From 1993, and their 30th Anniversary Collection, please enjoy The Hollies and "The Woman I Love."
This is pretty much the last memorable record they made with something resembling their classic lineup, and if truth be told I resisted it when it first came out -- the lyric is a little sniggering, I think, and the production is awfully late 80s, in the Richard Marx sense. Nonetheless, it's got a chorus to die for and the group harmonies are as stellar as ever, so the damn thing gets to me against my better judgement; in fact, by the time the last "me-yeah-e-yeah" thing happens on the fadeout, I'm pretty much a goner.
Hey, I'm a Hollies fan down to my DNA, what can I tell you?
BTW, it's written by 80s New Wave teen idol Nik Kershaw, who was briefly a comer.
You can download it HERE; as always, if you get to it after the authorization has expired, just e-mail me blah blah blah.
4 comments:
Good catch, Steve. I've never heard this song before. Was it recorded FOR this collection? It's not the world's greatest song, but it is irresistible. I remember becoming obsessed with "Do the Best You Can." Despite the Hollies' unmistakable sound, they were surprisingly versatile.
No, it was an actual hit single in the UK in 93.
The anthology itself was the first with credible remixes of the band's classic stuff. Previously, the American stereo versions were all but unlistenable...
I don't think I have ever NOT used iPod Shuffle. What a killer track. I've owned this Hollies collection since day one and I don't think I have ever played Disc Three...at least not the last three songs.
Peter (possibly Australia's only Sugarbomb fan:
Just wanted to say thank you a thousand times thank you for finding that single version of "natural man." That is indeed the one that I owned back in the day and it knocked me flat hearing it again...
Now if I could only figure out how to get the mp3....
Seriously though -- thanks!!!
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