My wifes oldest son died just this last September. We had him cremated on what would have been his 25th birthday. He was a Marine Vet. Over 200 of his Marine brothers showed up for his celebration of life. I had this song played and there was not a dry eye in the house.
@walkawaycat431
Жыл бұрын
So sorry. Prayers to your family
@dedehe7582
Жыл бұрын
That’s beautiful !!! My condolences, and prayers
@michaelasay8587
Жыл бұрын
So sorry....Iost a 38 yr old sister tragically....it just kills ya. I have to start living for her...and she's been gone for 16 yrs.
@lorisanford8515
Жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry my love goes out to you 💗
@tinapatterson5022
Жыл бұрын
I am So Sorry for Your Loss, And I thank You Both and Him for his Service.♥
@southrnlvingsc
Жыл бұрын
I always took "he's my brother" to mean like the brotherhood of man, regardless of race, color, creed, etc. Such a beautiful song, I cry every time I hear it.
@denisefallin8042
Жыл бұрын
Me too!!!!
@ChefBarb58
5 ай бұрын
THE ONE THAT SHOWS A SOLDIERS IN THE VIDIO CARRIED BY ANOTHER SOLDIER ON HIS TOP PART OF HIS BODY OVER HIS SHOULDERS. 😢
@kennbicknell5492
Жыл бұрын
*You have no idea how meaningful this song was to our young men serving in the Vietnam War in 1969. They were sent far from home, became brothers, then watched many of them lose their lives in horrible ways right in front of them at such a young age. Heartbreaking.*
@catmother4214
Жыл бұрын
Yes! This is true. 🌹🌹🌹
@m1k1a1
Жыл бұрын
That is easy to believe. I grew up in Finland and our government and public always referred to WW2 veterans as veterans. But in the veteran organisations' own communications, they didn't use the word "veterans". It was always "brothers". Today there are few left. It is my task to pass on their stories to my son.
@juliewolfe168
Жыл бұрын
This was written about two boys living at Boys town, started and run by Father Flannigan for unwanted and orphaned boys. One of the boys had heavy metal braces on his legs, every night he struggled with the braces to get into his bunk, Father Flannigan asked one of the boys to help him, and the helper replied, if course he ain't heavy, he's my brother
@lorisanford8515
Жыл бұрын
Wow thank you for that info really cool to know 💗
@pegatheetoo1437
Жыл бұрын
I heard the story many, many years ago and it varied a bit. But this is pretty much the gist of it. Lol
@juliewolfe168
Жыл бұрын
@@pegatheetoo1437 Lol. I know there is more to the story but this was all I could remember of it.
@badlloyd
Жыл бұрын
Amen!
@michaeltaylor8835
Жыл бұрын
Lots of abuse took place there
@thisiszaphod
Жыл бұрын
Funfact: The Hollies first released their version of He's Not Heavy in 1969. Recorded at the world famous Abbey Road studios, the session pianist on the track was an unknown Elton John.
@vanessa4u4evr
Ай бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs ever.
@larrythompson680
4 ай бұрын
We as Vietnam veterans have a special place in our hearts for this song. Because we are family.
@SJ19_998
4 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@e-5ruben807
3 ай бұрын
Amen brother, I'm glad you made it back to the world.👍👍✌✌
@boomeister2
Ай бұрын
Thank you, sir, for your sacrifice.
@mikeherrick549
Ай бұрын
Amen to that my brother, 1971 brownwater navy , pbr mobile base 1 yr71, and yrbm21 mekong delta, and yfu59 saigon
@MrNathan791
13 күн бұрын
4-Sure. Amen
@Madeincanada62
Жыл бұрын
This song was played at my brother's memorial. He spent 40 years in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the chest down but he never let it stop him from enjoying life. This was his song!
