The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) (Official Audio)

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  • You're listening to the official audio for The Hollies - "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)" from the album 'Distant Light'.
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    Lyrics:
    Saturday night I was downtown
    Working for the FBI
    Sittin' in a nest of bad men
    Whiskey bottles piling high
    Bootlegging boozer on the west side
    Full of people who are doing wrong
    Just about to call up the DA man
    When I heard this woman sing a song
    A pair of 45's made me open my eyes
    My temperature started to rise
    She was a long cool woman in a black dress
    Just a 5'9 beautiful tall
    With just one look I was a bad mess
    'Cause that long cool woman had it all
    I saw her heading to the table
    Like a tall walking big black cat
    When Charlie said I hope that you're able, boy
    Cause I'm telling you she knows where it's at
    Then suddenly we heard the sirens
    And everybody started to run
    A-jumping out of doors and tables
    When I heard somebody shootin' a gun
    Well the DA was pumping my left hand
    And a-she was a-holding my right
    Well I told her don't get scared
    'Cause you're gonna be spared
    I've gotta be forgiven if I wanna spend my living
    With a long cool woman in a black dress
    Just a 5'9 beautiful tall
    Yeah, with just one look I was a bad mess
    Cause that long cool woman had it all
    Had it all
    Had it all
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  • @WhatIsTheDill
    @WhatIsTheDill Před 3 lety +13051

    I played this song for a few friends. None of them liked it. Clearly I need new friends.

    • @ronaldreagan850
      @ronaldreagan850 Před 3 lety +251

      Dill I've seen your videos, they are great. (You have a good taste in music).

    • @johnshuler8688
      @johnshuler8688 Před 3 lety +200

      CLEARLY!!!

    • @bwvideo0905
      @bwvideo0905 Před 3 lety +192

      Crystal clear. Find some rocking friends. They are everywhere!!!!!!!

    • @gedjad
      @gedjad Před 3 lety +126

      no it's an age thing. from 1972. good old song!

    • @nadinejackson6187
      @nadinejackson6187 Před 3 lety +142

      No one needs that kind of negativity....

  • @CKeatley96
    @CKeatley96 Před 10 měsíci +1353

    That opening riff is still one of the best sounding of all time

    • @elgringolocoMaldonado
      @elgringolocoMaldonado Před 9 měsíci +22

      Damn skippy it is!!! 🤘👍

    • @annewhite3901
      @annewhite3901 Před 9 měsíci +19

      Think this is my favourite Hollies song

    • @clayjones9907
      @clayjones9907 Před 6 měsíci +14

      That Opening Riff ,..Even the Force is Moved by that...or is that the FORCE manifesting in that Opening Riff ❤.😅

    • @tarekwayne9193
      @tarekwayne9193 Před 6 měsíci +20

      True, but it makes you expect a totally different song if you've never heard it before.
      The colour note(s?) used in the intro aren't used anywhere in the song.

    • @louisethelma-i8z
      @louisethelma-i8z Před 5 měsíci +2

      . lol

  • @jenellefudge3446
    @jenellefudge3446 Před 5 měsíci +1876

    2024 If you're still listening to this classic you're a legend

  • @muffassa6739
    @muffassa6739 Před 8 měsíci +1141

    I have always loved this song, when I was 18yrs old my boyfriend soon to be husband bought me my first black dress and high heels. I felt so happy with the memory of that wonderful experience. We've been married for over 50yrs years now and my dear husband is fighting Cancer now for the 3rd time please put him in your prayers 🙏❤.

    • @SunStar111
      @SunStar111 Před 7 měsíci +29

      I'll pray for him..😊...And long live the black dress..Cocoa Channel first designed it after the war..;)..Long live Van The Man..my mum used to play it when growing up .always..'Takes me back' Stay safe and many more memories you two Love Birds..Bless you Both Beat it..Xx

    • @morrion00
      @morrion00 Před 7 měsíci +14

      🙏🙏🙏

    • @Realitygetreal
      @Realitygetreal Před 7 měsíci +19

      STAY strong for him, I fought cancer while the world was shut down and I won... NO WE WON... because people around me gave me the GOOD REASONS to win the battle... it sucks and its HARD VERY HARD... but as a survivor... without my support team I would have lost....

    • @gabbyfringette7250
      @gabbyfringette7250 Před 7 měsíci +14

      Hope he's doing well

    • @martinjones4758
      @martinjones4758 Před 7 měsíci +11

      I am praying for both of you,

  • @Deeharris3634
    @Deeharris3634 Před rokem +2818

    This song will never get old too me.
    Who's with me on that..
    ✌️😎

  • @canterburytail2294
    @canterburytail2294 Před 3 lety +3495

    That opening riff is one of the best in classic rock. Inspired many to pick up a guitar.

    • @johns3824
      @johns3824 Před 3 lety +92

      I still get a shiver up my spine when I hear it!

    • @ladybugscanswim
      @ladybugscanswim Před 3 lety +69

      I really love the music my dad used to get drunk to. 😭 Thanks truama.

    • @jasontower1205
      @jasontower1205 Před 3 lety +58

      I've been playing that riff for over 25 years now and I could never understand, until recently, when earth you could go to the trouble of writing one of the greatest riffs ever only to play it twice in the intro and just forget it.

    • @martyconroy3786
      @martyconroy3786 Před 3 lety +17

      Simple was always better. Best song they ever did, once they stopped being a pop band in the 60s.

    • @stephengiffith1010
      @stephengiffith1010 Před 3 lety +18

      It is a great song THERE is a LOTTA COOL riffs in THIS song i was blown away when it came out to find out it waz the hollies the VOCAL is aittle more hard sounding that most of there songs great band harmonys are fabulous a me mates?

  • @staycool163
    @staycool163 Před 4 měsíci +188

    This is one of those songs where you get in the car, roll the windows down, crank it up LOUD and just Cruise 🎶🚗

  • @terrasiho5606
    @terrasiho5606 Před měsícem +126

    God this was real music, if you kids of today are listening. Those were such amazing times you kids just can't imagine.

