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Post by oscillations. on Jan 1, 2007 19:40:34 GMT -5
For whatever reason, like most Hollies' songs, I find this extremely beautiful & depressing. I know their reputation is built on their knack for creating some of the most engaging & adventurous pop songwriting of the British Invasion, but I always sensed the misery beneath the sunny delivery. It's probably partly due to their deft usage of minor chords, which always lure me in. A lot of people from my generation also associate this song with The Virgin Suicides, so if it's approached from that context, the depression factor escalates through the roof.
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Post by cartman2002 on Jan 1, 2007 19:48:48 GMT -5
The Air That I Breathe by The Hollies reached #6 in 1974
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Post by oscillations. on Jan 1, 2007 20:18:57 GMT -5
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oh my bad, I left out the "The"
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Jan 1, 2007 20:48:17 GMT -5
I love kd lang's reading of this song. Beautiful.
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Post by mst3k on Jan 1, 2007 20:51:40 GMT -5
? oh my bad, I left out the "The" lol I think cartman meant to say that this song peaked at #6 on the Hot 100. Also made it to #5 in R&R. My first exposure to this song was a cover by Olivia Newton-John... it was on her album Have You Never Been Mellow, and my mom played that 8-track all the time. Wasn't until years later that I finally heard the Hollies definitive version. I like it. |
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Post by joker on Jan 1, 2007 21:40:09 GMT -5
Very nice song... probably my favorite by the Hollies. I agree with the 'beautiful and depressing' description.
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Post by oscillations. on Jan 1, 2007 21:43:27 GMT -5
? oh my bad, I left out the "The" lol I think cartman meant to say that this song peaked at #6 on the Hot 100. Also made it to #5 in R&R. oh! hahaha well, when I clicked on this thread his reply only read "The Air That I Breathe by The Hollies". He must have edited in the chart position later. ;) |
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Post by cartman2002 on Jan 1, 2007 22:20:29 GMT -5
You are correct
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Post by Dammn Baby on Feb 8, 2014 0:23:33 GMT -5
Gorgeous to this day. I love how the song builds to a crescendo.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2014 2:09:54 GMT -5
Really fantastic ballad from them.
Hollies Top 5 for me:
1. Bus Stop
2. He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother
3. Look Through Any Window
4. Stop Stop Stop
5. The Air That I Breathe
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Post by halo19 on Feb 10, 2014 17:55:17 GMT -5
Radiohead's "Creep" got that group in trouble because the falsetto part sounded so familiar... to this.
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