Alan Clarke and Graham Nash's harmonies, Tony Hick's perfect guitar work and vocals, Bobby Elliot's amazing drumming and Bernie Calvert's solid bass playing and even better keyboards. There will never be another quite like The Hollies.
Frank Lee, sir, couldn't agree more with you!! They were unique in every fashion! I just loved them! Had the pleasure of doing/covering a number If their songs in classic rock bands I was in back in Tucson AZ..
It's so refreshing to see bands like this live. When they made these recordings, they somewhat toned them down, because that was what the market expected of them. They were good pop songs, but here in a live setting...they are driving it hard like a 60s R&B band. That drummer is an absolute BEAST.
Yeah, speaking of which, have seen footage of Hicks playing that Rickenbacker Mapleglo 360/12, with the other six strings removed. Same kind of Rick 12 McGuinn had and Tom Petty..Had one exactly like that, unfortunately had to sell it and,a Matchless Chieftain amp for a few mortgage payments!! Wish I had it back..I've still got my original 67 Fireglo 360/12..No matter what, thats a keeper!! Yes, can hear Hicks pretty well here! Note the Vox Tube Beatle amps!!
This is one of my favorite Hollies songs. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to get too much airplay on oldies radio stations. Brings back terrific memories of the 60's.
I actually had my first make-out with the daughter, Leslie, of my parent’s best friend couple, the McLeods. (We’d known each other since birth, maybe always a mutual crush.) It started with us both saying On A Carousel was our favorite song. Next thing you know, we were smooching. Thank you, the Hollies, for my first kiss!
@@garry9156 For starters, what probably was a 1964-65 Rickenbacker; VOX Amps; Ludwig drum kit help shape the tone of The Hollies sound. Of course, during their heyday, they were seen with a variety of what nowadays are vintage guitars.
@@frommetoyou4401, Rickenbacker and Vox were always out of my price range , the best guitar I ever owned was a Gibson Gospel acoustic and after the 1st year the bridge kept pulling up on it , Gibson didn't honor their lifetime warranty either which really disgusted me about their business , some years later they bought out or partnered with Epiphone , not really sure how that deal with them went .
To be eleven years old and owning this single...wow...in its day this rocked harder than most music. Even more, for it to be a signature song from my first chrush... My compliments to this band, their music has aged so well..
THE HOLLIES MY FAVORITE BAND OF THE MANCHESTER CITY, MY ADORABLED GROUP BY THE HARMONIES, UNION IN GROUP VERY, KIND, VERY LOVE, PEACE, VERY HUMILITY, VERY CHIVALRY BETWEEN ALL OF THEM FOR THIS I LOVE, I ADORE THIS MANCHESTER GROUP BECAUSE EACH ONE OF THEM HAD THESE'S ESSENCES INTO OF GROUP!!
These videos are the closest thing to a live Hollies recording from that period. They recorded live twice for album release in 1968 (only one tracks has appeared so far) and I always wished for one to be issued. They were consumate musicians and good tunesmiths too.
Just an all around kick ass band. Man they were great. What every garage band aspires to, but rarely ever approaches. Easy to see why they were so popular.
Nijedan comentar na slovenskim jezicima .Evo moj nek bude prvi.Hollisi,šta reći.Kultni band,višeglasno pevanje.Prvi vokal odličan.Ja sam tad imao 12god. i na jednoj svesci od odnovne škole penkalom sam napisao; Holisi u Splitu.Naravno,sveska nije sačuvana.
Me too, Tony looks mystified until Allan circles his finger then he kinda smiles. Just a gesture or is there a kind of carousel thing going on, something circling, a dance ?
This is a case where the song in-person live was just as good, if not better, than the recorded version. They are enjoying themselves too, always a plus. The Hollies had already done the psychedelic thing by this time, and this song is, perhaps, as if early '60s British Invasion rock had just kept on evolving. The harmonies, the guitar riffs, Bernie Calvert's bass, and Bobby Elliot on drums, all flawless, in my opinion
I just found this video, one of several from a concert. What fun to watch them entertain the audience. RRHOF should create a separate wing for them for keeping them out all of these years. A great group with so many terrific songs.
