you don't have to be from another planet; I am from Belgium and have barely heard about the Hollies; I only recently learned (on Quora) how big Beatlemania just was
remember that on continental Europe we are exposed to much more than just English-speaking songs
we obviously hear a huge quantity of french songs but also Italian songs, Spanish songs, Greek songs and so on


Bernard Rasson

BIAB Audiophile 2021, BIAB Megapak 2015 (for midi-only projects), Cakewalk, Roland XV-5080, Roland Fantom XR, Aria AC60 Nylon Strings Guitar, Almansa Spanish Guitar, Fender Stratocaster Japan, two laptops
Je parle français