Three Things
About The Hollies Song “Carrie Anne”
1) This may be the only time in history, ever, where part of the courtship ritual involves the dude pretending to be a janitor.
2) The lyric “You lost your charm as you were aging/Where is your magic dissappearing” is a nominee for the ‘Things Only A Songwriter Can Say To A Woman’ Hall of Fame, joining previous inductees Rod Stewart (“The morning sun when it’s in your face really shows your age”) and Bruce Springsteen (“You ain’t a beauty, but hey you’re alright”).
3) STEELDRUMS.
