THE HOLLIES - LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW

LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW

THE HOLLIES

SONGWRITERS: CHARLES SILVERMAN & GRAHAM GOULDMAN

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: THE HOLLIES

LABEL: RHINO ENTERTAINMENT

GENRE: POP ROCK

YEAR: 1965

 

     The Hollies are a British rock and pop band, formed in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid 1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Allan Clarke and Graham Nash founded the band as a Merseybeat-type music group in Manchester, although some of the band members came from towns further north in East Lancashire. Graham Nash left the group in 1968 to form Crosby, Stills & Nash.

       They enjoyed considerable popularity in many countries (with at least 60 singles or EPs and 26 albums charting somewhere in the world, spanning over five decades) although they did not achieve major US chart success until "Bus Stop" was released in 1966. The group went on to have periodic success on both sides of the Atlantic over the next decade with hits such as "Stop Stop Stop" (1966), "On a Carousel" (1967), "Carrie Anne" (1967), "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (1969), "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (1972) and "The Air That I Breathe" (1974). Overall, the Hollies had over 30 charting singles on the UK Singles Chart and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Hollies are one of the few UK groups of the early 1960s, along with the Rolling Stones, who have never disbanded and continue to record and perform. In recognition of their achievements, the Hollies were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

Look through any window, yeah

What do you see

Smilin' faces all around

Rushin' through the busy town

 

Movin' on their way

Walkin' down the highways and the by ways

(Where do they go)

Movin' on their way

People with their shy ways and their sly ways

 

Oh, you can see the little children

All around

Oh, you can see the little ladies

In their gowns when you

 

Look through any window, yeah

Any time of day

See the drivers on the roads

Pullin' down their heavy loads

 

Movin' on their way

Drivin' down highways and the by ways

(Where do they go)

Movin' on their way

Drivers with their shy ways and their sly ways

 

Oh, you can see the little children

All around

Oh, you can see the little ladies

In their gowns when you

 

Look through any window, yeah

What do you see

Smiling faces all around

Rushin' through the busy town

 

Movin' on their way

Movin' on their way

Movin' on their way.