Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Original vs Remake #18

Today's song was one of the biggest hits in 1970 for the Hollies, who released their version of
  "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother"  just before Neil Diamond got his to the airwaves.

Featuring Elton John on piano the Hollies reached #3 in the UK and #7 in the US.   The song was re-released in the UK in 1988 jumped to the #1 spot on the UK Top 40 for 2 weeks in September and October.



Neil Diamond's version made it to #20 on the Billboard Hot 100

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