    • @goosewhisperer6275
      @goosewhisperer6275 Před měsícem +6

      I totally agree! 👍

    • @Gmmaika
      @Gmmaika Před měsícem +2

      It never will exist Times of Musik and Hippie feeling an Hope of a peaceful Future, but the greed aand the dependency of Money destroy this.... and ower Future....

    • @typrice2382
      @typrice2382 Před měsícem +2

      I can't stand being a 90's kid I'm so jealous

    • @jerrynumerouno3879
      @jerrynumerouno3879 Před měsícem +1

      Ey

    • @Atlas_966
      @Atlas_966 Před 29 dny +2

      I can’t stand being a 2018 kid… I’m so jealous

  • @TheBob3759
    @TheBob3759 Před 2 lety +2749

    50 years later, this song still rocks.
    A classic.

  • @dakotasalcido802
    @dakotasalcido802 Před 4 lety +2560

    Who else is suck in a loop of the classics and doesn't ever wanna leave.

    • @pauljpboers1556
      @pauljpboers1556 Před 3 lety +26

      YESSS, me too ... a loop of real addictive music...

    • @bigbob1699
      @bigbob1699 Před 3 lety +19

      Yes ! Real Music !

    • @allanulen3809
      @allanulen3809 Před 3 lety +19

      i know you can't hide from reality but this sure is a great break from all the maddness

    • @monsterlutes20
      @monsterlutes20 Před 3 lety +7

      succ

    • @rsr7660
      @rsr7660 Před 3 lety +4

      It's the very best!

  • @g1harmony_
    @g1harmony_ Před měsícem +64

    I’m 16 and stuck in a loop of 60’s and 70’s music smt abt it idk how many other ppl my age can understand but I luv it

    • @goosewhisperer6275
      @goosewhisperer6275 Před měsícem +9

      You have EXCELLENT taste in MUSIC! Please don't ever let anybody change the way YOU feel about the AMAZING music you love! I'll bet that at least SOME of the people who supposedly don't like it REALLY DO, but pretend they don't, just to "go along with the crowd". 🙄

    • @aliaifaoui5264
      @aliaifaoui5264 Před měsícem +8

      It’s the same man and am nearly 18 I feel different from my generation, but honestly It’s a good feeling 👌

    • @g1harmony_
      @g1harmony_ Před měsícem +5

      @@aliaifaoui5264 it’s what separates us from the rest we are special in this generation we know how to appreciate art

    • @thiagomartins5278
      @thiagomartins5278 Před měsícem +3

      I feel you bro, 18 and rocking

    • @josorr
      @josorr Před měsícem +2

      I'm 62, class of 1980. I grew up listening the 60's and 70's music. There is some good stuff from the 80's too, when MTV was rockin'. You'll probably like a lot of that too. And don't miss out on some of the more obscure songs from the 60's and 7'0's like "I Won't be Home Tonight" and "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" among others.

  • @titalinarez5646
    @titalinarez5646 Před 7 měsíci +72

    When I was a kid, my dad used to listen and dance to this song. The vibration of the song and seeing my dad dance gave a big satisfaction. Love this song!!!!

  • @shirleynitka5030
    @shirleynitka5030 Před rokem +352

    my granddaughter will be 16 next week. She asked for all of my old albums!! She said, current music stinks. I had the good stuff. Yep she's right!

  • @williamwerner4255
    @williamwerner4255 Před rokem +800

    I'm 28. I'm greatful that my dad turned me on to good rock n roll. Classic rock will forever be timeless ✌️

    • @vickiri2475
      @vickiri2475 Před rokem +7

      I agree! My older brothers did it for me & it's still my favorite music!

    • @jorjor94
      @jorjor94 Před rokem +8

      Hell yeah man! My dad is into classic rock from the 60’s 80’s and 90’s and country and my grandpa loves the oldies. I always tell people some new music is good but too much of the new stuff had filthy in it and a lot of the older music has good rhythm to it and it’s not the same as it used to be. It’s a great thing to appreciate the stuff out parents and grandparents grew up on because I feel even at my age as well 28, I can learn from the older generations!

    • @calebdouglas7622
      @calebdouglas7622 Před rokem +5

      I’m 28 myself

    • @lazarogerardoviveroschargo3292
      @lazarogerardoviveroschargo3292 Před rokem +4

      God bless You!

    • @JakeLondonRivers
      @JakeLondonRivers Před rokem +6

      same bro - this song hits hard

  • @stevenday6504
    @stevenday6504 Před 6 měsíci +77

    I'm 62 I think this song is timeless

  • @saeedahmed6416
    @saeedahmed6416 Před 9 měsíci +134

    Should a young person like myself like this old song??
    HELL YES!!! ❤

    • @rolon-ew5kl
      @rolon-ew5kl Před 3 měsíci +2

      This song is awesome and I can 27 and like it. This song will go well with driving an old classic Camaro from the 60's cars like that

    • @BlankPictures-1
      @BlankPictures-1 Před 2 měsíci +2

      YESSS!

    • @lotuseater7247
      @lotuseater7247 Před 2 měsíci

      anyone who doesn't like a song just because it's a bit old is an imbecile.

    • @user-xf6rf3bo3x
      @user-xf6rf3bo3x Před 2 měsíci +1

      Hell no
      Heaven Yes

    • @goosewhisperer6275
      @goosewhisperer6275 Před měsícem +1

      👏 OF COURSE! It shows you have AMAZING taste in music! Be PROUD and GLAD you LIKE it! 👏 😊

  • @lisacurbello5586
    @lisacurbello5586 Před rokem +483

    I'm 53 years old. My earliest memories was my parents cranking this up in the car. No seatbelts. My little brother and I would be going crazy dancing in the back seat. Bouncing everywhere. LOL! I still bounce crazy when I hear this song. Good times!!!!

