The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother Lyric Video (with lyrics on screen and in description below). I dedicate this video to my six ...
The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother Lyric Video (with lyrics on screen and in description below). I dedicate this video to my six wonderful brothers.nnI remember once when I was about 5 years old, my brother Charlie and I had to walk about a mile to a neighbor's house to deliver something from my mom. Charlie was only 10 years old. About half-way there he kept asking me if I was too tired to walk and offered several times to carry me.nnStory behind the song:nnBoys Town, near Omaha, Nebraska, is a community for neglected and homeless boys. It was founded in 1917 by Father Edward Joseph Flanagan, who started with five youngsters in an old rented house. Over the years, from humble beginnings, a 1,400-acre community was built that became a village in 1936.nnSelf-governing and non-sectarian, Boys Town is supported in part by voluntary contributions. The Omaha Boys Town cares for over 500 boys and (since 1984) girls, who live in home settings and have available a range of educational facilities and health and counselling services. Boys Town also operates programmes in other states.nnBoys Town, and the film of the same name starring Spencer Tracey, inspired the writing of The Hollies' classic, He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Americans Bobby Scott and Bobby Russell.nnTony Hicks says: "Yes, I pulled "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" out of a publishers., simply because it was a good song. I wasn't consciously looking for a different direction for The Hollies. I used to go into music publishers and I'd listen to 20-30 songs and just bring out the ones that appealed to me and play them to Ron Richards. I heard the song and I took it to Ron. There was no great excitement, nobody was saying you've really got a wonderful song there, which is going to be a world-wide smash and it will be played for years to come. They listened and went mm, yes, well it's quite pleasant. The attitude was let's give it a try and we did and it's the most important song we ever recorded."nnLyrics:nnThe road is longnWith many a winding turnnThat leads us to who knows wherenWho knows wherenBut I'm strongnStrong enough to carry himnHe ain't heavy, he's my brothernSo on we gonHis welfare is of my concernnNo burden is he to bearnWe'll get therenFor I knownHe would not encumber menHe ain't heavy, he's my brothernIf I'm laden at allnI'm laden with sadnessnThat everyone's heartnIsn't filled with the gladnessnOf love for one anothernIt's a long, long roadnFrom which there is no returnnWhile we're on the way to therenWhy not sharenAnd the loadnDoesn't weigh me down at allnHe ain't heavy, he's my brothernHe's my brothernHe ain't heavy, he's my brother... Less
