This song was so incredibly popular. It gets an an S because it gives me goosebumps every time. Maybe it’s nostalgia or maybe it’s just simply beautiful
This was one of my summer of 74 at the beach songs. I turned 20 that July. My friends and I used to go to Hollywood Beach in Chicago on Lake Michigan every Saturday. Someone always brought a transistor radio. One of my fondest memories. Two other songs I remember are "The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace and "Star Baby" by the Guess Who. .
My dad died from emphysema 3 year ago, and this song played at his funeral. He had a dark sense of humour. I also want to say I love this reaction channel because you listen to the whole song before adding your two cents, rather than stopping part way through, and ruining the experience.
A lot of reactors seem afraid to miss/forget a particular part of the song that they want to comment on, so they stop it then carry on. Sometimes it’s annoying. These guys are good at experiencing the song in it’s entirely.
@@IAMCAVEIt’s not that, on most channels they get blocked and or demonetised if they don’t stop the track, due to copyright. I don’t know how Andy& Alex get away with it?
Another hit by the Hollies, an early banger is Bus Stop (1966). I still love this song when I hear it on oldies radio, as it has that quintessential 60's sound.
@dmacleod3843 Maybe they forgot because that was early Hollies. The songs they mentioned reviewing are later 70s. Hollies when Graham Nash was no longer in the group.
People of my generation took great music for granted. We heard it all the time in the sixties and seventies. There were so many wonderful group. So many were British. We realize now that we were so lucky. We live to hear these songs reviewed by you two thoughtful young men. Thank you. Have an enjoyable 2024 celebration! Be safe!🎉
I say those exact words often. We did, we just took it for granted in those days that popular music was always going to be fabulous. Boy, were we wrong. Although I must admit to enjoying boygenius, but that's because they're pretty retro musically.
They were a tight professional band that other musicians held in high regard. They can`t be can`t be compared to the beatles in any way. I`m not a Beatles fan btw but its like comparing chalk and cheese.
You mention Radiohead 'Creep' - the publishers of "The Air that I Breath" successfully took Radiohead to court for a writing credit and share of royalties.
Tbh, I think Radiohead were conscious of the 'borrowed' melody, and were more than happy to hand over royalties. Then again, the band rarely performs the song in public. 🤑
I'm confident they read about this before hearing the song as that is not something people would pick up at their age. In fact, most people would not pick that up no matter their age.
@@shyman99 Well, Creep was an international hit, so they very well could have heard it on the radio. Songwriters are very conscious of melodies, especially ones they've written. It would have hit them in the forehead.
@@rhwinner - It wasn't a hit during their era. So they would have no firm grasp of the details of the song by hearing it over and over and over again like those who were listening to music in that era. Even the people of that era wouldn't make a connection. It's not that obvious.
@@moonlitegram Early on in the channel, when they reacted to CSNY's Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Alex complained about "too much harmonies", much to the chagrin of of their audience. Check it out.
The Hollies were absolutely huge in the late sixties going into the 70's. On the radio all the time. This song was just constant and it was in movies and all kinds of stuff. Bus Stop was an earlier 1960s hit for them but it is a beloved song. The Hollies won a lawsuit against Radiohead over them lifting the main progression for Creep from this song.
When I was a teenager back in 1974, we thought and expected this kind of musical standard as the norm and that it would just continue. Why wouldn't we? It had been that way for many, many years. Boy, were we ever wrong. Now, I can't even name the top ten songs of last year. Neither can I name the top artists of last year. Not saying there isn't any talent out there or even some good tunes, but for me nothing grabs me.
This is a song that transcends time and generations. I liked it as a teenager and the message and music still touch a nerve 50 years later. Yes, emotional but not cheesy. It is a really cool intro that sucks you in. A+ is cool, but this A+ would exceed many of your earlier Ss, I think.
It's so unfortunate that so many of your peers have no idea about all the fabulous music that was created in the '50s, '60s and '70s. They are so missing out. I hold out hope that all these reaction channels will help to get these tunes out there to them. Good on you guys for presenting them to your peers.
Stop Stop Stop was one of my earliest favorite songs. Much different vibe, as the singer is lusting after an exotic dancer... It features the world's angriest banjo.
