Martin Scorsese's award-winning movie featuring the Band's last concert in the Last Waltz is a classic. This song with the Staples family is the version to watch from The Last Waltz. The concert featured the Band, Joni Mitchell, Neal Young, Bob Dylan and so many more.
Huge thanks for the amazing reaction video to our Song Around The World version of "The Weight"! 🙏🎶 We appreciate your support and are thrilled that you connected with the music. Keep spreading the love! 🌍✨
When I saw this video 3 years ago I immediately subscribed to your channel... I love what you do... You've brought me amazing artists from around the world and i follow many of them... The john Paul Jones and warren haynes vids are my favorites... But then again,so are they😊❤
The band's name "The Band" was what they were called when they backed Dylan. Primarily a Canadian band with only one American on it, the drummer, Levon Helm. This group has a long and celebrated history in Rock music. Enjoy the jurney.
@@lynndespard8564 Not quite, they did toy with other names, and had performed as Levon and the Hawks, if splitting from Ronnie Hawkins. Then they became the back up band for Bob Dylan. When they all moved to Woodstock and the wanted to go out on their own, they were trying to come up with a name. However, while living in Woodstock whenever one of them or as a group they were out on the town, people would comment "he is with the Band, or they are they Band.
This could be a deep rabbitt hole. The Band is worth the time. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" A great song, but there are others. "It makes no difference" is also a great one.
Levon Helm is someone you really need to listen to. And learn what an amazing man he was. The Band is one of my favorite groups. The Last Waltz one of my favorite movies and albums.
The definitive version of this song is from the concert movie The Last Waltz by The Band, which features The Staple Singers, and was one of Robert Scorsese's first films as a director.
Boiled down this is a song about faith, but not in a deity, but of faith and the common fellowship of all men and women. You can see that this song crossed all boundaries and I, having seen this video several time still tear up every time I see it. It shows the when we want we can all do beautiful things. My father, long since passed (I am 75) once told me, "Great things are possible as long as nobody cares who gets the credit".
Your dad was so wise. My dad and mom have both passed but I remember the words they said that taught me how to live among others and be a good listener and give without expectation We were blessed to have them in our kids lives...it shows in who they've grown to be too. Much gratitude. Thnx for your post and your dad's words. Powerful 😊
A thanksgiving tradition for me for 30 years at least is watching THE LAST WALTZ over and over. The band was breaking apart from the inside with addiction feeding the fire. Besides all the cameos check out the jam session after the show on the dvd, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
Playing for Change is, by far, one of the most amazing musical experiences. To see people from all over the world get together and show us all that Music, joins us all, in spirit and in heart.
Playing For Change is an amazing organization. I can never get enough of their collaboration music videos. So many incredible musicians from across the globe. I'm a monthly donor. You can find about 80 videos on TH-cam. Much fun watching your reation to this!
Playing For Change is wonderful. Robbie Robertson was a treasure, he died not too long ago. He was the leader of The Band, Bob Dylan's backing tour band. His solo album Robbie Robertson is beautiful. He also worked on the soundtrack to Killers of The Flower Moon, his last project before his death, and was nominated for an Oscar. Born in Canada to a Native mother and a Jewish father that he never knew. His mother told him later that Robertson, the man she married, wasn't his bio dad.
@@KelleighDahl What absolute nonsense! Levon Helm was the drummer for Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks. Ronnie Hawkins was the leader and it he who brought Robbie into his band after Robbie wrote 2 songs for him to record and demonstrated his guitar chops. Robbie was only 16 at the time. Don't forget that Helm quit the band when they were backing Dylan in the midst of the tour - a punk move that showed his weak character. It was Robbie that got Levon back to the band when they decided to write their own material in West Saugerties, New York after the tour ended.
The Miracle of Music, where people from different parts of the world and different beliefs all play together and make beautiful music together. Most importantly, this shows us that we can all live, work and play together.
I am always amazed at your channel, which I truly enjoy, (and others), that have never before heard these songs. Or artists. The music of the mid/late '60's to the late '70's was by far the best the world will ever know. These songs had meaning, real meaning...anti (Viet Nam) war, anti establishment ... pro peace and love...pro brotherhood...It was by far the best time to be alive in your teens and 20's. Muscle cars were a thing; a thing you worked on in your own garage then went out to race someone on a Sat night..... it was hot "chicks" in short shorts, go go boots, mini skirts and halter tops...it was Woodstock every day on your radio, and in your life. No cell phones, no internet...most people were in shape because we were outside more than inside...it was making love to that "brown eyed girl behind the stadium"...or in your "Chevy van" ... These songs were raw, rock n roll was new, and raw...the world was changing and music was leading the way. This was the best era for music that ever was, or ever will be. My era...
