Hey Sandy

[TheMarz101]

:'( crycrycry

[almostlostinfrance]

I came across this recording by chance while searching for Harvey Andrews Soldier. I remember both songs from years ago. I still feel the pain when I hear those shrill notes when he sings "scream" and "fire" towards the end of the song. This song was based on a true event, Soldier was inspired by a true event, but the facts were changed. Both songs capture the horror and sadness of unnecessary death, and pose the inevitable question "Why?". A bit like Geldof's "I don't like Mondays".

[crc778Hypnodoc]

I remember that event well, America's great shame. You can see and Hear Harvey Andrews on October 5th at our club, The Circle Folk Club, Coseley, West Midlands

Ticket info crc778@aol.com

[crc778Hypnodoc]

I remember that event well, America's great shame

[saoirseterri]

Still sounds great even aft all those years

[LisaLossong]

great lyrics...awsome song and video..have a good day ,love ,lisa

[poitrenaud]

No Russians took to the Streets in 1980 when their forces Invaded Afghanistan, and my brother-in-law(Roman Goncharova Pvt Russian Army) age 20) was killed in Afghanistan. Another Human Life wasted by a Political organ, be it Soviet; be it American-

And like our ancestors chipping flint as the caveman, "What a waste-"

Same story-

Same Tears-

Only difference, In USA you can Protest-

If it happened in Russia, hundreds would have been shot, not 4-

[am88ification]

@poitrenaud why are you comparing the US freedom of speech with russia's communism? are you retarded?

[poitrenaud]

No Russians took to the Streets in 1980 when their forces Invaded Afghanistan, and my brother-in-law was killed in Afghanistan. Another Human Life wasted by a Political organ, be it Soviet; be it American-

And like our ancestors chipping flint as the caveman, "What a waste-"

Same story-

Same Tears-

Only difference, In USA you can Protest-

If it happened in Russia, hundreds would have been shot, not 4-

[Gillanfan89]

Cozy Powell on the drums !!!!!!!!!!!!

Believe it or not

[jonclocks]

@Gillanfan89

And Danny Thompson playing that AWESOME bass groove !!!

[udor1962]

Hi,

Have a little question - is this song in the USA forbidden ?

in wikipedia I have read "The recording was never issued in the USA until Kent State University's commemorative CD was released in 2005."

sorry for my bad english - I understand english good but i can self no good english written ...

[TomReidMusic]

Such a powerful song. I recorded a cover of this on my channel if anybody is interested, i'd love to get some feedback and hear what you think.

[MedicalDB]

Here in Britain we would never dream of using the military to police the public. "Police deal with domestic, Military deal with foreign enemy, if you use the military you make your own people your enemy". Then again we have a bloody good police force in this country, they were throwing stones you say? How about you use a riot shield instead of shooting them!!!??? Or at the worst a baton round the head!? NOT A BULLET THROUGH THE NECK!

[Ypsiroselee]

@MedicalDB Not anymore, perhaps. Two years after this happened...40 years ago I might add...Bloody Sunday in N. Ireland.

I would like to think that our respective countries have come a long way from shooting civilians who are protesting injustices. However, both are also guilty of doing exactly this within living memory. We are both living in glass houses, my dear.

[heatherfred1023]

her name was Sandra and she was shot through the neck while helping out a student on her way to class

[xxcheesepuffsxx1]

Haha, i love this song for some reason...we where listening to it in humanites lol

[ksjoyjespeace]

GREAT SONG . DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THE COLIN SCOT VERSION OF THIS SONG IS ON YOUTUBE?! IT'S MUCH FASTER,GUITARS .

[RatherLargeAllan]

Danny Thompson on Bass - still the boss!!

It's songs like this that keep the past alive - I've explained it to many a kid since.

[scurrier1]

Thanks for posting this, I remember. Im glad I found this..thanks for posting it friend.

[nightwish1951]

I'm familiar with the story but this is the first time i've heard this song, Thanks for posting.

[RyanRaDude]

Hey harvey can you please tell me how i can download the tunes you do to my laptop as my dad was a sniper in ulster diuring the 70's and 80's and the tunes are all relevant to him more so the soldier tune you have as he was there when the majority of his batallion were lost to the feanian bastards that killed them

[RyanRaDude]

Harvey can you send me details of how i can download the vidz or songs more so Soldiers as its a song that my dad holds deer since he was a sniper in Northern Ireland back in the 70's and 80's and lost the majority of his batalltion to the rebel feanian scum

[coggy52]

If you like this song you should buy the "Writer Of Songs" album. There are many more wonderful songs on it. Available at Harvey Andrews' website. YouTube won't let me post a link, but you'll find it (.com).

[coggy52]

If you like this song you should buy the "Writer Of Songs" There are many more wonderful songs on it. It's available at Harvey Andrews' website. YouTube won't let me post a link, but you'll find it (.com).

[henrydevries22]

At the time reactions were mixed but no political party wholeheartedly agreed with the shooting. On that day, and the previous days, student demonstrations had resulted in the throwing of stones against larceny, the police and the national guard. In frustration and fear, but not in immediate danger, the national guard opened fire in the direction of the mob that had harrassed it all day. A bipartisan commission later concluded that this fire was indiscriminate and unacceptable.

[ruthbuss]

Google Kent State massacre if you want to know what happened

It's the anniversary this week of the 1969 massacre

[nighthawk9114]

Aside from the national guard shooting protesters, none of which were within 250 feet of the soliders who claimed they felt their lives were endagered, the emphasis on Sandy Scheuer is significant because she was not actually a part of the protest and was merely walking to class. She was caught in the cross fire and killed holding her notebook as she walked to class.