The brilliant audio engineering for "The Air That I Breathe" was done by Alan Parsons at the EMI studios in London in 1973 In an interview, Parsons mentioned that Eric Clapton said the first note of "The Air That I Breathe" had more soul than anything he had ever heard. This is classy pop from an era when the genre actually meant something
Don’t forget Joni Mitchell. Not in the band, but wrote some of their songs, and was the inspiration for many others. And I think a good friend of fellow Canadian Neil Young sometimes CSN member.
@@kjmorley Unless I am mistaken the only Joni Mitchell song recorded by CSNY was Woodstock and you say a good friend of Neil Young, which she was, but it was with Crosby and Nash that she had relationships
@@jameswiglesworth5004 I could be wrong, but I believe David Crosby was the one she was with first, and that's how she met both Crosby and Nash. Everyone in that whole Canyon crowd wanted Joni--she just had that "thing" (genius) that everyone wanted to tap...I mean, tap into.
This song is one of those songs that is so pleasing to the ear, you can't help but love to listen to it every time it's played. To the point you guys made regarding the fact that just one friend away would not know this song or this group is very true and also very disheartening. I appreciate what you are doing on your channel. There is so much wonderful music from the past and we have a responsibility to pass along that greatness to future generations. Thanks guys.
Written by one Albert Hammond. I bought the vinyl in my youth. The Hollies brought the song to life, beautifully. Albert Hammond also wrote one of my favourite songs of that era, "The Free Electric Band". Up to you if you want to check that one out. Have fun though, keep up the good work and hope you both, and your families, friends and all who visit here have a fine and happy new year. Be well.
The Hollies are a FANTASTIC band. They had an amazing range of style. Bus Stop and Carrie Anne are fun, more radio-pop style, but also excellent. Some of my favorites.
So... I was 15 or 16. I'd just climbed out of our above ground pool, the radio was next to the lounge chair in the shade. I grabbed my great big cup of sweet tea, took a big gulp and laid back to close my eyes, and this song came on. Perfect.
I'm glad you picked up on the Creep chord progression. Also, the chorus reminds me of ABBA vocals. Clearly an influential song, since this one came before those others.
❤ Awesome song ❤ Us oldies have always loved this song 😂 No matter that I was only about 4 when this came out 😂 Still one of my favourites of all time.
The Hollies. Took their name from....Buddy Holly....huge influence on their early Beatles-esque sound....Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks guitars and harmonies....TONS of material to hit. Bus Stop is an great early one to hit.
The Beatles the same, John and Paul couldn't wait for Buddy's next release and at the beginning, copied him and the Crickets, before Beatle Mania. 22 years old such a tragedy 💐
at 64 years old and having listened to this song in many years i have just sang the entire song along with them still remember and forgot how good the song is thankyou for the memory 😂😂😂😂😂
OH MY GOD! The nostalgia the song invokes has shocked me. This was a hugh song just when I was at that first love. And, while I am reflecting on my long lost youth, you guys are blissing out to the song. This watch was surreal for me. Glad you enjoyed the song!
Check out by them I Can’t Let Go,a mid 60’s banger with harmonies that make you wanna dance. Did you know that The Hollies were second only to the Beatles for most top 10 British hits?Superb band.
I have always found this song to have a haunting quality about it. Just something about the tone and the melody that gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
Also Alan Parson was the engineer on this, Creep had to give writing credit on Creep for this, and also Judy Collins did a wonderful cover of this song. really neat history on this one
Alan Clarke the lead singer and his childhood friend Graham Nash started their band and named the band after Buddy Holly because they were big fans of his when they were growing up. Thus, they named their band The Hollies. If you don't know who Buddy Holly is, check out some of his music and his biography.
No cigarettes, no sleep- sleep, silent angel, go to sleep …making love with you has left me…. This is the song inspired by the post-coital glow! You even caught the crashing waves. 😊
"Bus Stop" will always be my favorite Hollies song. It's micro-storytelling at its finest. : ) I love the ones you've already done and the hits Graham Nash sang lead on as well; like "Carrie Anne" before joining Crosby & Stills.