"The Weight" is an original song by the Canadian-American group the "Band" that was released in 1968. This is a great rendition of the song & great collaboration by artists from around the world. Proves that Music is a universal language.
@@dilleydoll1001 Their recoding made it to the shelves before The Band released their version - but to claim that The Staple's version of Robbie Robertson's song is "the original" is wrong on so many levels.
It always kind of shocks me to know there are people out there who have never heard this song. The Last Waltz is considered the gold standard, but I'm so glad you found this one because it is an absolute favorite of mine. THANK YOU!
So The Band is my favorite band. You definitely need to listen to more of their music. Personally, my favorite song from them is "Whispering Pines". Kinda makes me cry a little, to be honest. Which is why I usually have to follow it up with something like "Up On Cripple Creek" or "Rag Mama Rag" to lift my spirits. 😄 Oh and if you get a chance, you should watch their concert film, The Last Waltz. Brilliant!
The 60s & 70s for me my eyes were opened I became the love and felt the joy from the music I think that was my true Happy time, I felt tears of joy with every passing day, it was a beautiful powerful time A time to be alive, all captured in the music, I don't know when the darkness came, but if felt as though the happiness were push in to the corners, and sadness took over the world, for many the nostalgia of those times became a lift raft, many still want to love this world but there is so much hate and so little to love! our nostalgia is all that's left, all else is greed and fear of violence. only the core of spirituality in the hearts of those who truly remember, keep the flame burning!
You as a host, bring a lovely, innocent, humble wonder to your discovery of these musical and poetic magicians that vibrate In resonance a connection to this unfolding journey we all are on.
I would also recommend you to watch "The Last Waltz". There are so many "gems" in that concert. For example: Eric Clapton started to play "Further On up the Road", but the strap got loose from the button, so he couldn't play until fixed. Robbie Robertson jumped in, just like that, it was marvelous. Then there was Neil Diamond performing the only live version of "Dry your Eyes", or when they all came together to sing "I shall be released". Can you imagine Neil Young, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell, Dr. John, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond en Van Morrison, Ronnie wood, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan and The Band, at least some of them drunk or stoned, playing and singing together? By the way, Robbie Robertson did filmscores for "The Wolf of Wall Street", "Raging Bull", "Ladder 45", "The Color of money", "Shutter Island", and just before he died "Killers of the Flower Moon".
His heritage is Canadian, Cayuga and Mohawk and spent a lot of time on the Six Nations Reservation. One of my favorite albums was Music for the Native Americans with the Red Road Ensemble. It’s amazing!
Why leave out the fact his dad was Jewish? Also, he only visited the reserve a few times in his youth. He was born and raised in downtown Toronto and never really explored his indigenous roots until long into his adulthood.
You can now see how we that were raised during the 70’s when it was Peace, Love and Rock and Roll are so sad about how divided the world is now. It breaks my heart. I had friends of every nationality, every color and we all got along so good. I miss those days
Yes. I keep trying to explain this. It is hard for my kids to grasp, even though they know All the music. It is a different world now. Tonight there are people in several states that are burning ballot boxes. 😢
Don't apologize for the way you're finding your path into "new" music. Millions of us did it as you are -- albeit over the past 60-70 years. I know you're gonna enjoy it.
Playing for Change does some great stuff. Including Bob Marley's Redemption song featuring his Son Stephen. Speaking of Marley, the two ladies who sing the last verse are standing in from of Bob Marley's childhood house in Jamaica. They also do When the Levee Breaks from Led Zepplin, featuring John Paul Jones of Zeppelin along with Dereck Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, and also Robbie Robertson's son Sebastian. I also get goosebumps every time I hear them doing Peter Gabriel's Biko. Also Sam Cook's A Change Gonna Come. So many songs to check out!
