| Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You | |
| Cover: | Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | the Bee Gees |
| Album: | Bee Gees' 1st |
| A-Side: | Holiday |
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| Recorded: | 23 March 1967 |
| Genre: | Psychedelia[1] |
| Length: | 3:38 |
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| Producer: | |
| Chronology: | Bee Gees flipsides |
| Prev Title: | Close Another Door |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | Barker of the UFO |
| Next Year: | 1967 |
"Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You" is a song written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb released by the Bee Gees in 1967 on their album Bee Gees' 1st. It was released as the B-side to "Holiday" in the US, Australia and Canada.
The song was revived in concert by Barry Gibb on his 2013–14 Mythology tour.
This track was recorded on March 23, 1967 along with "Please Read Me", "In My Own Time" and the unreleased track "Life". It was also released as the B-side of "Holiday" in Australia in October 1967 and US in September 1967.[2] Though it was not released as a single anywhere, it appeared on the 1969 compilation Best of Bee Gees.
Maurice Gibb talks about the mellotron on this track: "We started off with a mellotron and we used that on "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show", I had to repeat that on stage, but I used an organ".[3]
The Bee Gees denied rumours that the Beatles performed on this record.[4]
The introduction of the song features the line Oh solo dominique chanted by Robin four times—this motif also features after each chorus. The verses are sung by Barry whose electric rhythm guitar features prominently. Music critic Bruce Eder describes this track as "close in spirit to the Moody Blues of this era, opening with a Gregorian chant backed by a mellotron, before breaking into a strangely spaced-out, psychedelic main song body."[5]