hits, Albert Hammond himself explained the inspiration for the song: "I just fell in love with a girl," he said. "We had some kind of short affair. I just fell in love so bad, I guess I needed to be with my family. I was so lonely in Los Angeles."
Hi Guys Greetings From England 🇬🇧 The Hollies area British Group who were Formed in Manchester in the 1960s and had many hits in the 60s and 70s The lead singer Allan Clarke had such a distinctive voice and he left the group in the 70s and The Hollies song " He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother" is an iconic Classic Song and so worth listening to on your Channel. After Allan Clarke left The Hollies they lost there distinctive sound.
2nd only to the Beatles for top 10 hits in the UK. They had loads and loads of great tunes that are so catchy,you’ll probably be familiar with a lot of them.
This song has been covered many, many times. The Hollies are legends from the early rock days (Bus Stop, Long Cool Woman in a Red Dress) to timeless masterpieces like this and the sublime He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother.
They were a '60s and '70s band mainly, 'The Hollies' had loads of hits in both of these decades, some tracks by them which I recommend are: "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress", "Bus Stop", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Stop, Stop, Stop", "Carrie Anne", "Just One Look", "I Can't Let Go", "Don't Let Me Down", "I'm Alive", "The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee", "Sorry Suzanne", "Here I Go Again", "Look Through Any Window", "I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top", "On a Carousel", "Jennifer Eccles". There are many more but these are good ones to continue with.
Alan Clarke was a great vocalist and the harmonies were always a key component. Tony Hicks is till one of my top 10 guitarists of all time and his story is amazing all on its own.
Hi Guys, Great choice from a brilliant British band. They made a name for themselves using 3 part harmonies in their vocals for the most part, and still do today, although with some different personnel. I saw them in Ipswich UK last year, and they didn't disappoint, but how could they? They stated that the 2 original members still with them, Tony Hicks lead Guitar and Bobby Elliott Drums, have toured each year since 1962. Not bad eh? Like others who've commented, I'd definitely suggest He ain't Heavy he's my brother, Bus stop or Look through any window. Buy Stop, Stop, Stop is a bit different. Keep up the great reactions, and we will keep watching them.
The Hollies came from Manchester in England and had many, many hits in the UK. They were known for their soaring harmonies. Graham Nash was a member of the band before becoming part of Crosby, Still and Nash.
If you've listened to Creep there's a reason this sounds familiar. Wiki: The English rock band Radiohead reused the chord progression and melody of "The Air That I Breathe" for their 1992 song "Creep". After Rondor Music, the publisher of "The Air That I Breathe", took legal action, Hammond and Hazlewood received cowriting credits and a percentage of the royalties. Hammond said Radiohead were honest about having reused the composition, and so he and Hazlewood accepted only a small part of the royalties. Gorgeous song , beautifully sung, played, arranged and produced.
Love this group. The Hollies are a British pop rock group formed in 1962 & known for their great harmonies. They had so many hit songs such as "Bus Stop", "Stop Stop Stop", "He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother", "On A Carousel", "Carrie Anne", "Here I Go Again", "Look Through Any Window", "King Midas In Reverse", "Jennifer Eccles", "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress" etc. "Graham Nash" was originally in this group & left in 1968 to form "Crosby, Stills & Nash".
