'He Ain''t Heavy, He''s My Brother'' by The Hollies Limited Edition Prints of Original Painting 50s 20th Century Boy was recorded

20th Century Boy was recorded on 3 December 1972 in ToshibaRecording Studios in Tokyo

Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at number 5 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time

which was inspired by The Mamas & The Papas song 'California Dreamin'

‘The Boxer’ was written by Paul Simon in 1968 and was first recorded by Simon & Garfunkel

because they were worried it would pin me down with being something to do with music before 1977

'He Ain''t Heavy, He''s My Brother'' by The Hollies Limited Edition Prints of Original Painting 50s 20th Century Boy was recordedIn the 1960s when The Hollies were short of songs, guitarist Tony Hicks took to rooting around publishers in Denmark Street looking for something suitable. One afternoon he was played a demo by the writers Bobby Scott and Bob Russell. It sounded like a 45rpm record played at 33rpm, the singer was slurring, like he was drunk. But it had something about it. We speeded it up and added an orchestra. The only things left recognizable were the lyrics.