CAN WE BRING BACK THE 60's? First Time Hearing The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother Reaction
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- 🎸 About The Hollies:
The Hollies, a prominent British rock group from the 1960s, are celebrated for their rich vocal harmonies and poignant melodies. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" is one of their most enduring hits, known for its deep emotional resonance and beautiful lyricism. The song has become a timeless classic, conveying themes of brotherhood, support, and compassion.
Join us as we listen to "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Hollies for the first time! This track not only showcases the band's musical talent but also carries a powerful message that has touched the hearts of generations. Watch our reaction to see how we're moved by the song’s heartfelt lyrics and the Hollies' harmonious delivery.
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First Impressions: Our initial reactions to the iconic opening chords and the first verse.
Musical Analysis: Discussing the arrangement and how the orchestration complements the vocals to enhance the song's emotional impact.
Lyric Deep Dive: Analyzing the lyrics and their significance in conveying the song's message of solidarity and support.
Overall Impact: Reflecting on the song's legacy and its place in the pantheon of 60s music.
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72 year old here. We all understood in the 1960s that they were singing of the brotherhood of man. Yes, it is based on the Boys Town quote but this was the Age of Aquarius and we were all about our fellow humans.
71 here and this song still puts me in that time.
@@avatar997 64 year old kid here. Nicely said.
I’m 72 .. curious when they react to early 60s songs .. Bus Stop, On a Carousel ..
Just turned 69 here. The 60s and 70s were the best for music . . .
You were born in a time of using your brain lol
So glad i grew up in an age where the music promoted unity and brotherhood rather than taking from others, entitlement and " me,me,me".
yes i also grew up in this era the best era for music
I am a 53yr old Mother of 4 grown children; the 3 oldest have moved out and have their own lives and I even have 2 young grandchildren. My 4th child, grown at 20yrs old, will never be able to live on his own and has many medical needs and diagnoses that are lifelong. The biggest fear as a parent of a child like this, is what will happen to our child when we as parents are gone/who will take care of them when we cannot? This song is bittersweet and hits hard every time I hear it because a few years back, my oldest child called me to tell me that he feels and accepts the role and responsibility for taking care of his disabled brother when the time comes that someone else is needed. You have to know, that I cried like a baby out of relief, happiness, pride, sadness, gratitude, all the feelings. This song just reminds me of not only that phone call, but also that my disabled son will have a loving, willing, skillful caregiver who deep down believes and is willing to act on his belief, that "...he ain't heavy. He's my brother."
OMG! I was already crying with this song and then Renee-Suzanne I read your comment and it made me cry even harder! I think it was SO beautiful! I have an older brother and he has some problems! Peace and Blessings to you and your family from Australia.
@Renee-Suzanne, I am a 72 year old Mother of a disabled son, he has an older sister and she too has told me she will gladly be responsible for her brother. I was a teenager when this song came out and back then I cried hearing it but I cry now because of my son. I don't feel like it should my daughters responsibility to carry that load but she does insist that she wants to take care of him!!!
Glad to hear there is a sibling who will take care of his disabled brother. But I worry that all those parents who have this arrangement have not also spoken to an estate attorney who specializes in helping families transition from one caretaker to another. Particularly if there are programs like Medicaid and SSI involved. If you don't know an attorney who specializes in this, please do a google search and at the very minimum, arrange for an hour appointment to discuss Wills, funding, real estate, etc. It is imperative that upon your death that your estate not end up costing your disabled adult child his access to SSI and Medicaid funding. And check around about the attorney fees. The first attorney I spoke to was going to cost several thousand dollars while the wonderful attorney who did all my estate paperwork regarding my adult disabled son charged me a bit less than a thousand.
@@wendyryder2708 Thank you and the same to you and your family.
@@karendoss6026 That is a beautiful things! It really shouldn't be a sibling's responsibility, but my lord, I am so grateful as i am sure you are, that our other adult children are voluntarily willing to carry the load. All the best to you and your family. Nothing good or great in life comes easy!
As a combat Nurse in Iraq.. this song, from so long ago hit me very deeply,
Thank you for caring enough to be there.
@Jim2017-my4zy thank YOU my man! 😎😐
@Jim2017-my4zy
Welcome Home
In country 2nd Corps Qui-Nhon, Pleiku June 67 to June 68
Yes...thank you! Combat zone nurses are soooo underappreciated and underrecognized...until... you're cared for by one (or some) of these wonderful, caring, competent, resouceful, selfless professionals. God bless you all, thank you again!