Randy Carter no calm down i watched all of these songs of this concert and some stuff on csny yesterday nash said he qiuit here cause they didnt like his writing .. watch all of them and you;ll see what transpires im not lieing
He did. Don't think he could sing that high vocal part today like he did back then, but even the best singers of all time lose something at the high end as they age.
Nash is amazing. I had no idea he had been in The Hollies (all these bands are before my time). My first memory of Graham is from the "Woodstock" film and song of the same name with Crosby, and Stills. An amazing talent-indeed all these guys are truly gifted. Love The Hollies.♥
You can hear and see Graham and Allan passing the lead back and forth for this... it's neat. I don't think I knew Allan ever sang harmony until this video. They all make it look so effortless...
Prof - on the record, Alan and Graham sing the lyrics in tandem, all the way through. On this, they split their vocals into a two-part harmony in places. I think this sounds much better than the recording. I saw the Hollies in '66. I could never have imagined that I would still love their music 50 years later.
Michael Powell Thank you! I don't know enough of music to really understand that... and I don't know all those terms. When I studied music I stopped before I got to learning about harmonies, and just now am I starting to venture into that. How cool that you have been a Hollies fan for all this time! I looove these boys, my boys😊. And their harmonies and talent are incredible. 👍 God bless you
The Hollies. great band that were around same time as beatles but likewise from the north . Just as good . Great pop and catchy lyrics . A good product from the sixties . Watched a brilliant doc on sky arts about them . Took me back to when I discovered them in 1993 . 13yrs old and absorbing such great music as this and other 60s legends !
Not the best quality sound but this version really highlights Graham’s beautiful high harmony. I always thought the calypso component was so creative too.
I like all the positive comments and replies and I love The Hollies' music. Can't personally "like" all comments and replies , so please accept this message as a catch-all thanks to all of you. What kind of humanoids don't like The Hollies? What planet are they from? Don't want to run into any of them, that's for sure.
Yes, it was very good. Interesting stories about the Beatles, the Hollies and, of course, CSNY. I got it at my local library. I've read a lot of rock biographies and I would say that this is in the top 5.
Imagine this: a rock band with THREE, count them: 3 lead singers. And each singer sings three part harmony in a fresh, fabulous style! oh yeah, and the Hollie's songs were great too!
I wonder if they retired this one after Graham Nash left/none of the others had as high a vocal range. I've seen in later performances that they left out the "Hey Carrie Ann" refrain that he sang on the intro to that song !!!###
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What a talented group! Sorry Graham Nash quit that year. This band sounds many times better than Crosby Stills and Nash, The Byrds or Buffalo Springfield.
@@carlt9265 , you can’t be serious. Nash left a great band but it was over creative differences and the other band members being dismissive over his songs. I think he made the right decision. I love the Hollies but CSN & sometimes why were pretty good too.
@@7chill777 Agree, The Hollies had that British sound, is one of the factors that distinguished them from the other bands mentioned by Hugo Vallenas. Of course their catchy songs and great vocal harmonies helped a lot too.
Funnily enough, I really appreciate how the bass sounds in this mix. That chorus really benefits from the line, but in the studio recording, you don't hear it as much.
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No top 40 band/performer today could even dream of performing this song.
Was 8 years old in 68.... loved them then on the radio.... love them n their tunes still at 63.
Cheers n have a good day.
I was 9 years old same thing, loved them then and still listening now at 64 .👏Cheers.🥂
Alan Clarke and Graham Nash's harmonies, Tony Hick's perfect guitar work and vocals, Bobby Elliot's amazing drumming and Bernie Calvert's solid bass playing and even better keyboards. There will never be another quite like The Hollies.
You have that right. Brilliant talent.
Brilliant!
Alan wasn't going to be upstaged by Nash. That's why they let him go. And America thanks you.
Frank Lee, sir, couldn't agree more with you!! They were unique in every fashion! I just loved them! Had the pleasure of doing/covering a number If their songs in classic rock bands I was in back in Tucson AZ..
@@philipdobbins2769 ..???
It's so refreshing to see bands like this live. When they made these recordings, they somewhat toned them down, because that was what the market expected of them. They were good pop songs, but here in a live setting...they are driving it hard like a 60s R&B band. That drummer is an absolute BEAST.
Bobby Elliot
What a talented band... brilliant harmonies and effortless musicianship..
..Yes, they were a well-oiled machine by this year!!
