In this pop song, lead singer Allan Clarke is trying to tell a friend that he needs to appreciate the girl who cares about him. Around that time, The Hollies wrote most of their material, but “Listen To Me” (1968) was penned by an outsider : Tony Hazzard. Hazzard explained that “Listen To Me” started with the line, “Your ears are deaf, your mouth is dumb, your eyes are blind,” and the whole piece materialized from those words. He added : “Sometimes it’s not so much inspiration as imagination.” This was the last Hollies single with founding member Graham Nash, who left to form Crosby, Stills & Nash with David Crosby and Stephen Hills. John Wells of NME considered the tune “a much more mature and sophisticated sound” for the English group. And Billboard described it as a “strong outing” and an “infectious rhythm entry.” WORTH MENTIONING : The Hollies charted more hits on Billboard Hot 100 from 1964 to 1975 than any other British band, except for The Beatles, Dave Clark Five and the Rolling Stones. Their tally of 22 charting pieces during that period BESTED EVEN THE WHO‼️ 💙🎼💛
Incredible song. Missed by almost everyone. Amazing harmonies especially on the middle 8 bit. "Does it hurt to realise..." Such brilliant songwriting deserved more recognition.
Completely agree my parents are massive fans grew up with them on at home and saw them 35 years ago at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre was an absolutely brilliant concert shame they didn’t get greater recognition such talented guys
I loved this song when it was out. It still sounds wonderfully fresh a full 55 years later. After so long, one can listen to it without thinking about life in those days. 😏
I bought this as a kid in 1968. Best Hollies song ever for me. I always thought that the lyric ending each verse went: "That Judy can't find love..... (then the chorus) Listen to me...."
One of the songs, that brings back a lot of childhood memories. This is one of the first records I ever got. I was only 5 or 6 years old when I got a bunch of old 45 records from my mother along with my first record player. Well, I'm 35 now and I still have this record today and play it on my Jukebox regularly.
Tão de fantásticos como de inesquecíveis, estes The Hollies. Na minha opinião, a melhor banda a nível de vozes em dueto, ou terceto. Sempre presentes nas minhas audições
My favourite ❤ hollies song.....this and my other favourite gasoline alley bred.....both only made the top 20 but both Fantastic songs .....God bless b kind to each other ❤ love animals ❤ and yourself ❤
the hollies are amazzzzzing Alan Clarke's voice is to me next best to John Lennon and Bob Dylan, full of feeling, Gasoline Alley Bred is very under estimated, one of the very best. The band did better music after G. Nash left, Alan Clarke is one of the very best, record again Alan people will love to hear you, you are missed very much.
@Jonathan Wright ~ Do you honestly think The Hollies did better music after Nash's departure? This song, Listen To Me is a fine example of the group's excellence WITH Nash, and of course there's dozens of other classic gems recorded during his residency with the band. Sure, they were still great after Nash bowed out. I won't debate that. I love a lot of what they did, but to say that they were better without him is a matter of taste and preference.
+slimshine953 Agree. While some of the post Nash stuff is great, we're not talking about the sort of form which created that incredible 3 album run from '66 through '67 ('For Certain Because' / 'Evolution' / 'Butterfly').
Yeah, that 3 album run was AMAZING. And they did it WITH Graham, of course. Graham was really inspired and full of power in those years. I love the Hollies, by the way. My favorite album is Evolution. I can't describe its magic...
Forget Oasis, the Roses,New Order, Smiths,etc, this is THE greatest band ever from Manchester ! I was brought up in Hulmeand know what I'm talking about !
Written by Tony Hazzard, who also penned Fox On The Run and Ha Ha Said The Clown for Manfred Mann plus hits for Lulu, Herman's Hermits, Andy Williams, etc., etc...
I think the video needs a bit of re-syncing, but what a great track this is! I remember loving it around the end of 1968 just as I started work, a period where it was all too easy for a great number to drop between the cracks because there was just so much fantastic stuff in the charts, so competition was tremendous. But it stands the test of time. The writer, Tony Hazzard, seemed to be all over the scene at that time-I understand he's in his early seventies and still in the business.
