The Hollies - Do The Best You Can (Live 1968)

[Alexapoprock]

Magical and perfect singing of Allan Clarke. Oneof the best Hollies songs!

[simmycon1]

Noticing the Shure 545 Mics, they were great mics for the time.

[simmycon1]

Spectacular



[60s4everanever]

Great song, love it, they are all so funny, this song keeps me going through yr 9 exams, great messages by great people and the best band ever!!!! : )

[ladybluluv]

Great song! I love it! They did it so wonderfully here too... and they wrote it : )

[MattMoon100]

Doo the best of you? WTF?

[MattMoon100]

absolutely one of my favorite songs by the hollies

[LadieBug357]

hey, btw, what is a 'rita' waiting in a 'mac'??? british friends, what say you??? lol

[MattMoon100]

i just love the banjo intro

[SuperCameronb]

I love how Graham takes Tony's banjo, and Tony just gets out another one :')

[TheKenfig]

Great live performance here with fantastic timing and hamonies. Bobby's drumming is the best I heard from him

[vibrateascending]

"Please be kind to those who fail to comprehend.., and in time who knows, you'll maybe make a friend" maaaaaann, that's some pop song sage wisdome that'll help a hommie in more ways than one.............

[IBeGodly]

Graham is so funnnneh. <3 good job lads!

[rwells47]

At 2:42- Hollies I salute you too!!! Ron

[lyndloo]

I love you Hollies !! you were THE BEST GROUP from my fav ERA THE 60s' xxx...Allan you are amazing my darling !! wish I cud turn back time . so I cud be frozen in that wonderful ERA!!!!.. it was so special .. thanx for posting my friend ... Lyndloo..

[tink5864]

Another great song from the lovely HOLLIES!!!!!

[ladybluluv]

Oh, this is SO Awesome! Love it..love it..love it.

[whisperedadoration]

What's that instrument Graham is playing? The neck looks like a guitar neck, but the body looks like that of a banjo.

[ladybluluv]

@whisperedadoration It's exactly that...a banjo body with a guitar neck put on...and probably strung like a guitar.

[Aibajunno]

@ladybluluv

Is that what's classified as a Ganjo?

[ladybluluv]

@Aibajunno Yes, I believe so.

[LadieBug357]

@ladybluluv , aibajunno, harvey, and whisper: that is called a banjitar - tony was playing it on 'the very last day' before he turned it over to graham. it is a 6-strng banjo with a guitar neck, tuned like a guitar so he can play guitar chords, but it still sounds like a banjo - great sound, huh?! easier to play than a trad 5-string banjo, that tony switched to, which is harder to play since the tuning and fingering are so much different than a guitar. doncha love it?!?! xo

[ladybluluv]

@LadieBug357 yes, i already knew that..thanx

[Tweekerhead]

why is it Nash mic' was never louder than Clarke's... turn up the mic' and get your finger off the suck button.

[ladybluluv]

I REALLY love this song! It's fun to sing along to and I like the lyrics. This was one of their own penned tunes too : )

[ladybluluv]

As many a time I watched this I'm surprised I never noticed that it wasn't an actual banjo Graham was playing here, too busy always looking at Tony, I guess : ) But yeah, you can see the neck is clearly a guitar neck. Hey, it sounded great here with Tony's banjo playing. Wonderful stuff!!

[moorlock2003]

THE FANTASTIC HOLLIES

[pinocchio1]

What brilliant harmonies, the Hollies are one of the all time greats

[harvey1954]

These Croatian clips are great. Is there a DVD of them? Their harmonies are great live. Note that Tony is theonly one playing banjo since Graham is playing a guitar with a banjo body to it. Tony was the one playing the banjo on Stop Stop Stop, electrified. Where did these clips suddenly appear from?

[ladybluluv]

my my my, Tony is SO adorable and Hot here!!

[alienhuman]

@ladybluluv I suspect that is the first time in written word a banjo player was ever referred to as "Hot"!

[steve371970]

Alan Clarke's live vocal performances were always amazing, studio quality, brilliant vocal harmonies from the original line up.

[sapphiretaurus]

Thank for posting this gem, Lynn. The Hollies are having a ball performing and the attitude is contagious.

[ladybluluv]

They always looked like they were really having fun and enjoying themselves when they played and performed.

[newhotman1001]

For years I have wondered why this terrific band never got their just due. Finally they are being recognized for their many talents. A great band that produced so many feel good songs when I was growing up in the '60s. Thank you Hollies.