This song came after Graham Nash left the band (and went on to form Crosby, Stills and Nash). "Bus Stop" was the Hollies' biggest hit with Nash on board... a more pop-oriented banger that sounds nothing like the 3 songs you previously heard.
Actually, Bus Stop wasn't their biggest hit of the Nash era. That song goes to I'm Alive, which is their only number 1 hit. Bus Stop reached number 5. They, so it wasn't even in their top 10 hits chart wise during the Nash era.
Glad you got to this one. I'm a 63-year-old professional musician. I've been going into the sauce with you guys for years now. One of the few reactors that I've stayed with. Keep it up!
Man, do I love this song. Thank you for taking the time to listen. I often think of these lyrics about my man. All I Need is the Air That I Breathe and to love him. Straight to the point and beautiful as hell.
This song was written by the great Albert Hammond. If you search him on YT you can hear the story behind the song. One of the high water marks in song writing.
Wow, A+! What a surprise. Hollies are great. Try ""Stop, Stop, Stop" , "Look Through Any Window" or "On a Carousel". Graham Nash (of CSN) was in the band back in the 60's and you can appreciate those harmonies.
Be careful. Once you take a deep dive into music between 1965 and 1975 you may never resurface. There is so much that lies beneath the commonly known hits that you will likely never experience. If you do you will see the disdain we older people who did experience it in real time have disdain for so much of the music of 21st century and even the heavy handed remastering of our generation's music. 90% of the music if the 60s and 70s could be played live to the same effect. In live Beatles performances the sound was indistinguishable from the record. Just guitars, drums and elementary PA equipment. They didn't even have monitor speakers so they could hear themselves. What we hear now isn't really real.
I've heard this song many times (I'm also a smoker and sleep alot), but hearing it just now .... after having to put down my 14yr old dog earlier this month... well, it just has a new meaning. The tears are flowing. I love and miss you, Anna.🐾🖤
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE listen to "Trilogy" by Emerson, Lake and Palmer. I just want to see your reaction and to hear your thoughts. I'm absolutely sure you'll be blown away. Easily S-Tier.
Hollies took their name in honour of Buddy Holly. They have at least 25 well known songs. 'King Midas In Reverse', 'On A Carousel', 'The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee' (one of the longest song names) to name a few. Cheers ✌
Allan Clarke had a phenomenal voice and this was a beautifully produced record. Check out 'It Never Rains in Southern California', which was written by the two gents who wrote this song (among others), Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood... and performed by Hammond on his album.
This song is part of the soundtrack of "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" (Steve Carell & Keira Knightly), and it's placement in the movie is perfection. Have always loved this song, and it's inclusion in that movie took it to a whole new level for me. So happy the two of you enjoyed it!
Back in April I contacted my very first girlfriend (Dec. '73 - April '74) via email. We immediately started up a relationship, and even planned on moving in together. Early on she reminded me of the time we were having a party at my best friend's place and I brought this 45. It literally played over and over and over while her and me sat on the couch making out. I had forgotten all about that until she mentioned it. This is the girl I've thought of almost every day for fifty years. The girl I've loved all of this time. A few days ago, on Christmas day to be exact, her and me broke up, probably for good. And then I come here and find that this is the song A&A are listening to. Cue the waterworks. This will always be an emotional S tier song for me.
This is a great song, Albert Hammond co-wrote it and recorded it first. His biggest hit was “It Never Rains In Southern California. You guys should react to that one, it’s an awesome song, very catchy!
Being in the first half of my 40's I didn't recognize the song. The verse was intense and so crisp, then the chorus kicked in and I immediately knew the song. This one is going on my playlist for sure.
This song was so incredibly popular. It gets an an S because it gives me goosebumps every time. Maybe it’s nostalgia or maybe it’s just simply beautiful
Ditto
Agree 💯 😊. It has such a cool vibe.
This was one of my summer of 74 at the beach songs. I turned 20 that July. My friends and I used to go to Hollywood Beach in Chicago on Lake Michigan every Saturday. Someone always brought a transistor radio. One of my fondest memories. Two other songs I remember are "The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace and "Star Baby" by the Guess Who.
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It's both.....I get the same vibe since it came out so many decades ago.
Good music.
