Watch (with lyrics in subtitles)
Watch again (a video essay illustrating the meaning of the song)
He Ain't Heavy,
He's My Brother
(Hollies, 1969, #3 in the UK;
#7 in the United
States)
The road is long
With many a
winding turn
That leads us to
who knows where
Who knows when
But I'm strong
Strong enough to
carry him
He ain't heavy,
he's my brother.
So on we go
His welfare is of
my concern
No burden is he
to bear
We'll get there
For I know
He would not
encumber me
If I'm laden at
all
I'm laden with
sadness
That everyone's
heart
Isn't filled with
the gladness
Of love for one
another.
It's a long, long
road
From which there
is no return
While we're on
the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn't weigh me
down at all
He ain't heavy,
he's my brother.
He's my brother
He ain't heavy,
he's my brother.
The Hollies in Carnaby Street getups
The Hollies in Groovy Flower Power Gear (can you match them?)