I swear that there was some weird connection between the Hollies & The Who because of the coincidences I've spotted the last couple of days. Firstly I noticed how similar the Hollies 'I Can't Let Go' and 'I Can See For Miles' by The Who are to each other in their structure & sound. Now I just heard this Hollies song for the first time and I noticed plenty of references of being deaf, dumb, and blind - (even the words are in the same order) at the time of this songs release, Pete Townshend & The Who would've been completing the Tommy album, so it's odd that the words 'deaf, dumb, & blind' are in both recordings. Regarding 'I Can't Let Go' and 'I Can See For Miles', the Hollies released 'I Can't Let Go' in 1965 I think, and The Who's 'I Can See For Miles' was released in 1967. Although according to Townshend, he wrote 'I Can See For Miles' a couple of years earlier but wanted to save it as an 'ace in the hole' song, in case The Who should struggle for singles to release.....which means that those 2 songs were probably written around the same time. Was there some kind of espionage going on between these 2 bands at the time? Or something else?
@@LG-kl3co - Yeh that may be the case, but as far as I'm aware Pete Townshend never wrote songs for the Hollies either, but he did write most of the Who's songs
The trouble with Nash is that most of his work is simple and naive. He says otherwise, he was holding the Hollies back. He ain't heavy, Long Cool woman, The air that I breathe, I cant tell the bottom from the top....all single releases after he left tell half the picture. Listen to the post Nash Hollies albums for the other half and they confirm the picture.
You can understand why, but I think that ‘cabaret’ kind of sound that this was clearly leading into really suited The Hollies once he’d left. Especially Allan’s voice!
I think you’re right about Nash! I also think (as successful as crosby, stills and nash were!) Graham Nash - in some ways - regretted his move, especially later on! But, one of the best, if not the best vocal harmony groups ever!
@Greg Normal Of The Hollies? Yes I am, actually I prefer The Hollies before Graham Nash left to go on to become part of CSNY!!! After that, not so much...
@@malcolml309 Graham Nash distinctive vocals was what made The Hollies sound so special. Allan Clarke had the best voice and was a natural lead singer while Tony Hicks was a superb guitarist and a fine harmony singer. Nash had a somewhat rougher sound to his voice and when Terry Sylvester replaced him in late 1968, The Hollies sound became smoother and actually an easier listen.
An amazing group, a really good song. But the image was stopping them dead in their tracks. Such a great band didn't need to be dressed in "Prom date" clothes.
Why oh why did you leave Graham. This band was your home. Allan was your partner, Tony was one of the best guitarists in England. It was a triumvirate of excellence and you threw it away to go off with a couple of American stoners. As much as I love the first CSN album, it weren’t the Hollies.
Very simple. During the 1967,1968 period Graham Nash's writing and musical output far surpassed any member of The Hollies. Take a listen to the album "The Hollies at Abbey Road 1966-1970". Don't get me wrong, The Hollies were a great band and by 1970 they were on a creative upswing again, but during this 1968 period, Graham was just on a superior level musically as opposed to the rest of the guys.
@Greg Normal good mate don't blame u there songs r amazing . Sorry just finished work . My favourite song is dear Eloise omg I love that song 🎵 and yes I will
Yo había leído que a Allan Clarke le cabreaba que la atención (lo he visto en muchas fotos publicitarias) se fuera a Graham o a Tony, porque Allan era el vocalista, o lo que llaman en inglés el "frontman" 😂así que yo creo se querían evitar algún coraje...
The Hollies.....Simply perfect and wonderful.
In this pop song, lead singer Allan Clarke is trying to tell a friend that he needs to appreciate the girl who cares about him.
Around that time, The Hollies wrote most of their material, but “Listen To Me” (1968) was penned by an outsider : Tony Hazzard.
Hazzard explained that “Listen To Me” started with the line, “Your ears are deaf, your mouth is dumb, your eyes are blind,” and the whole piece materialized from those words. He added : “Sometimes it’s not so much inspiration as imagination.”
This was the last Hollies single with founding member Graham Nash, who left to form Crosby, Stills & Nash with David Crosby and Stephen Hills.
John Wells of NME considered the tune “a much more mature and sophisticated sound” for the English group. And Billboard described it as a “strong outing” and an “infectious rhythm entry.”
WORTH MENTIONING : The Hollies charted more hits on Billboard Hot 100 from 1964 to 1975 than any other British band, except for The Beatles, Dave Clark Five and the Rolling Stones. Their tally of 22 charting pieces during that period BESTED EVEN THE WHO‼️ 💙🎼💛
Incredible song. Missed by almost everyone. Amazing harmonies especially on the middle 8 bit. "Does it hurt to realise..."
Such brilliant songwriting deserved more recognition.