An S tier every day of the week, and every week of the year
My dad died from emphysema 3 year ago, and this song played at his funeral. He had a dark sense of humour. I also want to say I love this reaction channel because you listen to the whole song before adding your two cents, rather than stopping part way through, and ruining the experience.
They're good at that. They soak it in first. Too many jump to reaction.
A lot of reactors seem afraid to miss/forget a particular part of the song that they want to comment on, so they stop it then carry on. Sometimes it’s annoying. These guys are good at experiencing the song in it’s entirely.
@@IAMCAVEIt’s not that, on most channels they get blocked and or demonetised if they don’t stop the track, due to copyright. I don’t know how Andy& Alex get away with it?
RIP Dad, a sense of humour and a great taste in music. Sorry for the loss of your Dad David.
Another hit by the Hollies, an early banger is Bus Stop (1966). I still love this song when I hear it on oldies radio, as it has that quintessential 60's sound.
The Hollies were almost as big a presence in 60’s Britain as The Fabs.
2nd only to The Beatles for most top ten hits in the UK.
They already reviewed it. They just forgot.
@dmacleod3843
Maybe they forgot because that was early Hollies. The songs they mentioned reviewing are later 70s. Hollies when Graham Nash was no longer in the group.
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Long Cool Woman ... 1972
He Ain't Heavy ... 1969
Air That I Breathe ... 1974
Nash left in 1968 to form CSN
Bus stop was written by Graham Gouldman from 10cc
People of my generation took great music for granted. We heard it all the time in the sixties and seventies. There were so many wonderful group. So many were British. We realize now that we were so lucky. We live to hear these songs reviewed by you two thoughtful young men. Thank you.
Have an enjoyable 2024 celebration! Be safe!🎉
"People of my generation took great music for granted." Guilty. Looking back, it's humbling.
Disagree. We were listening to great music. It's just that we underestimated how great it still is after 60 years. Peace out.
Let's be honest, we were spoiled. New stuff like this weekly and we just waited for more. Awesome!
THIS!
I say those exact words often. We did, we just took it for granted in those days that popular music was always going to be fabulous. Boy, were we wrong. Although I must admit to enjoying boygenius, but that's because they're pretty retro musically.
The Hollies were Manchester's answer to the Beatles. Very underrated band.
UGH, underrated my butt... Everyone raves about them, professionals and casual fans... Underappreciated, maybe...
Their harmonies were brilliant. Have you heard their album Butterfly? It's excellent, but very hard to find except on a box set.
Long cool woman my favorite
They have never been underrated! They are one of the BIG sixties and seventies bands.
They were a tight professional band that other musicians held in high regard. They can`t be can`t be compared to the beatles in any way. I`m not a Beatles fan btw but its like comparing chalk and cheese.
You mention Radiohead 'Creep' - the publishers of "The Air that I Breath" successfully took Radiohead to court for a writing credit and share of royalties.
Tbh, I think Radiohead were conscious of the 'borrowed' melody, and were more than happy to hand over royalties. Then again, the band rarely performs the song in public. 🤑
@@rhwinner Yeah, think it became to much of a commercial success... it's an incredible song though
I'm confident they read about this before hearing the song as that is not something people would pick up at their age. In fact, most people would not pick that up no matter their age.
@@shyman99 Well, Creep was an international hit, so they very well could have heard it on the radio. Songwriters are very conscious of melodies, especially ones they've written. It would have hit them in the forehead.
@@rhwinner - It wasn't a hit during their era. So they would have no firm grasp of the details of the song by hearing it over and over and over again like those who were listening to music in that era. Even the people of that era wouldn't make a connection. It's not that obvious.
It's nice to see that Alex is over his allergy to harmony. It takes awhile to rewire your brain from years of abuse from hip hop and modern pop.
🤣🤣!
Nice tune.😊
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what? Ive never gotten any impression from Alex that he doesn't appreciate harmony.
@@moonlitegram Early on in the channel, when they reacted to CSNY's Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Alex complained about "too much harmonies", much to the chagrin of of their audience. Check it out.
The Hollies were absolutely huge in the late sixties going into the 70's. On the radio all the time. This song was just constant and it was in movies and all kinds of stuff.
