He Ain't Heavy ... He's My Brother
The Hollies
1969
jaar
Top 40
20
piekpositie
Top 40
5
weken
Top 40
72
punten
Top 40
In 2012 werd een versie van het nummer opgenomen en werd uitgebracht op 17 december 2012 door muzikanten en beroemdheden onder de naam "The Justice Collective". De artiesten die aan dit project deelnamen waren o.a. Melanie C, Robbie Williams, Paul Heaton, Paloma Faith, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden, Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen, Rebecca Ferguson en Beverley Knight. De opbrengst van de single was bestemd voor de slachtoffers van de Hillsborough ramp. Het nummer stond op de 1e plaats in de Engelse chart tijdens de kerstdagen van 2012.
Trivia
Artiest
Titel A-kant
He Ain't Heavy ... He's My Brother
Lengte A-kant
4:19
Componist(en) A-kant
Bob Russell & Bobby Scott
Producer(s) A-kant
Ron Richards
Titel B-kant
'Cos You Like To Love Me
Lengte B-kant
2'44
Componist(en) B-kant
Tony Hicks
Producer(s) B-kant
Ron Richards
Platenlabel
Parlophone
Catalogusnr
5C 006.90623 M
Hoogste positie UK
1
Hoogste positie US
7
Album
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Songtekst
The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where
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
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
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
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