He Aint Heavy/ Hes My Brother

On a photo shoot a few days ago, I took this photograph of these two little brothers, with only about two years between them. They were so sweet... more

by Kathy White

Title

He Aint Heavy/ Hes My Brother

Artist

Kathy White

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

On a photo shoot a few days ago, I took this photograph of these two little brothers, with only about two years between them. They were so sweet together and played well together. When I viewed the shot I took of them walking hand in hand up the winding road in the park, I couldn't help but think of the lyrics to the popular music ballad, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", which was written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell. It was originally recorded by Kelly Gordon in 1969, then became a worldwide hit for The Hollies later that year, and then again for Neil Diamond in 1970. It has since been recorded by many others. It has several stories or legends as to the origin of the phrase, "He aint heavy....he's my brother." The lyrics of the song go like this--
The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows when
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
We'll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
If I'm laden at all
I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart
Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another
It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
He's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.

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December 11th, 2012