How frickin' awesome to actually be able to clearly hear Tony Hicks on the guitar!!!!!
Yeah, speaking of which, have seen footage of Hicks playing that Rickenbacker Mapleglo 360/12, with the other six strings removed. Same kind of Rick 12 McGuinn had and Tom Petty..Had one exactly like that, unfortunately had to sell it and,a Matchless Chieftain amp for a few mortgage payments!! Wish I had it back..I've still got my original 67 Fireglo 360/12..No matter what, thats a keeper!! Yes, can hear Hicks pretty well here! Note the Vox Tube Beatle amps!!
Alan Clarke is brilliant. Charisma.
This is one of my favorite Hollies songs. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to get too much airplay on oldies radio stations. Brings back terrific memories of the 60's.
Yes, for me too..Was on AN radio as our family were heading out of the N.Y. area, in our way to Arizona, May '67.
I actually had my first make-out with the daughter, Leslie, of my parent’s best friend couple, the McLeods. (We’d known each other since birth, maybe always a mutual crush.)
It started with us both saying On A Carousel was our favorite song. Next thing you know, we were smooching. Thank you, the Hollies, for my first kiss!
what great harmony. we need more like this. great blending.
These guys had the best vocals of all the British Invasion bands. Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliot remain the most underrated musicians of their time!
ONE of the best vocals of all the British Invasion bands is more accurate.
@@yesterdayproductions1019 No, he's right. and that said as an avid Beatles fan. but just by a hair
@@Harrisonianne Sorry, No. But the Hollies were great.
this song has such a positive vibe
How can one not love this!!
Something about this song is strangely addictive...
Just love watching these very talented gentlemen, never boring, exciting excellent musicians!
Three handsome men with amazing talent
Amazing. No equipment, all talent!
I see a lot of great equipment in the video
beside that point they were genius at producing hits .
@@garry9156 For starters, what probably was a 1964-65 Rickenbacker; VOX Amps; Ludwig drum kit help shape the tone of The Hollies sound. Of course, during their heyday, they were seen with a variety of what nowadays are vintage guitars.
@@frommetoyou4401, Rickenbacker and Vox were always out of my price range , the best guitar I ever owned was a Gibson Gospel acoustic and after the 1st year the bridge kept pulling up on it , Gibson didn't honor their lifetime warranty either which really disgusted me about their business , some years later they bought out or partnered with Epiphone , not really sure how that deal with them went .
@@garry9156 Thanks for your reply☺
Their "Stewball" performance in this same festival is simply flawless. It's MTV Unplugged 30 years before that exists
To be eleven years old and owning this single...wow...in its day this rocked harder than most music. Even more, for it to be a signature song from my first chrush... My compliments to this band, their music has aged so well..
Excellent vintage footage! I was 14 and joined their Fan Club.....this brings back great memories and it is great to see them live too! LOVE IT!
Listening to the Hollies always makes me feel so good!
Thanks for posting this video!
Elliot's drumming really makes this band though ,..he nails every fill ,..every roll spot on !!
Surf Vimeo he’s spoils it. He’s too busy on the fills for me. Ruins the end as well.
Naaah, ' overplays' like mad !🙄🤦
THE HOLLIES MY FAVORITE BAND OF THE MANCHESTER CITY, MY ADORABLED GROUP BY THE HARMONIES, UNION IN GROUP VERY, KIND, VERY LOVE, PEACE, VERY HUMILITY, VERY CHIVALRY BETWEEN ALL OF THEM FOR THIS I LOVE, I ADORE THIS MANCHESTER GROUP BECAUSE EACH ONE OF THEM HAD THESE'S ESSENCES INTO OF GROUP!!
Original super group.
Nash and Clarke's tone and range...WOW!
Love the Hollies ! Remind me my teens. Magnificent Vocals. 🎶🎧🎼
My favorite song and live performance. More underrated band from the British invasion. Does anyone know of a hollies group chat?
These videos are the closest thing to a live Hollies recording from that period. They recorded live twice for album release in 1968 (only one tracks has appeared so far) and I always wished for one to be issued. They were consumate musicians and good tunesmiths too.
Absolutely brilliant ❤
Just an all around kick ass band. Man they were great. What every garage band aspires to, but rarely ever approaches. Easy to see why they were so popular.