@faithnyou1732
Жыл бұрын
This song always brings me to tears. This song came out when my two oldest brothers were deployed to Vietnam at the same time (they were 10 and 12 years older than me). Very uncertain times in our household. Thankfully, they both returned alive and in one piece. My oldest brother passed away in 2021 of Lung Cancer due to Agent Orange exposure from his tour in Vietnam. Great song choice. Thanks for this reaction, Jamel! ✌💙✌
@jamessullivan8002
Жыл бұрын
Back in 1981 my brother, who was 25, died unexpectantly from a stroke. As I drove to the hospital in a daze that evening, this song came on. Cried all the way to the hospital where I found out he passed. This song hits me hard.
@shanehenderson383
2 ай бұрын
I understand brother , lost my bro too.
@simonatkinson1107
Жыл бұрын
How have you not heard this song before?? This is an iconic song about true brotherhood regardless of race, creed, colour or blood. Every man is your brother and every woman is your sister! It’s as simple as that!!
@maggiemay6625
Жыл бұрын
bravo to that🇬🇧❤️
@barbarastrayhorn4667
Жыл бұрын
Amen
@loisjohnson7272
3 ай бұрын
@@barbarastrayhorn4667 that’s what I was thinking, How could you not have heard this song before
@MrNathan791
13 күн бұрын
Amen 🙏🏾
@Jules-um4yy
Жыл бұрын
This is such a beautiful song and powerful message. His 'brother' or fellow man will never be too much of a burden to 'carry' and look out for. The Hollies have many hits. Takes me waaay back and makes me feel very emotional. What a voice!! Thanks for reacting to this one Jamal🧡🦋
@jimutley4366
Жыл бұрын
Even after 50 years this song still gives me chills.
@michaelseeram1283
2 ай бұрын
We come in this world with empty hands and we take nothing with us but its what we leave behind ❤
@dexterleeledford2347
Жыл бұрын
It is about helping each other with their burdens, making each others lives lighter, and sharing kindness.
@reneemallicone4770
Жыл бұрын
It's about Boys Town. 2 little boys that bunked together. One has heavy braces on his legs and couldn't get in and out of bed. The Priest asked the bunk mate if he would assist him and the little boy said yes Father. He ain't Heavy he's my brother.
@beverlylappi7901
Жыл бұрын
@@reneemallicone4770 We can interpret this song the way each of us hears it? It's rude to tell some of us that we're wrong. I don't know how old you are. Some of us were living in the 60s and have strong feelings about the war.
@guichogf5636
Жыл бұрын
This was played at my high school graduation. Not a dry eye in the auditorium, even the tough guys were holding back tears.
@daveyf6b572
Жыл бұрын
Me and my brother would fight constantly as little kids. My mother would break it up and make us sing this song. As we got older, in our teens, we would sing it as we were fighting! Trying to save some time.😄
@joehuff4025
Жыл бұрын
When you love someone, helping them thru hard times isn’t a burden. It becomes a joy to see them on the other side.
@IMRDP
Ай бұрын
Well said❣❣❣❣❣
@josephklimchock5412
Жыл бұрын
60's bands came and went but the Hollies cranked out hits over 13 years, well into the 70's......and stayed at the top of the charts too.
@jackdeucker830
Жыл бұрын
One of my all-time favorite songs!! We're all brothers and sisters in Jesus and we are all obliged to care for one another according to what we have to give. Check out "Shambala", by 3 Dog Night.
@charlottedixon6628
Жыл бұрын
This song always will go out to my only brother..❤ He passed in 1991.😪
@alabhaois
Жыл бұрын
🫂🫂
@patwallis7992
Жыл бұрын
I knew them when they first started
@Richard-Bullock
Жыл бұрын
I think you damn right. We ALL want to live our best life. And if we can help our brothers and sisters along the way, then we lived a worthwhile life.
@TheValwood
Жыл бұрын
If people could do what this song says...we could heal the world!
@stevepollard2571
Жыл бұрын
I lost my brother 25 years ago, he was only 21, I was 18. Died in Kavos, Corduroy. I would have carried him anywhere. Great song
@juliery63
Ай бұрын
This is one of my all time favorite songs. If everyone lived this way the world would be an infinitely better place. Just beautiful musically and lyrically.
