THE HOLLIES - I'm Alive (HQ)

[wenden74]

What a great, catchy song! Allan Clarke's cute, but Graham Nash is my weakness. :)

[sdrainbeau55]

Poopaloo and margiaustralia...yes,yes,yes!!­! Love that Alan!!

[margiaustralia]

I agree Poopaloo - what more could a girl want? He's gorgeous

[TOMBANCROFT]

I think I'm right in saying that the fabulous Hollies had only one #1 hit in the UK (which is a shame) and I think "I'm Alive" was that single chart topper.

[45rpmSINGLES]

@TOMBANCROFT you mean Im Alive was their only UK number one apart from their other UK number one He Aint Heavy he`s My Brother ? In other words they had 2 !

[TOMBANCROFT]

@45rpmSINGLES Quite right mate. What I should have said was their FIRST number one. Only two number ones doesn't do them justice though!

Of course, He Ain't Heavy didn't make number one in 1969 when it was first released. It only made number one when it was released again in 1988.

[ludwig426]

NYRainbow - sorry if that is a redundant question already responded to by sapphiretaurus.

[ludwig426]

NYRainbow - would you happen to know the date and venue for this concert?

[dtkmeister]

he's really hot you know?

[DeedleDeedleDumplin]

Luv the old footage (thanks). Great band...so talented. I luv the music of the 60's and 70's; it's simple and sweet...

[speedtwin007]

How fantastic to hear this record again after all those years, even better seeing it performed. Thankyou NYrainbow and you tube.

[Lamvesp]

My dad used to play this stuff when i was a kid back in the 70's, fucking good weren't they?

[lyndloo]

Alan Clarke I will love you forever xx....Lyndloo..

[stefalbert]

Propably the best band after the Beatles.....

[jbcranberry]

@stefalbert

Yes, exactly, and the best looking after the Beatles, too.

[citybeat60]

@jbcranberry The Beatles are number one for me, but in the looks department I have to admit the Hollies beat them, lol.

[jbcranberry]

@citybeat60

Oh well, that... depending on personal taste, doesn't it? As much as I like Alan Clarke I don't think he's anywhere in Paul's league... but you know what? We would never get into each other's hair fighting for 'our' guys... you would leave mine to me, and I would leave yours to you...:-)

[MrTheEvertonian]

In my opinion the Hollies are the greatest band ever!

[455Transam]

I LOVE Ronnie Montroses "GAMMA" band remake of this!!!

[thisisfrenchtouch]

I have got one thing to say : I listen to this thanks to the movie The Boat That Rocked (or Good Morning England in France..),amazing film that made me discover all these classic rocknroll songs.

[grzegorz1960ful]

Perfect vocal

[EVIEHEARS]

simply incredible....i'm sitting here, late at night which i never do....and dancing around in my chair.....i am still diggin' on this song nearly 50 years later.....wishing all the young ones have the chance to hear this incredible music....rock on.............

[pds3939]

awesome!

[soldju]

the hollies im alive

yeaaaaaahh..introny menginspirasi gua dalam intro ny cinta dan nafsu ny the kumis..wakakakak

[werner521]

Great sound quality! Thanks for the upload!

[skint0n0minted]

those were the days when music was sacred and pure! now its fake nonsense, 'artists' love money and fame, like a business - awful values. fuck money, music is a much more rewarding feel.

[49erBW]

A Great song! Allan is a Great frontman and a great singer! One of the BEST harmony bands ever!

[PuckRocker43]

May be a treat to see what Ronnie Montrose and Gamma did with this track in the early 80's. Love The Hollies. Graham Nash passed me on the way to the stage when I saw CSN in '04 :D

[arhatyellow]

The Hollies have always been about happiness, and a certain poignancy that maybe comes from growing up in post WWII England, LSD, and a lot of heart. Thanks for the images of them playing all the great tunes I've loved since we were teenagers and kids with transistor radios and earplugs in our ears. Love Music.

[twyman]

"I can taste all the sugar sweetness in your KISS."

[gjg1656]

Does he really say "I can taste all the sugar sweetness in your ears" ? Have an old 45, a reissue, this on one side, and the flip is printed "Look Through My Window" which is of course, Look Through Any Window. Anything with these guys is really good, but I can't put this ahead of Bus Stop or Long Cool Woman or even I Can't Let Go. But a very good song...

