This song still make me cry after all these years. We are all in this together, people. Somehow the Brotherhood Of Man got lost in the living. It's way past time we reclaimed it, don't you think?
The Hollies are one of my all-time greatest favorite groups. They were from the hippie era of the sixties. Peace love and giving a handvup to those less fortunate. A beautiful deep loving song.
Tbh, he was a really big guy & passed from eating a macadamia nut cookie and this is what my twin brother said upon receiving his ashes so it was both funny yet sad😅😓
Great choice The Hollies. great reaction. And a really good Hollies Choice is " I'm alive" one of their very early 60s songs, WELL worth a reaction. Raw 60s music. And for more raw 60s music, see The Yardbirds, "For Your Love" ,"Heart Full Of Soul", "Shapes of things", "Dazed and confused", and so many more. And see where Led Zeppelin and Cream, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and more, started
'It's a long long road...' from birth to death, and it's so essential that 'while we're on the way' that we share. Strip away all that divides us and we all become the same, human beings needing love and one another. It's all we have, one another, we are all each other's reason and purpose. If my brother (figuratively, meaning any stranger) is not happy, how can I be? Our welfare is each other's concern, because when we care about each other, we are at peace. Sadly, times occur (like what we are all in today), where we need to remind ourselves of these facts, and due to our complex human natures, we fight and struggle to bring ourselves back to peace.
Loved your raw reaction. This song seems to have this effect, because the lyrics say for most men, what they find so difficult to say themselves. This is the power of music! 💗
from what i've found out on line..ya...so.. the song is from the statement of a priest. He saw a little boy walking to town, with his even smaller brother on his back. The priest asked " where are you going?" "into town for some food" was the reply. This was in the Great Depression in America , circa 1929-1939. The priest then said "I'll carry him for while for you" The Child replied " He ain't heavy...he's my Brother".
I went to two concerts the year this song came out, Led Zeppelin III album and Santana - The Abraxas Tour, the last concert I saw that year was T-Rex, Mark Bolen saved my ass from jail when I managed to get my Harley on stage through an open door.
To me, this song reminds me of the military, I believe it was the Marines motto No Brothers Left Behind, I come from a strong military family, even now I have two grandsons and a granddaughter in law in the Marines. The harmonica in the beginning and end is hauntingly beautiful. This song means so many different things to so many different people.
I knew you were holding back tears right before you wiped one. This video you are playing always brings a tear from me. Song did before the video, but this amplifies it. This is coming from a 64 year old Hippy sitting here right now with a headband on.
You are a beautiful soul. Your heart was there for all of us to see. I will carry you because you ain’t heavy. Carry meaning (subscribe). I truly saw an honest reaction. “ I love you man. “ A request: “Reflections of my life” by Marmalade.
The Hollies had some great hits like, LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS, ON A CAROUSEL and CARRIE ANNE, but this is their best by far. We should be practicing that everyday, loving your brother. Allan Clarke is one hell of a singer and what a voice. A lot of meaning in this song.
Love the song and your reaction.. profound. Not sure of your journey.. but guessing we've walked the same road... but still walking... eyes on the road; soul in the stars. Keep the Faith.
i dont think its sad, its just touching to see genuine selfless love between people.. so it brings some tears like when you witness anything so beautiful.. people yearn for beauty, whether its love, music, a puppy.. a long lost home, tears dont just announce pain
You'll never see that kind of emotion from listening to a rap song. Resurrecting these old tunes from the 60's and 70's may very well be what saves our humanity.
I think you did Long Cool Woman. Nonsectarian means they don't adhere to any particular religious canon. Some of my favorite things ever were various sticks that I've had, got 1 now that's 25 years old...
Oh man, this was in the Vietnam era and a lot of people took it to mean soldiers carrying their "brother" on their backs. And Trippy, you gotta do the rock song Long Dark Road by the Hollies...TY! >> ruclips.net/video/rqStvoMWYPM/видео.html
There is an old Hollywood classic movie with the great Spencer Tracey about this very subject. It's called "Boys town." Great movie I think made in the late 1930s or early 1940s.