Bus Stop was an earlier 1960s hit for them but it is a beloved song.
The Hollies won a lawsuit against Radiohead over them lifting the main progression for Creep from this song.
I like the story in Bus Stop, it's cute.
I hope they do Bus Stop, It's equally as beautiful.
Love that song!! I think Graham Nash was still in the band at that time!!
@@hipsville They've already done that song, just forgot I guess.
While I don't consider it their best song, Bus Stop is probably the first one that comes to mind when you mention the Hollies.
What an incredible soulful rock anthem. And the soaring choruses, the violins, the French horns! Outstanding.
When I was a teenager back in 1974, we thought and expected this kind of musical standard as the norm and that it would just continue. Why wouldn't we? It had been that way for many, many years. Boy, were we ever wrong. Now, I can't even name the top ten songs of last year. Neither can I name the top artists of last year. Not saying there isn't any talent out there or even some good tunes, but for me nothing grabs me.
Criminally overlooked band. Great song.
You must be kidding. They were and are top of their game.
@@angelaregan475 What part of "Great song" did you not understand?
they were not overlooked
This is a song that transcends time and generations. I liked it as a teenager and the message and music still touch a nerve 50 years later. Yes, emotional but not cheesy. It is a really cool intro that sucks you in. A+ is cool, but this A+ would exceed many of your earlier Ss, I think.
One of the best songs ever written. Absolute masterpiece. Brings me to tears ever time 😢
It's so unfortunate that so many of your peers have no idea about all the fabulous music that was created in the '50s, '60s and '70s. They are so missing out. I hold out hope that all these reaction channels will help to get these tunes out there to them. Good on you guys for presenting them to your peers.
This was my mom and dad’s “song.” I’ve always loved it, too. So beautiful. The bridge always gives me goosebumps.
Miss you, dad.
That’s a great story!
🙏 ✌ ❤ 🎶
I was born in '68, and my ( very young ) parent's song at the time was 'Don't worry, baby'.
@@lisasmithline1386 that’s one of my favorite songs.
The Hollies vocal harmonies were always moving, no surprise Graham Nash got on so well in C.S.N.Y.
The Hollies had top 10 songs ten years in a row. That’s an achievement.
Stop Stop Stop was one of my earliest favorite songs. Much different vibe, as the singer is lusting after an exotic dancer...
It features the world's angriest banjo.
All the pop fans of the sixties and ‘70’s all new of their big hits and played on FM radio stations on a regular rotation!
One of the most beautiful songs ever sung. So amazing.
Agreed!!
Vapour Trail by Ride is up there for me, also.
The brilliant audio engineering for "The Air That I Breathe" was done by Alan Parsons at the EMI studios in London in 1973 In an interview, Parsons mentioned that Eric Clapton said the first note of "The Air That I Breathe" had more soul than anything he had ever heard. This is classy pop from an era when the genre actually meant something
Wow didn't know Parsons was involved..Good man!
@@sidstewart7399Nice that he found time what with the laser taking up so much of his time.
You can hear this song in Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
The Hollies, The Byrd’s, and Buffalo Springfield,,, 3 amazing bands that collided to bring us CSNY!
Don’t forget Joni Mitchell. Not in the band, but wrote some of their songs, and was the inspiration for many others. And I think a good friend of fellow Canadian Neil Young sometimes CSN member.
@@kjmorley Unless I am mistaken the only Joni Mitchell song recorded by CSNY was Woodstock and you say a good friend of Neil Young, which she was, but
it was with Crosby and Nash that she had relationships
@@jameswiglesworth5004 I could be wrong, but I believe David Crosby was the one she was with first, and that's how she met both Crosby and Nash. Everyone in that whole Canyon crowd wanted Joni--she just had that "thing" (genius) that everyone wanted to tap...I mean, tap into.
Heh, nicely done ;)@@hollydeitrick2515
Simply stunning, a beautiful masterpiece ❤
As a woman, if a man said this to me or dear God wrote a song about me with these words..I would melt..
Gives me chills every time I hear this….gosh what a sensual song.
A&A, you'll love their "Carrie Anne" and "On a Carousel" !!! (for your 4th and 5th Hollies song)
Carrie Anne is a banger!
