Saturday night I was downtown Working for the FBI Sitting in a nest of bad men Whiskey bottles piling high Bootlegging boozer on the west side Full of people who are doing wrong Just about to call up the D.A. man When I heard this woman singing a song A pair of forty fives made me open my eyes My temperature started to rise She was a long cool woman in a black dress Just a 5'9" beautiful 'n' tall Just one look I was a bad mess 'Cause that long cool woman had it all I saw her heading to the table Well, a tall walking big black cat Charlie said, I hope that you're able, boy 'Cause I'm telling you she knows where it's at Well, suddenly we hear the sirens And everybody started to run Jumping under doors and tables Well, I heard somebody shooting a gun Well, the D.A. was pumping my left hand She was holding my right Well, I told her, don't get scared 'Cause you're gonna be spared I've gotta be forgiven if I wanna spend my living With a long cool woman in a black dress Just a 5'9" beautiful 'n' tall Well with just one look I was a bad mess 'Cause that long cool woman had it all Had it all, had it all, had it all Had it all, had it all, had it all (she had it all)

@timpwhit

Ай бұрын

Well said.

@terri2494

Ай бұрын

Thank you for saving me the trouble of looking up the lyrics! I’m 62 and I have never been able to decipher what he was saying, except for a few words or phrases. I just thought he was talking about seeing a beautiful woman in a bar. I had no idea there was gun play or criminal activity in the song.

@waynehackney5812

Ай бұрын

The lyrics could be a Film Noir script.

@thehorrorfanx

Ай бұрын

@@waynehackney5812Yes! That’s how I picture it in my head.

The Song “He Ain’t Heavy He’s my Brother” was another big record for the Hollies

@boki1693

Ай бұрын

They had several completely different sounding hits before this song, he ain't heavy and the air that I breath when Graham Nash, from Crosby Stills and Nash was in the group. Some where, Bus Stop, Carrie Anne and Stop,stop,stop. These earlier songs sounded more like early Beatles type stuff. Surprisingly, though, the vocals from the early songs sound completly different, very high pitched and like a teenagers, it's the same singer in all the songs.

@mikeback5921

Ай бұрын

What about bus stop

@josephgallagher945

Ай бұрын

Supposedly Elton John plays keys on it.

@BillGraper

Ай бұрын

The trifecta would be "The Air That I Breathe."

@josephgilbert3632

Ай бұрын

@@BillGraper That's the other one they did.

A word of advice; stop having preconceptions about groups that you have only heard of one song . Variety is the spice of life, and it is GOOD to release songs that don't all sound the same.

@steve-zk5zm

Ай бұрын

Pretty good advice.

@steve-zk5zm

Ай бұрын

Pretty good advice. It would be like listening to THE BEATLES performing “She Loves You” or “And I Love Her”, and being surprised by ABBEY ROAD.

@unodos149

Ай бұрын

Yeah, they seem like they force themselves to analyze to the point of listening in a rigid way. Would be better to just relax and take in the vibe imo

@sheilaholmes8455

Ай бұрын

A lot of these reactors do that and it makes me crazy. I guess they’re used to the new music where everything the artist makes sounds the same.

@randythomson7265

Ай бұрын

They listen to hip hop. Speaking of sounding the same

This was a banger of a song (52) years ago back in 1972. I was an 18-year-old senior in high school. This song came on at my high school senior prom dance, and everybody was getting down. Didn't realize this guy was working for the FBI as an undercover operator at an illegal bootlegging operation at the bar. But the "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" and the DA man congratulated him on a job well done. Now I am a 70-year-old senior citizen listening to the music of my youth. Awesome.

@terri2494

Ай бұрын

I’m 62 and I just learned what the song is about, thanks to this reaction video and a commenter who posted the lyrics.

@2Cambourne

Ай бұрын

@@terri2494 He was actually shot. The DA has his left arm while the Long Cool Woman in the Black Dress has his right arm helping him get out of the bar. He told her she will be spared.

@norm92.4u

Ай бұрын

Bars and barbells you should listen to the comments, because you really don’t know what you guys are reviewing

@jemogan

Ай бұрын

@@2Cambourne "The DA was pumping my left hand" is the correct wording there. In other words the DA was congratulating him on his work while the long cool woman held his other hand.