What ACTUALLY happened in that boys town was that there was a severely disabled kid with big steel leg braces…the Father took notice that one of the boys would always carry the disabled kid around…the Father said something like, “isn’t he heavy?” to the boy carrying his friend, he replied, “oh he ain’t heavy, he’s my brother “. Pretty awesome stuff
I remember watching a documentary on Tv here in England about the Hollies and Alan Clarke the lead singer for this song said he saw two boys playing outside and the smaller one was carrying a bigger boy on his back and Alan asked the small one in a jockey way if he was Ok and he replied “ he’s not heavy , he’s my brother “ and later Alan realised the boys answer could be interpreted in many ways for the good of humanity etc ❤️
The album notes is very misleading for what it leaves out. The phrase actually originates in an 1884 book, The Parables of Jesus, then in 1918 it was adopted for raising money by polio charities. The Boys Home adopted it for marketing purposes in 1943 and the Spencer Tracy movie made it famous. As a result it became a quote used by soldiers rescuing wounded buddies. In 1969 it had been used by a soldier in the Vietnam War, and the words became attached to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It was in this context of the Vietnam War that the song was written, and of course the historic cultural context of Spencer Tracy and boys town was part of the Zeitgeist, but Vietnam was a huge part of that as well. As a member of the Vietnam generation I remember well the late night discussions of the layers of meaning in this song back when it was all over the radio, and some of us had bought the record.
i have told my buddy that i was to have them play this song at my funeral, lol, not really though because at any funeral, they would have to mop the floors after
This song was covered by the great singer - song writer Neil Diamond. Very good cover. You should check it out also. Another song by the Hollies is Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress).
I realize that the phrase, "He ain't heavy, he's my brother", came from the Boy's Town monument. But I want to offer a slightly different take: This song was during the Vietnam War. There was a lot of racial tension during the time of this song and was tearing our country apart. In the past, blacks were referred to as "the white man's burden." The Hollies were in tune with that tension and were trying to say that we need to change our ways and don't think of them that way. The Boy's Town inscription may have been the inspiration, but I suggest that the song resonated because of the racial application: Blacks aren't any burden at all. They are our brothers. This is a song about mending the racial divide. If you are a member of The Hollies who disagrees, please tell me otherwise. As a side note, sociologists and economists now realize that through wage and housing discrimination that created a permanent underclass, it was we whites that were really the black man's burden.
i havent gone far reading the comments but this one's got to be the best! i hope everyone is just as "people loving" person as you are. (sorry i really dont know the right term, but i know it's just fine😊) Yah bless you 😊💕🙏
i remember this song from 1971,love the hollies,trippy,please check out ISAEO TOMITA SNOWFLAKES ARE DANCING,1974,ITS REALLY TRIPPY,MY PICKS WOULD BE AREBESQUES #1-SNOWFLAKES ARE DANCING-AND CLAIRE DE LUNE--YOU WILL LOVE IT
Son, my wife passed Feb 20, here is a song for those who have lost their loved and miss them, ' Honey' by Bobby Goldsboro. Do you have a way to make donations to your channel?
as of right now, no i don't have a way for any donations, but ive been getting a few requests for that so i might look into it, but i thank you for your request. I will check it out soon :)
Yeah truth is Kelly Gordon of capital records wrote and produced and sung it on a single,,,i have two of them. Hollies did a great job however my cousin Kellies nephew plays for LA ,MLB and his cute little sis that i babysitted in 81 , mammoth lakes cali STILL getting royalties from this one? Wonder why ?????RIP KELLY GORDON
Nice job. You're young and may not have the experience in helping a woman who needs constant care. I brace with 2 vodka shots, go to her room and show her a van Gogh painting book and sing Vincent. I also sing "He Ain't Heavy" but she gets bored with that. Doesn't matter, my mom doesn't know who I am. She's aint heavy, she's my mother.
WTH?! Dammit man, some woman get a hold of this song & fucked it all up! They do this to everything, Movies, Music, everything! Originally the video in the background was actually meaningful, instead of this Fluffy Crap that belongs kept with all the other Cute Little Cat videos! The original had a background of Soldiers helping their wounded Brothers in Arms get to Safety and Medical Attention and carried some truly Heavy Emotional Weight and it was Meaningful! Women! Keep your hands off of our shit! I swear to God, they just can't resist pissing all over anything Meaningful. Had a favoriye movie of mine, some of you guys might know it? It was called "Vanishing Point." Was an awesome flick.where this Automobile Delivery Driver has to get an awesome 1971 Dodge Challenger from Arizona to California, but only has a limited time in which to get the car there. Long story short, he makes a bet with his Speed Dealer who bets that he can't make it in time and so, on goes the movie. Yea well about 4 years after tat movie came out, some women got a hold of Movie Script and rewrote it & fucked that movie all up! So now the man driving from Arizona to California was now some Father that had to get there in the short amount of time because otherwise he may lose custody of his son if he doesn't make it to Family Court in time to fight his Ex for custody?! WTH? It was a completely different movie AND it sucked ass. "But when you do a Google search for the movie "Vanishing Point," by default you will be taken to this Abortion, created by your women who eanted things to be cleaner, for little Johnny?! ARGH! Leave Men's treasures alone, women. Thety're not for you! Keep Smiling...