I really loved the stuff that had Graham Nash on it, like those two.
Yeh, they need to touch on the earlier, Graham Nash era Hollies.
This song is one of those songs that is so pleasing to the ear, you can't help but love to listen to it every time it's played. To the point you guys made regarding the fact that just one friend away would not know this song or this group is very true and also very disheartening. I appreciate what you are doing on your channel. There is so much wonderful music from the past and we have a responsibility to pass along that greatness to future generations. Thanks guys.
quite important to know: the song was written by Albert Hammond. Great songwriter and singer.
,,,,and his version is superior; not by a little, he is the artist
The way his voice, guitar, strings and horns weave in and out through the music is unearthly. The whole song is almost a religious experience.
Ethereal, much like the scent of baking bread wafting throughout your house...
It was beautifully arranged and produced
Written by one Albert Hammond. I bought the vinyl in my youth. The Hollies brought the song to life, beautifully. Albert Hammond also wrote one of my favourite songs of that era, "The Free Electric Band". Up to you if you want to check that one out. Have fun though, keep up the good work and hope you both, and your families, friends and all who visit here have a fine and happy new year. Be well.
His son is in The Strokes. He also had a solo album in the mid '00s that was really good.
I might have to have a listen to those then. Thanks for replying, be well, and have a very happy new year.@@kmorri9
This was a monster hit when I grew up in the 70's
The Hollies are a FANTASTIC band. They had an amazing range of style. Bus Stop and Carrie Anne are fun, more radio-pop style, but also excellent. Some of my favorites.
Long Cool woman....in a Black dress
@@davidreed6264 Awesome song.
The Hollies most versatile popular band ever
I LOVE this song, such a fantastic choice. Great singing, beautiful lyrics, and soothing music.
Let's do this!!
So... I was 15 or 16. I'd just climbed out of our above ground pool, the radio was next to the lounge chair in the shade. I grabbed my great big cup of sweet tea, took a big gulp and laid back to close my eyes, and this song came on. Perfect.
So much packed into this perfect pop masterpiece. Still a stunner.
Albert Hammond wrote this song. He is in the songwriters hall of fame. The Hollies took this song to a whole new level.
I have never heard a song that better describes the feeling of being madly in love with someone more then this awesome song does.
That is an extraordinary, beautiful love song. Perfect.
I'm glad you picked up on the Creep chord progression. Also, the chorus reminds me of ABBA vocals. Clearly an influential song, since this one came before those others.
The Hollies enjoyed huge success/popularity in Sweden, by the end of the 60s
What a great band they were, pure class.
The ultimate love song! This was one of the first songs I added to my playlist.
"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" is their definite song, IMO.
❤ Awesome song ❤ Us oldies have always loved this song 😂 No matter that I was only about 4 when this came out 😂 Still one of my favourites of all time.
The Hollies. Took their name from....Buddy Holly....huge influence on their early Beatles-esque sound....Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks guitars and harmonies....TONS of material to hit. Bus Stop is an great early one to hit.
When I was young, I thought this band was actually Buddy Hollie’s “Crickets” band continuing on without him.
They actually did put out records for a while after Holly died.
In 73 74 We thought Tony Hicks was about 16yrs old.What a great Musician he is.
The Beatles the same, John and Paul couldn't wait for Buddy's next release and at the beginning, copied him and the Crickets, before Beatle Mania.
22 years old such a tragedy 💐
at 64 years old and having listened to this song in many years i have just sang the entire song along with them still remember and forgot how good the song is thankyou for the memory 😂😂😂😂😂
Their break through hit was "Look through any window". Super harmonies.
I remember being a kid in the seventies and this song was a behemoth. It was everything everywhere all at once as a song.
It’s great to sing along with. It requires breath control which brings you to a similar state as the one described.
Goosebumps and shivers listening to this track. A beautiful song that so many people can relate to
OH MY GOD! The nostalgia the song invokes has shocked me. This was a hugh song just when I was at that first love. And, while I am reflecting on my long lost youth, you guys are blissing out to the song. This watch was surreal for me. Glad you enjoyed the song!
Yup, my first real crush on my frreinds brother. Too bad he did not feel the same, lol. Looking back, I lucked out.