I discovered Playing for Change in 2008 when I heard their version of 'Stand By Me'. What you've seen in this video started with that. Their idea was to gather together street musicians from all over the globe to perform classic songs in their own way, but together. The 'Stand By Me' clip sucked me into an extremely pleasant vortex, and I'm 70. Let the music take you away. 🖖
Now your job is to listen to every song on every album by The Band and tell me if you find one that isn't a classic. I bet you a steak dinner you can't. They were Dylan's "backup" band and toured on their own. They started out as Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks as Ronnie Hawkins band. I"m proud to say I saw them live 3 times. Once in 1978 when they were backing Dylan again. To hear what that sounded like listen to the double album Before The Flood. I was at the concert where that album was recorded. They were just the best group ever live and I miss Robbie and the boys so much. My life would have been so much poorer without their music.
@@kimmalone2302 Could you provide some documentation about your claim? I’m not disputing it but I would also like to hear what Garth Hudson has to say.
I love Playing for Change, this was the first video I saw from them when it dropped. Their channel is not just packed with great music, but it’s a whole movement to unify people through music. All their videos are great, but their “Song Around the World” videos are pure magic. I HIGHLY recommend PFC’s “When the Levee Breaks” featuring John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin.
my brother had this on the live album -- on 8-track! We listened to it every morning on our way to classes at the local community college. Sometimes he kept time to a tune with the accelerator and it made it hard to drink your coffee. You need to hear the song "Stagefright".
You can go down a rabbit hole with those “Playing for change” versions and never come out. They’re all soo good. But, this song in particular, it’s special.
Sebs as a 68 year old man i will always defer to the original version but have to say this is really great music transcending age culture ethnicity it's like another Traveling Wilburys so great to see so many musicians collaborating beautiful but as a side you must listen to the original
Nazareth… He’s talking about the town in Pennsylvania where Martin guitars are made. He was playing his Martin at the time and noticed the town name of Nazareth.
I'm so glad you discovered this. The first version I heard of this was the 1969 studio version on Music From Big Pink (many of those songs were jammed out with George Harrison who was visiting there with Bob Dylan before going back to England to record Let It Be with the Beatles), and it is still my favorite version (yes, I know I will get grief over that from the Last Waltz boosters). The version on The Last Waltz is a very very close second (you need to watch that concert movie, also). This version you just watched is my third favorite version. The Band created their own genre, and are the musical godfathers of what would be called Americana today, and you should check them out.
Great stuff, they had awesome talent!! Listen to some more!! One, Mama told me not to come, Road to Shambala, Joy to the World, Never Been to Spain, Black and White!! Etc, they had a huge catalog of hits!!❤
The guy in the blue shirt who opened with the guitar is Robbie Robertson Watch the video of The Band’s last/ farewell concert. It was a television special and many great musicians were on it. Another great song of theirs is Cripple Creek.
That recording was not "live". It was filmed on a sound stage a few days after The Last Waltz concert. There were a number of takes and editing before the final result was added to the film.
Playing for Change....... This producer guy was traveling the world and noticed some awesome buskers. he thought they would be cool to be making music together so he went around recording the song Stand By Me. It's grown from there big time.
My dad had a 1950's Martin Acoustic guitar that he absolutely loved. We lost him in 2009, and I mourn him always. My son is the musician in the family and now it's his. The smile on his face when he first picked it up and started to play is something I will never forget. My father was his biggest fan and they adored each other. I love that whenever I watch your videos, they bring up such wonderful memories, although half the time I end up in tears. Keep it up, you are amazing.
After The Last Waltz, Robbie Robertson became a prolific composer of movie music - most often, in collaboration with Martin Scorcese. He also had an incredible solo career: each album was different than the one that came before. He followed his heart. And he held to his decision not to tour, so his albums had to be successful without a tour, and they were. Clapton has said that when he went to hang out with The Band in Woodstock, NY, he had just quit Cream because after listening to The Band's album, Music from Big Pink, he decided they were the future and he wanted to be a part of it. He never got around to asking though. Robbie and Clapton played together quite a few times, including as guests on each others' albums.
*"The Weight"* was written by Robbie Robertson, who found the tune by strumming idly on his guitar, when he noticed that the interior included a stamp noting that it was manufactured in *Nazareth, Pennsylvania* (C. F. Martin & Company is situated there) and he started crafting the lyrics as he played. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weight
I was privileged to witness Robbie and The Band play with Bob Dylan at the Checker Dome in St. Louis. There was a smoke haze hanging in the air and it wasn't cigarette smoke.😀
The Weight is an iconic song. Welcome to its world. It never gets old. This version of the Weight is very fitting to its true spirit. I'm so glad you like it. Whenever I hear this song I think about empathy, :-)
Dude, if you're an LA guy there is a Tribute concert for Robbie Robertson just announced. Oct 17th at the Forum. Eric Clapton, Trey Anastasio, Van Morrison, Bob Weir, Margo Price, Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples, Warren Haynes, Bruce Hornsby, Taj Mahal, Lucinda Williams, Ryan Bingham, Robert Randolph and others. One night only. It will be one for the ages.
