[YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG3RnB2xjgo Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/lee.johnson.2000/posts/10152281680509295] This song tells the story of a couple moving back home to the country after giving life in the big city their best shot. Failing to hold down a job, and treated as a stranger, he can see how the city life is hurting his lady badly, and decides to move back to more familiar surroundings. To be honest, he's glad to go home.
The 1970 single was not released in the States, despite the story being set there, and made only No. 14 in the UK, the beginning of the end in terms of chart life for the Manchester band - the best days were past, and no amount of promotion and slick production could regain them the popularity they had in the Sixties. Lead singer Allan Clarke, who retired in the 2000s, having shot his voice to pieces, is a great loss to music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollies%231970s
@lindatee Glad you like!
[Lack of later success? Apart, of course, from the highly orchestrated hits, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (orig. 1969, and re-issue, 1988) and "The Air That I Breathe" (1974, and re-issue, 1988). I hadn't forgotten that. It's just that, as far as playing their own instruments was concerned, and driving the song along purely via their faultless harmonies, those two were one-offs - if you see what I mean!]
12 Comments (since 10 Mar 2014)
leejohnson
[YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG3RnB2xjgo Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/lee.johnson.2000/posts/10152281680509295] This song tells the story of a couple moving back home to the country after giving life in the big city their best shot. Failing to hold down a job, and treated as a stranger, he can see how the city life is hurting his lady badly, and decides to move back to more familiar surroundings. To be honest, he's glad to go home.
leejohnson
The 1970 single was not released in the States, despite the story being set there, and made only No. 14 in the UK, the beginning of the end in terms of chart life for the Manchester band - the best days were past, and no amount of promotion and slick production could regain them the popularity they had in the Sixties. Lead singer Allan Clarke, who retired in the 2000s, having shot his voice to pieces, is a great loss to music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollies%231970s
lindatee
Well that's taken me back a few years - lovely to hear it again!
pez
Adore.
leejohnson
@lindatee Glad you like! [Lack of later success? Apart, of course, from the highly orchestrated hits, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (orig. 1969, and re-issue, 1988) and "The Air That I Breathe" (1974, and re-issue, 1988). I hadn't forgotten that. It's just that, as far as playing their own instruments was concerned, and driving the song along purely via their faultless harmonies, those two were one-offs - if you see what I mean!]
leejohnson
@layla @pez :D
Sid_Bonkers
Great jam
nangeanarendra
thanks for liking my jam
pauseliveaction
<3
mikelowe
Yes, I'm with @layla on this one! Great band in their time.
nangeanarendra
thanks for liking my jam
rickydicky49
Probably the most underrated band the UK has produced.