The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION!
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MASTERPEICE. That intro is SO iconic.
The Hollies had top 10 songs ten years in a row. That’s an achievement.
This song was so incredibly popular. It gets an an S because it gives me goosebumps every time. Maybe it’s nostalgia or maybe it’s just simply beautiful
Ditto
Agree 💯 😊. It has such a cool vibe.
This was one of my summer of 74 at the beach songs. I turned 20 that July. My friends and I used to go to Hollywood Beach in Chicago on Lake Michigan every Saturday. Someone always brought a transistor radio. One of my fondest memories. Two other songs I remember are "The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace and "Star Baby" by the Guess Who.
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It's both.....I get the same vibe since it came out so many decades ago.
Good music.
An S tier every day of the week, and every week of the year
My dad died from emphysema 3 year ago, and this song played at his funeral. He had a dark sense of humour. I also want to say I love this reaction channel because you listen to the whole song before adding your two cents, rather than stopping part way through, and ruining the experience.
They're good at that. They soak it in first. Too many jump to reaction.
A lot of reactors seem afraid to miss/forget a particular part of the song that they want to comment on, so they stop it then carry on. Sometimes it’s annoying. These guys are good at experiencing the song in it’s entirely.
@@IAMCAVEIt’s not that, on most channels they get blocked and or demonetised if they don’t stop the track, due to copyright. I don’t know how Andy& Alex get away with it?
RIP Dad, a sense of humour and a great taste in music. Sorry for the loss of your Dad David.
The Hollies were Manchester's answer to the Beatles. Very underrated band.
UGH, underrated my butt... Everyone raves about them, professionals and casual fans... Underappreciated, maybe...
Their harmonies were brilliant. Have you heard their album Butterfly? It's excellent, but very hard to find except on a box set.
Long cool woman my favorite
They have never been underrated! They are one of the BIG sixties and seventies bands.
They were a tight professional band that other musicians held in high regard. They can`t be can`t be compared to the beatles in any way. I`m not a Beatles fan btw but its like comparing chalk and cheese.
When I was a teenager back in 1974, we thought and expected this kind of musical standard as the norm and that it would just continue. Why wouldn't we? It had been that way for many, many years. Boy, were we ever wrong. Now, I can't even name the top ten songs of last year. Neither can I name the top artists of last year. Not saying there isn't any talent out there or even some good tunes, but for me nothing grabs me.
The brilliant audio engineering for "The Air That I Breathe" was done by Alan Parsons at the EMI studios in London in 1973 In an interview, Parsons mentioned that Eric Clapton said the first note of "The Air That I Breathe" had more soul than anything he had ever heard. This is classy pop from an era when the genre actually meant something
Wow didn't know Parsons was involved..Good man!
@@sidstewart7399Nice that he found time what with the laser taking up so much of his time.
You can hear this song in Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
Another hit by the Hollies, an early banger is Bus Stop (1966). I still love this song when I hear it on oldies radio, as it has that quintessential 60's sound.
The Hollies were almost as big a presence in 60’s Britain as The Fabs.
2nd only to The Beatles for most top ten hits in the UK.
They already reviewed it. They just forgot.
@dmacleod3843
Maybe they forgot because that was early Hollies. The songs they mentioned reviewing are later 70s. Hollies when Graham Nash was no longer in the group.
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Long Cool Woman ... 1972
He Ain't Heavy ... 1969
Air That I Breathe ... 1974
Nash left in 1968 to form CSN
Bus stop was written by Graham Gouldman from 10cc
People of my generation took great music for granted. We heard it all the time in the sixties and seventies. There were so many wonderful group. So many were British. We realize now that we were so lucky. We live to hear these songs reviewed by you two thoughtful young men. Thank you.
Have an enjoyable 2024 celebration! Be safe!🎉
"People of my generation took great music for granted." Guilty. Looking back, it's humbling.
Disagree. We were listening to great music. It's just that we underestimated how great it still is after 60 years. Peace out.
Let's be honest, we were spoiled. New stuff like this weekly and we just waited for more. Awesome!
THIS!