It's REALLY just a song for ALL of humanity. Beautiful song. Believe it or not,,,,,my mother was a groupie with the Hollies,,,😎
This song still make me cry after all these years.
We are all in this together, people.
Somehow the Brotherhood Of Man got lost in the living.
It's way past time we reclaimed it, don't you think?
Stevious7278, I agree ☝️, I always thought it was a beautiful 🎶 song.
The Hollies are one of my all-time greatest favorite groups. They were from the hippie era of the sixties. Peace love and giving a handvup to those less fortunate. A beautiful deep loving song.
I've listened to this song a zillion times in my life and it still brings tears to my eyes.
Some of the greatest lyrics ever written, with a message we could all learn from.
Excellent choice Trippy. Great songs like this are timeless, it takes me back to my school days. Thanks for reviewing it.
My twin brother dedicated this song to our eldest brother when we lost him ~ 20 years ago.
Tbh, he was a really big guy & passed from eating a macadamia nut cookie and this is what my twin brother said upon receiving his ashes so it was both funny yet sad😅😓
@@pamelabourque3714 😊
That's what brother's do
Respect to you boys 😢
I cry every time I hear this song RIP brother miss u everyday
❤️
Great choice The Hollies. great reaction. And a really good Hollies Choice is " I'm alive" one of their very early 60s songs, WELL worth a reaction. Raw 60s music. And for more raw 60s music, see The Yardbirds, "For Your Love" ,"Heart Full Of Soul", "Shapes of things", "Dazed and confused", and so many more. And see where Led Zeppelin and Cream, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and more, started
Beauty so great it brings a tears to your eyes.
Back in the day this was the song of choice for graduation ceremonies.
'It's a long long road...' from birth to death, and it's so essential that 'while we're on the way' that we share. Strip away all that divides us and we all become the same, human beings needing love and one another. It's all we have, one another, we are all each other's reason and purpose. If my brother (figuratively, meaning any stranger) is not happy, how can I be? Our welfare is each other's concern, because when we care about each other, we are at peace. Sadly, times occur (like what we are all in today), where we need to remind ourselves of these facts, and due to our complex human natures, we fight and struggle to bring ourselves back to peace.
Well said.
Loved your raw reaction. This song seems to have this effect, because the lyrics say for most men, what they find so difficult to say themselves. This is the power of music! 💗
from what i've found out on line..ya...so..
the song is from the statement of a priest. He saw a little boy walking to town, with his even smaller brother on his back.
The priest asked " where are you going?" "into town for some food" was the reply.
This was in the Great Depression in America , circa 1929-1939.
The priest then said "I'll carry him for while for you"
The Child replied " He ain't heavy...he's my Brother".
Nope…was from the boys town, a kid had big leg braces and his friend would carry him…Father asked “isn’t he heavy?”, etc
Wow those harmonies are something else. This song reminds me of The Vietnam War.
He is referring to his fellow man, no matter who he may be. They are British also.
Trippy...This is just an Iconic song. Love of your fellow man. Thanks for your reaction Bro.
Thank you for your beautiful reaction to a beautiful song.
Mankind needs to live this song.
This song just tears me up everytime I hear it.
My best to you and yours.
I always loved this song but didn't know the back story, so thank you for that. My fav song of theirs is The Air That I Breathe.
My favourite Hollies song. Reginald Dwight on piano
The images in the video you watched make the song even more emotional than it already is.
Such a beautiful reaction to a beautiful song
You don’t know me. But you helped restore my faith in humanity. I love your emotional connection to the song. Thank you.
I went to two concerts the year this song came out, Led Zeppelin III album and Santana - The Abraxas Tour, the last concert I saw that year was T-Rex, Mark Bolen saved my ass from jail when I managed to get my Harley on stage through an open door.
Just maybe people will start loving one another just think what a better place we could all live in. Lets it happen we would be far better off.
To me, this song reminds me of the military, I believe it was the Marines motto No Brothers Left Behind, I come from a strong military family, even now I have two grandsons and a granddaughter in law in the Marines. The harmonica in the beginning and end is hauntingly beautiful. This song means so many different things to so many different people.
I knew you were holding back tears right before you wiped one. This video you are playing always brings a tear from me. Song did before the video, but this amplifies it. This is coming from a 64 year old Hippy sitting here right now with a headband on.