@2Cambourne

Ай бұрын

@@jemogan I stand corrected James. The DA was pumping his right hand. Congratulating him on a job well done. On busting an illegal bootlegging operation. I had to check out the lyrics and you were right. Thanks for your reply.

The best thing about the Hollies is that all of their songs sound completely different. It’s an amazing catalog.

It’s a song that NEVER aged. Definitely one of my favorites.

No matter how many times I've heard this song since its release, I never get tired of it.

What I remember about this group is that Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) left the Hollies and then they had a series of smash hits including this one. He even commented on the irony in an interview. Per the internet: The singer, who is an FBI agent, is in a speakeasy filled with criminals. He falls for an attractive 5'9" woman in a black dress and helps rescue her when gun shots ring out.

@piedmontish

Ай бұрын

Same here! I always visualize somebody like Robert Mitchum in the 50s film noir Bar scene and the shooting And fights begin as he drags her out.

@michaelbailey1395

Ай бұрын

I still like the early Hollies with Nash. Bus Stop, Carrie Ann, Carousel, Stop Stop Stop.

@BobSoltis1

Ай бұрын

they had far more hits with Nash than without him.

Once again, one of the most recognizable opening riffs in rock. Being a teenager in the seventies was great!

One of the greatest 'guitar intros' ever...go down the Hollies rabbit hole and be prepared for a long stay. If you want a 'love song' perhaps you may listen to 'Don't let me down' by them. One of the greatest and certainly unique groups ever,

The Hollies were huge in the 60’s. Recommendations- Bus Stop and Look Through Any Window

He's an undercover FBI agent in a speakeasy, bootleg bar, back in the '20s during prohibition. She's singing in the club they are about ready to raid. Normally she would be hauled in too but he's going to save her.

@davidkettell6236

23 күн бұрын

REALLY ,Dram on bro.

Many groups back in the day deliberately tried to avoid having a particular "sound" in all of their music to keep what they did fresh and interesting.

@chadheckman2693

26 күн бұрын

This song has a swamp-rock or southern fried rock vibe to it. I can visualize CCR doing it.

Bus Stop -- one of their earliest hits.

When I was 11, my older sister convinced our Mom to take us to our 1st concert at the local high school basketball stadium. It was The Hollies, Herman's Hermits & The Grass Roots. That began my love of live music. Over the next 15 years, I went to approx 150 concerts & music festivals during the greatest era of music in the history of mankind. #blessed

Has CCR lead vocal vibe.

@troyhyre8043

Ай бұрын

Ha! I thought it WAS CCR! I didn't associate this with the Hollies compared to other songs of theirs.

Next try: He ain't Heavy, He's My Brother Carrie Anne On a Carousel Stop,Stop, Stop Bus Stop Just One Look

@jeremiahrose4681

Ай бұрын

I forgot about Just one Look, love that song.

@grapeman63

28 күн бұрын

I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top Sorry, Suzanne King Midas In Reverse Look Through Any Window Jennifer Eccles

A MUST...'He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother' is a total classic & a beautiful song ❤️ LongCWBDress has always had CCR vibes for me. Heaps of Hollie's hits to react to 👍👍 ✌️

@CindyNavarro

Ай бұрын

🎯

@cassianfalkener3706

Ай бұрын

CCR was the first "reaction" I had while watching the video. I'm familiar with the song, but couldn't have told you who sung it.

the Hollies are amazing

The songs "Bus Stop" and "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother" would be good ones to check out.

The bass-line is incredible in this one. Everything revolves around it. Love this one. Y'all be safe.

Here we go..... Great Great Song. It was popular because it's a Kick ass song.

@barsandbarbells2022

Ай бұрын

Sums it up well 😂

Bus stop is a very good song. Definitely recommend that.

Great reaction, It's funny when you hear a song and don't understand a word they are saying, and then when you look at the words while they are singing you can hear every word, it's like magic!

I was 12 years old when this song came out, and everyone at that time thought it was Creedence Clearwater Revival.