Totally agree .How can you not love the Hollies- they defined then sixties for me
They’re my dads favourite group so I grew up on sixties music I was born in 69
Just heard this on sky arts channel about the Hollies. Superb song no doubt.
Completely agree my parents are massive fans grew up with them on at home and saw them 35 years ago at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre was an absolutely brilliant concert shame they didn’t get greater recognition such talented guys
This is my favourite Hollies song. x
The sound of the Sixties.
Those harmonies combined with a great song.
Embarrass modern boy bands, dont they?
I loved this song when it was out. It still sounds wonderfully fresh a full 55 years later. After so long, one can listen to it without thinking about life in those days. 😏
It was and still is my favourite Hollies song too.
Amazing song. Probably the most underrated pop song of all time. …sigh...
Totally agree x
@@vanessaerickson3000 MARBLES: FORGIVE AND FORGET
Totally agree
For me the best Hollies track and didn't even make the UK top ten. I can't begin to imagine how that happened.
👌🍾😊👍🥂
Hollies great band Allan Clarke superb singer
Loved the Hollies when I was a kid. Definitely one of my favourite groups.
GREAT SONG. I grew up listening to the Hollies, FOREVER FABULOUS , ROCK ON, Hollies.
Super-catchy tune.
Terrific song and one of their VERY best.
Somethings are just worth going back in time for.
We all love The Hollies..Yes Sir!!!!!!!!
I love the Graham Nash harmony. It's beautiful.
When he left to join Crosbie Stills they were never quite the same.
What a brilliant group they were.
the Hollies the best group I ever heard
Que grupo! Hollies escuchaba cuando tenia 18 años en los 90 y los sigo escuchando.Unos genios totales!!
One of my favourite hollies songs, lovely stuff 💖 December 2020
Amazing 60's band.
Uno de los Mejores Grupos de la Historia!!!
Such a great band. Love this song.
I bought this as a kid in 1968. Best Hollies song ever for me. I always thought that the lyric ending each verse went: "That Judy can't find love..... (then the chorus) Listen to me...."
One of the songs, that brings back a lot of childhood memories. This is one of the first records I ever got. I was only 5 or 6 years old when I got a bunch of old 45 records from my mother along with my first record player. Well, I'm 35 now and I still have this record today and play it on my Jukebox regularly.
The Hollies the best song called listen to me 1968 hit!!!!!
This is from a Dutch TV show called 'Twien', broadcast 1st November 1968. Great clip!
The Hollies sind wunderbar ,for allem dieses lied.
Amazing band 😊❤️🎶🎼
Alan and Graham were PerFection in harmony. They've known each other since 1947!
Great 60s group. Never even heard this one. Cool song
One of their very best !
Super Song, hatte ich total vergessen.
Umso schöner ihn wiedergefunden zu haben.
DANKE❤❤❤
Few rivalled the close harmonies of the Hollies. Beatles, Byrds and The Moody Blues. Can't think of too many others.
This is when Graham Nash was on his way out. It's 1968 and the management has you in bow ties.
Interestingly it was actually his idea to do that
Tão de fantásticos como de inesquecíveis, estes The Hollies. Na minha opinião, a melhor banda a nível de vozes em dueto, ou terceto. Sempre presentes nas minhas audições
one of my fav tracks by the HOLLIES
yes agreed this really is a brill song the harmonies are just stunning, an tonys hidden bits in it too, ??
@Greg Normal yes I'm a huge hollies fan.
@Greg Normal to many to chose from, but long dark Rd, long cool woman, Lucy I cry buckets too. Can't tell the bottom from the top. Ect
My favourite ❤ hollies song.....this and my other favourite gasoline alley bred.....both only made the top 20 but both Fantastic songs .....God bless b kind to each other ❤ love animals ❤ and yourself ❤
Bobby es un dulce 🥹 se tomó este film de la mejor manera, casi ni se ve y lo que se ve es que está re contento dando palmaditas nomás 😊
the hollies are amazzzzzing Alan Clarke's voice is to me next best to John Lennon and Bob Dylan, full of feeling, Gasoline Alley Bred is very under estimated, one of the very best. The band did better music after G. Nash left, Alan Clarke is one of the very best, record again Alan people will love to hear you, you are missed very much.
@Jonathan Wright ~ Do you honestly think The Hollies did better music after Nash's departure? This song, Listen To Me is a fine example of the group's excellence WITH Nash, and of course there's dozens of other classic gems recorded during his residency with the band. Sure, they were still great after Nash bowed out. I won't debate that. I love a lot of what they did, but to say that they were better without him is a matter of taste and preference.