I say those exact words often. We did, we just took it for granted in those days that popular music was always going to be fabulous. Boy, were we wrong. Although I must admit to enjoying boygenius, but that's because they're pretty retro musically.
The Hollies were absolutely huge in the late sixties going into the 70's. On the radio all the time. This song was just constant and it was in movies and all kinds of stuff.
Bus Stop was an earlier 1960s hit for them but it is a beloved song.
The Hollies won a lawsuit against Radiohead over them lifting the main progression for Creep from this song.
I like the story in Bus Stop, it's cute.
I hope they do Bus Stop, It's equally as beautiful.
Love that song!! I think Graham Nash was still in the band at that time!!
@@hipsville They've already done that song, just forgot I guess.
While I don't consider it their best song, Bus Stop is probably the first one that comes to mind when you mention the Hollies.
Criminally overlooked band. Great song.
You must be kidding. They were and are top of their game.
@@angelaregan475 What part of "Great song" did you not understand?
they were not overlooked
This was my mom and dad’s “song.” I’ve always loved it, too. So beautiful. The bridge always gives me goosebumps.
Miss you, dad.
That’s a great story!
🙏 ✌ ❤ 🎶
I was born in '68, and my ( very young ) parent's song at the time was 'Don't worry, baby'.
@@lisasmithline1386 that’s one of my favorite songs.
You mention Radiohead 'Creep' - the publishers of "The Air that I Breath" successfully took Radiohead to court for a writing credit and share of royalties.
Tbh, I think Radiohead were conscious of the 'borrowed' melody, and were more than happy to hand over royalties. Then again, the band rarely performs the song in public. 🤑
@@rhwinner Yeah, think it became to much of a commercial success... it's an incredible song though
I'm confident they read about this before hearing the song as that is not something people would pick up at their age. In fact, most people would not pick that up no matter their age.
@@shyman99 Well, Creep was an international hit, so they very well could have heard it on the radio. Songwriters are very conscious of melodies, especially ones they've written. It would have hit them in the forehead.
@@rhwinner - It wasn't a hit during their era. So they would have no firm grasp of the details of the song by hearing it over and over and over again like those who were listening to music in that era. Even the people of that era wouldn't make a connection. It's not that obvious.
at 64 years old and having listened to this song in many years i have just sang the entire song along with them still remember and forgot how good the song is thankyou for the memory 😂😂😂😂😂
So... I was 15 or 16. I'd just climbed out of our above ground pool, the radio was next to the lounge chair in the shade. I grabbed my great big cup of sweet tea, took a big gulp and laid back to close my eyes, and this song came on. Perfect.
The way his voice, guitar, strings and horns weave in and out through the music is unearthly. The whole song is almost a religious experience.
Ethereal, much like the scent of baking bread wafting throughout your house...
It was beautifully arranged and produced
What an incredible soulful rock anthem. And the soaring choruses, the violins, the French horns! Outstanding.
This was a monster hit when I grew up in the 70's
The Hollies, The Byrd’s, and Buffalo Springfield,,, 3 amazing bands that collided to bring us CSNY!
Don’t forget Joni Mitchell. Not in the band, but wrote some of their songs, and was the inspiration for many others. And I think a good friend of fellow Canadian Neil Young sometimes CSN member.
@@kjmorley Unless I am mistaken the only Joni Mitchell song recorded by CSNY was Woodstock and you say a good friend of Neil Young, which she was, but
it was with Crosby and Nash that she had relationships
@@jameswiglesworth5004 I could be wrong, but I believe David Crosby was the one she was with first, and that's how she met both Crosby and Nash. Everyone in that whole Canyon crowd wanted Joni--she just had that "thing" (genius) that everyone wanted to tap...I mean, tap into.
Heh, nicely done ;)@@hollydeitrick2515
One of the most beautiful songs ever sung. So amazing.
Agreed!!
Vapour Trail by Ride is up there for me, also.
It's nice to see that Alex is over his allergy to harmony. It takes awhile to rewire your brain from years of abuse from hip hop and modern pop.
🤣🤣!
Nice tune.😊
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what? Ive never gotten any impression from Alex that he doesn't appreciate harmony.
