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• David Cherry from Denver,coI also think
  The vocals would have benefited greatly, had Dave Mustane been granted the opportunity to sing lead vocals. OMG, why didn't anyone think of that.
  
  I remember attending Megadeth concert, back in 2009. Unfortunately, they had to cancel, due to the fact that Megadeth didn't show up at the venue until halfway into the show, oh yeah. I had dropped 2 and 1/2 hots of windowpane. I couldnt help but think, "This is the worst trip, I've ever been on."
• David Cherry from Denver, CoI'm with Kevin from PA, who says the steel duma should be replaced by a guitar solo. The song is okay, but it would gave been perfect with Yngwie on guitar, doing a 20-minute solo.
  
  In fact, I cant help but imagine a folk-punk version, or even a funk-polka version. I hear it when I close my eyes. Carrie Anne, played by Rage Against the Machine, but with Elton John on piano, John Entwistle on Bass, Meg White on drums, YM on lead, some yodeling MF from Focus, bass by Stanley Clark, Rick Wakeman on keys, and vocals by the on and only, young Wayne Newton, singing as an alto.
  
  But no steel drums. With that kind of lineup, the only measure of steel would be my raging hardon
• Grimtraveller {lower Case 'g' !} from North West London@Meocyber from Alma, Co
  I'd really say this was the first rock song with a reggae touch, the excellent steel drums in the middle
  
  There's absolutely no hint of reggae in this song. Steel pans, although a West Indian instrument, extremely rarely find themselves in reggae. Steel bands cover reggae songs, but the two have never been bedfellows.
  If you want an early hint of rock meets reggae, look no further than the Beatles' "I Call Your Name" from 1964, a song revolutionary {and equally unnoticed} in its ska middle 8. Ska was the forerunner of reggae. They also gave 1968's "Obladi, Oblada" a ska feel that pointed to where reggae was going.
  
  @Jennifur Sun from Ramona
  Who played the steel drum?
  
  Believe it or not, the band never caught his name !
  They were either on their way to the session or were taking a break in the session {I forget which} when they took a walk and saw a guy playing a steel drum in the street and on a whim, thought it would make an interesting sound in the song they were recording that day so they got him to come in and contribute.
  It seems no one thought to ask the man his name !
• Carrie-anne from Nungarin WaSomeone asked me if I knew the song. Absolutely! Beautiful reminder of my childhood when my late father used to sing this to me. I'm afraid I wasn't named after the song but is an old family name.
• Kariann from North Dakota, UsaWell I don't know who this song was named after though I do know it was my mom's favorite song and that is why she named me KariAnn. ....and no you can't play!
• Jennifur Sun from RamonaWho played the steel drum? Was my fav Hollies song for many years tell Long Cool Woman.
• Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn June 11th 1967, "Carrie-Anne" by the Hollies entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #73; and on August 6th it peaked at #9 (for 1 week) and spent 13 weeks on the Top 100...
  It reached #2 in both Sweden and New Zealand...
  Between 1964 and 1983 the group had twenty-four Top 100 records; six made the Top 10 with "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" being their biggest hit, it peaked at #2 (for 2 weeks) in 1972...
  The two weeks that "Long Cool Woman" was at #2, the #1 record for both those weeks was "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O’Sullivan.
• Keely from Fort Lauderdale, FlGraham Nash, in his book "Wild Tales," very explicitly describes his crush on Marianne Faithfull and how the song evolved from "Hey Mister Man" to "Hey Marianne" to "Hey Carrie Anne" because he didn't want to be so obvious as to use her real name.
• Kelly from Pahrump, NvI was eight when this song was out. It's a powerful memory. It reminds me of Summer and having my first fascination with girls. It's about leaving the innocence of childhood. A great song lives forever!
• Kevin from Sydney, Australiacarrie anne was the very 1st song fell in love with. i was about 4,was in england at the time,and when i heard it on the radio,i"d get all exited and sing along. still love it! Kev,Sydney, Australia
• Meocyber from Alma, Co An excellent song. This one turned me on to The Hollies. I'd really say this was the first rock song with a reggae touch, the excellent steel drums in the middle. Easily one of rocks best harmonizing bands.
• John from Hamlin, Ny...harmony to die for!!!!!!!!
• Daevid from Glendale, CaLove the steel drums during the solo!
• Daevid from Glendale, CaHollies have some of the best harmonies in rock-n-roll.------and agreeing with Gene from Hammond,IN.,a very innovative band in that era.
• Ekristheh from Halath, United StatesNot to mention a Middle Eastern cumbus (the banjo-like instrument) in "Stop, Stop, Stop". That made more of an impression on me than the Beatles' use of a sitar.
• Barney15c from London, United KingdomQuote:'More very unique instrumentation is featured in this song.'
  
  Don't forget the electric sitar on 'The Baby'
• Richard from Guernsey, United KingdomI was told the song was written about Carrie Anne Redfern who went to school with the lead singer, Alan Clark. Her father was on the Bolton Football Club's board of directors in the 50s I think. Carrie is now Carrie Anne Wilcox and lives in Guernsey, after living for many years in Canada.
• Jack from Mesa, AzThat steel drum solo sounds out of tune to me.
• Heather from Saint John, InI would just to correct what other people had said. In the 1995 documentary The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Graham Nash claimed that the song was written for Marianne Faithfull, but he was too shy to use her actual name. The title was subsequently changed to the made up name Carrie Anne. She recored the song
• Kevin from Reading , PaA good pop song, but I think it's kind of ruined by that stupid steel drum. A guitar solo would have been so much more appropriate.
  
• Edward Pearce from Ashford, Kent, EnglandI heard on the radio recently that this was infact inspired by model Karri-Ann Moller who later married Mick Jagger?s brother Chris.
• Darrell from EugeneI have thought about rewriting this song about Keri Lynn "Miss Brillohead" Russell (aka Felicity) since after "Felicity" ended, and as for Keri's hairstyle, my girlfriend's hair can and often does resemble it in every way other than color, especially in the summertime.
• Reckless from Galveston, TxAllan Clarke and Graham Nash have been life long friends, since age 5. The two played local Manchester pubs as teenagers under various names including "Two Teens" and "Guytones" and were heavily influenced by skiffle music as well as the Everly Brothers. The sang in their primary school choir as youngsters and have been harmonizing splendidly ever since. While Allan was the group's lead singer, Graham frequently sang harmonies with him while playing lead guitar. By the way, the reason Graham left was over creative differences. In 1968, the group planned to do an album of Bob Dylan songs and Graham felt overly constrained by this idea. He felt this would take the group in a backward direction. As a result, he and David Crosby of the Byrds and Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield got together to form one of the first "supergroups" with CSN. Also, he did briefly return to the Hollies in 1981.
• Bob from Chapel Hill, NcI saw Carrie Fisher on TV about 1 year ago and she said the song was written about her.
• Stefanie from Rock Hill, ScRob I noticed that too. After all, he was a member of the Hollies for awhile.
• Rob from West Sussex, EnglandTony Hicks (lead guitarist) started writing this song as he had the words 'Hey Mister Man' in his head - this was around the time that The Byrds were charting with their cover Mr Tambourine Man.
  According to Hicks, Carrie Anne was the nearest girls name they could find to Mister Man.
  
  Allan Clarke added the middle 8.
  
  One final thing, if you listen closely to the chorus, you'll find it's Graham Nash singing all 3 parts of the harmony!
• Tom from Washington, DcThe lead singer on "Magic Woman Touch" was Mikel Rickfors, who joined the group briefly when Allan Clarke left to pursue a solo career. Other group members contributed vocals on occasion.
• Stefanie Magura from Rock Hill, ScYou're right Graham Nash wasn't the group's lead singer. Allan clarke was.
• Pete from Nowra, Australiathink they had a couple of lead singers , who sang lead on Magic Woman Touch??? wasn't Allan Clarke, or Nash????n
• Rob from Lennox, TxHey Jeff, you've gotta have 2 L's Allan and an E at the end of Clarke!
• Gene from Hammond, InMore very unique instrumentation is featured in this song. A steel drum solo in a pop 60's tune? Unheard of back then! What a great group these guys were! Also a pedal steel guitar in "Jennifer Eccles", 12-string guitars in "Bus Stop" and "Look Through Any Window" and a banjo, of all things, in "Stop, Stop, Stop". Fantastic songs and great production values!
• Steve from Blackburn, EnglandSorry Jeff, the group's lead singer was not Graham Nash but Alan Clark.

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