[noirdamecom]

@nighthawk9114 Likewise Bill Schroeder - a ROTC student who was also not engaged in the protest - who was also killed.

[bertandsal]

I saw Colin in Cambridge the early 70s and heard Hey Sandy on Radio 1 the next day, but I think the BBC banned it (am I right?) so it received very little air play - a great shame!

[padraigpurseal]

I never remember it being banned, but I'm Irish so maybe it was only in England.

But it is ashame that this like a few of his really great songs never hit the airwaves

as he is a great song writer

Paddy P.

[MACHAWK123]

Actually I'll revise my entry, not only great guitar but fantastic bass as well!

[MACHAWK123]

One of my all time favourite tracks, not just by Harvey, by anyone - fantastic guitar.

[speightsgirl]

I have searched forever to find this song,thankyou so much.

[techniquesse]

i never knew that

[takeoa5]

69 rounds of ammunition in just 13 seconds, and killed 4 living persons, all because they fought for peace.

[JumpStop1]

this really makes me feel for Sandra Scheuer...

[butch3672]

Please get our troops out xxx

[padraigpurseal]

I must say I was in Kent State University about a year after this whole thing kicked off and the feelings on the ground were still very raw about it.

Its such a strong song with a magic last line

"Through the fear and the pain, did you call the name of a man never knew" it's surprising that it never became more well known?

[udor1962]

The simple in perfect with a great voice - TNX canzon 18

[MissTeenAngst]

She wasn't even a rioter. She was just trying to get to class.

[kinsuemei2]

Great stuff

[daznkelly]

another one of my favourite songs by harvey andrews like previous post said its great hearing this live by harvey andrews... song always leaves my skin with goose bumps!!

[tal630]

Harvey rocks! Never wrote a bad song yet and a treat to see live.

[Panzerschrek1945]

this is about kent state Im going to school there right now

[shazwales26]

heard this years ago and it still makes me stop and think!

[matveritas]

Still makes me cry after all those tears - incredible song, incredible singer - What is it with the US?

[rctowler]

I have no idea of the poltics of this song .i first herted it when iwas 12 to 13 along with

a soliders song.after reading some of your coments Cpuld some one explain what this song is about.

[canzon18]

The full story is long and complicated, but very briefly; on May 4th 1970 members of Ohio National Guard were attempting to disperse a student protest at Kent State University. The students were protesting at America's invasion of Cambodia. Whilst trying to break up the protestors some guardsmen fired into the crowd, injuring 9 and killing 4. One of the dead was Sandra Scheuer, who this song focuses on.

[rctowler]

thankyou its agreat song

[alandsha]

I saw him live a few years ago at Wrexham Wales, a great musician and a great night. This is an excellent song, written and sung with real meaning.

[johncfl]

A national tragedy. Harvey Andrews' 1970 song "Hey Sandy"[48] was addressed to Sandra Scheuer. We remember still.

[Lalu3na]

This song is amazing

we listend to it in history and the class begged the teacher to play it again and we all sang along.

[pearlyspencer99]

I once had the privilege of singing with Harvey Andrews in a services folk club in Germany in about 1972. Even though I was a member of the armed forces I saw the Kent State shootings as simply murder. The song is a powerful, not to mention musically superb, offering and I'm so glad to have discovered it again. Andrews was, and I guess still is, a great composer and musician.

[pearlyspencer99]

I got that wrong - it was about 1978.

[chrisheadland]

I also saw him in Rheindahlen in 1972 was this the same concert as you, ?

[pearlyspencer99]

I got the date wrong initially, I met Andrews and sang with him at the Wildenrath folk club in 1978 during my second tour in Germany.

[starwarsmad123]

i love this song but for years i did not know who it was about untill now

[schwelmer1984]

Great song- great singer. I definitly recommend his CDs!

[prboycheko]

"Hey Sandy" was addressed to Sandra Scheuer.

[cinnamonbrandy8]

There was a poll taken in a small town in America - a campus town, so they'd do 'town and gown' pretty much the same as us.

A soldier shooting a subversive student in the back was seen (at the time...) as fair play, by a narrow majority.

A student blocking a soldier's gun (with a flower...) was seen as a violent, punishable act. Narrow majority.

Makes you wonder - if we did the poll, how many victims of hazings that went wrong would vote that way...?

and how do you vote?

h.

[askitso]

its not often i see a comment on youtube that i can say this about but what you have sid here has actually made me think.

Thank you.

[ZechsMerquise73]

@cinnamonbrandy8 I think people today would consider any act of violence, against people outside their social category, a good thing.

[djs19992]

she was a relative, never knew her i'm sixteen now. we look alike and i relli love this song. i still dont understand why i dotn think i ever will to be relli honest with you :( sandy- my cousin i never knew

[NightingaleHMP]

Excellent! I have every song that Harvey Andrews has ever recorded and this is one of the most moving along with others like 'Margareta' 'The soldier' 'She saw him smile' to name just a few. This guy is a truly fantastic artist - recorded or live! Go and see him!! Thank you for sharing.

[rrfsee]

any chance you could download some of his music on yt for more of us to enjoy. i used to have a signed l.p. from him in germany but lost it somewhere. love to here more

[NightingaleHMP]

Why dont you buy some of his CD's? Take a look on his website (Google it) you will enjoy owning his songs to listen to when you feel like listening. He has also written a book. I am just an old Harvey Andrews fan - not his agent honestly! I sincerely recommend that you do just that, I did and I bought everything hes' published and recorded since!

[syada7]

i LOVE this song, THANK YOU!!!!