[t1000eg]

what a brilliant song

[punkrockefeller]

#1 60's british rock group!

[TheBeatlesRock4ever]

omg 0:54  :)

[glaetze]

In my humble opinion, this is the best sunshine pop song ever.

Why on earth was this not played on the airwaves here in the U.S.?

I consider this an undiscovered gem for us Yanks.

Thanks YouTube!

[huskyjerk]

@glaetze Yes. it's their best song, perhaps. 

[mertonparka]

Bobby Elliot, without doubt one of the greatest drummers of all time!

[sumnerhill]

One of my students heard "Bus Stop" where she works. She asked me if I ever heard of the Hollies. I named the original band members, and some of the replacements. I listed my favorites songs.  We spent the rest of the period (with the whole class) talking about the Hollies, Beatles, British Invasion, GSN, etc. The next day, she brought me the CD of the Hollies Greatest Hits and showed me these videos. It was a great day for education.

[citybeat60]

This is still one of my very favorite Hollies songs.

[johnhjnr]

so what?

[LightSnowOvernight]

i aslo love to watch the drummers in the 60s groups...and the guitar solos are more melodic (like this one)..ditto Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas

[mcrenshaw]

I love this record and others by The Hollies, but hey... On the best day of their lives The Hollies couldn't sing as good as the Everly Brothers.. Don Everly has more talent in his left baby toenail than all The Hollies put together, and The Hollies would admit it!!

[Poopaloo55]

@mcrenshaw

?? Everly Brothers better than the Hollies??? I just choked on my martini!!!

[NewHopeNashFan]

@mcrenshaw I have three words for you that sum up the greatest and most versatile high harmony singer alive, a man who has sung with the great Everlys at least twice - Graham William Nash,

[penrhyndeundraeth]

Saw The Hollies in Leeds last night only two of the original members left. Shame I missed them when they were in their prime. They took their name from a shared admiration of Buddy Holly.

[rocksinger45]

Would have much rather liked to hear the live recording of this video than this recording

[boblpage]

Do you ever wonder if the Hollies themselves are aware of us who still watch and love these videos? Do they had any idea of the effect they had on so many of us around the world. As a young musician growing up in suburban Detroit during the 1960's I thought they were gods! I got such a laugh in later years reading of how they idolized our American groups -- particularly the Everly Brothers. My musician friends and I HATED the Everly Brothers -- they were 50's greasers who seemed so out of it.

[NewHopeNashFan]

You show some interesting insights. I cut my musical teeth on the harmony of Graham Nash and Brian Wilson in childhood, the way they 'studied at the altar of Everly', and thought the Everlys' style too square at that time. The Everly Brothers' 'Two Yanks in England' is surreal in that regard with all their Hollies covers.

[sapphiretaurus]

@boblpage The Everly Brothers were good singers. They were never greasers. I don't find it funny or strange how British groups idolized American groups. Rock'n'roll was a freedom for American and British teens. It was music geared for them that was different than what their parents listened to. If not for the fifties American rock and R&B, there would have been no British Invasion.

[Poopaloo55]

I've been watching the fellas in the audience behind the stage...they are rivetted by Bobby's drumming.

[ludwig426]

Does anyone know the venue for this concert?

[sapphiretaurus]

@ludwig426 I don't know the venue, but this was done for a Dutch TV show called "Rooster."

[sasetto63]

i love this song,thnk you..

[han09hague]

this is just perfection.........gorgeous ♥

[Poopaloo55]

Allan Clarke singing, smiling and sweating...what more could a girl want?

[citybeat60]

Must you ask, lol!

[katdowli]

I'm on your wavelength there;) I never get tired of watching this and this song.

[conuregirl007]

You got that right!

[jbcranberry]

@Poopaloo55 The two Allan Clarkes?

[Poopaloo55]

@jbcranberry ....Aha! Yes, TWO Allan Clarkes would be better than one...lol :))

[Oswulf1]

@Poopaloo55 How about Allan and Graham?

[jbcranberry]

@Oswulf1 Oh yeah, the combination seems to be very alluring, toooooo!

[Poopaloo55]

@Oswulf1 Ah, Graham, bless 'im....but it's always been Allan for me. Sorry...long time crush I'm afraid (since first sight on TOTP in '64) !!