😢ty for your service ❤
Fifteen years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My younger brother wanted to sell his prized special muscle car to pay for the treatment and when I reminded him of what that car meant to him he quoted this song to me. He didn't have to sell his car and I survived with treatment. Two weeks ago he passed away with bladder cancer. I sat with him every day for two weeks prior while he was in palliative care and this song ran through my head every day. I have never felt so useless in my life. He was eight years younger than me. He ain't heavy, he's my Brother...
Phil your brother knew you were there for him. He loved you as much as you loved him. Stay strong😊
Beautiful...just beautiful
Prayers sent for your healing ❤❤❤❤
This song came out during the Vietnam war and until this day i still have a hard time listening to it....remembering all my brothers in arms who didnt make it home....RIP Brothers. 🙏🇺🇸
😢😢😢 amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌
In my opinion, the ultimate Hollies song…when I think of them, I think “He Ain’t Heavy”!!!
Yes very true
The brother he is referring to is mankind. We need to support each other.
❤❤❤ true story prayers sent for my brother 🙏🙏 he's my brother 🙏🙏
Lots of military guys relate to this. Probably their most popular. Certainly their most poignant.
I think you'll enjoy.
I'm 74 and take care of my mentally retarded 3 year younger brother who has been a part of my life for almost all of my aware years. This song has always made me cry, as it is doing as I watch this.
Wow. You use the R word to describe your brother? Most people involved with the special needs community hate that word as it is VERY dergoatory.
I don't know you but thanks for taking g care of your brother God bless you that's blood
Its about the brotherhood of man. "......I'm laden with sadness..that everyone's heart...isn't filled with a gladness...of love for one another." Speaking of harmonies Graham Nash of Crosby Still and Nash was an early member of The Hollies.
FYI the Hollies song is "Bus Stop" was released when I was in High School, still one of my all time favorites
Too right!
Check out the video of a Graham Nash/David Crosby concert, where Allan Clarke, lead singer of The Hollies, joins Graham to sing Bus Stop. It's so cool!
My 8th grade lunchtime jukebox song. Quarter in and play 5 times. LOL.
I forgot about that song … loved it
Yes! A great song as well.
A true 60's band. They were awesome.
The Hollies went well beyond the 60's.
How can a band have so many hits without any of them sounding like each other? So eclectic and rare...
This song always was about the brotherhood of humanity. A couple of years ago my younger brother died. I was carrying his ashes and someone said is the container getting heavy for me. This song came to me and made me laugh. So now this song is about my brother and makes me smile.
This song was the anthem for American Troops during the Vietnam War.
My mother used to say this to me all the time to me growing up, "he ain't heavy, he's your brother". I always think of her when I hear this song.
When I hear this song, I think of my brother. For over 20 years, we were firefighters together. We fought a lot of fires together. He passed on several years ago. Complications from the job. Now I'm facing some of the same issues, with 42 yrs. On the job. RIP all my brothers
The beauty of the message of this song is not just that it’s a call for all of us to unity and to love our brother (and sister), but also that when you love someone, helping and taking care of them is not a burden, they are not “heavy”. The song was inspired by an excerpt form book by a Scottish minister from the 1800s about a girl who was traveling home carrying her younger brother and someone stopped and asked “why are you carrying him? Isn’t he heavy? And her response was “ he’s not heavy, he’s my brother”.
The 60's and 70's were a great time to be alive!
Except for those of us that were in the military and in Vietnam, suffering for nothing.
The 60's were a completely different world. I feel so grateful to have lived through that time. It wasn't perfect but we really thought we could change the world for the better by loving and sharing each other's load. Beautiful memories and beautiful song.
It’s the brotherhood of mankind. The “road” is life and this amazing song that’s even more relevant today is saying that if we all support each other, lead with love not hate & be prepared to all do a little extra along the way then everyone can make it down the road together. It’s so simple and true, if every person stopped judging and made even the smallest gestures to help those in need, whether next door or across the world together we could ease suffering and make incredible advances by directing our efforts to positive activities.
There's an old Scottish saying "We're a' Jock Tamson's bairns" which means that we're all brothers (and sisters).
Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills and Nash was first a foundng member of The Hollies.
But had left when this was released also the air that I breathe both number one hits
im 70 years old and i can still hear my older brother singing this hollies song to me! he passed away in 2004.the hollies was one of his favourite groups
There aren’t many perfect songs,but this is one of them.
A very much underrated group that I loved.
Must have listened to this song hundreds of times since the 60s, but it’s the first time I really got to appreciate Bobby Elliott’s drumming…criminal.
