The Hollies 1967 On a Carousel

Colour Hits On a Carousel is a song written by Allan Clarke, Graham Nash and Tony Hicks. It was released by The Hollies as a single in February 1967, having been recorded the previous month, on the Parlophone label in the UK and Imperial in the US. Nash would opine: On a Carousel was one of the Hollies best songs. It s a pop song with an infectious chorus, but flirts with gorgeous shifts in rhythmic texture that keep the melody from becoming predictable. And the lyric captures the essence of young love without the usual moonandJune cliches. We knew it was a hit from the