    • @bushwood
      @bushwood Před rokem +4

      We don't need no stinking seatbelts! Besides, the vehicles were made of 100% Detroit steel. Plenty of protection.
      I remember standing on the front seat at "speed" peeing into a Coca Cola bottle because "we're not stopping". Greatness!

    • @melissaharrison5718
      @melissaharrison5718 Před 11 měsíci +11

      Me too..

    • @charlesnewman5940
      @charlesnewman5940 Před 11 měsíci +13

      Well after hearing this , I do more than bounce . I move to the beat , words & I dance just like i did in the 60's !

    • @charlesnewman5940
      @charlesnewman5940 Před 11 měsíci +6

      Kool @Ben-lv6tj

    • @jakemills2867
      @jakemills2867 Před 11 měsíci +6

      That's. So. Cool.

  • @mel_va_
    @mel_va_ Před 2 lety +1448

    The music, the lyrics, that voice, everything about this song is so perfect

  • @LadyAxe13
    @LadyAxe13 Před 6 měsíci +52

    I'm a full blown metalhead, but this song (along with most of the Creedence CR's repertoire) is essential on my playlist!

  • @chrisbeard5794
    @chrisbeard5794 Před 4 měsíci +132

    Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls this is what real music sounds like. Those who don't like it has no taste in music.

    • @sarahjackson1163
      @sarahjackson1163 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Agreed 👍

    • @Colter-nuka-world
      @Colter-nuka-world Před 2 měsíci +3

      For real

    • @Owen-hg3cu
      @Owen-hg3cu Před 2 měsíci +3

      OK boomer. I like the song but your comment is pure cringe.

    • @openmindist
      @openmindist Před měsícem

      @Owen-hg3cu yep I dig this and Metallica too

    • @ahmedsayed6036
      @ahmedsayed6036 Před 20 dny

      Those who don't like it is not a waste of skin,,,that's it and I carry full responsiblity for my words ,,,because such people are the reason for deteriorating music that we currently experiance

  • @maryshumate4629
    @maryshumate4629 Před rokem +795

    Intro was amazing - still is! This song just never gets old.

    • @Opa_Joke
      @Opa_Joke Před rokem +2

      I went to suriname on holidays to see nature and stuff, and then it reminded me of louisianna so when we were out fishing I put on green river, long cool woman and run through the jungle. man the atmosphere was great

    • @huletnadof313
      @huletnadof313 Před rokem +3

      Love this song for the same reasons. Whoo Hoo!

    • @tahirbalci
      @tahirbalci Před rokem

      jack white - freedom at 21. check riff of this

    • @grandpavanderhof
      @grandpavanderhof Před rokem

      The amazing part is that it supposedly is played Allan Clarke instead of Tony Hicks.

    • @paulal271
      @paulal271 Před rokem

      The intro is amazing, one of the best!

  • @theoutlawking9123
    @theoutlawking9123 Před rokem +1143

    Classics don't die, THEY BECOME LEGENDS!

  • @PaulReynolds-us9ug
    @PaulReynolds-us9ug Před měsícem +32

    If you're friends didn't like this then you definitely need new friends

    • @geralddavis8160
      @geralddavis8160 Před 8 dny +1

      Obviously the extent of their taste remains in their mouths.

  • @theshadowknowz5900
    @theshadowknowz5900 Před 6 měsíci +129

    I love this song...been looking for this song! I'm a 65 yr old Black woman...finally found it by asking a random woman sitting at the bar...2024, still listening 😎🙋🏽‍♀️🎸🎙️🎶👩🏽‍🎤🎵🎧📻

    • @gavinbaker3886
      @gavinbaker3886 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Same here! I love Vietnam war era music!

    • @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
      @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 Před 3 měsíci

      🆘 Hallo Mother and Father of all creation are here on earth in person showing the way , healing, phone home today🎉

    • @user-xf6rf3bo3x
      @user-xf6rf3bo3x Před 3 měsíci

      Why do you have to put "black"
      What's the purpose for that?

    • @sarahjackson1163
      @sarahjackson1163 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Because she wanted to

    • @couragejiang
      @couragejiang Před 2 měsíci +1

      Great dance music

  • @joshimura1995
    @joshimura1995 Před 3 lety +868

    I need that opening looped for 24hours.
    Straight fire

    • @seanlongua8847
      @seanlongua8847 Před 3 lety +43

      The opening 10 seconds are what plays In my head every time someone pulled up next to my truck and revs their engine

    • @Waerdawg
      @Waerdawg Před 3 lety +15

      in an IV line straight to my heart......

    • @greggerstner5725
      @greggerstner5725 Před 3 lety +13

      Fuck yes

    • @itsthePunkinPatch
      @itsthePunkinPatch Před 3 lety +10

      Just look up long cool woman in a black dress intro only

    • @thedriver
      @thedriver Před 2 lety +3

      @@itsthePunkinPatch there’s an extended edit too that hits the spot.

  • @stephenmarkelov1829
    @stephenmarkelov1829 Před 2 lety +417

    Classic rock and roll is so badass you cant compare it with any other type of music whatsoever

  • @mxcannondale5
    @mxcannondale5 Před 6 dny +5

    My dad just passed away last month, the day after his 75th birthday due to cancer. He loved this song. Heard it many times as a kid riding around in his truck. Hearing it here again just brought me to tears because of him. What a rocking song, it’s not even from my era but it’s great.

  • @lizfernandez1183
    @lizfernandez1183 Před měsícem +9

    I'm 63 years old and rocking all over my kitchen to this song like a crazy woman. Can't ever get enough of this song after all these years. I'm 5'2"but I'm pretending to be 5'9" in a black dress with stilleto heels right now.

  • @OneOfUsHere
    @OneOfUsHere Před rokem +638

    The vocalist has a huge range. He hits high notes with his chest voice, no falsetto. Love them.

    • @TravisTPhoenix
      @TravisTPhoenix Před rokem +16

      I am a vocalist, and was thinking about doing it, but too high. I spent many summers, growing up to these guys, inspiration.