I am 67 yrs old and I told my older brother I want this song performed at my funeral if I pass first.He has always been there for me through drug and alcohol addiction without judgement.I love him so much I don't think he will ever know Thank you for doing this it made my day
A hymn to humanity. Just beautiful.
When this song first hit the airwaves in '69, my generation listened in stunned silence while we all wept, having never heard anything as beautiful like it before and we knew in that moment, exactly the emotion he was expressing, while our nation was hopelessly mired in sheer carnage and brutality of the Vietnam War...
I’m a 66 year old Ex vet and this song always makes me cry because it reminds me of a friend who died a few years back of cancer, this was one of her favourite songs and she always posted it. Taken too soon, R.I.P. Teresa. 🙏
Sorry to hear that, been through that myself. The dear friend who first introduced me to bands like War and Santana passed a couple year ago, still miss her.
I feel for you! 💙😎👍
The Hollies had fantastic harmonies. Songs like....Bus Stop or Carrie Anne or Sorry Suzanne... Hollies great harmonies. ❤
"The Air That I Breath" has always been my favourite.
It's a beautiful, moving song.
This song always makes my heart full of memories from my years in the Navy. I always appreciated that the vast majority of my shipmates were male and were truly my brothers. It's a closeness that is stronger than blood at times. Thank you for the memories.
The motto is from Boys Town where a lad was carrying his brother. Perfect
This was played frequently on the radio shortly after my brother was taken from us in Vietnam. 55 years later, I never miss a chance to listen to this song & still tear up every time! Thank for playing it today.
This is the story behind the song:-
Back in 1918, a boy named Howard Loomis was abandoned by his mother at Father Flanagan’s Home for Boys, which had opened just a year earlier. Howard had polio and wore heavy leg braces. Walking was difficult for him, especially when he had to go up or down steps.
Soon, several of the Home’s older boys were carrying Howard up and down the stairs.
One day, Father Flanagan asked Reuben Granger, one of those older boys, if carrying Howard was hard.
Reuben replied, “He ain’t heavy, Father… he’s m’ brother.”
The Parables of Jesus
The phrase also appears in James Wells' 1884 book The Parables of Jesus, where a Scottish minister tells the story of a young girl carrying her baby brother. When someone asks if she is tired, she replies, “No, he's not heavy; he's my brother”.
Can I relate? Yes. I had a realtor-friend with 2nd-floor offices. His much older brother who financed his education was a fixture in his office. After he had a stroke, he was unable to manage more than a shuffle. So I was surprised to see him in the 2nd-floor office and asked my friend how he got there, thinking maybe his walking was improving. But my friend replied "on my back". I looked at him. He shrugged and said "He's my brother." So I can't hear this song without thinking of them.
I listen to it now ! i have a hard time ! My brother was found by his friends, hung on his chain-block in his garage. Broke my heart !🙏
Oh my, sweetheart. 💔😢💙
From the era during the Vietnam war. Many in the armed forces claimed this as the anthem for the field medics who put their own lives on the line to save fellow soldiers on the battlefield.
Might be the only pop song I have ever heard that uses the word "encumber" in the lyric... beautiful song and message.
If I'm laden at all, I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another 🥰
If you lived through the 60s and 70s you would understand the vision and hope of the message of unity. Complex times.
This song also reminded people of Vietnam, it was played alot during that time. My dad was a medic on the front lines in Vietnam and he lost a lot friends, this song meant a lot.
I was born in 1960… grew up hearing this all the 60’s and 70’s
In 1977 in Grandville Australia a bridge fell down onto a train crushing and killing many while trapping other Australians on that train by pinning them down with debris. Brave Aussies (just the everyday men and women) crawled under the train to be with those who were trapped so that they were not alone to the endangerment of themselves. They played this song when they showed the footage and the Australians were in tears. In tears not only in sadness for those who had died and were trapped but they shed tears for those honourable who crawled under to be with a stranger.
This is such a classic song, such an anthem, it goes way beyond being just a passing pop song. This is at the foundation of the meaning of all relationships, for what else have we been put here to do other than to lift and help each other, doing so with pride, purpose, and ease. True love.
If I’m laden at all, I’m laden with sadness that every one’s heart isn’t filled with the gladness of love for one another. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Back in this time. They called us stupid hippies and flower child because we stood for peace and not war all we could see at that time was death all around us and we all knew that this is not what God meant for us to be to one another maybe we weren't such stupid hippies after all
Being a teenager in the 60's, when i heard this song, made me think of boys in the Vietnam war. Bless all soldiers everywhere! Timeless!