@juliery63
Ай бұрын
Your brother is everyone else. I'm female, and I take it to mean any human being. I love The Hollies.
@juliery63
Ай бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/mJqrtoKHfKJeqmksi=U8-JW13-W5CfX6QV The Air That I Breathe, also The Hollies.
@jrogersdal
Жыл бұрын
On the Hollies studio version, piano was played by a young session musician named Reginald Dwight, who we now know as Elton John.
@bodaciouscowboy
Жыл бұрын
Interesting. I've heard the song many times, but I did not know that.
@alyzauch6435
Жыл бұрын
Wow
@rusthand7110
Жыл бұрын
I love your content. You’re my brother and you ain’t heavy. The 70’s were a more happy time. I wish we were more like that today.
@whisperienced
Жыл бұрын
In Canada there used to be an ad that used this song for drug rehab. Really hits home.
@rvprossjjlrzar
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for listening to this song...such a powerful message and you got it!
@darcythmpsn1
Жыл бұрын
LOVE this song! No one sings it like Allan Clarke
@kimking6036
Жыл бұрын
My brother had to go away for a few years when I was a kid. I would play this and cry. He died of a heart attack at 39. I miss him everyday.
@Wise-Lady-La-Aura
Жыл бұрын
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. The lead singer, Allan Clarke, really put his heart and soul into this song. How masculine and beautiful he is in the height of his power as a man in this video. Basically, this song's title was the motto for Boys Town, a community formed in 1917 by a Catholic priest named Father Edward Flanagan. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, it was a place where troubled or homeless boys could come for help. In 1941, Father Flanagan was looking at a magazine called The Messenger when he came across a drawing of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back, when asked if the boy he was carrying was heavy, the boy answered, with the "He ain't heavy Mr., he's my brother." I know you have brothers, and this would really touch your heart, Jamal. I lost my own brother, Mark, when he died a few years ago. He had a hard life as an adult, and it caught up with him. We were very close and I would do anything for him. I could not save him, but I tried and I was always there for him, and we had some great times together. I rushed to be by his side in the hospital, 350 miles away, as he died. I miss him so very much. I remember carrying him on my back when we were kids. A hornet flew up onto my face while I had him on my back, and the hornet stung me under my eye. I was young, I didn't realize what was happening. When I was asked why I didn't just drop my brother I said, I didn't want my little brother to get hurt, so I kept carrying him. We all need to keep carrying our brothers, to try to protect them if we can, and not let them get hurt,. The world will try to hurt our brothers, and they need us to care. "His welfare is my concern, no burden is he, to bear, We'll get there. But I'm strong Strong enough to carry him. He ain't heavy, he's my brother."
@americanaforever6725
Жыл бұрын
The brotherhood of man. All of us are brothers and sisters and the “load” of helping someone down is never too heavy
@johnfaram4684
Жыл бұрын
the magnificent voice of alan clarke,a legend here in the uk
@soulhealer20
Жыл бұрын
I sang this at a family gathering where our brother was laid to rest after taking his life. The song is heavy but I can carry my brother and he doesn't weigh me down.
@bella-xp7qd
Жыл бұрын
Those iconic words have symbolized the spirit of Boys Town for decades. But many people don’t know how it originated.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.” But the story doesn’t end there. In 1943, Father Flanagan was paging through a copy of Ideal magazine when he saw an image of an older boy carrying a younger boy on his back. The caption read, “He ain’t heavy, mister… he’s my brother.” Immediately, the priest was reminded of a photo of Reuben carrying Howard at a Boys Town picnic many years before. Father Flanagan wrote to the magazine and requested permission to use the image and quote. The magazine agreed, and Boys Town adopted them both to define its new brand. Nearly 75 years later, the motto is still the best description of what our boys and girls at Boys Town learn about the importance of caring for each other and having someone care about them. “He ain’t heavy” is relevant beyond Boys Town, though. At some point in our lives, most of us have needed to be carried by someone, metaphorically speaking. And, at some point, we probably carried somebody else. We’re human. We stumble. And we look to each other for help when we do.BoysTown. org.
