Three of the Hollies band were born and grew up in Nelson and Burnley.Tony Hicks,Bobby Elliott and Bernie Calvert became world famous with the Hollies.They even got inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame.They produced classic songs such as He Ain,t Heavy ,He,s My Brother. and I,am Alive.

I am just wondering if these lads are Burnley fans?

I know the band the Milltown Brothers from Colne are Clarets.Not sure about the Hollies.

Anyone know.
Thanks

I know for sure that Bernie Calvert was because him and his dad used to sit on the same row as me in the cricket field stand during the 1980's, along with the landlord and landlady of The Brunshaw who were also on the same row and always arrive ten minutes after kick off after they had cleared up from the lunchtime session. No idea about the other Hollies, although Tony Hicks occasionally turned up in the Lane Ends in Brierfield, may local at the time.

If we sang a version of one of their songs, that might help.

We should use a Hollies song. Suggestions?

LoveCurryPies wrote:We should use a Hollies song. Suggestions?

I can't tell the bottom from the top..

Hendrickxz wrote:I know for sure that Bernie Calvert was because him and his dad used to sit on the same row as me in the cricket field stand during the 1980's, along with the landlord and landlady of The Brunshaw who were also on the same row and always arrive ten minutes after kick off after they had cleared up from the lunchtime session. No idea about the other Hollies, although Tony Hicks occasionally turned up in the Lane Ends in Brierfield, may local at the time.

Thanks for the information.Pleased that at least one is a Claret

cold claret wrote:Three of the Hollies band were born and grew up in Nelson and Burnley.Tony Hicks,Bobby Elliott and Bernie Calvert became world famous with the Hollies.They even got inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame.They produced classic songs such as He Ain,t Heavy ,He,s My Brother. and I,am Alive.

I am just wondering if these lads are Burnley fans?

I know the band the Milltown Brothers from Colne are Clarets.Not sure about the Hollies.

Anyone know.
Thanks

As far as I'm aware they all are/were. My dad was in a band with one of them (can't remember which one of the three now) before they joined the Hollies. Circa the era of the Dolphins, Reasons Five (My Dads band) etc. Got a DVD of the bands transferred from the early 60's from the old cine reel film.

Any excuse....


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I think adopting a Hollies song is a great idea

Few hits that spring to mind...
Carrie Anne
Long rall woman in a black dress
He ain't heavy
The air that I breathe
I'm alive

There is so many....hopefully someone on hear more musical than me could work on this.......

As an aside. Everton chose the Hollies song He ain’t heavy ..... to accompany the minute’s applause for Hillsborough earlier this year. It helped make the whole thing very moving. It’s not a chanting type of song but very anthemic (if that’s a word).

That or the air that I breath would be perfect.

How about
All I need is the air that I breathe
And Tarkowski
UTC

Would be good for the club to play that as the teams are running out

He ain’t heavy could be a great anthem. As Tony says, not a chanter but very anthemic. You’d think it would be the sort of song that could quite easily be adapted by any lyricists out there (not sure we’ve got one mind).

A club anthem shouldn’t mention players (certainly not current players) though, it needs to be timeless.

Brunshaw road is long
That winds round to the Turf
And leads us to who
Knows where, who knows where

My jaws strong......

Sometimes all I need is to pretend you're Ben Mee when I love you.

I sing this to the girlfriend all the time...

Agree it should be timeless. Just keep playing 'All I Need' before the start of the match and it will soon catch on.

Bin Ont Turf wrote:Any excuse....


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Marc Bolan looked rough, come on BOT which player could we sing that song about?

Steve1956 wrote:Marc Bolan looked rough, come on BOT which player could we sing that song about?

I don't know, Kevin Long?

Long, cool defender in a Claret shirt

Dont know about the Hollies. But the Notsensibles were! Are!

RingoMcCartney wrote:Dont know about the Hollies. But the Notsensibles were! Are!

I'm in love with James Tarkowski
I'm in love with James Tarkowski
I'm in love
With Jimmy T ....

Grimsdale wrote:I'm in love with James Tarkowski
I'm in love with James Tarkowski
I'm in love
With Jimmy T ....

absolute quality pal!

DCWat wrote:A club anthem shouldn’t mention players (certainly not current players) though, it needs to be timeless.