I would imagine that the producers create some kind of guide/click track for everyone to play along with. Then the editing begins to mute and unmute for a clean but not overly busy mix. They do a fantastic job on these songs. As for The Band - they are one of my favorite rock groups of all time. Three great lead singers (Robbie never sang lead with them. When you hear his solo records you understand why.) Levon Helm is absolutely one of my favorite musicians of all time - just incredible feel and feeling.
If you'd like to hear another classic song from this era, I'd suggest you check out Ripple, originally recorded by The Grateful Dead, but also covered by Playing For Change. I was born in 1952 and this is MY music. I went to Woodstock and both The Grateful Dead and The Band played at Woodstock. Young people make this old hippie very happy when they listen to and appreciate the music that is a huge part of my past and that helped shape who I am. Peace, love and joy to you and yours.✌️♥️
The Band were 4 Canadians and Levon Helm from Arkansas. They started out in the late 50s early 60s as the back up band to ROnnie Hawkins and became known as the Hawks. Back then they played early rock n roll,and R &B. But they played it fast and loud. How they became The Band is a great story. But, they ended up basically inventing the genre Americana. Sort of a hybrid of r & b, delta blues, country and rock n roll. Eric Clapton hearing their debut album Music From Big Pink immediately decided to leave Cream. He wanted to play that ki d of roots rock. They were the band other musicians listened to.
"The Band" released this song in 1968. The band was a group of studio players who joined together and formed " the Band" The band later released this song in a joint effort with the Staple singers.
I don't think Robbie Robertson was ever a studio musician. He just started a band back in the 1950s in the Toronto area and eventually met other musicians and bands in Canada and the US until they coalesced into what became known as The Band. Robbie was 1/4 Cayuga, 1/4 Mohawk and 1/2 Jewish. A potent brew musically, LOL! 🎸😉👍💖😂
Playing for change is a great channel! The weight is a great song! The band was a great band! You won't go wrong with any reaction to anything you can find related to the topics.
Robbie was a talent. He wrote and played with The Band, Bob Dylan and later as a solo artist he did some wonderful stuff. Somewhere Down the Crazy River and Showdown at Big Sky for example. He also did an album honoring his native heritage. RIP Robbie, thanks for the tunes!
WHAT?? The Band was HUGE and everyone knew who they were. Eric Clapton wanted to be in The Band. Every singer and group was influenced by them. They invented a new kind of music that is still heard today. Each player was a lead singer, with the exception of Robbie Robertson and they were each master musicians with several instruments. RR gets credit for writing all the songs, but that's simply not true. Go check it out
@@KelleighDahl You are wrong on two points. Garth Hudson never sang. Robbie was not a great singer - but he could sing - and did on many of The Band's songs and on his solo albums. Also - the claim that all the songs were co-wrote are just the drug fueled rantings of a broke ass junkie who didn't have a clue about how to write songs or how song writing is credited.
@@BobSoltis1 well, you're right about Garth and sort of right about RR. As for songwriting - do some research or maybe talk to someone from that time. It's very well known (and documented) how RR got most of those credits. A broke ass junkie? Seriously? You lose all credibility with that. RR would be no one without Levon and everyone knows it.
@@KelleighDahl No - it is NOT "well documented". Levon made claims and clueless people echoed them. If he - or anyone else - had a valid claim they could have easily gone to court and won as the other band members were around when the songs were finished and put together and they could have testified exactly who did what. Richard Manuel and Rick Danko got credits for songs they wrote and co-wrote. Levon and Garth did not write and they didn't get credits - it's as simple as that. BTW - it never got to court because Levon knew he didn't have a leg to stand on. You - like many others - obviously don't have a clue how song writing credits are granted. Neither did Levon until he looked into it. Levon kept yowling about it because he was a jealous pathetic jerk with a lot of issues. The person who comes up the lyrics and the melody gets the credit. NOT the people who add a word or phrase or play or arrange the music. If everybody who added music and/or arrangements or a word or phrase here and there to a song got songwriting credits - then the Wrecking Crew members and hundreds of other studio musicians would all have dozens - if not hundreds - of song writing credits. Also - the idea that Robbie Robertson would have been nothing without Levon is absolutely absurd. Robbie wrote two songs when he was 16 that Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks recorded BEFORE he joined the band. He also had a great career AFTER The Band doing his own ORIGINAL music. Levon did what Levon did best - sing and play someone else's songs - before and after The Band. Find me some song writing credits Levon got before or after The Band. I'll be waiting.
