History Music / TheHollies

* BellyDancer: "Stop! Stop! Stop!" is about a man so obsessed with a belly dancer that he tries to grab her in the middle of her performance.

-->Bus stop, wet day, she's there I say\\

Bus stop, bus goes, she stays love grows\\

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: The bass tended to be mixed very low in the Hollies' recordings. According to producer Ron Richards, this was because he didn't consider Bernie Calvert a very good bass player.

The Hollies are an English rock and roll group, formed in [[UsefulNotes/FootballPopMusicAndFlatCaps Manchester]] in [[TheSixties 1962]]. Named after Music/BuddyHolly, they became known for their their distinctive vocal harmony style, courtesy of lead vocalist Allan Clarke, and guitarist/vocalists Graham Nash and Tony Hicks, with Terry Sylvester taking over Nash's end of the harmonies after the former left the band. The band are also well-known for their longevity, having formed over 50 years ago and never breaking up in that time. In fact, [[LongRunners they are still going to this day]] - albeit [[TheBandMinusTheFace without]] [[FaceOfTheBand Allan Clarke]], who retired in 2000.

* HilariousOuttakes: ''25th Anniversary Collection'' includes studio chatter at the beginning of a few songs. Before "Ain't That Just Like Me", Graham Nash playfully whispers "Bastard!" to Hollies producer Ron Richards (who was actually born out of wedlock) under his breath, and Richards retorts back "I heard that!" The intro to "Yes I Will" contains an exchange where Tony Hicks complains about a microphone stand being placed too low, to be told by Nash to "sit on a chair, then!"

->"This is station management with an announcement. I wish to apologize for the disc jockey calling that song, which is, "A Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" by The Hollies, as "A Long Black Woman in a Cool Dress" and ask forgiveness of any of our listeners who were offended. In cooperation with our friends in the music industry, the disc jockey who made those remarks has been properly disciplined and won't be returning. For that reason, we recommend you do not eat any hamburger processed this week. We take music ''very'' seriously here. All the best music, KFVD, Los Angeles."
-->--'''''Literature/InstrumentOfGod'''''

'''The Hollies''' are an English rock and roll group, formed in [[UsefulNotes/FootballPopMusicAndFlatCaps Manchester]] in [[TheSixties 1962]]. Named after Music/BuddyHolly, they became known for their their distinctive vocal harmony style, courtesy of lead vocalist Allan Clarke, and guitarist/vocalists Graham Nash and Tony Hicks, with Terry Sylvester taking over Nash's end of the harmonies after the former left the band. The band are also well-known for their longevity, having formed over 50 years ago and never breaking up in that time. In fact, [[LongRunners they are still going to this day]] - albeit [[TheBandMinusTheFace without]] [[FaceOfTheBand Allan Clarke]], who retired in 2000.

* CalculatorSpelling: The title of ''5317704'' spells out "hOLLIES" if written on a calculator and turned upside down, making it a stealth SelfTitledAlbum.

* CalculatorAlbum: The title of ''5317704'' spells out "hOLLIES" if written on a calculator and turned upside down, making it a stealth SelfTitledAlbum.

* SelfTitledAlbum: They had two separate albums called ''Hollies'', released in 1965 and 1974. The latter is often referred to as ''Hollies '74'' to avoid confusion. The 1979 album ''5317704'' also counts, since in 7-segment font this spells "hOLLIES" upside-down; the album art reflects this.

* CutAndPasteTranslation: Like most British groups of their era, the Hollies were subject to having their UK albums chopped and rearranged for the American market. Unlike the Beatles and the Stones, who eventually gained enough influence to put a stop to it, the Hollies saw this practice continue well into TheSeventies. For instance, their US label did not even bother to release their 1976 albums ''Write On'' and ''Russian Roulette'' separately. Instead, they released ''Clarke, Hicks, Sylvester, Calvert, and Elliot'', which combined seemingly randomly picked songs from both albums - and then for good measure tossed in their version of [[Music/BruceSpringsteen "Sandy"]], despite that song having already been released (even in the US) on their 1975 album ''Another Night''.