THE HOLLIES(VIDEO CLIP)- "SANDY" (LYRICS)

"The Hollies recorded "Sandy" in 1975, and included it on their "Another Night" album. Released on Epic Records in the U.S. in April 1975, it only achieved minor airplay, reaching number 85 on the U.S. pop singles chart. It had better success in New Zealand, reaching number 12 on their singles chart. Though released as a single, it did not reach the chart in the UK, though in London it made no.15 on Capital Radio's 'Capital Countdown' Top 40. "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)", often known just as "Sandy", is a 1973 song by Bruce Springsteen, originally appearing as the second song on his album The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle. It was released as a single from the album in Germany. One of the best-known and most praised of his early efforts, the song remains one of his most popular ballads, and has been described as "the perfect musical study of the Jersey Shore boardwalk culture." While not a big hit unto itself, The Hollies' use of "Sandy" presaged other artists mining the early Springsteen songbook for material, a notion that would soon be exploited to much greater commercial success by Manfred Mann and others." (Wikipedia)
LYRICS: Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
Those pier lights, our carnival life forever
Oh, love me tonight for I may never see you again
Hey, Sandy girl, my, my, my, my baby
Sandy, the fireworks are hailin' over Little Eden tonight
Forcin' a light through all those stony faces left stranded on this warm July
And the boys from the casino
Dance with their shirts open like Latin lovers on the shore
Chasin' all those silly New York virgins by the score
Sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
Those pier lights, our carnival life forever
Oh, love me tonight I'll promise I'll love you forever
Oh, I mean it Sandy girl, oh my baby
Hey, Sandy girl, my, my, my, my baby
Sandy, the waitress I was seein' lost her desire for me
I spoke with her last night
She said she won't set herself on fire for me anymore
Did you hear the cops finally busted Madame Marie
For tellin' fortunes better than they do?
For me, this boardwalk life's through
You ought to quit this scene, too
Sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
Those pier lights, our carnival life forever
Oh, love me tonight for I may never see you again
Hey, Sandy girl, oh my baby
Hey, Sandy girl, my, my, my, my baby
Hey, Sandy girl, oh my baby
Sandy, Hey, Sandy....
Songwriters: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

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LYRICS: Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
Those pier lights, our carnival life forever
Oh, love me tonight for I may never see you again
Hey, Sandy girl, my, my, my, my baby
Sandy, the fireworks are hailin' over Little Eden tonight
Forcin' a light through all those stony faces left stranded on this warm July
And the boys from the casino
Dance with their shirts open like Latin lovers on the shore
Chasin' all those silly New York virgins by the score
Sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
Those pier lights, our carnival life forever
Oh, love me tonight I'll promise I'll love you forever
Oh, I mean it Sandy girl, oh my baby
Hey, Sandy girl, my, my, my, my baby
Sandy, the waitress I was seein' lost her desire for me
I spoke with her last night
She said she won't set herself on fire for me anymore
Did you hear the cops finally busted Madame Marie
For tellin' fortunes better than they do?
For me, this boardwalk life's through
You ought to quit this scene, too
Sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
Those pier lights, our carnival life forever
Oh, love me tonight for I may never see you again
Hey, Sandy girl, oh my baby
Hey, Sandy girl, my, my, my, my baby
Hey, Sandy girl, oh my baby
Sandy, Hey, Sandy....
Songwriters: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

[@sunryse111]

Wonderful, Ron. Can't understand why this wasn't a bigger international hit.

[@roselynwest2604]

Great band & wonderful footage of The Hollies. Thank you, Ron!

[@60s70sVintageRock]

I've always loved this song. Great post, Ron!

[@manuelacosta2088]

Beautiful for always! Thank you for sharing Ron. Have a great day!