[luvsmuzik1]

Thank you RRHOF for the nomination of the HOLLIES a GREAT band..i'm so happy for TERRY, ALLAN, TONY, BERNIE, BOBBY and GRAHAM.....CONGRATS!!!!

[NewHopeNashFan]

Graham - who I am especially happy for - said in Rolling Stone that he was happy for his mates, especially Allan. I hope they all have a blast on the big day. Congratulations to one and all, and I hope they're all there. You know my hero Nashie will! *S*

[rocksinger45]

What a combo Nash /Hicks/ Clark hope they make it next year (2010) to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, I can't think of another band that deserves it more. with hit's like "Bus Stop", "She Ain't Heavy She's my Mother :) I have my fingers crossed.

[ladybluluv]

cool song done really well here with the 2 banjos...yeah!

[ricogarion]

This song is so wonderfully performed here.Just a work of art from the HOLLIES.

[theoverbeat1964]

great song from these monsters of nature, great work!

[RitzyKitzys]

I adore this song!!!!!!!!

[OmHaver]

2:09-2:31. Angels singing!

[ItsAllAboutNash]

Just love this clip, and could eat it up. Graham's 10,000 watt grin is enough to brighten anyone's day, not to mention his voice.

[OmHaver]

Wooooww, yeahhhh, fantastic!!

[jonchapple]

Doo the Best of You

[OmHaver]

Hahahahaha, surrealistic

[iamguy991]

You can tell they're proud of this one

[IDLERACER]

In the U.S. this song was the A-side. It was a minor hit in the autumn of 1968, and got quite a bit of airplay here in Los Angeles.

[Poopaloo55]

Oh, my dear heart....I LOVE THEM!!!!!

[DissyDissy]

Very good, very good, thanks for posting Lynn xxx

[aabacchi]

God, I never thought I would see them singing this song live. It's wonderful.

Thanks for posting it.

[kickassfan]

They look so cute in those outfits gotta love them all.....

[kickassfan]

Gosh...Gram kiss me !!!!!!

[shootthebusstop]

Double banjos here and Allan doesn't get the words wrong. I adore this song and this is a fine version!!!!!!!

[bbsb300]

interesting insight into the Hollies;) Good share w2w;)

[kxsteve]

Top shelf..Thanks Mark for the share.

[Pinchysandcrab]

Great stuff! Thanks Waky for send!

[DieHardBeatlesFan]

" First Class" share Mark - Thanks

Love the sound of a Banjo

[williamwagener]

Wow, 40 y ears ago... In Yugoslavia Where do you get this

4 decade old films, cause they did not have video back then. I never heard them sing this song ... before now... thanks

[DejaVuSu]

Very pretty.....

[way2waky]

Great Stuff!

[RobEye79]

thanks there mark. Look at Graham Nash rippin it up on the banjo!

[DejaVuSu]

nice share.... :)

[moorlock2003]

Bravo! Soaring harmonies like no other band.

[wouldntyoulike2know]

This is a really nice performance here. :D

[lyndloo]

yippee!!! woooooo!!! Yessss !!! Im so Happy what a BIG surprise this was ..thanx poopaloo55 for sharing this amazing vid of our Guys !! just brill ...and thank you so much.. ForCertainBecause.. for posting this concert ..what a treat this is to all the" Hollie" fans and especially me ..Im overwhelmed right now watching my ALLAN and the guys sounding GREAT as usual ..I cud cry I'm so Happy !!! Hollies I luv you forever !! ...Lyndloo...

[Poopaloo55]

Hollies Heaven, that's what this is...I'm gobsmacked!!!! Thank you from the bottom of my fluttering heart!!

[johngill]

Great to see some new old footage(?) especially this song. Thanks so much for this.

[JustaSideOrderOfLove]

LOVELY!!!! I Want More!!! More Of TONY! ;-)

[katdowli]

Fantastic live performance, harmonies are brilliant as always :)

[PituPisla]

Great performance! And they´re so funny!

[roots66]

"Doo the best of you"--tee hee! Thanks a million for sharing these--truly live Hollies clips are manna from heaven!

[citybeat60]

This is classic footage, love seeing the guys clown around on stage. This is such a great live performance of a great song. Love it!

[veraluciasc]

Very good, very good, thanks for posting Lynn

[rwells47]

Thank you! It's great to see the Hollies joke around on stage. They look so at ease. They sound great! Ron