+slimshine953 Agree. While some of the post Nash stuff is great, we're not talking about the sort of form which created that incredible 3 album run from '66 through '67 ('For Certain Because' / 'Evolution' / 'Butterfly').
+blackmore4 Thanks. It's good to know that someone is making sense!
Yeah, that 3 album run was AMAZING. And they did it WITH Graham, of course. Graham was really inspired and full of power in those years. I love the Hollies, by the way. My favorite album is Evolution. I can't describe its magic...
And a gorgeous looking guy as well.
Forget Oasis, the Roses,New Order, Smiths,etc, this is THE greatest band ever from Manchester ! I was brought up in Hulmeand know what I'm talking about !
Chameleons. Greatest band from Greater Manchester!
jeffreycafferelli6973 Chameleons it's the word - how versatile they were(!)
La batería siempre puntual de Bobby Elliott ❤️👏🏻 increíble, leeejos el mejor batería de la ola inglesa
Written by great songwriter Tony Hazzard !!
Det er den bedste The Hollies sang fra 1966-1970. Jeg er stor The Holliesfan jeg har 42 albums på CD
Another lockdown good tunes required
Written by Tony Hazzard, who also penned Fox On The Run and Ha Ha Said The Clown for Manfred Mann plus hits for Lulu, Herman's Hermits, Andy Williams, etc., etc...
Fantastic quality video on the iPhone. Obviously has been remastered, Great song used to whistle this when I was a paperboy
Brings back memories of moving up to senior school!
Off to see these Tuesday night in Sheffield. Can’t wait
a nice song I remember me this song when I was in New Sealand
I think the video needs a bit of re-syncing, but what a great track this is! I remember loving it around the end of 1968 just as I started work, a period where it was all too easy for a great number to drop between the cracks because there was just so much fantastic stuff in the charts, so competition was tremendous. But it stands the test of time. The writer, Tony Hazzard, seemed to be all over the scene at that time-I understand he's in his early seventies and still in the business.
The Hollies listen to me I'"ll change your mind to sing a song!!!!
great song!
Way cool. Knew the song for decades but never saw this video. Thanks for posting.
typical HOLLIES great harmony
diese Stimme ist einmalig...der beste song von den Hollies...ssssuuuppppiiiii......
just brilliant .. luv luv luv.. you don't care about, you don't care about, you don't care about luuuuuuuuv.. mwahh
There wasn't many better pop bands than the Hollies. If I think hard I might come up with half a dozen. Who thumbed this minor masterpiece down?
I swear that there was some weird connection between the Hollies & The Who because of the coincidences I've spotted the last couple of days. Firstly I noticed how similar the Hollies 'I Can't Let Go' and 'I Can See For Miles' by The Who are to each other in their structure & sound.
Now I just heard this Hollies song for the first time and I noticed plenty of references of being deaf, dumb, and blind - (even the words are in the same order) at the time of this songs release, Pete Townshend & The Who would've been completing the Tommy album, so it's odd that the words 'deaf, dumb, & blind' are in both recordings.
Regarding 'I Can't Let Go' and 'I Can See For Miles', the Hollies released 'I Can't Let Go' in 1965 I think, and The Who's 'I Can See For Miles' was released in 1967. Although according to Townshend, he wrote 'I Can See For Miles' a couple of years earlier but wanted to save it as an 'ace in the hole' song, in case The Who should struggle for singles to release.....which means that those 2 songs were probably written around the same time.
Was there some kind of espionage going on between these 2 bands at the time? Or something else?
Maybe ...possibly....but the Hollies writing team didn't pen either Hollies songs.
@@LG-kl3co - Yeh that may be the case, but as far as I'm aware Pete Townshend never wrote songs for the Hollies either, but he did write most of the Who's songs
Love the song - can't understand the words.
Just found out they rejected Nash's Marrakech Express and he started seeing the door out. It would have been just as wonderful with them -a hit!
The trouble with Nash is that most of his work is simple and naive. He says otherwise, he was holding the Hollies back. He ain't heavy, Long Cool woman, The air that I breathe, I cant tell the bottom from the top....all single releases after he left tell half the picture. Listen to the post Nash Hollies albums for the other half and they confirm the picture.