@debbieomi
Жыл бұрын
The Osmonds have done this song in tribute to their two eldest brothers who both have profound hearing loss. It's incredibly moving when one knows their story.
@darlene1_268
Жыл бұрын
Both versions leave me in tears
@lorisanford8515
Жыл бұрын
I have to go listen to them now 💗
@mrsheatherteske
Жыл бұрын
That's how I know this song-the Osmonds ❤️
@richardtocco6554
Жыл бұрын
MY Aunt's asked me to play this at my father's funeral, I had never heard it before, became a personal favorite of mine ever since.
@BelieveNoGod
Жыл бұрын
Family, isn't always the ones you are in the blood family with, but the ones, you feel are your family, and have close connection with.
@darlaasbill7925
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much my brother. This song is so precious to all . Sings out our hearts . I look forward to hearing your thoughts❤.
@loisjohnson7272
Ай бұрын
Thank you ❤. Beautiful, heart warming song..
@adam.4487
Жыл бұрын
A song for every generation. Hollies, oh my, bringing me back to my youth. A beautiful song with deep meaning.
@dagmar.6954
Жыл бұрын
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", "On A Carousel", "Carrie Anne", "Just One Look", "Here I Go Again", "Look Through Any Window", "King Midas In Reverse", "Jennifer Eccles", "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress" etc. "Graham Nash" was originally in this group & left in 1968 to form "Crosby, Stills & Nash". Neil Diamond also had a hit with this song "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother" in 1970.
@lorisanford8515
Жыл бұрын
Wow thanks for the info it's really cool 💗
@scottbilger9294
Жыл бұрын
Don't forget "The Air that I Breathe".
@mk32776
Жыл бұрын
The song "Isn't it nice" is good too.
@bardmathiasbergersen5068
Жыл бұрын
Also: “Gasoline Alley Bred”
@user-eo7nc5in7o
4 ай бұрын
This is a song Crying out to humanity,to love each of our brothers and sisters like The T.M.H.F.God Had intended..thank you ABBA ill carry the nessage
@shineon7641
2 ай бұрын
I'm really glad that I got to see your reaction to this song. I recommended this to you a year or more ago because I knew this would hit you right. I saw this song where it showed a video of multiple Soldiers, in Vietnam carrying multiple Wounded Soldiers to Safety, over their shoulders, dodging bullets, grimacing but digging in, with explosions everywhere and it brought tears to my eyes. The Hollies don't get the credit that, I believe, they deserve. Listen to some more of their Masterpieces, such as: "All I Need Is The Air That I Breathe", "A Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress. Thank you for this my friend. Cheers to you every day. Later... `
@win10again1
Жыл бұрын
A brother’s burdens are never too heavy. We must share and help each other!
@tootles5555
Ай бұрын
We are all brothers and sisters! Pray for all of them…🙏❤🙏
@christine1921murphy
Ай бұрын
Hey, MAN.....I follow your site, and was listening to this song on KZitem today. Surprised I saw that you also shared it a year ago. I'm 73, and grew up with great music like this. 👍. We are ALL brothers & sisters ❤️❤️❤️
@kenheltzel3440
9 ай бұрын
I am the oldest of five brothers. I dread the day that one of us passes. I love your stuff brother.
@e-5ruben807
Жыл бұрын
This song has a meaningful memory for me. Some scenes from the Vietnam War where this song was played. I served in that region in 1970.✌✌
@donniemaher511
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service Rueben.
@e-5ruben807
Жыл бұрын
@@donniemaher511 Thanks for your comment Donnie, I appreciate it very much!
@donniemaher511
Жыл бұрын
@@e-5ruben807 I lost a lot of classmates to Viet Nam (conflict) and I don’t think you guys ever got the honor and respect you deserved; so thank you.
@shivakat2297
Жыл бұрын
This song always brings my years. I'm old enough to have lived the Vietnam years and this song means more than you will ever know. Thank you for reacting to it.