@@moonlitegram Early on in the channel, when they reacted to CSNY's Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Alex complained about "too much harmonies", much to the chagrin of of their audience. Check it out.
It's so unfortunate that so many of your peers have no idea about all the fabulous music that was created in the '50s, '60s and '70s. They are so missing out. I hold out hope that all these reaction channels will help to get these tunes out there to them. Good on you guys for presenting them to your peers.
The hook is solid gold.
This is a song that transcends time and generations. I liked it as a teenager and the message and music still touch a nerve 50 years later. Yes, emotional but not cheesy. It is a really cool intro that sucks you in. A+ is cool, but this A+ would exceed many of your earlier Ss, I think.
The Hollies are a FANTASTIC band. They had an amazing range of style. Bus Stop and Carrie Anne are fun, more radio-pop style, but also excellent. Some of my favorites.
Long Cool woman....in a Black dress
@@davidreed6264 Awesome song.
The Hollies most versatile popular band ever
I've heard this song many times (I'm also a smoker and sleep alot), but hearing it just now .... after having to put down my 14yr old dog earlier this month... well, it just has a new meaning. The tears are flowing. I love and miss you, Anna.🐾🖤
I remember being a kid in the seventies and this song was a behemoth. It was everything everywhere all at once as a song.
Simply stunning, a beautiful masterpiece ❤
This song is one of those songs that is so pleasing to the ear, you can't help but love to listen to it every time it's played. To the point you guys made regarding the fact that just one friend away would not know this song or this group is very true and also very disheartening. I appreciate what you are doing on your channel. There is so much wonderful music from the past and we have a responsibility to pass along that greatness to future generations. Thanks guys.
One of the best songs ever written. Absolute masterpiece. Brings me to tears ever time 😢
I've always loved how they qualify the theme with "sometimes."
Yes! That is so important in making the lyrics of this song sound romantic but not too over-the-top.
@@debsandz
Exactly! Kind of like "I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone."
OH MY GOD! The nostalgia the song invokes has shocked me. This was a hugh song just when I was at that first love. And, while I am reflecting on my long lost youth, you guys are blissing out to the song. This watch was surreal for me. Glad you enjoyed the song!
Yup, my first real crush on my frreinds brother. Too bad he did not feel the same, lol. Looking back, I lucked out.
As a woman, if a man said this to me or dear God wrote a song about me with these words..I would melt..
Gives me chills every time I hear this….gosh what a sensual song.
You guys were the first reaction video that I ever watched. And you're still the best.❤
quite important to know: the song was written by Albert Hammond. Great songwriter and singer.
,,,,and his version is superior; not by a little, he is the artist
The tone on that lead guitar gives me the warm chills like standing on the sunshine on a breezy day.
The Hollies are one of my favourite bands.
A&A, you'll love their "Carrie Anne" and "On a Carousel" !!! (for your 4th and 5th Hollies song)
Carrie Anne is a banger!
I really loved the stuff that had Graham Nash on it, like those two.
Yeh, they need to touch on the earlier, Graham Nash era Hollies.
Stop Stop Stop was one of my earliest favorite songs. Much different vibe, as the singer is lusting after an exotic dancer...
It features the world's angriest banjo.
Beautiful, majestic song.
Truly. Be honest. When’s the LAST TIME that you’ve heard such romantic lyrics. Classic love song!
Hollies.... "Stop, Stop, Stop" is definitely a track that should be on your list. Love your channel.
I LOVE this song, such a fantastic choice. Great singing, beautiful lyrics, and soothing music.
Let's do this!!
Original British Invasion band, such a classic song.
I'm glad you picked up on the Creep chord progression. Also, the chorus reminds me of ABBA vocals. Clearly an influential song, since this one came before those others.
The Hollies enjoyed huge success/popularity in Sweden, by the end of the 60s
The Hollies were so diverse, never had 2 songs alike. Never even had songs that even sounded like the same group. A highly rated band
Always loved the soaring guitar solo in this song.
I have this song on my personal playlist and I listen to it so much that my dog goes nuts when those first chords hit. She loves this song almost as much as I have since my mom listened to it when I was a kid back in the 70's. I give it an *S* just for the lyrics alone!