The Hollies did do a demo of Marrakesh Express I think, I seem to remember having it on a CD somewhere
Hats off to TONY HAZZARD, the songwriter.
The Hollies listen to me a very famous song!!!!
My favourite!
The Hollies listen to me I""ll sing a song to change your mind!!!
👍❤ great! 명곡임
manchesters finest
Wonderful to hear that song again. I always forget what a treat it is!! I have to agree with the Underground Atheist!
Underated song. Listen to it.
Bright lads bright song!!!!
a very nice song
muy buen tema
First hit song featuring a piano played through a Leslie speaker- played by Nicky Hopkins I believe.
Great lyrics. Great singing & playing Hollies r known
Rite it's way underrated. But I always liked anyway
Nash hating his life by this point.
You could tell that Graham Nash, was less than enthusiastic about being there.
You can understand why, but I think that ‘cabaret’ kind of sound that this was clearly leading into really suited The Hollies once he’d left. Especially Allan’s voice!
I think you’re right about Nash! I also think (as successful as crosby, stills and nash were!) Graham Nash - in some ways - regretted his move, especially later on!
But, one of the best, if not the best vocal harmony groups ever!
The lyrics are really clever -
Singing the truth
Schönes Lied
grrrreat
A fine song written by Tony Hazzard.
💖
Raro ver a Graham Nash con "el uniforme blanco" de los Hollies :P
Good hollies song, good lineup , Alan Clarke , graham Nash , Bernie Calvert, Bobby Elliot
You missed the group leader Tony Hicks who is still , along with Bob Elliott in the band today.
@@LG-kl3co yes your right my apologies, I somehow missed him in the video
Ik was een echte Hollies fan
The Hollies é uma banda que não teve o valor merecido pelas mídias da época! Preferiam os Beatles que uma banda unida como eles!
quality
This must have been towards the end of Graham Nash's run with The Hollies.
@Greg Normal Of The Hollies? Yes I am, actually I prefer The Hollies before Graham Nash left to go on to become part of CSNY!!! After that, not so much...
Wasn’t this the last performance with graham Nash before he left?
It was one of the last. Graham Nash, would leave the Hollies, on December 8, 1968.
No he was still with them when they went to epic records. Sorry Suzanne was last song
@@raymondlund6137 Terry sulvester sung with them on that one.
Велика група!
Uber-catchy song, which really should have been a bigger hit.
Oasis?
The last single with Nash in their ranks!
Albeit barely.
@@malcolml309 Graham Nash distinctive vocals was what made The Hollies sound so special. Allan Clarke had the best voice and was a natural lead singer while Tony Hicks was a superb guitarist and a fine harmony singer. Nash had a somewhat rougher sound to his voice and when Terry Sylvester replaced him in late 1968, The Hollies sound became smoother and actually an easier listen.
An amazing group, a really good song. But the image was stopping them dead in their tracks. Such a great band didn't need to be dressed in "Prom date" clothes.
I always thought John Lennon sing this song.
Why oh why did you leave Graham. This band was your home. Allan was your partner, Tony was one of the best guitarists in England. It was a triumvirate of excellence and you threw it away to go off with a couple of American stoners. As much as I love the first CSN album, it weren’t the Hollies.
Very simple. During the 1967,1968 period Graham Nash's writing and musical output far surpassed any member of The Hollies. Take a listen to the album "The Hollies at Abbey Road 1966-1970". Don't get me wrong, The Hollies were a great band and by 1970 they were on a creative upswing again, but during this 1968 period, Graham was just on a superior level musically as opposed to the rest of the guys.
1968?
their vokals not in the world of competition
their songs and melodies have become a new classic.
Where was Tony?
beehind Graham Nash
Clark and Nash harmonies are great.. CSN were better !
Cod Zilla ...Count me in as well Cod.
Never have heard this one, in Uncle Sam's military -- evidently it wasn't much of a hit.
Love love the Hollies but crappy camera man , should gone on the rest of the group
@Greg Normal hi there that's OK. Yeah I love hollies definitely a big fan there's
@Greg Normal good mate don't blame u there songs r amazing . Sorry just finished work . My favourite song is dear Eloise omg I love that song 🎵 and yes I will
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Yo había leído que a Allan Clarke le cabreaba que la atención (lo he visto en muchas fotos publicitarias) se fuera a Graham o a Tony, porque Allan era el vocalista, o lo que llaman en inglés el "frontman" 😂así que yo creo se querían evitar algún coraje...