    • @jenamisner9966
      @jenamisner9966 Před rokem +7

      Hollies were awesome?

    • @brandonbaker343
      @brandonbaker343 Před rokem +2

      Graham Nash

    • @joejones9520
      @joejones9520 Před rokem +18

      @@brandonbaker343 alan clarke sang it and helped write it, nash was not involved with this song in any way.

    • @jilldowding-walker8066
      @jilldowding-walker8066 Před rokem +2

      Would it be Peter Howarth singing this live? He is the current lead singer and guitarist. (Peter has a phenomenal voice and fantastic guitar skills! ❤)
      It looks like this video was posted here about 4 years ago.

  • @skintslots
    @skintslots Před rokem +183

    Ridiculous that this song only reached 32 in the UK charts but hit Number 2 in the USA. The guitar riffs alone are pure gold.

    • @jdenino6022
      @jdenino6022 Před 4 měsíci +6

      This song was very very very popular in the U.S. from what I remember. Played on the radio a lot !!!

    • @Presidentofthepresident
      @Presidentofthepresident Před 4 měsíci +1

      That’s probably cause it’s one of the most American songs ever

    • @dahnasolar8298
      @dahnasolar8298 Před 4 měsíci

      got to see the Hollies in the early 70s

    • @paultaylor7082
      @paultaylor7082 Před 2 měsíci

      Agreed

    • @k.robert6279
      @k.robert6279 Před 24 dny

      ...the u.k.has always suffered from severe inbreeding.

  • @WYO_Dirtbag
    @WYO_Dirtbag Před měsícem +24

    Thanks Whistling Diesel for reminding me about this song.

  • @retardedvaxxedliberal
    @retardedvaxxedliberal Před 6 měsíci +11

    I've listened to thousands if not tens of thousands of songs. That intro is the greatest I've ever heard. Unforgettable.

  • @milfordcivic6755
    @milfordcivic6755 Před 2 lety +1052

    They don't make kickass tunes like this anymore. It's a lost art that thankfully is captured forever.

    • @notenough1484
      @notenough1484 Před 2 lety +22

      Keep looking and listening... you can find more 🎶🎶🎶

    • @hydrus77
      @hydrus77 Před 2 lety +4

      Its over man, its all little toothbrush etc..

    • @libertasautmors8995
      @libertasautmors8995 Před 2 lety +1

      The question is; if it was kickass, then how come no one produces any more of these tunes?

    • @notenough1484
      @notenough1484 Před 2 lety +6

      @@libertasautmors8995 perhaps money . Or is it that the vibrational shared feelings of the truth of the original has not been matched??

    • @TheSpartanboy10
      @TheSpartanboy10 Před 2 lety +7

      @@libertasautmors8995 Less talent nowadays and less innovation since music can be virtually made with a computer. You can call be one of those "they don't make them like they used to type of guys" but let's see if in 20 years anyone is blasting Gooba at a family reunion.

  • @paulg390
    @paulg390 Před 3 lety +687

    Without a shred of doubt, this is one of the greatest rock songs of all time!! 🍺🏆🕺🏻💃🏼

  • @ilikepushrodv8s210
    @ilikepushrodv8s210 Před 3 měsíci +21

    I love it when people argue that this is Creedence Clearwater Revival.

    • @miggypeso909
      @miggypeso909 Před 21 dnem

      I mean it’s a pretty direct take on their sound…

  • @JustinJones-xe7vd
    @JustinJones-xe7vd Před měsícem +15

    I’m 13 listening to this masterpiece

  • @wenzelgru8355
    @wenzelgru8355 Před 4 lety +1869

    The best CCR Song not made by CCR.

  • @ffsteelvol
    @ffsteelvol Před rokem +337

    Without a doubt one of THE greatest song intros of any era! It never gets old and no matter where in the song you catch it on radio(even if there’s more static than song) you let it play out. 😎

    • @faithinYahushua
      @faithinYahushua Před rokem +5

      Can’t argue with that!

    • @ffsteelvol
      @ffsteelvol Před rokem +1

      That’s great! Is it on CZcams, your bands version?

    • @Harrisonianne
      @Harrisonianne Před rokem +6

      +Mark Christopher did you all know this is a 100% Hollies song and by no means that their producer (who was ill by then) did not participate in this, no tips, no suggestions, no comments, just the band doing what they always wanted to do at studio and recording the way it is lololol I think that's why this song particularly sounds a lot ahead by it's time

    • @carolynmobley4882
      @carolynmobley4882 Před rokem +2

      The purist in me loves the pops and clicks of the album music era

    • @robinblair3703
      @robinblair3703 Před rokem +1

      Sounds a little CCRish, my late husband VOL FF. Thank you First Responder! I like the song!🚒

  • @ianaldridge4778
    @ianaldridge4778 Před 6 měsíci +29

    Rock n roll will never die today's music is so dull.

    • @michaelr.4734
      @michaelr.4734 Před 2 měsíci

      So dull & so satinic. (sp? - I never spell that losers name correctly. he gets no respect from me)

  • @NJMarine83
    @NJMarine83 Před 2 měsíci +7

    45 years ago, my band recruited another guitarist just so we could play this song. It's still one of my favorites. And I chopped the opening riff to use as my ringtone for my wife

  • @oldguy9078
    @oldguy9078 Před 3 lety +368

    I lived in a small town and had just had my induction physical and was told I was fit mentally and physically to serve. I had about 2 weeks before I reported back to the Armed Forces Entry Station. There was a small metal building in the next county we called the "The Sit down" they sold beer by the mug at 25 cents each. My buddies took me to the sit down before I left and this song was on the juke box and was played just about every other song. I sat in a metal folding chair and drank my mugs of beer. When I reached the point of not being able to walk I would just hold up my empty mug and a buddy would come by get my mug and have it filled up and bring it back to me. This song every time I hear it is like a flashback to that night. It was played over and over and that night and this song is burned into my brain !!

