Digging in the dirt to find some of the overlooked gems in rock and pop.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
"Hey Willy" by The Hollies
The pop rock band, The Hollies, formed by Graham Nash and Allan Clarke, had a string of hits through the late 60s and early 70s. Their big breakthrough came with the classic "Bus Stop," which stopped at #5 in 1966, quickly followed with another "stop" song: "Stop Stop Stop," which hit #7. The band scored several more top 10 hits, but never landed at #1. The closest they got was "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)," which hit #2 for 2 weeks in 1972. The magic of the Hollies had run its course by 1975, when "Another Night" topped out at #71. The band would reunite to score one more chart hit in 1983 with a cover of the Eddie Holland-written song "Stop In The Name Of Love," which they took to #29. "Hey Willy" is a jamming tune that reminds me of Bread when they were rocking out. Released in 1971, it failed to break into the top 100.
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