@lori9791

18 күн бұрын

Oh man, I didn't realize that for, what, 40 years, but you are SO RIGHT. Also, I never knew all the words till now. 😂

@theccpisaparasite8813

6 күн бұрын

I can see why they might... it's got a CCR vibe to it

Great reaction, Sam and Phil! The Hollies music started in the 60s and lasted into the 90s. Their music changed throughout and that's why the songs were so different. Early songs are Bus Stop and Carrie Ann. You'll also like He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.

loved the song for years before actually reading the lyrics and finding out what the heck he is saying. Its a good story you just have to read for yourself 😁

Fantastic song. And actually quite an unusual one for them. Also one of their biggest hits, great riff here. I really like this style. Funny actually to see how many times on KZread someone posted this as a song by CCR.

“Bus Stop” by the Hollies

Back in the day this was a big hit. On the radio.

I love this song. Way different than their others. Check out early Hollies, like Carousel, and Carrie Ann.

Kids! Let it flow, don't be uptight about expectations, we did it all bk in the day.

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

29 күн бұрын

When you use talent and inspiration rather than a formula and machines to create music.

Look Through Any Window, Bus Stop, Carrie Ann, On A Carousel. More Hollies songs.

There is such a thing as just enjoying the song instead of always trying to figure out what the meaning is.

Hollies are one of my favourite groups from the sixties.

This has been in Movies: Air America, Remember the Titans, Amores Perros, The Longest Yard, The Lovely Bones, Trouble with the Curve, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, and Kong: Skull Island. One of the few songs they do with no 3 part harmonies. Great tune. Check out the 1st song I heard by them which was their 14th single I think, big favorite of mine... 'Bus Stop' (1966). Cheers.

Where you might have heard the riff: If you've seen the movie "Remember the Titans", you've heard a part of this song. It's playing when the movie chronicles the team's winning streak. By the way: the next Hollies song must "He Ain't Heavy, He's my Brother". It's a MUST listen.

One of the greatest opening guitar riffs in the history of Rock!!!!!!!

Since you're in the same time frame, you should check out "Cherokee Nation" by Paul Revere and the Raiders.

I've listened to this song forever. Never could understand one word. Whoever posted the lyrics Thank you.😊 Rocking song.✌️✌️🌻🌻

@denislaferriere2693

Ай бұрын

Its easy to get to the lyrics on internet....

This has been one of my favorite rock songs of all time since I was a little kid and it was on the radio all the time. Later I really got into The Hollies and you could tell that this was a bit later after some of their earlier hits and it was different, but it became a huge hit and I absolutely love this song, and in fact it is exactly what got me into exploring older Hollies. Growing up, a lot of people actually thought that Creedence Clearwater Revival did this, lol. It's an absolutely fantastic dance song, and I know that I personally never really tried to figure out the story of it until I was much older. I loved just the phrases and images and a little hints of meaning cascading down but the music and the feel of it was overwhelmingly the main experience of it. And I absolutely love his voice and delivery on this. It's just perfect for this. It sounded so hip at the time.

"Carrie Anne" : "Bus Stop" ; " Dear Eloise" ; "He Ain't Heavy He's my Brother" are all great Hollies' titles worth hearing.

When I first heard this, I fell in love with it. And rushed home to figure out the guitar...

You can't help but groove on that sound...

The Hollies' He Ain't Heavy, He's my Brother will floor you.

This song went to #2 on the charts in 1972. Lead singer Allan Clarke left the band for a solo career after this was recorded. He returned because his solo wasn't taking off and this song did.

The Hollies like all the other artist and groups from the mid 60's to before MTV went through evolution in their sound, they didn’t want the next album to sound like the last album. Its like the line in Ricky Nelson's Garden Party song, "If memories were all I sang, I'd rather drive a truck."

Graham Nash was a member of the Holly's prior to forming Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

Listen to this song all the time 😂 CCR vibe for sure. A banger as Phil would say 😂 Peace out ✌️ ☮️

4:37 Hey Phil and Sam, This song oftentimes gets people confusing it for Creedence Clearwater Revival song (It's pretty easy to see why, though)

One of my favorite Hollies songs …so good. The air that I breathe and Bus stop are great also… Mucho nostalgia.✌️

He ain't heavy he's my brother. It's definitely worth listening, too.