    • @oldguy9078
      @oldguy9078 Před 2 lety +27

      @Michael Castro Thank you Michael for your comment, but I always try to say when someone thanks me for my service, I tell them don't thank me, thank my brothers that did not come home.

    • @yeseniaramirez8649
      @yeseniaramirez8649 Před 2 lety +6

      @@oldguy9078 Respect 🙏🏻

    • @JP-nj7do
      @JP-nj7do Před 2 lety +5

      Those are the kinda guys(friends) you want watching your back!

    • @oldguy9078
      @oldguy9078 Před 2 lety +5

      @@JP-nj7do Yep JP after I entered the Army I met new guy''s and after I got out new guy's at work, but nothing like the buddy's you have growing up you never forget them.

    • @jakethej5347
      @jakethej5347 Před 2 lety +1

      I am not. reading all that but I'm sorry fo your loss or really happy for you.

  • @frankvanderpool9001
    @frankvanderpool9001 Před rokem +48

    It's 2023. Turning 67 and I still tear up hearing it and remembering the loves of my life.

  • @tmersing4707
    @tmersing4707 Před 2 měsíci +15

    67 years old and still love the music

  • @sunerawyngaard4119
    @sunerawyngaard4119 Před 8 měsíci +19

    Nothing beats old school golden oldies... Reminds me of my wonderful father. ❤️

    • @malcolmwhite6588
      @malcolmwhite6588 Před 8 měsíci

      I liked the B-side, a long black woman in a cool dress😂

  • @The_Truth1111
    @The_Truth1111 Před 2 lety +268

    The Hollies had soooo many different sounds!!! It's almost as if there were two Hollies groups! What a band they were! Awesome!!

    • @Peach_Of_A_Hand
      @Peach_Of_A_Hand Před 2 lety +7

      This one is definitely my favorite by the Hollies for sure

    • @r.l.howard8459
      @r.l.howard8459 Před 2 lety +6

      yes!!!!! when i hear this song and then He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, my heart is totally moved by their impressive range!!!!

    • @rhawes417
      @rhawes417 Před 2 lety +4

      Is this the same hollies that did Kerry Ann? Huge difference if so

    • @philipengles6942
      @philipengles6942 Před 2 lety +3

      Amen. Long Cool, Bus Stop, Carrie Anne, etc

    • @rhawes417
      @rhawes417 Před 2 lety +1

      Legit range. I wouldn't have guessed they were the same guy

  • @peterwinstonaldredge6927
    @peterwinstonaldredge6927 Před 2 lety +306

    This is seriously one of my all-time favorite songs! I have a lot of favorites but, this one just stands out.

    • @sabrinashaw2135
      @sabrinashaw2135 Před 2 lety +3

      Yup especially the intro!!!@;))

    • @mariareyesgallego4522
      @mariareyesgallego4522 Před 2 lety +3

      Y mía también. La bailaba como una loca, y me transporta totalmente a mi juventud.

    • @charlesking5328
      @charlesking5328 Před 2 lety +3

      in complete agreement Pete

    • @paulinechapman5669
      @paulinechapman5669 Před 2 lety +1

      Isn’t that just the way a kick ass piece of music does it for us..🇨🇦

    • @concettaworkman5895
      @concettaworkman5895 Před 2 lety +1

      Could the Hollies do anything wrong? I think not. The air that I breathe.

  • @grizzlythehater
    @grizzlythehater Před 2 měsíci +16

    This is the song you play after a long day at work get to bar but not before you do the biggest bump of your life lol

  • @davispider4564
    @davispider4564 Před měsícem +4

    The cover of this album is definitely one of the most beautiful in music industry.

  • @cathyjaquez8014
    @cathyjaquez8014 Před rokem +178

    How can anyone NOT like this song? It’s great! If your friends don’t like it, you vlearly need new friends.

    • @JasonMomoa81
      @JasonMomoa81 Před rokem

      Hello Cathy, hope you good😊👋

    • @charlesnewman5940
      @charlesnewman5940 Před 11 měsíci

      You hit the nail on the head . It is pure Classic Rock & what a job this singer did .. Portraying all that is wholesome !

    • @ganojo1
      @ganojo1 Před 11 měsíci +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @charlesnewman5940
      @charlesnewman5940 Před 11 měsíci

      DITTO THAT !@@ganojo1

    • @JanRiggen
      @JanRiggen Před 10 měsíci

      This is absolutely my favorite song. My kids have even been told that if I am ever in a coma...play this song. I truly believe I would wake up.

  • @AlAndValOffGrid
    @AlAndValOffGrid Před 3 lety +189

    The best, absolutely THE BEST song ever written. That opening guitar riff is instantly recognizable by anyone who grew up in the 60's and 70's. As a friend said "A guitar riff so dirty it needs penicillin." which sums it up perfectly. LOVE IT!

    • @baronfyrewhine
      @baronfyrewhine Před 2 lety +9

      "The best, absolutely THE BEST song ever written" LOL

    • @Mark-pp7jy
      @Mark-pp7jy Před rokem

      @@baronfyrewhine Alan has been sniffing glue again! 🤪

    • @robertscott5566
      @robertscott5566 Před rokem +1

      I started playing guitar when I was real little! I was born in '68 and all I could really learn was country music cuz that's what my dad played on the guitar and banjo but when I would hear this song on the radio man it would blow me away I always wanted to learn how to play it! The song is very haunting!! It has like a pedal tone in it so it's melodic and you catch it but the way those notes are played so it resonates and it just sticks in your brain! One of the coolest guitar riffs ever sort of reminiscent of blue oysters Cult Don't fear the reaper. That song has a recurring open G note third string that makes it haunting! Long story short I finally got to learn this song had a hog roast party! I had my Randall snakeskin stacked there and another guitar player and kid had his crate amplifier and we were having like a duel! Ironically the only song he knew how to play was Long Cool woman in a Black dress and I learned it off of him so that was really cool! Take care and keep rocking!🐢🐢

    • @scotteinarj
      @scotteinarj Před rokem

      Rite on

    • @scotteinarj
      @scotteinarj Před rokem

      🎃😊

  • @ProNike2000
    @ProNike2000 Před 5 měsíci +18

    Helldivers 2 Robot Vietnam edit brought me here. Amazing song !

