The Strawbs Hero and Heroine

[raccoonpoet]

this is more than one can ask, thank you!!!

[proisle]

I love this band.

[Wernerandreasli]

Wonderful. one of the most important

[Fish2409]

Fantastic !

[Augmuse]

I love this tune. It gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it. Great down beat. Good to see David and the guys still playing in some form or the other. But this is classic Starwbs.

[sockington1]

didn't I read somewhere that Dave Lambert is a ski instructor or some such now ?

[MrRichardSabsay]

@hieronomy you do have a point Deep Cuts was a great LP/ CD I saw the tour.They started that gig with Cut like a Diamond.I think this band was amung the best of the Brit folk prog bands, up there with Tull and Ferport Convenchen.There was alot of great bands in the 70s

[hieronomy]

These guys made some great albums . See Deep Cuts.

[spiritlevel8]

the electric guitarist's facial expressions are quite odd

[wolfXtra00]

Ich suche verzweifelt die Studioaufnahme dieses Stückes...?

Liebe Grüße !

[mondwasserlichtfalke]

ein unvergesslicher song - ein lebensbegleiter!

[dustermouse]

saw them in concert, they were GREAT!

[MrRichardSabsay]

The Strawbs have been one of my fave band from all the way back to 76.i've seen them meny times.I remember that EL MO gig to no Lambert but John Ford was there with Dave they do like to come to Toronto Strawbs 4ever!!!!!!!!

[rocktenniscat]

Happy Birthday Dave Lambert from a fan in Toronto!

[cjfelker1]

saw them at the el macombo about 25 yars ago, great band

[Genesis2004]

Fantastic group, the good old days of real music ;-) 

[bighairbandgirl]

how can u not love this :)

[MalchikBlue]

Dead crowd.

[buchseboelken]

Most underrated band ever. Except the Pretty Things...

[PapaKush301]

70's alternative rock at it's best- the Strawbs' 'Hero & Heroine'- play it loud!!

[jayheadj420]

this song is an ode to heroin addiction!

[santanocci]

@jayheadj420 you fuckwit...what!are you a 14 y/o

[Jhensy2012]

One of the top 10 mellotron classics, although it's mixed a little low here.

[craig4953]

Oh man!!! This is the best! What a great treasure youtube has allowed to us all. Hope more people can post Strawbs videos. Please!!!!

[M400fan]

@charleslegal Yes! You beat me to it! "It was Two Gun Pete from Teddington!"

[BillyJoeVegas]

Thanks for the post.... I have all the Strawbs vinyls... safely stowed away... I haven't had a turntabe for a long while. A sound engineer friend of mine is gonna set me up to transfer my vinyls (lots O' great music from the past never made it to CDs.)

[BillyJoeVegas]

Thanks for the post.... I have all the Strawbs vinyls... safely stowed away... I haven't had a turntabe for a long while. A sound engineer friend of mine is gonna set me up to transfer my vinyls (lots O' great music from the past never made it to CDs.)

[emiliosg]

hero & heroine the best album from the strawds ever!!!!!!!!!

[chinatree1]

Haven't heard this for many years, what a find! Thanks Priyesh0804. :)

[sanmistit]

Big Mellotron sound. Looks like at least 2 units.

[vecovp]

saw these guys in the grooviest nite club in Atlanta, "Richards" ..circa 1974 ..place prob only held 3 or 4 hundred....played foosball w\ two of them before the show in the game room there ! Their music blew us away !..I was in a cover band (still am) & we tried to do "It's Just Love" back then .. wow .. great to see this video

[MayBeBorn]

Dave Cousins got a great voice. Think he sounds like Daevid Allen from Gong

[charleslsegal]

The only problem I have with Dave Cousins is his voice. He has an uncanny resemblance to that of Benny Hill. Check out 'Ernie the fastest milkman in the West' !

[londonbangkok]

@charleslsegal same cheeky round face also. Both icons in their own field!!

[gorjanognen]

каква моќна песна,од мое време

поздрав од Македонија

[thegildedlili]

see them LIVE on Long Island: 3/19/10 @ 7:30 pm - Port Washington Public Library - Yes!!!

[tspit74]

Great video of a great tune. I stumbled on this 2 days ago and thanks to the wonders of youtube, have already gone out and bought 7 of their albums.

[DavidChmura]

Dave Cousins lives just round the corner from me here in Deal.

We are honoured!

See the Strawbs at Twickenham Sept 12th and 13th.

Hope they play this !!!!

[vulpecula999]

Nice one mate. I had the honour of propping up the bar with him and Blue Weaver a few years ago after a gig. A real gentleman is Dave Cousins - not to mention a fantastic songwriter.

[bunyipper]

Lucky you! I have loved them forever and finally saw them in Toronto last year! I cried like a fool!

[amccann7]

Love this live performance of the strabs epic tune! Thanks so much for the great post!

[Paavoi99]

If you could find it Strawbs DVD "live in Tokyo 75"

with "grave new world - the movie" had some of

their popular songs.

[Swanyakovenko]

This is the only rollocking cowboy song I ever cared for, and its not even in the genre. Reminds me of the garage band I was in called Gabriel Oak when I was a mere slip of a girl in the mid-70s. We had one concert outside of our garage. It's amazing the music ignored by main stream sources. It's like finding a gem under a cabbage leaf.

[leambambam]

I saw these guys last night. Great show. Great band.