@@BobSoltis1 I'm not going to keep this up. You're wrong and what's worse is you sound an awful lot like R; arrogant know it all. As for knowing about song writing? I do. That's all you get from me
"be a little less zealous and fake... [and] just be grateful" - what a wonderful comment on how to integrate true spirituality into one's life. OK, to the video: when Ringo asks, "what key?" I snort-laughed - what key does a drummer usually play??? He's got a dry sense of humour, for sure. I'm SO pleased that you've now listened to Playing for Change - it started in 2002 with a couple guys recording street musicians. Every video is a delightful mix of wonderful and surprising musicians, and I love seeing instruments from all over the world. This version definitely pays homage to the original (Robbie played in The Band, who first did it). I've heard many other versions, and they all pretty much follow the original - it's so well put-together that there is no need to tweak it. In your free time (LOL), Sebs, just go see their videos for your own enjoyment.
Robbie Robertson was a member of "The Band" ... the greatest band that you never heard of. As others have posted: Martin Scorsese's documentary "The Last Waltz" is one of the GREATEST concert films ever made. It's "The Band"'s farewell concert. Dozens of iconic musicians showed up and performed ..to say good-bye. The end of the show (it might only be available on the DVD), when all of these talented musicians get together on stage and start improvising ... making stuff up as they went along .. was magical. Scorsese's cameras literally melted .. so he wasn't able to capture it all. I feel that this live version of "The Weight" is the best. All the members sang with such power .. their voices came from DEEP inside the chests. Levon singing "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" still gives me chills
Sebs, this is your best content so far. I wish I could subscribe a second time. This video is full of talent. Have fun checking them all out. Marcus King and Larkin Poe are two of my favorites.
I've heard the original from "The Band" on the radio in New York for decades!!! They still play it on some rock stations ❤ it's one of my favorite songs ever!!!!
This organization playing for change is amazing😊 I first caught this video 3 years ago and immediately subscribed... Learning about amazing musitions around the world...
A great USA/Canadian collaborative effort on the original song. This compilation is really cool to hear and see. People all around the world playing together. Timeless classic. Cheers!
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Martin Scorsese's award-winning movie featuring the Band's last concert in the Last Waltz is a classic. This song with the Staples family is the version to watch from The Last Waltz. The concert featured the Band, Joni Mitchell, Neal Young, Bob Dylan and so many more.
I was there. The most mind-numbingly extraordinary concert of my life.
We are all envious. What a trill.
Yes! That’s probably my favorite version on TH-cam.
The original Band version was a perfect song, but when Mavis Staples comes in on The Last Waltz version, it is beyond perfect.
Yes! The version from The Last Waltz is phenomenal
The Last Waltz. When Mavis Staples sings her verse, you will get chills. Absolutely spiritual.
I love at the end she whispers, "beautiful". She knew they caught lightning in a bottle.
The absolute best version, and gorgeously filmed by Martin Scorsese
I agree.one of the best parts of the movie.
Nailed it!
mavis was amazing
Huge thanks for the amazing reaction video to our Song Around The World version of "The Weight"! 🙏🎶 We appreciate your support and are thrilled that you connected with the music. Keep spreading the love! 🌍✨
When I saw this video 3 years ago I immediately subscribed to your channel... I love what you do... You've brought me amazing artists from around the world and i follow many of them... The john Paul Jones and warren haynes vids are my favorites... But then again,so are they😊❤
@@timhoovermusicmansame. I was very familiar with the original. This blew me away.
Love playing for change.. so awesomely mixed
@playingforchange- Please keep doing what you do! It’s absolutely beautiful and brings us together in music. We all need it right now ❤
I am 71 and have been blessed to have had all the best music in my life😎
Ain’t we though 😃
I'm a wee bit younger but I know what you mean. So many bands growing up so many styles and varieties.
