The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (1969) 4K

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The Hollies performing "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", released originally in 1969.

It reached #1 South Africa "Springbok", #3 UK Singles Chart, #7 US Billboard Hot 100, and #8 US Cash Box Top 100.

"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" was inspired by the motto for Boys Town, a community formed in 1917 by a Catholic priest named Father Edward Flanagan. The song was offered to Joe Cocker before The Hollies, but he turned it down.

The General Professional Manager for Cyril Shane Music Ltd & Pedro Music Ltd in England thought the song was slow and soulful, and would have been perfect for Cocker.

The song was written by Bobby Russell while he was dying of cancer in Los Angeles. The phrase "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" comes from a drawing of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back, which was used as the logo for Boys Town.

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All Comments (21)
  • @michaela8802
    This song will forever remind me of my big brother. I was his caregiver during his final two years on this planet before losing him to cancer. During that two years, he taught me about Jesus Christ every day. One of the last things he said to me was him thanking me for caring for him, because he had no one else he could’ve turned to. What I did for him paled in comparison to the gift he had given me. I thank God every day for putting my brother in my life and helping lead me to the Lord to be Born Again 🙏🏾
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  • My little brother died in 1970 in February I miss him I am 83 miss him
  • My brother is homeless and refuses to take his meds 💔😥 please pray for God to break the chains of addiction 🙏
  • @bernarda658
    Don't forget us Veterans on November 11, 2023. We still have a hard time on this day of our fallen brothers and sisters.
  • @jrcruz8303
    Its 2023! I broke down crying listening to this song. Thinking about my brother die of cancer 2017. I missed him.
  • @fjcrod
    My youngest brother passed away 12 years ago, this month, at the age of 49, after a year long battle with leukemia. The last thing we said to each other was how much we loved one another. I think of him every single day. I miss him so much.
  • @artmccomeskey738
    My little brother would have been 56 this month we were supposed to grow old together but God had a different plan i guess......i think of him daily and miss him dearly this song brings me a little comfort ........ luv and miss u bro!!!!
  • @chrisfz5501
    My brother was in the Navy, but he passed away from cancer. Losing a brother really hurts. Let’s pay homage to all our service men and women🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
  • @hobbsnshaw3408
    Can't beat the 60s and 70s. Its music that can't be replaced.
  • Over 50 years ago ! And I still love this song, they just dont make songs like this anymore
  • Lost my brother in Vietnam war, and that song brings so much memories miss him so much,still after so many years, always on my mind and heart🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
  • @user-es5rz8wv7u
    A timeless song. We are seven brothers. When our first brother died, we six remaining carried his coffin to the grave to this song. Every time I hear this now, I am reminded of his sad loss. The congregation was quite moved too.
  • @davidr4523
    One of the most powerful lyrics in all of music was in this song. "his welfare is my concern." For people to actually care about their siblings while they are still alive is what our parents and what God expected of us all, no matter how challenging or uncomfortable.
  • @user-bu3nv9xt2q
    Lost my brother this past april. This song came out just as he was born. At 20 became a quadriplegic. I was 13 when he was born. God I miss him😢
  • @mannypacquiao7
    This song will never grow old as long as there are people who want to help one another. We are stronger together.
  • @thezeppa1948
    They don't make music like this anymore. Classic.
  • My Brother was drowned in a canoeing accident off the north coast of Wales August 1977. He was 16. I was his sister aged 21. I am 67 now. He wasn’t heavy - he was my brother. He came to faith in Jesus just a few weeks before he died.
  • My brother hung himself at 37, this song will always hit my heart.
  • @Summer73343
    😢….These words symbolize the spirit of Father Flanagan’s Boys Town, founded in 1917 in Omaha, Nebraska. The legend goes , one day in 1918, Father Edward Flanagan saw a boy, Reuben Granger, carry another boy, with heavy braces on his legs, up the stairs. This younger boy , Howard Loomis, had polio and could not walk up the stairs. Father Flanagan asked the older boy if carrying Howard Loomis up the stairs was hard. Reuben Granger said “ He ain’t heavy , Father, he’s m’brother.” This charitable organization has been helping children for over 100 years and is still going strong.