[AudioFileZ]

Frickkin' Great! Not a lip-sync. Where did this originate from??? Hero and Heroine is one of my all-time favs in the so-called "prog-rock" category and this video represents that that category did, in fact, have immense rockin' potential beyond just fantastic composition and instrumentation. I would love to have an entire Strawbs concert if one exists on DVD.

[maddmaxx64]

I believe I saw these guys only once, after the release of Hero and Heroine, but they were mesmerizing. There was not a sound while Dave was singing Hanging in the Gallery, and tears flowed when the song was finished. It remains one of the best shows I've ever seen.

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[liljonfunk]

Cool, I'm sound engineering for these guys in a few days :)

[toskup]

lucky you:)

[chocolategorjan]

WONDERFULL

[JPGR66]

I fell in love with this band when i picked up this album. bought it because they look so cool on the back cover. now they are one of my fave bands.

[vulpecula999]

excellent - pity youtube takes 30 minutes to load videos

[toskup]

gives me goose-bumps:) Absolutely out of this world!

[Fish2409]

fantastic

[bonesmania]

been seeing them since 74 and they never dissapoint. ive got about 25 stubs. they were great at bb kings in nyc june 2008,and the capitol theatre in n.j. in 74 or was it 75 hmmn

[mrchronicsmoker]

these guys played at the reastaraunt my dad owns

[joeffrancisco]

Fantastic--thanks for posting two Strawbs videos! yeoldetoade pointed out the two typos in the credits some time ago, but they haven't been corrected...so again, it's *Chas* Cronk and Rod *Coombes*. Cheers!

[Priyesh0804]

thanks... i corrected this

[ciano417]

fantastic cousins lambert and combes !!!great great powerful song!!fantastic drums and guitar

[tophatdt]

I see from the video, they are using two Mellotrons....poor roadies, they are bloody heavy! I used one Tron in my band and was hapy to change the settings as required.

[FrankieELP]

The best version of this song was done by a local band in the mid 1970's by the name of Harlequin. They played NY in places like the Rising Sun in Yonkers, the Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle and places on Long Island. When I saw The Strawbs, I was a little disappointed since the Harlequin version was so much better. It was like listening to Rat Race Choir do Led Zep better than Zep. They also did a fantastic version of The Musical Box by Genesis. Does anyone know what happened to Harlequin?

[ju1ianax]

my dad was in that band! haha.

[ju1ianax]

**harlequin, not the strawbs.

[LiquidDreamsUK]

Great song from a great album.

[Tuurke01]

For me this is one of their most powerful songs. Thank you!

[mooregl]

I saw them Nov. 6, 1975 in St. Louis MO. Ticket was $6.00.  I still have the ticket stubs! One of the many great shows from that time! Always small venues!

[marspyramid]

CELTIC #1

[Yogizuna]

I love it, thank you!

[ppch2]

This does bring back very good memories. I saw Strawbs 3 times, each time was fantastic. Yes, they were very progressive. At the time we saw them, my friends and I were into Gentle Giant, Yes, Renaissance, Genesis (with Peter), Manfred Mann, and of course King Crimson. These bands kicked ass then and their music is timeless now.

[the1zedog]

I have this dream that I could put together a trip to the London olympics and see a bunch of my classic rock favorites while I was there. Don't forget Procol Harum.

[metafis]

The Grandfathers of Folk Metal.

[dianna487]

AH! My dad took me to see the STRAWBS in 1975 and I still love them-

Thanks for posting!

[ozowen]

Brilliant song and album by a brilliant group (although I think they were at their best in the Wakeman days!)

[gamingnerd666]

I saw them in Kitchener July 5 2007 forty years after they formed, they are still great!

[sym62rsi]

MELLOTRON MANIA

Thanks to the great but very underrated John Hawken.

Check out his stunning work with "Ilussion".

[M400fan]

Too right! Brass AND choir! Did he have two Trons or did he just switch the setting?

[yeoldetoade]

CHAS Cronk.

Rod COOMBES.

[Priyesh0804]

thanks for the correction. i forgot to update  - it is now corrected

[MazterGuitarz]

@yeoldetoade

3 year,s it's a long time but not more than the time I've listened to this group...

This is one of their best..!!!

[Simonb10666]

just Lovely

[harmonioushand]

good video of them playing but as far as the music itself I've always liked the earlier folkier albums but this album is ok

[Priyesh0804]

I've been a fan ever since I found an abandoned 8-track in my dorm 1978. This is the first I ever heard of Strawbs. Heros.. is my favorite of all their albums... I admit I am a progger and this album is very 70's progressive. I saw most the original lineup 2005 at Nearfest and much of it was Heros and Heorines... great concert

[VladtheEmailer]

@Priyesh0804 Yeah, I agree, I actually like Hero and Heroine the best out of all their stuff. Great album!

[puddelisa]

Agree, Strawbs - 1971 - From The Witchwood is the best,I think.

[puddelisa]

Agree. Strawbs - 1971 - From The Witchwood is my favourite.

[mogopogo]

incredible.

[princemordecai]

Best song about drug addiction I've ever heard.

[pieathome]

I always thought this album was a concept story line about a relationship gone bad. No matter what it was one of the Strawb's finest achievements! Great Video!!

[princemordecai]

Have you ever seen a relationship between heroin and a human that has "gone good"? In any event, David Cousins stated back in the '70's that the song is definitely a metophor for drug addiction.