@tinkerstrade3553
Жыл бұрын
Born in the 50s, drafted in 70. I understood every word you didn't write. I too was not a fortunate son.
@judyforce524
Жыл бұрын
My dad and his brother grew up in an orphanage. Dad was a lot older and his brother was a bit slow. Dad took care of him. He cried every time he heard this song.
@joannparker1977
Жыл бұрын
Yes, mankind. One of the most profound and beautiful songs ever made. It gives you chills; for me, it’s extremely inspirational. ❤️ and ☮️. God knows our world needs it. Thank you for sharing this important song!
@gsdtravels6457
Жыл бұрын
Love this song, takes me back to a nicer time... 💕
@CEP73
Жыл бұрын
Much nicer time!😢
@maureencollins5177
Жыл бұрын
Allan Clarke retired from performing in the late 90s because of some vocal cord problems and because his wife had cancer. Thankfully his wife recovered and is still alive, and Allan's voice improved and he recently recorded a new album and his pal and former bandmate Graham Nash sings with him on several songs. More Hollies: Bus Stop; The Air That I Breathe; Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress.
@loisjohnson7272
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for that information, ❤, I have always loved this band, so much talent ❤😊
@DebiSmithPouliot
Жыл бұрын
I'm 67 years old and I still cry every time I hear this song.
@IMRDP
Ай бұрын
Me too. 😥
@chadsekeras9747
Жыл бұрын
No matter what the real meaning behind this song it can relate to a lot more. No disrespect to why it was written but the lyrics can go beyond that. Carry those who need help and help those who need it. Glad you reacted to this diamond in the rough. I forgot about it myself.
@donparker8246
Жыл бұрын
Allan Clarke was such a talent and had such a voice when he was younger.
@rodneytyus
Жыл бұрын
Have always loved this song. None of us get through this life alone. We all need each other. Beautiful song of friendship, fellowship and the brotherhood of man.
@Music_is_Breathing
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for reacting to this. It is such a touching song. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" describes a stronger person, either emotionally or physically who uncomplainingly provides support for someone, may be a brother or maybe just a friend or even an acquaintance who is finding it more difficult to make the same journey.
@jdgolf499
Жыл бұрын
The Osmonds recorded this also, and for many years sang it to close out their concerts. They recorded it to honor their two older brothers who were hard of hearing. Their close brotherly harmonies add something to their version.
@alyzauch6435
Жыл бұрын
This song has so much emotion, meaning, has different meaning to different people and for all ages, beautiful
@allanellis5827
Жыл бұрын
What an unbelievably beautiful song!!
@vvnavarrewolfvv4218
Жыл бұрын
I heard this song when it first came out, & it reached something deep inside me & from that day on I have done my best to live my life to help anyone I could, it's a shame more people don't feel the same way.
@johnfaram4684
Жыл бұрын
the reason many people dont feel the same way is that there are many lazy people in the world who wont pull their weight,dont take responsibility for their actions,and blame everyone else,when things dont go their way
@glenncenter6579
Жыл бұрын
Dear Lord, the harmonies! An absolute beauty! Peace and Love, my brother!
@jdmregal
Жыл бұрын
I believe there's a statue in Boys Town, Nebraska of a boy carrying another boy with the inscription "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother;" also a quote from the movie.
@birdsndog5932
Жыл бұрын
For all the lost brothers …. Whoever or wherever they are. We miss you.
@joyceclark8476
Жыл бұрын
Hi I’m old enough to remember The Hollies singing this song. In 1971 The Osmonds sang this song. Great version.They did it justice. Joyce ❤️🙏🇺🇸
@PhoenixRisen63
Жыл бұрын
I feel like this is the basis of what my parents tried to instill in my siblings and I.....that we gotta support each other, because we're stronger together, and that doesn't just apply to family. ❤️❤️❤️ (They pretty well succeeded, and we're doing our best to carry on their legacy with our littles.)
@darlene1_268
Жыл бұрын
Love this song. The version by the Osmond Brothers will also give you the chills from the inside out.