I'm not sure of the rest of your audience, but I still remember the emotional reaction I had the first time I heard it. ♥
The Hollies were very diverse in the type of music they produced. They always surprised you with their next tune. Great artists and very productive over the years.
Those were the days, what a wonderful time to be alive, the best era , the platinum period.
Agree completely. Unless you got sent to ‘Nam
@@helenespaulding7562 Or still dealing with racism
@@rubroken Racism will always be there until Jesus returns. It is part of so many people's carnal human nature. 🤷
@@ToddSauve My point was, for some, the 60's weren't all that good, while others say that it was almost a paradise
@@rubroken Yes, it depended on where you were. I live in Canada so it wasn't as bad. No race riots here in the 1960s. But there were still racists and bigots and people who hated.
There is a live performance of the Hollies doing this song that sounds as good as this video. It may have been cleaned up, but their live performances were almost exactly like their recordings. This is my favorite song by the Hollies because they are talking about the brotherhood of mankind and having love for everyone and sharing the load on life's journey. This was the feeling that was being spread by many people in the 1960s.
Yes, definitely do Bus Stop next. My 20 year old grandson texted me a few months ago and said, " Have you ever heard of this song? Wow!" I was so amused.
You guys have so far listened to 70s Hollies. You should now try 60s Hollie’s. You will hear yet another sound.
Bus Stop is still one of my favorite Hollies songs.
and Stop Stop Stop.
He ain’t a “burden”, he’s my brother. No matter what is going on and no matter how much help they need they aren’t a burden or “a heavy” but he’s my brother and I’ve got your back.
The Hollies were so good. Just love their songs, and what a great voice.
"Carrie Ann" is another of their hits with great harmonies. Love it when you guys get what the 60's and 70's were all about.😊
Played at my brother’s funeral in February 2020. Always made me cry x
Hi guys! My little sister and i shared the same mom but had different fathers, but no matter what we ALWAYS have been and forever will be brother and sister not "half" anything. So on her wedding day her father wasn't around to walk her down the isle, so she asked me to give her away, for which I was sooo honored to do. So instead of the traditional "Father/Daughter" dance we shared a "Big Brother/Little Sister" dance. She chose THIS song and dedicated it to me. While we danced there wasn't a dry eye in the place, including mine. Thank you guys for giving me a joyful memory.
This song just takes over your soul and takes it for a ride and leaves it in a better place.
This would be my number 1 Hollies songs..A beautiful song still today..positive thoughtful and true..we are all one on this blue ball floating in space..love will never die when there are those of us who LOVE..and show LOVE
Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤❤❤❤🎵🎵🎶🎶🎵🎵
Having been around when this song came out, this is about the brotherhood of all mankind. This is on my list of my favorite songs of all time. The messages of the songs from this time period resonate even more now because of how we have gone backward instead of forward as a society.
For Masons, the term Brother has a deep meaning, and yes - I will gladly bear my Bros burdens. Have always loved this beautiful and poignant song 💖
So mote it be.
Masons only?
I'm in the masonic,your talking crap, it's about loving one and other in this world without prejudice...
@@EastonUlster That's fine, my question was serious. I didn't know, and I was asking. I'm sorry if I offended you with my ignorance
@@rubroken no, sorry did my comment come across like that. Of course not just Masons, but Brother is how we address each other.
This song epitomises The Hollies for me. I'm thinking it was more about the 'brotherhood of man' - "If I'm laden at all, I'm laden with sadness, that everyone's heart isn't filled with the gladness of love for one another".
One of my mam’s favourite songs, every time I hear it I think of her. She was the eldest of 3, her brother was the youngest, she protected him fiercely
A fantastic, timeless song, thanks for the great reaction & understanding the meaning
The best harmonising group ever ( from my home town ). There early songs are full of great harmonies
The Hollies were one of the most underrated bands ever. You're right, the songs fill you up. And we need a lot more lyrics like "He's My Brother" these days.
You should react to "Bus Stop" Which is also by them. One of my favorites.
Beautifully produced. They got great support from their record label for having well produced songs.
LOVE THE HOLLIES!!! This one: OH - THE LYRICS!!! Once you hear THIS ONE: you NEVER FORGET IT!! Allan Clarke's VOCALS and the HARMONIES - OH, MY!! HUGS, YA'LL!!