    • @bastardofbodom07
      @bastardofbodom07 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Proud to see another Helldiver here! For Super Earth! 🫡💪

  • @RichardLatuso-lf9bv
    @RichardLatuso-lf9bv Před 5 měsíci +9

    ONE OF THE GREATEST ROCK SONGS EVER! GREAT GUITAR SOLO! TIMELESS!

  • @CP-py5gp
    @CP-py5gp Před 3 lety +211

    I was a freshman in college the Fall that this song came out. Best music ever that year. Brings back great memories. We had great music those days!

    • @55Quirll
      @55Quirll Před 2 lety +9

      So many great songs and groups, Hollies, CCR, Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Yes so many others I can't recall 😀😭

    • @doc021
      @doc021 Před 2 lety +3

      I’m 42 and I love it. Had tickets to see Synyrd earlier and Covid kept them from playing☹️

    • @CP-py5gp
      @CP-py5gp Před 2 lety +4

      @@doc021, that's terrible! What a shame. Hope you got a refund!

    • @lauriephillips8054
      @lauriephillips8054 Před 2 lety +7

      @@doc021 im 62 and i love it. This my music!

    • @AV8-tur
      @AV8-tur Před 2 lety

      Vietnam era was such a crazy time. Seemed fun to hop in a UH1 while blasting CCR, rolling stones, hollies, etc while flying over nam.

  • @donaldduck4867
    @donaldduck4867 Před rokem +180

    I was 7 years old when this song came out. I loved it the first time I heard it. Always will be one of me favorites!❤️

    • @mandydalton9750
      @mandydalton9750 Před rokem +1

      🤪♥️😃hey bo

    • @giotoni1749
      @giotoni1749 Před rokem +1

      How old are you now ?

    • @Moneytime1971
      @Moneytime1971 Před rokem +1

      April of 1972 This song was released, I was 5 months away from being 2 years old.

  • @user-oq5mp9lx9t
    @user-oq5mp9lx9t Před 5 měsíci +9

    This song is iconic. The hollies are a legend.

  • @AviArwahki-pq2hz
    @AviArwahki-pq2hz Před 23 dny +5

    This is one of the Most Powerful Military song during my tour in Vietnam.

    • @glenndouglas8822
      @glenndouglas8822 Před 22 hodinami

      Mmmmm was it in the last year of the war then as this was released in late 72 so I think you are telling porkies 🤣😂 why lie 🙄

  • @johnklein338
    @johnklein338 Před 5 lety +768

    One of the best songs, ever.

  • @johnh4973
    @johnh4973 Před 3 lety +168

    When this song comes on at a red light, EVERYBODY hears it!

  • @DaveHarms-d4g
    @DaveHarms-d4g Před 25 dny +3

    Have this as a ringtone.

  • @markydo7
    @markydo7 Před 7 měsíci +17

    That post isn't gold, brother, it's down right platinum 🤣🤣❤️

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario Před 3 lety +1587

    Song makes me smile, from a massively depressed war veteran with PTSD, that's hard.

    • @stonerathlete9708
      @stonerathlete9708 Před 3 lety +26

      Fancy seeing you here

    • @evilzu3005
      @evilzu3005 Před 3 lety +27

      i know the feeling. i suffer from the same thing, also degen disk and degen bones in lower back.

    • @MarkAnderson-zh3et
      @MarkAnderson-zh3et Před 3 lety +76

      Thank you for your service.

    • @lucchene3109
      @lucchene3109 Před 3 lety +33

      Wish you the best to overcome a hard reality.

    • @jennifercollis4435
      @jennifercollis4435 Před 3 lety +26

      I am so sorry you will be my prayers tonight..........

  • @grahamschofield8730
    @grahamschofield8730 Před rokem +181

    Great song great music great bass....timeless classic

  • @mickdees1816
    @mickdees1816 Před měsícem +4

    I’m only 30 and stumbled across this masterpiece I have an old would adding to my collection ❤

  • @JoeKelly-xg1xr
    @JoeKelly-xg1xr Před 17 dny +2

    What a voice , this guy was blessed and cursed at the same time , even elvis admired him 😊

  • @brentmorris736
    @brentmorris736 Před rokem +50

    This is one of the greatest songs made by a mere mortal.

  • @Eazymango
    @Eazymango Před 4 lety +431

    You cant find music like this anymore..... !

    • @DemoHF
      @DemoHF Před 4 lety +33

      The music we have now is ass

    • @dennisfossey4312
      @dennisfossey4312 Před 4 lety

      Not likely....

    • @erikpepper9041
      @erikpepper9041 Před 3 lety +5

      We have Gretta Van Fleet and Dirty Honey.

    • @stricknine8623
      @stricknine8623 Před 3 lety +18

      But you found THIS.
      So you absolutely can find music like this. It isn't going anywhere. This particular song was created in 1971.
      It has survived for the last 49 years.
      It will be here for another 49.

    • @matthewgasparin7000
      @matthewgasparin7000 Před 3 lety +7

      Music like this does exist today, you just have to dig deeper for it.

  • @dollpartz4u
    @dollpartz4u Před 29 dny +2

    Best part of today’s experience is listening to fkng awesome music and reading the comments. I was born in 1976 and I’m so grateful that I grew up in a time when real music was made for the world ❣️

    • @glennhampton1594
      @glennhampton1594 Před 26 dny

      I completely agree. I was born in 68. Love all the 50s 60s 70s and 80s .

  • @Derekmeditate
    @Derekmeditate Před 23 dny +10

    I'm 37 years old and this is my favorite song of all time.