@rogerlewis6488
Жыл бұрын
This song quickly became an anthem for soldiers with it's timely release. It's all about how we felt about each other at that time and still do all of these years later. Now, as each one of us passes on it feels like a part of us is torn away.
@petepal55
Жыл бұрын
This song was huge, it expressed so many people's feelings back in the hippy days. It reminds me of the people in NE Maine in my youth in the late 50s and early 60s. That's where I learned that you should do for each other, because up there any given winter could kill you. There were no snowmobiles, no cellphones, and people lived a ways off the paved roads. If you got snowed in and no one helped you, they'd find your corpsicle in the Spring. So everyone watched out for everyone else. If your house or barn burned down, that w/e there'd be a crowd of people with tools and food at your homestead, and a load or two of lumber would show up with them. Within two weeks there'd be a new structure there, and a bunch of furniture nobody else really needed, that's just how things were. Man, I miss that! If only I could still take the cold, that's where I'd be.
@karenwalker3770
Жыл бұрын
Good evening Jamel, thanks for this! I'm SOOO isolated due to my health issues, but I am blessed to have a couple of lovely friends who encourage me to hang in here. It's really gotten more difficult since it's been 37 years now, but my goal has always been to walk through this journey with as much grace and dignity as possible! I know I've been pestering you to check out Il Divo, but just have to add that in general, I'm a total classic rock lady. I love George Harrison, Pink Floyd, Ozzy Journey, Heart, Elton, Aerosmith, AC DC, KISS, Alice Cooper, and loads more! But there's nothing like going to the theater to see Phantom of the Opera, or to see Il Divo, Andrea Bocelli, etc. I'm SOOO grateful that my incredible late Mom introduced me to a wide range of artists!
@karenwalker3770
Жыл бұрын
@jamelakajamelonnicegram4873 good morning Jamal, I'm trying again. I have no idea what the gift is, but my hope is that you have decided to check out Il Divo, performing Nights in White Satin. The fact that Carlos died so suddenly from the Delta variant of COVID although vaccinated has broken the hearts of many millions of people! Anyway, I'm just so grateful for growing up in the era I did, and I have been exposed to so many art forms, etc. My incredible late Mom introduced me to LOTS of different music, and made sure to take me to the theater, museums, The Crocker Art Gallery here in Sacramento. We went to Nutcracker, Phantom, The Lion King, Carmen, & so much more! I hope this message gets to you, & that you saw the link to the Il Divo performance I sent you!! It would be my great honor to show my love & appreciation to my fabulous late Mom indeed! And I love the chance to introduce people to Il Divo, especially so I can also honor the phenomenal Carlos Marin!
@bryanforis1839
Жыл бұрын
He has one best voice top 20 singer of times he does it all and being in the rock roll hull of fame
@MrNathan791
13 күн бұрын
You comments was heartfelt. This classic is pretty deep with multiple meanings. Growing up in the 70’s when I first heard this classic what first got my attention was the title itself “He ain’t heavy he’s my brother “. I was the oldest with boy with 2 younger brothers. We was close and just had a happy childhood together growing up. We was always there for each other in good times and not so good. Sadly they both has passed on and of course every time I hear this song on the radio I do reminisce of our childhood together not with sadness, but with the joy of knowing that we will be together again. Amen 🙏🏾
@edcreaney3716
Жыл бұрын
Great song...I remember gathering pictures from 9/11...of Father Mychal and all those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and put them on a PowerPoint presentation for a course at college. I did not need to say anything as the images appeared on the screen because I had this song play and say all there was to say. Thank you Jamel for all your efforts...best wishes from the Scottish Borders.
@daveenyart
Жыл бұрын
The importance of this song goes on without end. I feel very fourtuante to have witnessed this music.
@ldweisberg
Жыл бұрын
I'm in the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles and we often sing this songs - especially when welcoming new members into the Chorus.
@robertvirtue8070
Жыл бұрын
Very special song, remember listening to it on the radio, means a lot to a lot of people. It needs to be release and played more now then ever. Wish somebody from now would cover it. Another special song from that time "Dion Abraham, Martin and John" 1968 video is from The Smothers Brothers Show. Jamal do it if you have not done it.