Thank you Hippie, I needed this.🌲
You are a beautiful soul. Your heart was there for all of us to see. I will carry you because you ain’t heavy. Carry meaning (subscribe). I truly saw an honest reaction. “ I love you man. “ A request: “Reflections of my life” by Marmalade.
The Hollies had some great hits like, LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS, ON A CAROUSEL and CARRIE ANNE, but this is their best by far. We should be practicing that everyday, loving your brother. Allan Clarke is one hell of a singer and what a voice. A lot of meaning in this song.
One of the greatest of all songs. Thanks bro. Peace.
Its really amazing how all these old hits keep coming back. Late 60s kick
It was very popular during the Viet Nam war - think it is very buddy like!!
The incomparable Hollies...the most talented and prolific group ever...bar none.
It’s beautiful.. it’s ok to b touched.. hopeful song.. we’ll get through this!!!
Love the song and your reaction.. profound. Not sure of your journey.. but guessing we've walked the same road... but still walking... eyes on the road; soul in the stars. Keep the Faith.
I shared a tear with you. I cry every time I hear this song.
Great tune! Great movie!
i dont think its sad, its just touching to see genuine selfless love between people.. so it brings some tears like when you witness anything so beautiful.. people yearn for beauty, whether its love, music, a puppy.. a long lost home, tears dont just announce pain
A hippy with a heart. I can dig it. Good job.
You'll never see that kind of emotion from listening to a rap song. Resurrecting these old tunes from the 60's and 70's may very well be what saves our humanity.
Whatever happened to the man playing the piano. He was Elton something!!!
Very sad , thinking about orphaned children with no mom or dad. Very lonely for a child.
Why? This isn't about that.
I think you did Long Cool Woman. Nonsectarian means they don't adhere to any particular religious canon. Some of my favorite things ever were various sticks that I've had, got 1 now that's 25 years old...
A song for all times but do we ever need to understand this message now.
Oh man, this was in the Vietnam era and a lot of people took it to mean soldiers carrying their "brother" on their backs. And Trippy, you gotta do the rock song Long Dark Road by the Hollies...TY! >> ruclips.net/video/rqStvoMWYPM/видео.html
There is an old Hollywood classic movie with the great Spencer Tracey about this very subject. It's called "Boys town." Great movie I think made in the late 1930s or early 1940s.
Yes, Sept 9, 1938 was the release date. Great movie!
Just as relevant today. Love one another no matter what.
Written by two men who never met, Bobby Scott and Bob Russell, the latter of whom was dying of lymphoma. Elton John was the original session pianist.
Amazing message in this song❤
BRO REMEMBER "LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS" BY THE HOLLIES"
haha yeah i ended up looking it up at the end of the video! lol but thanks man!
Beautifully bittersweet.
What ACTUALLY happened in that boys town was that there was a severely disabled kid with big steel leg braces…the Father took notice that one of the boys would always carry the disabled kid around…the Father said something like, “isn’t he heavy?” to the boy carrying his friend, he replied, “oh he ain’t heavy, he’s my brother “. Pretty awesome stuff
Old scot tale...
Priest asks young girl if her big baby bro she's holding was too heavy?
No father,he ain't heavy,he's ma brither
Not too sad
Family
The Air That I Breathe...
I remember watching a documentary on Tv here in England about the Hollies and Alan Clarke the lead singer for this song said he saw two boys playing outside and the smaller one was carrying a bigger boy on his back and Alan asked the small one in a jockey way if he was Ok and he replied “ he’s not heavy , he’s my brother “ and later Alan realised the boys answer could be interpreted in many ways for the good of humanity etc ❤️
The album notes is very misleading for what it leaves out. The phrase actually originates in an 1884 book, The Parables of Jesus, then in 1918 it was adopted for raising money by polio charities. The Boys Home adopted it for marketing purposes in 1943 and the Spencer Tracy movie made it famous. As a result it became a quote used by soldiers rescuing wounded buddies. In 1969 it had been used by a soldier in the Vietnam War, and the words became attached to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It was in this context of the Vietnam War that the song was written, and of course the historic cultural context of Spencer Tracy and boys town was part of the Zeitgeist, but Vietnam was a huge part of that as well. As a member of the Vietnam generation I remember well the late night discussions of the layers of meaning in this song back when it was all over the radio, and some of us had bought the record.
really a deep classic. Nice job
i have told my buddy that i was to have them play this song at my funeral, lol, not really though because at any funeral, they would have to mop the floors after
love your reaction
It pulls on the heart
This song was covered by the great singer - song writer Neil Diamond. Very good cover. You should check it out also. Another song by the Hollies is Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress).