Y'all ought to check out "He ain't heavy". A song to live by.

had a 65 mustang convertable when this song came out. had a custom 300 doller stereo in it which was a lot of money back in 72. would ride up in the smokies listening to the hollies greatest hits and ccr.5 dollars would fill your car up. 2.00 would buy a six pack. what memories this song brings back

Makes you want to drive fast and take chances!! Best of the Hollies.

An old classic here , played on many jukeboxes , and at a lot of parties !

Look Through Any Window gave me a huge earworm. Love the Hollies.

Love this group. The Hollies are a British pop rock group formed in 1962 & known for their great harmonies. They had so many hit songs such as "Bus Stop", "Stop Stop Stop", "He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother", "On A Carousel", "Carrie Anne", "Here I Go Again", "Look Through Any Window", "King Midas In Reverse", "Jennifer Eccles" etc. "Graham Nash" was originally in this group & left in 1968 to form "Crosby, Stills & Nash".

@benmayer5932

Ай бұрын

Those are all great. My favorite is "Pay You Back With Interest." I love that the hook has the slow whole notes, but the rest of the song is pretty up-tempo. "Look Through Any Window" is my second, "Bus Stop" is third. This song, though, is an outlier because it sounds completely different from their main body of work.

This was arguably their biggest hit and most played radio song. Great guitar riff and excellent use of reverb, which can be too much if not done well. I don't hear anything country tinges myself and really nothing bluesy either just pop/rock at its best. Their most heartfelt tune, with a strong social commentary/philosophy, is He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. Great haunting harmonica. It's slower overall with strong, chill-inducing vocals and harmonies. This song always gets me emotional even almost 55 years after its release. This is a rare time I suggest the music video with He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. Lead singer Allan Clarke can really emote; he has a great natural 'fro too for a white British guy.

It’s like a tall drinking of water meaning she was Hot!!!

The really cool thing about this song is the way its put together. I'm a guitar player, and I spent a long time trying to play this song. I got really close, but it just didn't ever sound right. Such a simple riff I thought. I eventually figured out, from seeing the video the first time, that there's actually 3 guitars playing this riff together, but all in perfect synchronization... but in different ways... mind blown lol... Great reaction. Thank you. 😊

Loved drumming to this

Having the lyrics available is always helpful.

This song has a small favorite fond spot in my heart. Coming back and ending my 3 year voluntary service in the ARMY in Germany for the last time back in 1976 and sitting in the Airplane on the runway. I put the ear sets they provided and set the channel to Rock and roll. This was the first song up and jammed to it as the plane accelerated down the runway bringing me home to the bay area in California.

Hands down, one of the coolest songs ever. On a side note, I was named after the Hollies song, Carrie Ann. ❤

Best intro ever! ❤

Hugely popular in 60s 70s lots of AM radio play .. they have many hits like Bus Stop, On a Carousel, Carrie Anne

This was such a jukebox hit when it came out.

This song never gets old. I was 6 years old in 72’ when I heard it on the radio,and my first attempt at air guitar.

Hollies revamped and re-invented themselves several times as the 60's music changed and merged into the 70's, very flexible band and unique sound. from Bust Stop, Carousel, I Can't let Go, Carrie Anne, Look Through Any Window, Stop Stop Stop, and of course: The Air that I Breathe

Hah hah, this was like hearing the national anthem when I was in school back in the 70's!!😍 Many years later, I actually learned to play it. That guitar intro is tricky to get it to sound just right. I finally managed to do it on a 335 Gibson clone with just the bridge pickup, lots of reverb, and some aggressive picking!😄 LOVE this song!😉👍👍👍

Love this song but I've never been able to sing along to it. 😂

A great song! I bought the single when it first came out and I had just gotten my first stereo over 50 years ago! I think I still have that 45 RPM.

He ain't heavy he's my brother. I tried to instill that thought as a theme to live by in my children

Great song. Fun song to dancevto, back in the day.

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother is a must listen 💯

The album is called Romany and is definitely one of Hollies best. The Hollies where part of British Invasion with Stones and The Beatles!

"Bus Stop" is still my favorite Hollies tune. Like all great groups, the Hollies had many moods.