If it’s an anthem it doesn’t need any change of lyrics at all. It can be sung just as it was.

Two Notsensibles sit together in the Jimmy Mac Lower every game.

TurfyMoore wrote:Two Notsensibles sit together in the Jimmy Mac Lower every game.

What is a Notsensible?

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I saw The Clash with the Sensies supporting at KGH Blackburn, and after asking if there were any Burnley supporters in the audience, they launched into the terrace anthem of the time, with a previously surpressed element of the audience suddenly joining in. Burnley everywhere. Halcyon days.

"I make a balls of everything I do!"

"James Tarowski is so sexy he's the one for you and me, I go red when he's on the telly 'cos I think he fancies me..."


Can't see it taking off in the CFS.

I saw the Burnley members of the Hollies when they were called Rick Shaw and the Dolphins playing in a ballroom of some sort in Barnoldswick in about 1961. They were the back up group to Joe Brown and the Bruvvers. Regarding their support of the Clarets, I well remember Bernie Calvert their bass player ((who replaced Eric Haydock, the original Hollies' bass player), standing next to me on the Longside in the early sixties. He was always cooly dressed, overcoat draped over his shoulders etc.

ClaretTony wrote:If it’s an anthem it doesn’t need any change of lyrics at all. It can be sung just as it was.

Yes, that true in a lot of instances. Shame we do t have one. Something about the older songs that just works with football.

If they are Clarets then surely they can write the words for us!

King Midas In Reverse?

No, wait a minute - that's Owen Coyle.

The Air That I Breath could almost be the perfect anthem for the team to walk out to obviously once it caught on you turn the sound off at the chorus for the crowd to take over... The real issue with it though is it takes an eternity to get to said chorus. The club would need somebody to rework it into a reduced version.

Maybe we should look for an Elvis song?

Just after the Bob Lord stand opened in 1974 a friend I worked with said he sat near 2 of the Hollies in the BL stand.He thought at first they were solicitors as they were very well dressed but later found out they were 2 of The Hollies.Dont know which 2.

Hiya! I'm sfie hard Hollies fan, and came across this post by chanceJust wondered, on the off chance, would you be able to share your dvd of the oldbands? That would be do brill? They were all such good lads!
On the footie side, my old headmistress had a nephew in the Burnley squad in the sixties, and she never let us forget it Miss Smith brainwashed us all
Cheers

ExistentialWanderer wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:39 pm

As far as I'm aware they all are/were. My dad was in a band with one of them (can't remember which one of the three now) before they joined the Hollies. Circa the era of the Dolphins, Reasons Five (My Dads band) etc. Got a DVD of the bands transferred from the early 60's from the old cine reel film.

Spoke to Bobby Elliott in a local supermarket soon after our great win at Old Trafford and he was dissa pointed that the media focus was on their failings and not on our superb performance on which we both agreed.The we speaks for itself and hopefully answers your question .
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If any the newspaper gossip comes to fruition, we might need to sing...

Oh won't you stay
Just a little bit longer

Clear from his autobiog (It Ain't Heavy, It's My Story, just published) that Bobby Elliott is a Claret.

If it’s an anthem it doesn’t need any change of lyrics at all. It can be sung just as it was.
I agree with this.
Why mess with the words to fit a football theme.
Two issues would be people learning the words, and singing at the right speed.
Other than that, a great idea.

RingoMcCartney wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 21, 2017 10:01 pm

Dont know about the Hollies. But the Notsensibles were! Are!

And Chumbawamba, originated in Burnley in 1982. Tubthumping, great song! I get knocked down but I get up again!

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ExistentialWanderer wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:39 pm

As far as I'm aware they all are/were. My dad was in a band with one of them (can't remember which one of the three now) before they joined the Hollies. Circa the era of the Dolphins, Reasons Five (My Dads band) etc. Got a DVD of the bands transferred from the early 60's from the old cine reel film.

Old thread - but worth asking... Doing some research on The Hollies at present - I've found no record of a band called The Reasons Five so far. Can you elaborate further ? Who was your father ??
thanks ...

Just started Bobby Elliot's book. Starts off in the Talbot pub. Bobby was born in Bank Hall, Burnley and lived in Chiltern Avenue.

Bobby Elliot was born on the same day as my older brother, also in Bank Hall on the 8th December 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbour.