Bus Stop (song)
"Bus Stop" is the title of a song recorded and released as a 7-inch 45 rpm vinyl single by the British pop band The Hollies. It became a hit in 1966, reaching #5 in the UK Singles Chart.[4] It was the Hollies' first US hit,[5] reaching #5 on the Billboard charts in September 1966.
Background
It was written by UK songwriter and future 10cc member Graham Gouldman, who also penned major hits for The Yardbirds ("For Your Love") and Herman's Hermits ("No Milk Today"), as well as The Hollies' first venture into the US top 40 with "Look Through Any Window".
In a 1976 interview Gouldman said the idea for the song had come while he was riding home from work on a bus. The opening lines were written by his father, playwright Hyme Gouldman. Graham Gouldman continued with the rest of the song in his bedroom, apart from the middle-eight, which he finished while riding to work – a men's outfitters – on the bus the next day.[6]
Thirty years later he elaborated on the song's beginnings: "'Bus Stop', I had the title and I came home one day and he said 'I've started something on that Bus Stop idea you had, and I'm going to play it for you. He'd written Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say please share my umbrella and it's like when you get a really great part of a lyric or, I also had this nice riff as well, and when you have such a great start to a song it's kind of like the rest is easy. It's like finding your way onto a road and when you get onto the right route, you just follow it.
"My late father was a writer. He was great to have around. I would write something and always show him the lyric and he would fix it for me. You know, he'd say 'There's a better word than this' – he was kind of like a walking thesaurus as well and quite often, sometimes, he came up with titles for songs as well. 'No Milk Today' is one of his titles, and also the 10cc song 'Art for Art's Sake'."[7]
Charts
Cover versions
The b-side "Don't Run and Hide", written by The Hollies' Graham Nash, Allan Clarke and Tony Hicks, was also recorded by the Everly Brothers, released in 1966 on the Two Yanks in England album.
References
- ^ (1975) Album notes for The History of The Hollies: 24 Genuine Top Thirty Hits by The Hollies, Back cover [Vinyl sleeve]. EMI (EMSP 650).
- ^ (1993) Album notes for The 30th Anniversary Collection by The Hollies [CD]. EMI Records (D 202205).
- ^ Norwegiancharts.com - The Hollies - Bus Stop
- ^ Single release information
- ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 38 - The Rubberization of Soul: The great pop music renaissance. [Part 4] : UNT Digital Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19797/m1/. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ George Tremlett (1976). The 10cc Story. Futura. ISBN 0-8600-7378-5.
- ^ Graham Gouldman interviewed on "I Write the Songs", BBC Radio Wales, December 25, 2006
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5717&type=2&interval=20&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Hollies – Bus Stop" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Hollies – Bus Stop". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
- ^ "The Hollies - Bus Stop". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=4326. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-hollies-p13209/charts-awards/billboard-singles
- ^ "Songs from an English Garden overview". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r366027.
- ^ "Strange Hobby - Strange Hobby". ArjenLucassen.com. http://www.arjenlucassen.com/aal/aa_albums_sh.html.
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See also: Discography · Band members
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Live albums |
Hollies Live
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Compilations |
The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) · Hollies' Greatest (UK) · Hollies' Greatest Hits (GER) · Hollies' Greatest Volume 2 (UK) · The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) · The Very Best of the Hollies (US) · The History of the Hollies (UK) · 20 Golden Greats (UK) · The Best of the Hollies E.P.'s (UK) · The Other Side of the Hollies (UK) · All the Hits and More - The Definitive Collection (UK) · Rarities (UK) · The Air That I Breathe - The Very Best of the Hollies (UK) · 30th Anniversary Collection · The Hollies at Abbey Road 1963 to 1966 · The Hollies at Abbey Road 1966 to 1970 · The Hollies at Abbey Road 1973 to 1989 · Greatest Hits (2003 UK) · A's B's & EP's · On a Carousel 1963-1974: The Ultimate Hollies · Midas Touch: The Very Best of The Hollies
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UK and US
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1963
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" Stay" / "Now's the Time"
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1964
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" Just One Look" / "Keep Off That Friend of Mine" · "Here I Go Again" / "Baby That's All" (UK) - " Lucille" (US) · "We're Through" / "Come On Back"
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1965
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1966
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1967
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1968
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" Jennifer Eccles" / "Open Up Your Eyes" (UK) - "Try It" (US) · " Listen to Me" / "Do the Best You Can" (UK) - "Everything is Sunshine" (US)
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1969
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1970
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"I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top" / "Mad Professor Blyth" · "Gasoline Alley Bred" / "Dandelion Wine"
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1971
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"Hey Willy" / "Row the Boat Together"
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1972
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"The Baby" / "Oh Granny" · " Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" / "Cable Car" (UK) - "Look What We've Got" (US) · "Magic Woman Touch" / "Indian Girl" (UK) - "Blue in the Morning" (US)
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1973
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"The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee" / "Born a Man"
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1974
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1983
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UK only
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1963
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"(Ain't That) Just Like Me" / "Hey What's Wrong With Me" · " Searchin'" / "Whole World Over"
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1965
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1976
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"Boulder to Birmingham" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)" · "Star" / "Love is the Thing" · "Daddy Don't Mind" / "C'Mon" · "Wiggle That Whotsit" / "Corrine"
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1977
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"Hello to Romance" / "48 Hour Parole" · "Amnesty" / "Crossfire"
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1979
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"Something to Live For" / "Song of the Sun"
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1980
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"Soldier's Song" / "Draggin' My Heels" · " Heartbeat" / "Take Your Time (new version)"
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1981
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"Holliedaze (A Medley)" / "Holliepops (A Medley)" · "Take My Love and Run" / "Driver"
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1985
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"Too Many Hearts Get Broken" / "You're All Woman"
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1987
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"This Is It" / "You Gave Me Strength" · "Reunion of the Heart" / "Too Many Hearts Get Broken"
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1989
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"Find Me a Family" / "No Rules"
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1993
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"The Woman I Love" / "Purple Rain (Live Version)"
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2005
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"Hope" / "Shine On Me"
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US only
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1967
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"Pay You Back With Interest" / "Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It" · " Just One Look" / "Running Through the Night" · "Dear Eloise" / "When Your Light's Turned On" · "If I Needed Someone" / "Yes I Will"
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1968
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"Do the Best You Can" / "Elevated Observations"
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1971
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"Survival of the Fittest" / "Man Without a Heart"
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1972
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"Long Dark Road" / "Indian Girl"
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1973
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"Jesus Was a Crossmaker" / "I Had a Dream" · "Slow Down" / "Won't We Feel Good"
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1974
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"Don't Let Me Down" / "Layin' to the Music"
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1975
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"Another Night" / "Time Machine Jive"
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1976
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"Write On" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)"
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1977
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"Draggin' My Heels" / "I Won't Move Over"
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1978
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"Writing on the Wall" / "Burn Out"
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1983
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"If the Lights Go Out" / "Someone Else's Eyes" · "Casualty" / "Someone Else's Eyes"
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Italy only
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1967
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"Non Prego Per Me" / "Devi Avere Fiducia in Me" · "Kill Me Quick" / "We're Alive"
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