Perfect 70’s forbidden song
Bus Stop, I'm Alive, Carrie Anne, Stop Stop Stop....soooo many you yet to hear.
Hollies.... "Stop, Stop, Stop" is definitely a track that should be on your list. Love your channel.
Check out by them I Can’t Let Go,a mid 60’s banger with harmonies that make you wanna dance.
Did you know that The Hollies were second only to the Beatles for most top 10 British hits?Superb band.
One of my wedding songs... it is timeless
At 0.50 seconds. Andy with enthusiasm: "They can convey so much in ten seconds." Alex: Not managing to stifle a yawn. "Yeah"...😀...
One of those songs. OK verses. Incredible chorus.
I have always found this song to have a haunting quality about it. Just something about the tone and the melody that gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
Fantastic song, one my all time favorites. You can’t go wrong with a song about post-coital bliss!
They were a big popular group that went through lineups through the years as Graham Nash of Crosby ,Stills Nash and young was a member before!
If you want to hear some of their best from the 60's, I myself strongly recommend either "Bus Stop" or "Stop! Stop! Stop!". Cool pop tunes!
Several groups have done very good covers of this.
You guys were the first reaction video that I ever watched. And you're still the best.❤
I've always loved how they qualify the theme with "sometimes."
Yes! That is so important in making the lyrics of this song sound romantic but not too over-the-top.
@@debsandz
Exactly! Kind of like "I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone."
Original British Invasion band, such a classic song.
How could I have forgotten this song? I played this 45 nonstop when it came out. Thanks for transporting me make in time.
Fantastic song!!
Also Alan Parson was the engineer on this, Creep had to give writing credit on Creep for this, and also Judy Collins did a wonderful cover of this song.
really neat history on this one
Allan Clarke also went on to sing Breakdown on The Alan Parson Project's I Robot.
Radiohead, not Creep.
Also the original version by Albert Hammond is pretty good as well.
@@kozzzzer And Terry Sylvester sang vocals on To One in Paradise from APP's first album.
@@rogervondrasek5677 I blame post holiday brain for that one :P
David Bowie meets Radiohead meets The Righteous Brothers meets The Moody Blues meets Abba with George Harrison guitar licks
Alan Clarke the lead singer and his childhood friend Graham Nash started their band and named the band after Buddy Holly because they were big fans of his when they were growing up. Thus, they named their band The Hollies. If you don't know who Buddy Holly is, check out some of his music and his biography.
No cigarettes, no sleep- sleep, silent angel, go to sleep …making love with you has left me….
This is the song inspired by the post-coital glow!
You even caught the crashing waves. 😊
I was 15 when this song was released and they played it on the radio it seemed like 4 times an hour, thanks for the memories of a happy youth.
"Bus Stop" will always be my favorite Hollies song. It's micro-storytelling at its finest. : ) I love the ones you've already done and the hits Graham Nash sang lead on as well; like "Carrie Anne" before joining Crosby & Stills.
Kinda haunting. Like Badfinger's stuff
This song came after Graham Nash left the band (and went on to form Crosby, Stills and Nash). "Bus Stop" was the Hollies' biggest hit with Nash on board... a more pop-oriented banger that sounds nothing like the 3 songs you previously heard.
Actually, Bus Stop wasn't their biggest hit of the Nash era. That song goes to I'm Alive, which is their only number 1 hit. Bus Stop reached number 5. They, so it wasn't even in their top 10 hits chart wise during the Nash era.
They've done bus stop already, must've forgot it
@@dec3322 not even their biggest hit of the Nash era.
Biggest Nash era hit "in the US"... guess I should have been more specific.
Glad you got to this one. I'm a 63-year-old professional musician. I've been going into the sauce with you guys for years now. One of the few reactors that I've stayed with. Keep it up!
Man, do I love this song. Thank you for taking the time to listen. I often think of these lyrics about my man. All I Need is the Air That I Breathe and to love him. Straight to the point and beautiful as hell.
This song was written by the great Albert Hammond. If you search him on YT you can hear the story behind the song. One of the high water marks in song writing.
Wow, A+! What a surprise. Hollies are great. Try ""Stop, Stop, Stop" , "Look Through Any Window" or "On a Carousel". Graham Nash (of CSN) was in the band back in the 60's and you can appreciate those harmonies.
