― Jeff Wright, Monday, 28 April 2003 01:19 (twenty years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 28 April 2003 03:19 (twenty years ago) link
Hear this song on the radio today and it sounded awesome. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=argent+hold+your+head+up&aq=0&oq=argent+hold
― deez m'uts (La Lechera), Monday, 2 May 2011 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
oopshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ_UuPH3cyw
― deez m'uts (La Lechera), Monday, 2 May 2011 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
i have a soft spot for these late-'60s/early-'70s tunes with chugging, repetitive, 'smoke on the water'-ish guitar riffs.
― omar little, Monday, 2 May 2011 19:04 (twelve years ago) link
i have a soft spot for this tune because caustic resin has an incredible cover of it on one of their records
― call all destroyer, Monday, 2 May 2011 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77By5JMoOgM
― omar little, Monday, 2 May 2011 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
i didn't know jeff tweedy was in mr big
― deez m'uts (La Lechera), Monday, 2 May 2011 19:12 (twelve years ago) link
One interesting thing about this song is that it was written as a tribute to the women's liberation movement, as it was called at that time. The chorus is "hold your head up, woman" but because of the way it's sung the "woman" at the end is usually not noticed. Even many of the lyric sites on the web don't include it. I grew up hearing this song on the radio, never knowing it was a tribute to women until I read about it somewhere years later.
― bad fog, Monday, 2 May 2011 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
The chorus is "hold your head up, woman" but because of the way it's sung the "woman" at the end is usually not noticed.
Mr. Big seemed to have missed this finer point in their attempt to impress us with what skilled shredding musicians they were. Walken: Needs more guitar.
― Gorge, Tuesday, 3 May 2011 00:11 (twelve years ago) link
What a great clip La Lachera posted. I had never seen Mr. Argent's hair in action before.
― offee is for losers only, do you not c? (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:27 (twelve years ago) link
The Soulwax remix was mentioned upthread but I thought I'd post it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOBkpSkWy0E
This is different from the one I have, which is odd, but I can't find another on YT.
― The Sunspots In Your Eyes Are Actually Cataracts, Mr. Rudich (AWALL), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 08:39 (twelve years ago) link
and screemy vocals
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 21 May 2012 19:21 (eleven years ago) link
argent - "tragedy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxb57lpKmxs
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 21 May 2012 19:23 (eleven years ago) link
this song still rules
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Wednesday, 8 May 2013 18:37 (ten years ago) link
Had never noticed the "woman" before!
― how's life, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 18:52 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=223Pmymfm4Y
\m/
― mookieproof, Sunday, 16 February 2014 01:14 (ten years ago) link
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Wednesday, May 8, 2013 2:37 PM (nine years ago)
otfm. as does the caustic resin cover
― mookieproof, Monday, 24 October 2022 04:53 (one year ago) link
Yeah this is one of the best rock and roll anthems ever recorded.
― akm, Monday, 24 October 2022 05:08 (one year ago) link
I saw the Zombies (still with Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent) earlier this month, they had a great rendition of this song in their set. When they introduced it, Rod Argent asked people to sing along but stressed the fact that the lyrics are "woooman" instead of "whooaa!".
On a rather unrelated note: Blunstone really sounds incredibly impressive at 77 years old.
― Valentijn, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 11:29 (one year ago) link