I realize that the phrase, "He ain't heavy, he's my brother", came from the Boy's Town monument. But I want to offer a slightly different take: This song was during the Vietnam War. There was a lot of racial tension during the time of this song and was tearing our country apart. In the past, blacks were referred to as "the white man's burden." The Hollies were in tune with that tension and were trying to say that we need to change our ways and don't think of them that way. The Boy's Town inscription may have been the inspiration, but I suggest that the song resonated because of the racial application: Blacks aren't any burden at all. They are our brothers. This is a song about mending the racial divide. If you are a member of The Hollies who disagrees, please tell me otherwise. As a side note, sociologists and economists now realize that through wage and housing discrimination that created a permanent underclass, it was we whites that were really the black man's burden.
i havent gone far reading the comments but this one's got to be the best! i hope everyone is just as "people loving" person as you are. (sorry i really dont know the right term, but i know it's just fine😊) Yah bless you 😊💕🙏
++THIS++
I wish theyd review ' in a broken dream' , the version with dave gilmore, rod stewart, and john paul jones. Its amazing.
The Hollies are a British Band
i remember this song from 1971,love the hollies,trippy,please check out ISAEO TOMITA SNOWFLAKES ARE DANCING,1974,ITS REALLY TRIPPY,MY PICKS WOULD BE AREBESQUES #1-SNOWFLAKES ARE DANCING-AND CLAIRE DE LUNE--YOU WILL LOVE IT
Son, my wife passed Feb 20, here is a song for those who have lost their loved and miss them, ' Honey' by Bobby Goldsboro. Do you have a way to make donations to your channel?
as of right now, no i don't have a way for any donations, but ive been getting a few requests for that so i might look into it, but i thank you for your request. I will check it out soon :)
I love my brother
Yeah truth is Kelly Gordon of capital records wrote and produced and sung it on a single,,,i have two of them. Hollies did a great job however my cousin Kellies nephew plays for LA ,MLB and his cute little sis that i babysitted in 81 , mammoth lakes cali STILL getting royalties from this one? Wonder why ?????RIP KELLY GORDON
Boys Town is good family movie.
Mickey Rooney
nice reaction
I play this song to every women I date if she doesn't get emotional while listening were done
Nice job. You're young and may not have the experience in helping a woman who needs constant care.
I brace with 2 vodka shots, go to her room and show her a van Gogh painting book and sing Vincent.
I also sing "He Ain't Heavy" but she gets bored with that.
Doesn't matter, my mom doesn't know who I am. She's aint heavy, she's my mother.
Can I request another song by the Hollies? The Air that I Breathe
Heavy melody brother Kelly Gordon
If the music and those visuals don't move you, I really don't know what to say.
The song cuts deep for me.
Hey Trippy, are you o.k.?
british group
Yo trippi hippie. it's my birthday. Can you do a reaction to the song called High Enough. By the Damn Yankee's. Please 🙏
WTH?! Dammit man, some woman get a hold of this song & fucked it all up! They do this to everything, Movies, Music, everything! Originally the video in the background was actually meaningful, instead of this Fluffy Crap that belongs kept with all the other Cute Little Cat videos! The original had a background of Soldiers helping their wounded Brothers in Arms get to Safety and Medical Attention and carried some truly Heavy Emotional Weight and it was Meaningful! Women! Keep your hands off of our shit! I swear to God, they just can't resist pissing all over anything Meaningful. Had a favoriye movie of mine, some of you guys might know it? It was called "Vanishing Point." Was an awesome flick.where this Automobile Delivery Driver has to get an awesome 1971 Dodge Challenger from Arizona to California, but only has a limited time in which to get the car there. Long story short, he makes a bet with his Speed Dealer who bets that he can't make it in time and so, on goes the movie. Yea well about 4 years after tat movie came out, some women got a hold of Movie Script and rewrote it & fucked that movie all up! So now the man driving from Arizona to California was now some Father that had to get there in the short amount of time because otherwise he may lose custody of his son if he doesn't make it to Family Court in time to fight his Ex for custody?! WTH? It was a completely different movie AND it sucked ass. "But when you do a Google search for the movie "Vanishing Point," by default you will be taken to this Abortion, created by your women who eanted things to be cleaner, for little Johnny?! ARGH! Leave Men's treasures alone, women. Thety're not for you! Keep Smiling...
Sectarian means divide by religion. So nonsectarian means that any boy would be admitted regardless of his religion.
This song reminds me of my brother he lived a hard life he been thought so much in his life he passed away a couple years ago.