Fabulous performance - wish I could have been there for this concert! And Bobby certainly sounded like he was having fun :)
110% Talent no hiding
Looks a lot like George Harrison there🥰
Awesome Group and well performed!!
I love Bobby Elliot's hat....., oh, and his drumming! Fantastic!
New favorite song and band. What a cool stage too.
I forgot about this one. Thank God for RUclips to jog your memory of all the oldies!
I always thought that Graham Nash fell in love with California weather.
Nijedan comentar na slovenskim jezicima .Evo moj nek bude prvi.Hollisi,šta reći.Kultni band,višeglasno pevanje.Prvi vokal odličan.Ja sam tad imao 12god. i na jednoj svesci od odnovne škole penkalom sam napisao; Holisi u Splitu.Naravno,sveska nije sačuvana.
I had to laugh at 1:11 Tony Hicks looks to see what Allan Clarke is pointing at! These old tunes bring back so many memories!!
Me too, Tony looks mystified until Allan circles his finger then he kinda smiles. Just a gesture or is there a kind of carousel thing going on, something circling, a dance ?
That was pretty funny. I missed that. Allan had no real instrument to play on stage but he had some really great subtle moves to make up for it.
This is a case where the song in-person live was just as good, if not better, than the recorded version. They are enjoying themselves too, always a plus. The Hollies had already done the psychedelic thing by this time, and this song is, perhaps, as if early '60s British Invasion rock had just kept on evolving. The harmonies, the guitar riffs, Bernie Calvert's bass, and Bobby Elliot on drums, all flawless, in my opinion
I just found this video, one of several from a concert. What fun to watch them entertain the audience. RRHOF should create a separate wing for them for keeping them out all of these years. A great group with so many terrific songs.
Grew up with the Hollies such amazing harmony.....
Fantastic! and Bobby Elliott is really playing his ass off!!
Love these guys. Having fun here.
they were breaking up and didn't give a fuck about eachother and they don't give a shit about this audience that's whats going on here
Jjames marshall shut the fuck up. You don't know shit.
Randy Carter no calm down i watched all of these songs of this concert and some stuff on csny yesterday nash said he qiuit here cause they didnt like his writing .. watch all of them and you;ll see what transpires im not lieing
james marshall my bad dude. I'll have to check it out.
Randy Carter ok
Graham Nash has a great voice.
DesertScorpionKSA
Nashie the best To quote our drummer way back when "The Hollies ; new release; million seller; fkin great; GET IT.
YES! He had real pipes, they all did.
He did. Don't think he could sing that high vocal part today like he did back then, but even the best singers of all time lose something at the high end as they age.
Yes .....I've heard him say how good he is too !
Nash is amazing. I had no idea he had been in The Hollies (all these bands are before my time). My first memory of Graham is from the "Woodstock" film and song of the same name with Crosby, and Stills. An amazing talent-indeed all these guys are truly gifted. Love The Hollies.♥
This is some great stuff to see! Thanks for posting these 1968 videos. Hard to believe Nash would leave the band that year.
What a superb live band and how good is drummer Bobby Elliot
T. Hicks spielt so wunderbar unvergesslich dieser Klang !
Fantastic !!!
Wow that is a great quality video & performance
You can hear and see Graham and Allan passing the lead back and forth for this... it's neat. I don't think I knew Allan ever sang harmony until this video. They all make it look so effortless...
Prof - on the record, Alan and Graham sing the lyrics in tandem, all the way through. On this, they split their vocals into a two-part harmony in places. I think this sounds much better than the recording. I saw the Hollies in '66. I could never have imagined that I would still love their music 50 years later.
Michael Powell Thank you! I don't know enough of music to really understand that... and I don't know all those terms. When I studied music I stopped before I got to learning about harmonies, and just now am I starting to venture into that. How cool that you have been a Hollies fan for all this time! I looove these boys, my boys😊. And their harmonies and talent are incredible. 👍
God bless you
The still sound great today and this was a good live performance.
number one. simple as. try to find Paul doing this live, I think it's in Moscow. all over RUclips. truly amazing
What a fabulous band!
Recorded in 1968 - - the same year that Graham Nash left The Hollies to start Crosby Stills and Nash.