Count me in the same group. Best music and it didn't cost an arm and a leg to go see them live. Pre-ticketmaster.
I am 72 and started listening to music around 1957 and I am blessed to have heard the great music of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and more
I’m 72 and still get chills when I hear this. I didn’t think it would get lost to some so it’s good to see it get out there to new ears
The band's name "The Band" was what they were called when they backed Dylan. Primarily a Canadian band with only one American on it, the drummer, Levon Helm. This group has a long and celebrated history in Rock music. Enjoy the jurney.
The Band were outstanding, never to be forgotten.
And one hell of an american he was😊❤
Need to hear the Band's, "It Makes No Difference ". Heartbreakingly beautiful.
The Band tried on different band names. But fellow musicians just kept calling them The Band
@@lynndespard8564 Not quite, they did toy with other names, and had performed as Levon and the Hawks, if splitting from Ronnie Hawkins. Then they became the back up band for Bob Dylan. When they all moved to Woodstock and the wanted to go out on their own, they were trying to come up with a name. However, while living in Woodstock whenever one of them or as a group they were out on the town, people would comment "he is with the Band, or they are they Band.
This could be a deep rabbitt hole. The Band is worth the time. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" A great song, but there are others. "It makes no difference" is also a great one.
I Shall Be Released.
Also "Stage Fright".
My friend, you should definitely go down this rabbit hole of Playing for Change. There is so much great music.
Absolutely a phenomenal music channel
Playing for Change does so many excellent covers!
I agree when they do Led Zeppelin When the lever breaks
Found Playing for Change by accident and it gave me shivers down the spine.
Jackson Brown doing Doctor My Eyes on the Playing For Change site is great.
Lucas Nelson that is Willie’s son! You need to check him out! And The Last Waltz version of this song with The Band and The Staples it’s incredible!
Another thing in this video: The two singers from Jamaica are standing in front of Bob Marley's old home.
Oh wow. Thanks for the extra info.
Rest In Peace Robbie!!!
Levon Helm is someone you really need to listen to. And learn what an amazing man he was. The Band is one of my favorite groups. The Last Waltz one of my favorite movies and albums.
Had a crush on Levon. He could SANG.
The Love for Levon tribute concert would be another great rabbit hole to dive into for excellent The Band material. ❤
I love Levon. RIP.
The definitive version of this song is from the concert movie The Last Waltz by The Band, which features The Staple Singers, and was one of Robert Scorsese's first films as a director.
The "Definitive" version is the original.
@@dennisshaper4744 agreed, Music from Big Pink came out my final year of high school.
Martin Scorcese, please
Boiled down this is a song about faith, but not in a deity, but of faith and the common fellowship of all men and women. You can see that this song crossed all boundaries and I, having seen this video several time still tear up every time I see it. It shows the when we want we can all do beautiful things. My father, long since passed (I am 75) once told me, "Great things are possible as long as nobody cares who gets the credit".
That last sentence is everything. Thank you.
Your dad was so wise.
My dad and mom have both passed but I remember the words they said that taught me how to live among others and be a good listener and give without expectation
We were blessed to have them in our kids lives...it shows in who they've grown to be too. Much gratitude.
Thnx for your post and your dad's words. Powerful 😊
Wow, your dad was definitely channeling JC ! God love him !
That was a favorite saying of Harry Truman.
Perhaps that's where your father heard it.
Also in this group. LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS MUSIC!!!
A thanksgiving tradition for me for 30 years at least is watching THE LAST WALTZ over and over. The band was breaking apart from the inside with addiction feeding the fire. Besides all the cameos check out the jam session after the show on the dvd, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
Playing for Change is, by far, one of the most amazing musical experiences. To see people from all over the world get together and show us all that Music, joins us all, in spirit and in heart.
Playing For Change is an amazing organization. I can never get enough of their collaboration music videos. So many incredible musicians from across the globe. I'm a monthly donor. You can find about 80 videos on TH-cam. Much fun watching your reation to this!
OMG, the original from 1967 is one of the most iconic, classic songs! I can’t believe you’ve never heard it! Please look for old videos of The Band. ❤
Playing For Change is wonderful. Robbie Robertson was a treasure, he died not too long ago. He was the leader of The Band, Bob Dylan's backing tour band. His solo album Robbie Robertson is beautiful. He also worked on the soundtrack to Killers of The Flower Moon, his last project before his death, and was nominated for an Oscar. Born in Canada to a Native mother and a Jewish father that he never knew. His mother told him later that Robertson, the man she married, wasn't his bio dad.