Be careful. Once you take a deep dive into music between 1965 and 1975 you may never resurface. There is so much that lies beneath the commonly known hits that you will likely never experience. If you do you will see the disdain we older people who did experience it in real time have disdain for so much of the music of 21st century and even the heavy handed remastering of our generation's music. 90% of the music if the 60s and 70s could be played live to the same effect. In live Beatles performances the sound was indistinguishable from the record. Just guitars, drums and elementary PA equipment. They didn't even have monitor speakers so they could hear themselves. What we hear now isn't really real.
I've heard this song many times (I'm also a smoker and sleep alot), but hearing it just now .... after having to put down my 14yr old dog earlier this month... well, it just has a new meaning. The tears are flowing. I love and miss you, Anna.🐾🖤
Pablo Cruise “ Whatcha Gonna Do “ Try a new band guys !
Oh definitely!
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE listen to "Trilogy" by Emerson, Lake and Palmer. I just want to see your reaction and to hear your thoughts. I'm absolutely sure you'll be blown away. Easily S-Tier.
Such a great recommendation!
@@wpollock1 Now if only more people would recommend it. We should create a movement to get A&A to listen to it.
The hook is solid gold.
Every time I hear He Ain't Heavy, my brain goes right to the Osmond Brothers version with Merle Osmond on lead for some reason.
Sounds like "Creep", was thinking the same thing at that moment
Hollies took their name in honour of Buddy Holly. They have at least 25 well known songs. 'King Midas In Reverse', 'On A Carousel', 'The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee' (one of the longest song names) to name a few. Cheers ✌
Truly. Be honest. When’s the LAST TIME that you’ve heard such romantic lyrics. Classic love song!
Allan Clarke had a phenomenal voice and this was a beautifully produced record. Check out 'It Never Rains in Southern California', which was written by the two gents who wrote this song (among others), Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood... and performed by Hammond on his album.
Albert Hammond also wrote the Leo Sayer song When I Need You, which is also a stellar song.
He also produced Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes
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@@garymaidman625When I Need You is better for me and was a huge No1.
The Hollies are also famous as the band that Graham Nash came from, of Crosby Still and Nash (and Young).
This one is always on a playlist! It’s just so damn beautiful.
Takes me right back to 1974, summer, delivering newspapers from my mom's car, radio blaring ... ahhh
This song is part of the soundtrack of "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" (Steve Carell & Keira Knightly), and it's placement in the movie is perfection. Have always loved this song, and it's inclusion in that movie took it to a whole new level for me. So happy the two of you enjoyed it!
Yes!
I really loved this part of that movie. It was placed absolutely perfectly
Agreed. It's use was perfect placement in that scene. I bawled. My favorite song.
great band
Back in April I contacted my very first girlfriend (Dec. '73 - April '74) via email. We immediately started up a relationship, and even planned on moving in together.
Early on she reminded me of the time we were having a party at my best friend's place and I brought this 45. It literally played over and over and over while her and me sat on the couch making out. I had forgotten all about that until she mentioned it.
This is the girl I've thought of almost every day for fifty years. The girl I've loved all of this time.
A few days ago, on Christmas day to be exact, her and me broke up, probably for good. And then I come here and find that this is the song A&A are listening to. Cue the waterworks.
This will always be an emotional S tier song for me.
The Hollies were so diverse, never had 2 songs alike. Never even had songs that even sounded like the same group. A highly rated band
Love this song, great reaction as always! HAPPY NEW YEAR Andy, Alex, and the A&A fam! Here's to a happy healthy 2024! God bless❤
Next Hollies song should be "Bus Stop".
They did it about a year ago.
The Mighty Quinn (a Dylan cover) and Stop, Stop, Stop are both well worth a listen.
This is a great song, Albert Hammond co-wrote it and recorded it first. His biggest hit was “It Never Rains In Southern California. You guys should react to that one, it’s an awesome song, very catchy!
Being in the first half of my 40's I didn't recognize the song. The verse was intense and so crisp, then the chorus kicked in and I immediately knew the song. This one is going on my playlist for sure.