This is a beautiful song and was released in 1969 (the year I graduated from High School). I always took it to mean part of the Civil Rights movement. The line "He ain't heavy, he's my brother" became the motto for a place in Omaha, Nebraska called Boys Town. Boys Town is still in existence and was started by Father Flanagan in 1917 for orphan boys. In the movie with Spenser Tracy and Mickie Rooney, from 1938, you will hear a small boy say this line about carrying his brother to the orphanage I guess Father Flanagan saw a drawing of a boy carrying his disabled brother who said the line. It became the motto of Boys Town. I love your show. Thank you for exploring "my" music.
"Bus Stop" is my favorite Hollies song. Definitely worth checking out next! And the lyrics on it are both clever and very clear.
Manchester's finest! Top banana.
'Bus Stop' from 1966 next please. Great up tempo love song.
In a 1918 article by 'Ralph Waldo Trine' called 'The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit', "Do you know that incident in connection with the little Scottish girl? She was trudging along, carrying as best she could a boy younger, but it seemed almost as big as she herself, when one remarked to her how heavy he must be for her to carry, when instantly came the reply: 'He's na heavy. He's mi brither.' Which later became the title. Source: Wikipedia
Fun Fact: Elton John who worked as a session musician back then played the piano on this 'He Ain't Heavy' song, and was paid £12 for his work.
Cheers.
I've been listening to this song and The Hollies since I was a kid. I've always liked them.
This has always been a favorite from The Hollies! Such a beautiful message in this song. 🎶 I don’t think you’ll have any trouble knowing what this is about. One of the greatest songs ever written. ❤😊
You described it perfectly. This was played at my very close cousins (like a brother) funeral. Every time I hear this, it always reminds me of him. The Hollies are soooo good. ❤
I forgot how great they were. They had a wall of sound! The song is poignant and beautiful. Thanks for the reaction!
Wow. Still brings a tear to my eye.
This is one of the greatest songs of the 60s, and its sound and message is as good today as it was 50+ years ago.
So good that it hit number 1 in the UK in 1988 after being used in a TV ad, beating the number 3 chart position they achieved in 1969!!!
The origins of this song go back to about 1918 and Boys Town a home for boys started in 1917 by Father Edward Flannigan outside Omaha Nebraska. In 1943 a statue was placed at Boys Town of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back with the inscription "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother". Reading the history of Boys Town, Father Edward Flannigan and this song would be a blessing to any reader.
Having two brothers this song took my breath away and it still does it captures love and expresses it
It's an interesting point because, for the most part, we didn't have any official lyrics when we first heard these songs on the radio. Sometimes they would be there in the liner notes if you bought the album but not always, and not often early on.
Outstanding song by a great band this song means so much to many many people and its music you don't hear anymore I'm so glad I grew up with this kind of music ❤
60’s/70’s the best music for sure!
TRUST ME....THEY WERE AS GOOD LIVE!! all clips were from 1969. Allan Clarke was an amazing lead vocalist and this group was well up there with the best. They were by far the best live band of that era. OUTSTANDING
A song hits people with different feelings. That’s life!
Saw the Hollies in the 70’s and they were awesome, they were known for their harmonies.
I saw them live in the early 70s I was so excited. Love the Hollies, they had great harmonies!
A big world wide hit especially with the troops in Vietnam mostly conscripts who didn't want to be their and feeling the anti war movement back home disapproval, and relying on each other for support.
I was a tenor in my high school's 16-member madrigal group, and loved performing this song with them... GREAT memories... (and. ah, yes.... those were the days! . . .before the advent of modern high school show choirs)...
I'm a 72 Y/O man who generally likes high intensity Rock N Roll (AC ~ DC) but I remember that when this song was out that I REALLY REALLY liked it & I still do!
I am the youngest of 7. I have 5 brothers. I am a cancer survivor and have mental illness. I once attempted suicide. Not thought about it, actually attempted. Through it all they said "He's not heavy, he's my brother" ❤
As part of the 1st British Invasion of USA the Hollies where and are a brilliant band.
The Hollies were fans of the Everly Brothers and before they became famous they met them at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. From that meeting there developed a friendship where the Everlys encouraged them in their ambition to become singers. In some of their songs you can recognise the influence of the harmonies. I especially love their harmonies in “Stop all the Dancing” and then there’s their fun,
light-hearted song, “I Love Jennifer Eccles”.
You summed the song up perfectly, in the late 70s I was in a band with my two older brothers and we used to sing this song. They are both gone now and this song is very special to me it takes me right back there with them. Only recently I was notified the drummer in another band I was in in the 80s has terminal cancer. There were four of us, we were called The Beatmakers, and for five years they were like my brothers. The rhythm guitarist has arranged for the remaining three of us to visit our buddy who is in hospital in palliative care, so that the four of us will be in the same room one last time. He ain't heavy he's our brother.