@fredholland1169
Жыл бұрын
I can't say what exactly they had in mind when composing this song, but for the past 39 years my wife and I have had our oldest daughter with multiple handicaps and profound mental retardation. For us, we understand it. She ain't heavy, she's our daughter. Difficult, sure, but in her we delight. In 2021 my older brother got news of cancer, stage 4. I tried to help care for him in his remaining days. Help my sister in law deal with the tragedy of it. And still I miss him. The care for him was not heavy. He's my brother. I agree with you. This is a message for the ages. My fellow man is not some terrible heavy burden or curse. He's my brother. Helping each other is the good privilege of life.
@StatsJedi
Жыл бұрын
I know I saw this the first time you posted it. Thanks for putting it back up again.
@bella-xp7qd
Жыл бұрын
Graham Nash from Crosby Stills Nash and Young was in the Hollies, left to come to America and the rest is history. Elton John played piano on several Hollies recordings, including He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother in 1969.
@danastearns7939
Жыл бұрын
Not only did we grow up in the 60's and 70's with the greatest love and romance tunes, but the songs calling for love and unity were many. Great, Great song. Love the band too.
@leticiamejia3604
Жыл бұрын
This song touches my soul 😭 and heart! Thank you Jamel 😘
@VivacityTS
Жыл бұрын
This song makes me cry because it reminds me of my brother Rene. He was killed in a felony hit and run in 1985 at the age of 20. Left two baby boys behind.
@johnthegreek5836
Жыл бұрын
My favorite song from The Hollies
@darcythmpsn1
Жыл бұрын
An up and coming Elton John played the piano on the studio version
@josephdurbin8736
8 ай бұрын
I was in 8th grade I believe when this song came out. I remember listening to it on a small battery operated transistor radio. Then in a few years I was working as a lifeguard at the city pool and we had a transistor radio miked up to the announcement speaker and we would get to hear all of these great hits.
@bungalowmo
Жыл бұрын
I always thought he was talking about his fellow man. When he’s down, you lift him up. Great song with a great message, no matter how you interpret it. ❤️🎶
@robwealer5416
Жыл бұрын
How often do you hear a song about simple friendship... not often... that's why it struck such a note with people. Friendship not given enough air time with all the romance, hook up tunes out there.
@blackprix
Жыл бұрын
This is the song that transcends time! It should be in everybody’s heart❤
@jntwst
26 күн бұрын
My daddy played the harmonica so beautifully. His best and favorite was Moon River, but I would’ve loved to hear him play this.
@isladurrant2015
2 ай бұрын
If only everyone had this outlook what a wonderful world this could be
@sandybarnes887
Жыл бұрын
He ain't heavy, he's my brother. The title came from the motto for Boys Town, a community formed in 1917 by a Catholic priest named Father Edward Flanagan. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, it was a place where troubled or homeless boys could come for help. In 1941, Father Flanagan was looking at a magazine called The Messenger when he came across a drawing of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back, with the caption, "He ain't heavy Mr., he's my brother." Father Flanagan thought the image and phrase captured the spirit of Boys Town, so he got permission and commissioned a statue of the drawing with the inscription, "He ain't heavy Father, he's my brother." The statue and phrase became the logo for Boys Town.
@keithschultz4187
Жыл бұрын
I love this brothers reactions.
@loisdunfee873
Жыл бұрын
This song makes me think of my brother. He passed away last year. I would always sing this song to him.he wasn't heavy he's my brother.
@EclecticInstinct
Жыл бұрын
Spot on. It is about the one way journey through life and my brother is humanity in it’s entirety. So the person next to you, as you said. Great reaction. I have been a fan of The Hollies since the sixties.
@joantraywick5599
Жыл бұрын
Song always gives me chills! Very moving!
@lorisanford8515
Жыл бұрын
This song has deep meaning for me and it left me in tears to watch this but thank you for posting it 💗
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