    • @michaelcacioppo9941
      @michaelcacioppo9941 Před 19 dny

      I am 76 years old and remember the first time heard this song like it was yesterday. It was 1972. Great stuff!!!!

  • @cOpEnBaCoN
    @cOpEnBaCoN Před 11 měsíci +77

    One of the most underrated songs/bands/singers of all time. Allan Clarke and the Hollies were some of the best

  • @shipatel9900
    @shipatel9900 Před rokem +64

    man what can u say it dont get any better then this a timeless classic

  • @ericwallace51
    @ericwallace51 Před 19 dny +2

    Summer of 72 running around and swimming at the local public pool and hearing this song blasting over the pa system of the juke box. You could hear this sing playing from 3 blocks away. Takes me back to a better time . Im 63 now music will never be the same same or as good.

  • @michaelr.4734
    @michaelr.4734 Před 2 měsíci +2

    That string slap in the second riff (the response) is the little touch that makes this song a masterpiece. It is such a challenging part that sets apart great guitarists from good ones.

  • @fuzzylumpkins4589
    @fuzzylumpkins4589 Před 3 lety +419

    The best intro of all time?….Ancient astronaut theorists say yes

  • @chpcovers6560
    @chpcovers6560 Před rokem +162

    Saturday night I was downtown
    Working for the FBI
    Sittin' in a nest of bad men
    Whiskey bottles piling high
    Bootlegging boozer on the west side
    Full of people who are doing wrong
    Just about to call up the DA man
    When I heard this woman sing a song
    A pair of 45's made me open my eyes
    My temperature started to rise
    She was a long cool woman in a black dress
    Just-a 5'9, beautiful, tall
    With just one look I was a bad mess
    'Cause that long cool woman had it all
    [Instrumental Interlude]
    I saw her heading to the table
    Like a tall walking big black cat
    When Charlie said I hope that you're able boy
    'Cause I'm telling you she knows where it's at
    Then suddenly we heard the sirens
    And everybody started to run
    A-jumping out of doors and tables
    When I heard somebody shootin' a gun
    Well the DA was pumping my left hand
    And a-she was a-holding my right
    Well I told her don't get scared
    'Cause you're gonna be spared
    I've gotta be forgivin' if I wanna spend my living
    With a long cool woman in a black dress
    Just a 5'9 beautiful tall
    Yeah, with just one look I was a bad mess
    'Cause that long cool woman had it all
    Had it all
    Had it all

    • @mabella3437
      @mabella3437 Před rokem +7

      Masterpiece !!!! Perfect !!!!

    • @Directions_for_use
      @Directions_for_use Před rokem +6

      Bless you and thank you very much 😇

    • @user-ny3kd8uv4g
      @user-ny3kd8uv4g Před rokem

      Talent never fades..

    • @whereschavo3953
      @whereschavo3953 Před 11 měsíci +4

      its crazy these guys are from the UK, these lyrics are as american as it gets lol

    • @babielambi
      @babielambi Před 6 měsíci

      @@whereschavo3953WHAT. i can't believe it, it's so american it's screaming "what the fxck is a kilometerrrr"

  • @LovleyLemonade
    @LovleyLemonade Před 6 měsíci +2

    70s music is great as a whole, but this song in particular isn't just music, it's a time machine.
    Even though I was born in 2001, hearing this while riding around rural country roads with my dad makes me feel like I experienced the 70s myself.

  • @C.DoubleE.Z.A
    @C.DoubleE.Z.A Před 5 měsíci +7

    And this beauty has fell on my ears yet again ❤

  • @clydebutler6487
    @clydebutler6487 Před 4 lety +194

    Hard to believe this song is 51 years old. I graduated high school that year and still love this.

    • @yiseniaruelasparedes5804
      @yiseniaruelasparedes5804 Před 2 lety

      One of the best songs, around the world🤣🤣🤣

    • @fredmar6436
      @fredmar6436 Před 2 lety +1

      1972

    • @johnpatterson4816
      @johnpatterson4816 Před 2 lety

      Who do you think would be a great Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress:
      1-Christina Hendricks
      2-Charlize Theron
      3'Catherine Zeta-Jones Douglas
      4Marcia Cross

    • @htx_locowedo
      @htx_locowedo Před rokem +2

      @@johnpatterson4816 Marisa Tomei

    • @johnpatterson4816
      @johnpatterson4816 Před rokem +1

      @@htx_locowedo Sounds good to me.

  • @tobypack6328
    @tobypack6328 Před rokem +150

    My Grandma’s favorite song
    She would dance every time lol
    I’m playing this for her
    She’s passing to the other side today 😢

  • @mina233
    @mina233 Před 28 dny +5

    Oh, how I like this song.

  • @johnellis7596
    @johnellis7596 Před 2 lety +125

    Decades later, and this song is even cooler now. Love it!

    • @vickiri2475
      @vickiri2475 Před 2 lety +3

      Isn't that great! Too bad we won't say it about today's music!

    • @cl5619
      @cl5619 Před 2 lety +2

      The song has always been hip and cool.
      It was inspired by CCR’s “Green River”, swamp rock.
      It has that sound, but it’s got its own thing… a great song

    • @vickiri2475
      @vickiri2475 Před 2 lety +3

      @@cl5619 Really? I'm a BIG Creedence fan. It's nice when great musicians recognize & inspire one another.

    • @debbiedaniels553
      @debbiedaniels553 Před rokem

      It sure better... 💃🕺

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 Před rokem

      @@vickiri2475 Bring BACK THEM 70s

  • @pmccachren
    @pmccachren Před 4 lety +195

    Classics never get old they get better.