The Hollies vocal harmonies were always moving, no surprise Graham Nash got on so well in C.S.N.Y.
The Hollies and the Beatles were contemporary artists who often recorded in adjacent studios simultaneously,EMI (Abbey Road) #1&2 and frequently checked each other out and traded ideas.
Written by one Albert Hammond. I bought the vinyl in my youth. The Hollies brought the song to life, beautifully. Albert Hammond also wrote one of my favourite songs of that era, "The Free Electric Band". Up to you if you want to check that one out. Have fun though, keep up the good work and hope you both, and your families, friends and all who visit here have a fine and happy new year. Be well.
His son is in The Strokes. He also had a solo album in the mid '00s that was really good.
I might have to have a listen to those then. Thanks for replying, be well, and have a very happy new year.@@kmorri9
I love the violins in this one near the end that come in with a short riff every time they sing "and to love you."
This was one of their last hits prior to breaking up in the 70s. And it's a killer beautiful song.
Blessings❤
They had a lot of hits, in many styles, over many years. Great band!
My favourite song by The Hollies. That build up from the start of the song is just fabulous.
The Hollies. Took their name from....Buddy Holly....huge influence on their early Beatles-esque sound....Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks guitars and harmonies....TONS of material to hit. Bus Stop is an great early one to hit.
When I was young, I thought this band was actually Buddy Hollie’s “Crickets” band continuing on without him.
They actually did put out records for a while after Holly died.
In 73 74 We thought Tony Hicks was about 16yrs old.What a great Musician he is.
The Beatles the same, John and Paul couldn't wait for Buddy's next release and at the beginning, copied him and the Crickets, before Beatle Mania.
22 years old such a tragedy 💐
One of my absolute favourites. Just lovely
Back in April I contacted my very first girlfriend (Dec. '73 - April '74) via email. We immediately started up a relationship, and even planned on moving in together.
Early on she reminded me of the time we were having a party at my best friend's place and I brought this 45. It literally played over and over and over while her and me sat on the couch making out. I had forgotten all about that until she mentioned it.
This is the girl I've thought of almost every day for fifty years. The girl I've loved all of this time.
A few days ago, on Christmas day to be exact, her and me broke up, probably for good. And then I come here and find that this is the song A&A are listening to. Cue the waterworks.
This will always be an emotional S tier song for me.
The 60’s produced so many great bands and songs I don’t think there will ever be another decade like it. Top 40 radio exposed us to all styles of music, unlike today music is fragmented into sections thanks to the internet.
Check out by them I Can’t Let Go,a mid 60’s banger with harmonies that make you wanna dance.
Did you know that The Hollies were second only to the Beatles for most top 10 British hits?Superb band.
Those harmonies are gold; "S" for sure!!!
76 listening with such nostalgia. Love The Hollies and so many other British groups that I went around the country to watch. For music, it was a wonderful time.
That is an extraordinary, beautiful love song. Perfect.
That long "...breathe..." note held all the way through the little guitar lead after the chorus. Wow!
Picture it, Summertime in America, 1974 and playing on the radio "The Air I Breathe " by the Hollies. Priceless..
Being in the first half of my 40's I didn't recognize the song. The verse was intense and so crisp, then the chorus kicked in and I immediately knew the song. This one is going on my playlist for sure.
All the pop fans of the sixties and ‘70’s all new of their big hits and played on FM radio stations on a regular rotation!
Sometimes, all I need is the air that she breathes...and to love her. 😢
These writers were given a writing credit on "Creep" because it is a direct lift of the verse chords.
So much packed into this perfect pop masterpiece. Still a stunner.
"Bus Stop" will always be my favorite Hollies song. It's micro-storytelling at its finest. : ) I love the ones you've already done and the hits Graham Nash sang lead on as well; like "Carrie Anne" before joining Crosby & Stills.
Takes me right back to 1974, summer, delivering newspapers from my mom's car, radio blaring ... ahhh
🩵🩵thanks for hitting this today. It’s so beautiful and brings back so much nostalgia…
Also Alan Parson was the engineer on this, Creep had to give writing credit on Creep for this, and also Judy Collins did a wonderful cover of this song.
really neat history on this one
Allan Clarke also went on to sing Breakdown on The Alan Parson Project's I Robot.