Levon was the leader of The Band. He was the one who brought Robbie into the group in the first place.
@@KelleighDahl What absolute nonsense! Levon Helm was the drummer for Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks. Ronnie Hawkins was the leader and it he who brought Robbie into his band after Robbie wrote 2 songs for him to record and demonstrated his guitar chops. Robbie was only 16 at the time.
Don't forget that Helm quit the band when they were backing Dylan in the midst of the tour - a punk move that showed his weak character. It was Robbie that got Levon back to the band when they decided to write their own material in West Saugerties, New York after the tour ended.
The absolute beauty of a Jewish First Nations Canadian kid who wrote some of the greatest rock hymns that are treasured in the American South.
But much of the strength was the collaborate effort of The Band, anf Garth tinkering after rverybody recorded their parts.
The Miracle of Music, where people from different parts of the world and different beliefs all play together and make beautiful music together. Most importantly, this shows us that we can all live, work and play together.
I am always amazed at your channel, which I truly enjoy, (and others), that have never before heard these songs. Or artists. The music of the mid/late '60's to the late '70's was by far the best the world will ever know. These songs had meaning, real meaning...anti (Viet Nam) war, anti establishment ... pro peace and love...pro brotherhood...It was by far the best time to be alive in your teens and 20's. Muscle cars were a thing; a thing you worked on in your own garage then went out to race someone on a Sat night..... it was hot "chicks" in short shorts, go go boots, mini skirts and halter tops...it was Woodstock every day on your radio, and in your life. No cell phones, no internet...most people were in shape because we were outside more than inside...it was making love to that "brown eyed girl behind the stadium"...or in your "Chevy van" ... These songs were raw, rock n roll was new, and raw...the world was changing and music was leading the way. This was the best era for music that ever was, or ever will be. My era...
"The Weight" is an original song by the Canadian-American group the "Band" that was released in 1968. This is a great rendition of the song & great collaboration by artists from around the world. Proves that Music is a universal language.
The Weight, with The Band and the Staple Singers
THIS is the answer. Any other version is not.
Mavis Staples voice has no equal!! Seb, you’ve gotta listen to the Staple Singers version -the original.
@@dilleydoll1001 Their recoding made it to the shelves before The Band released their version - but to claim that The Staple's version of Robbie Robertson's song is "the original" is wrong on so many levels.
It always kind of shocks me to know there are people out there who have never heard this song. The Last Waltz is considered the gold standard, but I'm so glad you found this one because it is an absolute favorite of mine. THANK YOU!
My other favorite song by The Band is Cripple Creek. Also, the move Once Were Brothers is a documentary about The Band. Worth a watch.
So The Band is my favorite band. You definitely need to listen to more of their music. Personally, my favorite song from them is "Whispering Pines". Kinda makes me cry a little, to be honest. Which is why I usually have to follow it up with something like "Up On Cripple Creek" or "Rag Mama Rag" to lift my spirits. 😄 Oh and if you get a chance, you should watch their concert film, The Last Waltz. Brilliant!
The 60s & 70s for me my eyes were opened I became the love and felt the joy from the music I think that was my true Happy time, I felt tears of joy with every passing day, it was a beautiful powerful time A time to be alive, all captured in the music, I don't know when the darkness came, but if felt as though the happiness were push in to the corners, and sadness took over the world, for many the nostalgia of those times became a lift raft, many still want to love this world but there is so much hate and so little to love! our nostalgia is all that's left, all else is greed and fear of violence. only the core of spirituality in the hearts of those who truly remember, keep the flame burning!
You as a host, bring a lovely, innocent, humble wonder to your discovery of these musical and poetic magicians that vibrate In resonance a connection to this unfolding journey we all are on.
I would also recommend you to watch "The Last Waltz". There are so many "gems" in that concert. For example: Eric Clapton started to play "Further On up the Road", but the strap got loose from the button, so he couldn't play until fixed. Robbie Robertson jumped in, just like that, it was marvelous. Then there was Neil Diamond performing the only live version of "Dry your Eyes", or when they all came together to sing "I shall be released". Can you imagine Neil Young, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell, Dr. John, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond en Van Morrison, Ronnie wood, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan and The Band, at least some of them drunk or stoned, playing and singing together? By the way, Robbie Robertson did filmscores for "The Wolf of Wall Street", "Raging Bull", "Ladder 45", "The Color of money", "Shutter Island", and just before he died "Killers of the Flower Moon".