The Hollies. great band that were around same time as beatles but likewise from the north . Just as good . Great pop and catchy lyrics . A good product from the sixties . Watched a brilliant doc on sky arts about them . Took me back to when I discovered them in 1993 . 13yrs old and absorbing such great music as this and other 60s legends !
A TRULY BRILLIANT BAND, ENOUGH SAID.
the hollies , uno de mis favoritos !
Allan and Graham sound so good in their harmonies.
my songwriting hero , and harmony Guru
Fabulous song
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!
Outstanding real live basic performance!! PS: I was three years old when this was recorded!!
Warms my heart!! The best!!
Hmm, Tony using a Richenbacher on stage but used a Les Paul on the original recording!
O caras eram muito bons! Depois dos Beatles a melhor banda britânica sem dúvida!
Em termos de vocais hollies eram anos-luz melhores que beatles.
Not the best quality sound but this version really highlights Graham’s beautiful high harmony. I always thought the calypso component was so creative too.
Bobby Elliot- unsung drum genius!!!
This is just a great video ! Thanks for posting.
I just luv this song
I like all the positive comments and replies and I love The Hollies' music. Can't personally "like" all comments and replies , so please accept this message as a catch-all thanks to all of you. What kind of humanoids don't like The Hollies? What planet are they from? Don't want to run into any of them, that's for sure.
Wonderful, thanks for posting
One of the better pop songs ever written.
I'm in the middle of Graham Nash's very interesting book.
Crimson Kng Was the book good?
Yes, it was very good. Interesting stories about the Beatles, the Hollies and, of course, CSNY. I got it at my local library. I've read a lot of rock biographies and I would say that this is in the top 5.
Graham was definitely the cutest Holly
I had no idea Graham Nash was in the Hollies, thanks for posting about the book. I read rock biographies too, and I'll add Graham Nash's to my list.
Actually more accurate to say Graham Nash was in CSN as he learnt his trade with the Hollies.
Imagine this: a rock band with THREE, count them: 3 lead singers. And each singer sings three part harmony in a fresh, fabulous style! oh yeah, and the Hollie's songs were great too!
I always want more from The Hollies: four-part harmonies! Five?
3 Dog Night had 3 GREAT singers: Chuck Negron, Cory Welles and Danny Hutton
@@tomzeeh6618 true!
Amazing group!
I wonder if they retired this one after Graham Nash left/none of the others had as high a vocal range. I've seen in later performances that they left out the "Hey Carrie Ann" refrain that he sang on the intro to that song !!!###
There is a Carousel performance with the Sylvester lineup, nice job indeed but nonetheless like Graems
What a great performance.
Pure gold! Thanks, Lynn!
Note-perfect Graham, as usual.
Love those harmonies!
NICE! THey sound fantastic
My favourite childhood ride♡
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I simply agree with all coments. The Hollies were the best.
A+
Love these guys.
Hot for words and around and around....
SUPER SONG! !
Were they trying to hide Bobby Elliot?
What a talented group! Sorry Graham Nash quit that year. This band sounds many times better than Crosby Stills and Nash, The Byrds or Buffalo Springfield.
I dont know about many times better, I would say comparable.
Nash left the better band fact…dumb decision
@@carlt9265 , you can’t be serious.
Nash left a great band but it was over creative differences and the other band members being dismissive over his songs.
I think he made the right decision.
I love the Hollies but CSN & sometimes why were pretty good too.
@@7chill777 Agree, The Hollies had that British sound, is one of the factors that distinguished them from the other bands mentioned by Hugo Vallenas. Of course their catchy songs and great vocal harmonies helped a lot too.
@@SThompsonRAMM_1203 "CSN & sometimes why " - thats funny!
Bobby Elliot really on his game here.
He is one of the best drummers of the era!
He's the best drummer of the era.
Great video! Graham is still hot today and still sounds just as good.
Great song by a great band.
Excellent!
Great vocals and vibe. How good would this sound if they had the PA gear that is available today. ?
Funnily enough, I really appreciate how the bass sounds in this mix. That chorus really benefits from the line, but in the studio recording, you don't hear it as much.
Graham Nash has incredible range! Wow!
The Hollies
We had the best music..
Great musicians
bobby elliott is a beast !!!!
i never realized how amazing these guys are! i love this song and i love the remake by Glass ..something.. Glass Moon i think?