[arnyone]

@Poopaloo55 Hahaha, I'm sad for you if you don't know.

[nsmnsi]

Quintessential Hollies!! Quintessential 1965!!

Translation: FANTIMARVELLOUS!!!

[jennyschofield]

The group and the song are just FANTASTIC !!!!!!

[BunchofMovieVideos]

Terrific quality and a great song, this is the best video for this song on YouTube. Thank you for it!

[rocksinger45]

Nicely synced to the recorded version and agreed they don't write'em like that any more.

[kickassfan]

This is music so sweet and heartfelt sang,thanks 60s

[palb07]

"Grazie a te" dei Rokes, ottima cover.

[totalforgiveness]

WOW x

[POPPYCANDLE81]

I agree, WHAT A TUNE...... they dont make them like this anymore, awsome

[MainManAus]

Great music. The best!

[retirednavyman]

Good song by the Hollies. Was this from their Bus Stop LP? I had that album way back when and it seems like I remember it.

[modsheff1]

LOVELY!!!

[GSP21]

This Song Defines the 60s. AWSOME.

[reneorense]

Soooo Refreshingly Awesome song...

My Dad use to play this song everytime he would cook for lunch. I Missed those days. He Passed Away last 2007 and I still sing this song when I feel like remembering him...

Thanks for the upload...

[3NUNS]

@reneorense ：　Ｂｌｅｓｓ　ｙｏｕ　ａ　ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄ　ｔｉｍｅｓ　ｆｏｒ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｓ　！

[t1000eg]

@reneorense because he was happy :-) bless you

[rsn2755]

Clint Ballard, Jr. (born May 24, 1931 in El Paso, Texas; died December 23, 2008 in Denton, Texas[1]) is a American songwriter. He wrote two Billboard Hot 100 number one hits. The first was "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders in 1965.[2] The second was a 1975 cover of "You're No Good" by Linda Ronstadt.[3]

He also wrote "I'm Alive" for The Hollies, which was number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1965

[45rpmSINGLES]

He wrote I`m Alive but he didnt write it for The Hollies. It was first offered to Gene Pitney. He turned it down and it was then offered to Wayne Fontana. Wayne didnt think it suited his voice so he offered it to an up and coming British band called The Toggery Five who were signed to EMI. The Toggery Five recorded their version with Ron Richards The Hollies` producer and EMI gave it a scheduled release date.

[45rpmSINGLES]

In the meantime The Hollies heard the Toggery Five recording and rushed into the studio to record their version, again with Ron Richards producing. The Hollies who had already had a string of hits,persuaded EMI to stop the release of the Toggery Five single and only release their version of I`m Alive. It became their first # 1.The Toggery Five original single recording of I`m Alive remains in EMI vaults. I suspect it`s identical to the Hollies version.

[45rpmSINGLES]

The lead singer of The Toggery Five was Paul Young , later lead singer with Sad Cafe and Mike & The Mechanics

[rsn2755]

Cool thanks for all that info I love music history and how things came about with all these groups thanks again for the info

[emonster2001]

I think this song was written by some dude from Texas

[siralfredb]

Great song

[GwynethSoldier]

They are Fabulous ;*

[adventure542]

Thank you so much-I'd never know what the early Hollies were like, and they were spectacular. Thanks ever so much!!!!

[bearis26]

I always listen to the Beatles, and only the beatles, then I grew up and I discovered a lot of great bands from the sixties, one of them the greatest Hollies, they have beautiful tunes. This is one of my fovourites.,

[lyndloo]

oh wow !! look at that luscious sweat running down Allans face at 0.53> mmm! he's the Best lead singer of the 60s'and 70s'.. Love you ALLAN!.. "HOLLIES "'forever ..!

[SLUMBERS2]

AWESOME POST AWESOME SHARE garyco yep great band

[garyco345]

Just a great band, appreciate their music so much.

[rwells47]

Thank you for this early Hollies video. This is a great song and a precious video!

[kickassfan]

I have always love them since I was 12 and Im 29.

Forever Hollies!!!!!!!

[sapphiretaurus]

I always come alive when I hear the Hollies. I love them like crazy! Thanks for posting this treasure.