These guys were really great. Especially when you consider what era they were in at the time. So I really appreciate you guys doing this reaction because they were at the top of their game. Yup, this was a great hit and I'm glad you found these guys because I have fond memories of 19 years when these guys were big.

I heard this song blasting from a pickup truck from a fair distance a few months ago and I knew I knew the song. I couldn't really hear the lyrics from that distance, but the music I knew. So I searched my memory for the title. Looked it up on my iPhone and listened to it. It was so nice. :-) o

I think it is important to remember that many rock groups of the late 60s through much of the 70s, had really been into blues or honkytonk, as younger people, and they often emulated that in their own works later. The Hollies, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and tons of others, large and small, sprinkled the stuff they grew up loving as homage, or as tribute, as many of them appreciated the old blues guys. Prog rock in many ways is a growth of rock and jazz. Just a thought. Great channel, and great reaction.

Crank it up in the car!! We always used to.😂 Such a great song!! Man, this was So much fun! 😊❤

The Hollies typically always had 3 part harmonies, but this song was just Allen Clark alone. The lyrics set a scene similar to a film noir crime-drama. The singer, who is an FBI agent, is in a speakeasy filled with criminals. He falls for an attractive 5’9" woman in a black dress and helps rescue her when gun shots ring out per Wikipedia!

Of all the songs of my youth this one would get my vote for the largest percentage of indecipherable lyrics. Back in that day, finding the lyrics written out wasn't as simple as requesting the info from Google, so I spent those years getting only pieces of the story. That didn't change the fact that I really liked the record and the fantastic vocal that made the lyrics so hard to understand.

Definitely an awesome group with an awesome song! You should do more of them for sure!!👍👍👏👏👏

This is as good as it gets!!

You shouldn't expect a group to sing the same type of song time after time! variety is the spice of life!!

The Hollies were a very versatile group, they could do anything. Try “He ain’t Heavy He’s my Brother “ it will bring tears to your eyes.😊

Hearing this in junior high, my first thought was that the guitar reminded me of CCR, but that obviously wasn't John Fogerty singing. This is the same group that gave us "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"? But no complaints 😃

I remember playing the vinyl record with this song on when I was a small kid. Love it.

Fun react…part of the joy of the song was trying to decipher the lyrics for many years.🫠. …The Hollies book is very diverse. Pop to rock to Ballad; all with a unique Hollies sound. He Ain’t Heavy is a great one.

Good ear, Sam. You picked right up on the scene being set. This was probably the Hollies coolest hit. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" has got to be the most emotional.

"He Ain't Heavy" is another emotional easy song from them like "The Air That I Breath". In this song he was an FBI agent in a "nest of bad men" in a rough bar. The long cool woman was the singer.

First Hollies song I heard was "Bus Stop" and I fell in love with that song. They were looking for that film noir crime drama type of feel in this song. I think they got it. Check out "Bus Stop"!

such a cool song. Its just got the IT to the vibe.

One of my favorite songs to blast on my motorcycle running down the highway 🤘

Clarke, Cook and Greenaway wrote the song in England about the bootlegging days during the American prohibition era. Cook recalled to The Tennessean that the trio returned to their office after having "had a skinful" and decided it would be fun to write a song about "Prohibition and all the bad people surrounding it." So they came up with a story about "the FBI raiding and this (woman) singing at the bar. (The narrator) doesn't want her to get in trouble. So he kind of saves her." Note to readers outside the UK: A "skinful" is a British term, essentially meaning an amount of alcohol that is enough to make a person drunk. Source: Songfacts

@terri2494

Ай бұрын

Thanks for explaining “skinful”. I wondered if it referred to wine skins.

This song rocks!!! How did you get it posted? My lyric video was 100% blocked.

This song, "Draggin' The Line" by Tommy James and The Shondells and everything by Creedence were the biggest bar songs in the early '70's.

The Hollies have many fine hits spread out in the U.S. from 1966 to '74. The first hit here was Bus Stop. Hits in the 70's include The Air That I Breathe and He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. The early years had Graham Nash as lead singer until he left in '69 to be part of Crosby, Stills, and Nash.