WE WERE NOT EXPECTING THIS! First Time Hearing The Hollies - Long Cool Woman Reaction!

🎸 About The Hollies:
The Hollies are a British rock group best known for their pioneering and distinctive harmonies. They became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and early 1970s. "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" is one of their most famous tracks, noted for its catchy riff and memorable lyrics, which marked a distinct shift towards more rock-oriented sounds.

Join us as we listen to "Long Cool Man" by The Hollies for the first time! This song is famous for its striking rock and roll vibe, a departure from the band’s usual pop-rock sound. Watch our reaction to discover how this track stands out in The Hollies’ discography and why it became such a hit.

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First Impressions: Our immediate reactions to the song’s driving beat and powerful vocals.
Musical Elements: Analysis of the instrumental techniques and vocal styles that define this iconic track.
Song’s Context: Understanding where this song fits within the evolution of rock music during the 70s.
Lyric Exploration: A closer look at the storytelling elements that make "Long Cool Woman" so captivating.

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[brianspradlin]

The Song “He Ain’t Heavy He’s my Brother” was another big record for the Hollies

[chop]

It’s a song that NEVER aged. Definitely one of my favorites.

[Cambourne]

This was a banger of a song (52) years ago back in 1972. I was an 18-year-old senior in high school.
This song came on at my high school senior prom dance, and everybody was getting down. Didn't realize this guy was working for the FBI as an undercover operator at an illegal bootlegging operation at the bar. But the "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" and the DA man congratulated him on a job well done. Now I am a 70-year-old senior citizen listening to the music of my youth. Awesome.

[bradmannion]

Saturday night I was downtown
Working for the FBI
Sitting 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 D.A. man
When I heard this woman singing a song
A pair of forty fives 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 'n' tall
Just one look I was a bad mess
'Cause that long cool woman had it all

I saw her heading to the table
Well, a tall walking big black cat
Charlie said, I hope that you're able, boy
'Cause I'm telling you she knows where it's at

Well, suddenly we hear the sirens
And everybody started to run
Jumping under doors and tables
Well, I heard somebody shooting a gun
Well, the D.A. was pumping my left hand
She was 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 'n' tall

Well with just one look I was a bad mess
'Cause that long cool woman had it all
Had it all, had it all, had it all
Had it all, had it all, had it all (she had it all)

[harpergras]

No matter how many times I've heard this song since its release, I never get tired of it.

[mitchelllindgren]

The best thing about the Hollies is that all of their songs sound completely different. It’s an amazing catalog.

[isobar]

One of the greatest 'guitar intros' ever...go down the Hollies rabbit hole and be prepared for a long stay. If you want a 'love song' perhaps you may listen to 'Don't let me down' by them. One of the greatest and certainly unique groups ever,

[vernhoke]

Once again, one of the most recognizable opening riffs in rock.
Being a teenager in the seventies was great!

[markmurphy]

A word of advice; stop having preconceptions about groups that you have only heard of one song . Variety is the spice of life, and it is GOOD to release songs that don't all sound the same.

[DecadesLife]

When I was 11, my older sister convinced our Mom to take us to our 1st concert at the local high school basketball stadium. It was The Hollies, Herman's Hermits & The Grass Roots. That began my love of live music. Over the next 15 years, I went to approx 150 concerts & music festivals during the greatest era of music in the history of mankind. #blessed

[BDM]

Bus Stop -- one of their earliest hits.

[robertlear]

The Hollies were huge in the 60’s. Recommendations- Bus Stop and Look Through Any Window

[sandgroperwookiee]

A MUST...'He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother' is a total classic & a beautiful song ❤️
LongCWBDress has always had CCR vibes for me.
Heaps of Hollie's hits to react to 👍👍
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[PaintingandExercise]

What I remember about this group is that Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) left the Hollies and then they had a series of smash hits including this one. He even commented on the irony in an interview. Per the internet: The singer, who is an FBI agent, is in a speakeasy filled with criminals. He falls for an attractive 5'9" woman in a black dress and helps rescue her when gun shots ring out.

[merlinathrawes]

Many groups back in the day deliberately tried to avoid having a particular "sound" in all of their music to keep what they did fresh and interesting.

[Gort-MarvinMartian]

The bass-line is incredible in this one. Everything revolves around it. Love this one.
Y'all be safe.

[stevenseul]

Here we Great Great Song. It was popular because it's a Kick ass song.

[mikeconway]

Great reaction, Sam and Phil! The Hollies music started in the 60s and lasted into the 90s. Their music changed throughout and that's why the songs were so different. Early songs are Bus Stop and Carrie Ann. You'll also like He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.

[debjorgo]

He's an undercover FBI agent in a speakeasy, bootleg bar, back in the '20s during prohibition. She's singing in the club they are about ready to raid. Normally she would be hauled in too but he's going to save her.

[jemmajames]

Hollies are one of my favourite groups from the sixties.