Radiohead, not Creep.
Also the original version by Albert Hammond is pretty good as well.
@@kozzzzer And Terry Sylvester sang vocals on To One in Paradise from APP's first album.
@@rogervondrasek5677 I blame post holiday brain for that one :P
Can't wait to hear this song again. It's been ages! 😸
I have never heard a song that better describes the feeling of being madly in love with someone more then this awesome song does.
Goosebumps and shivers listening to this track. A beautiful song that so many people can relate to
Grew up north ofGrand Forks ND. Driving 10 miles to town, if we were good kids, and did all our chores. Small town of 200 people. Couldn't wait to get away from there. I remember hearing this song blasted over the speakers at the swimming pool. Good memories.
The ultimate love song! This was one of the first songs I added to my playlist.
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" and "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)" are another two excellent songs by The Hollies.
They did those I think
For a blue-eyed-soul version, it was covered in the 1980's by another Manchester group, Simply Red.
True to the original, with 80's soul.
Long Cool Woman is FANTASTIC fun, too!
What a great band they were, pure class.
Perfect 70’s forbidden song
This song is part of the soundtrack of "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" (Steve Carell & Keira Knightly), and it's placement in the movie is perfection. Have always loved this song, and it's inclusion in that movie took it to a whole new level for me. So happy the two of you enjoyed it!
Yes!
I really loved this part of that movie. It was placed absolutely perfectly
Agreed. It's use was perfect placement in that scene. I bawled. My favorite song.
Heart on the sleeve naked emotional rawness (especially from male lead singers) is almost non existent now.
No cigarettes, no sleep- sleep, silent angel, go to sleep …making love with you has left me….
This is the song inspired by the post-coital glow!
You even caught the crashing waves. 😊
And those bombastic drums!
In Australia it was played on the radio constantly. Nice to hear it again now.
In 1975, I would hear this song in the car. I used to think when he sang sleep, I thought he said speed. Shows where I was in 1975.
This song came after Graham Nash left the band (and went on to form Crosby, Stills and Nash). "Bus Stop" was the Hollies' biggest hit with Nash on board... a more pop-oriented banger that sounds nothing like the 3 songs you previously heard.
Actually, Bus Stop wasn't their biggest hit of the Nash era. That song goes to I'm Alive, which is their only number 1 hit. Bus Stop reached number 5. They, so it wasn't even in their top 10 hits chart wise during the Nash era.
They've done bus stop already, must've forgot it
@@dec3322 not even their biggest hit of the Nash era.
Biggest Nash era hit "in the US"... guess I should have been more specific.
This is a great song, Albert Hammond co-wrote it and recorded it first. His biggest hit was “It Never Rains In Southern California. You guys should react to that one, it’s an awesome song, very catchy!
Love this song one of my favorite 70’s song, brings me back to when I was a kid up at our Camp,
VERY INTENSE SONG EMOTIONALLY. MY FAVORITE TUNE BY THE HOLLIES.
Love that description of the chorus coming in like waves crashing on the shore. It's exceptionally apt. The deep strings and low drums combine to make a soft, distant sound of thunder.
The Hollies, along with the Kinks and the Rolling Stones, were one of the longest surviving bands from the British Invasion. Formed in 1962, they were a continuous working band and are still out there working today, and had a lot of hits along the way.
You guys help me to appreciate in a new way the songs of my youth! I took them for granted in those days!
Wow, A+! What a surprise. Hollies are great. Try ""Stop, Stop, Stop" , "Look Through Any Window" or "On a Carousel". Graham Nash (of CSN) was in the band back in the 60's and you can appreciate those harmonies.
Oh my, I have loved this song for as long as I can remember. Beautiful.
❤ Awesome song ❤ Us oldies have always loved this song 😂 No matter that I was only about 4 when this came out 😂 Still one of my favourites of all time.
Lol sometimes y'all remind me of the people listening to music in the late 60s and early 70s, your so into it, eyes closed and head moving to the rythm