Justice Collective – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother – Official Music Video for Hillsborough Charity Single

The Hillsborough charity single has an all-star line-up and is in the race for Christmas number one too. The full line-up for Justice Collective includes:

Sir Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Paloma Faith, Eliza Doolittle, Beverley Knight, Melanie C, Andy Brown (Lawson), Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Mick Jones (The Clash), Peter Hooton (The Farm), (The Justice Tonight band), Chris Sharrock (Beady Eye), Glen Tilbrook (Squeeze), Ren Harvieu, Dave McCabe (The Zutons), Paul Heaton (Beautiful South), Hollie Cook, Jon McClure (Reverend & The Makers), John Power (Cast) and Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers.

The Justice Collective – He Ain t Heavy, He’s My Brother on MUZU.TV.

All the stars have come out to support the charity which aids the Hillsborough Families legal costs in their fight for justice. Kenny Dalglish said: “Every penny from the single goes to help the families’ legal costs and I hope their fight is nearing the end now.”

The cover of He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother is produced by the award-winning Guy Chambers who is popular for the tracks he has produced with Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue. Although this version by the Justice Collective has also been sung by Neil Diamond and was written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell for Kelly Gordon in 1969 – it was made famous in the UK by The Hollies in 1970.

Guy Chambers, Steve Rotheram MP and Kenny Dalglish announced the release of He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother on October 25th to a press conference at the Houses of Parliament. It was announced that it would be to aid the burden of legal fees that Hillsborough families are having to spend money in their quest for justice as a result of the Hillsborough disaster. The tragedy at Hillsborough happened in 1989 which caused the death of 96 football fans at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. The match was the FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989.

The charity single is being promoted by the stars and other famous scousers including Kenny Dalglish and Jon Bishop. Currently in the race for Christmas number one, the He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother charity single is just behind James Arthur’s Impossible. James Arthur’s single is also for a charity – Together for Short Lives.

You can see who is singing which parts with the breakdown below:
The road is long – ANDY BROWN
With many a winding turn – ANDY BROWN
That leads us to who knows where – GERRY MARSDEN
Who knows when – PAUL HEATON
But I’m strong – GLENN TILBROOK
Strong enough to carry him – GLENN TILBROOK
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother – JOHN POWER AND ROBBIE WILLIAMS

So on we go – JOHN POWER
His welfare is of my concern – MELANIE C
No burden is he to bear – ROBBIE WILLIAMS
We’ll get there – ROBBIE WILLIAMS AND MELANIE C
For I know – REBECCA FERGUSON
He would not encumber me – HOLLY JOHNSON
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother- HOLLY JOHNSON AND REBECCA FERGUSSON
If I’m laden at all – BEVERLEY KNIGHT
I’m laden with sadness – BEVERLEY KNIGHT
That everyone’s heart – PALOMA FAITH
Isn’t filled with the gladness- PALOMA FAITH
Of love for one another – ELIZA DOOLITTLE

It’s a long, long road – DAVE McCABE
From which there is no return – PETER HOOTON
While we’re on the way to there – REN HARVIEU / JON McCLURE
Why not share- JON McCLURE / REN HARVIEU
And the load – DAVE McCABE
It doesn’t weigh me down at all – PAUL MCCARTNEY
Coz he ain’t heavy – PAUL MCCARTNEY
(He ain’t heavy) – SHANE MACGOWAN
He’s my brother – SHANE MACGOWAN/ BEVERLEY K
He’s my brother – ALL
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother … – ALL