  • @rayh.7757
    @rayh.7757 Před 7 měsíci +3

    His voice was the epitome of the Hollies. Nobody came close. The most memorable songs for me were Long Cool Woman, The Air That I Breathe and (in my opinion) the best was The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee,....his voice in this was incredible. 👌👍🤗

  • @DawsonColeman-br7kq
    @DawsonColeman-br7kq Před měsícem +2

    I’m 24 and love this old music it’s crazy to see how this new day stuff is called rock after hearing stuff like this

  • @TheJerseydevil69
    @TheJerseydevil69 Před rokem +14

    I was 21-22 years old, my best friends sister was hospitalized for leukemia and about to go through with the bone marrow transplant.
    Needless to say, the night before the transplant she had an adverse reaction to the anesthesia and went into cardiac arrest.
    She had just had her 18th birthday days before she passed. Her death destroyed her families lives. It was such a great loss that my best friend, her older brother, never got over it. He died the week of Hurricane Sandy. This song brings me back 3 decades to the funeral home for her viewing. She was such a great girl. A very beautiful girl. A star amongst us
    I can't help but be reminded of her and my best friend whenever I hear this song .....

    • @dougie186
      @dougie186 Před rokem +1

      May their memories be a blessing. Thank you for sharing that. Great song! Much love ❤

    • @michaelr.4734
      @michaelr.4734 Před 2 měsíci

      May GOD bless you friend!

  • @jhn1686
    @jhn1686 Před 2 lety +25

    My mother and grandmother both used to jam out to this classic! Mom would dance with me and the dogs!
    Now her and Nana are up dancing with the Good Lord, hopefully he can keep up!

  • @xzimnut
    @xzimnut Před 4 měsíci +7

    The transition at 1:34 is one of the most incredible thing I've heard in rock music

    • @cdnprogressive
      @cdnprogressive Před 3 měsíci

      That's exactly the moment where no songs are quieting down having entered the outro, only the hollies take it and rip right through the entire movement again. I mean, with a riff and a vocal lead that incredible, what else could you do?

    • @michaelr.4734
      @michaelr.4734 Před 2 měsíci

      That string slap in this part that gets the riff going again & then slips in one more time in the middle is incredible and a challenge to play. It's a riff, if one plays it correctly with the string slap, that separates the great players from the good players.

  • @WhatItsWorth.co.4500
    @WhatItsWorth.co.4500 Před 5 měsíci +3

    The frequency of this song does something

  • @davidd5316
    @davidd5316 Před rokem +73

    The Hollies were one of the best groups ever, original and fantastic musicians

    • @jessymoss374
      @jessymoss374 Před rokem

    • @Martell-XO
      @Martell-XO Před 11 měsíci +1

      It’s not the Hollies, it’s the band they were copying, CCR.

    • @fifififi4715
      @fifififi4715 Před 11 měsíci

      I got the same idea (and T Rex for the outro) but anyhow it's a great tune So Respect to U,The Hollies, Creedence & Marc Bolan 😇😇😇@@Martell-XO

    • @ThePandora622
      @ThePandora622 Před 11 měsíci

      @@Martell-XOnope. CCR was a band from a rich part of San Francisco. They imitated blues from the bayou. And I love their music, and perhaps they developed as contemporaries but never copied.

    • @user-op3hc6sq5o
      @user-op3hc6sq5o Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@fifififi4715uiiiiiiiokgnkl) 1:01 КОНКРЕТИЗИРОВАТЬ😊❤SC gggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-gghhjkkjjgggggggggghhjiiojtttyuuhhhhhbbbbbbbbbnnmmndflllllkdeeyhjkklllkkfsdfgghhhhhhhhhjjybvbbhhhbbbbbbbbvasrtgghjjjjjgdddcvvbbbjjjjjjjjjhhbbbvsdffghjiiijjfddfgggvvvvvvgghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhjoasddfghuujoojhssBVASRTGGHJJJJJGDDDCVVBBBJJJJJJJJJHHBBBVSDFFGHJIIIJJFDDFGGGVVVVVVGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHJOASDDFGHUUJOOJHSS

  • @waltercraig321
    @waltercraig321 Před 2 lety +81

    One of the most Iconic songs ever, God Bless the Hollies.........Remember the Titans!

  • @eraldomiranda8956
    @eraldomiranda8956 Před 8 měsíci +11

    16/11/23....e eu ainda ouvindo , e curtindo essa maravilha.. musica boa não tem idade, e sim qualidade...

  • @latenightlogic
    @latenightlogic Před 9 měsíci +1

    Played on Woolies radio back around 2014… thought it was a fraction simple with no chorus but it had something.
    Now I think it’s absolutely legendary.

  • @c-bulletstheblackjesus4230

    When I hear this song especially at the beginning.. it sounds like a something that should be played in the scene of a movie when suspects are tryin to make a getaway

  • @vickiri2475
    @vickiri2475 Před 2 lety +54

    My older brothers played this great song. I still love the music from the late 60s and 70s. I'm in a time warp! But, that music was the best! 🙂

  • @johntriplett4470
    @johntriplett4470 Před 14 dny +1

    One of the all-time greatest classic bangers. Perfect.

  • @zack.dar40
    @zack.dar40 Před 28 dny +1

    This is the most patriotic US song for me. God I wish we were as noble as the feeling this song gives us

  • @DarkmanRides
    @DarkmanRides Před rokem +35

    It hypnotized me when I was 10 years old the first time I heard it. Now half a century later I enjoy it just as much it has become part of me, because I have carried it with me through everything.

  • @litzoween
    @litzoween Před 2 lety +40

    Great opening riff. Also the bass line fills the song perfectly. I was 12 when this was released and I viewed this song as the epitome of cool.

  • @DawsonColeman-br7kq
    @DawsonColeman-br7kq Před měsícem +2

    I’m 24 and love this old music it’s crazy to see how this new day stuff is called rock after hearing stuff like this I love the old stuff led zeppelin AC/DC blue oyster cult ZZ Top etc 😊

  • @pascalfuchs1673
    @pascalfuchs1673 Před měsícem +2

    nobody can tell me that this isn't the hardest intro to any song ever played!!

  • @stephenmarkelov1829
    @stephenmarkelov1829 Před 2 lety +91

    I can listen to classic rock and roll for hours with no hesitation