I agree 100%. It is a MUST WATCH!
Lukas Nelson, is Willie Nelson's son
Robbie Robertson was a prodigy, leaving Toronto to play in a band at 16, after The Band he really turned his career to movie sound tracks.
His heritage is Canadian, Cayuga and Mohawk and spent a lot of time on the Six Nations Reservation. One of my favorite albums was Music for the Native Americans with the Red Road Ensemble. It’s amazing!
Love that album. I've always wanted to see the documentary it was recorded for, but I've never found it.
Why leave out the fact his dad was Jewish? Also, he only visited the reserve a few times in his youth. He was born and raised in downtown Toronto and never really explored his indigenous roots until long into his adulthood.
@@BobSoltis1better late than never
RIP Robbie Robertson!
You can now see how we that were raised during the 70’s when it was Peace, Love and Rock and Roll are so sad about how divided the world is now. It breaks my heart. I had friends of every nationality, every color and we all got along so good. I miss those days
Yes. I keep trying to explain this. It is hard for my kids to grasp, even though they know All the music.
It is a different world now. Tonight there are people in several states that are burning ballot boxes. 😢
The Band was important to many rock musicians.
The most important.
No The Band no Let it Be or Beggars Banquett
Don't apologize for the way you're finding your path into "new" music. Millions of us did it as you are -- albeit over the past 60-70 years. I know you're gonna enjoy it.
I Love, "Playing For Change" so much great music and great musicians ~ great Humans!
You can also watch the Last Waltz which about the Band!!! Great watch and heaven to your ears!
Absolutely!
Playing for Change does some great stuff. Including Bob Marley's Redemption song featuring his Son Stephen. Speaking of Marley, the two ladies who sing the last verse are standing in from of Bob Marley's childhood house in Jamaica. They also do When the Levee Breaks from Led Zepplin, featuring John Paul Jones of Zeppelin along with Dereck Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, and also Robbie Robertson's son Sebastian. I also get goosebumps every time I hear them doing Peter Gabriel's Biko. Also Sam Cook's A Change Gonna Come. So many songs to check out!
I discovered Playing for Change in 2008 when I heard their version of 'Stand By Me'. What you've seen in this video started with that.
Their idea was to gather together street musicians from all over the globe to perform classic songs in their own way, but together. The 'Stand By Me' clip sucked me into an extremely pleasant vortex, and I'm 70.
Let the music take you away. 🖖
Now your job is to listen to every song on every album by The Band and tell me if you find one that isn't a classic. I bet you a steak dinner you can't. They were Dylan's "backup" band and toured on their own. They started out as Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks as Ronnie Hawkins band. I"m proud to say I saw them live 3 times. Once in 1978 when they were backing Dylan again. To hear what that sounded like listen to the double album Before The Flood. I was at the concert where that album was recorded. They were just the best group ever live and I miss Robbie and the boys so much. My life would have been so much poorer without their music.
Great comment but in the end Robbie screwed them
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Could you provide some documentation about your claim? I’m not disputing it but I would also like to hear what Garth Hudson has to say.
@@georgesotiroff5080it's well documented that RR screwed them all over, especially Levon.
I love Playing for Change, this was the first video I saw from them when it dropped. Their channel is not just packed with great music, but it’s a whole movement to unify people through music. All their videos are great, but their “Song Around the World” videos are pure magic. I HIGHLY recommend PFC’s “When the Levee Breaks” featuring John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin.
my brother had this on the live album -- on 8-track! We listened to it every morning on our way to classes at the local community college. Sometimes he kept time to a tune with the accelerator and it made it hard to drink your coffee. You need to hear the song "Stagefright".
My favorite Playing For Change song. ❤
You can go down a rabbit hole with those “Playing for change” versions and never come out. They’re all soo good. But, this song in particular, it’s special.
Sebs as a 68 year old man i will always defer to the original version but have to say this is really great music transcending age culture ethnicity it's like another Traveling Wilburys so great to see so many musicians collaborating beautiful but as a side you must listen to the original
There are several “Playing For Change” videos, and I would love to see more of them on your channel. Thanks for this one. Really great!
Nazareth… He’s talking about the town in Pennsylvania where Martin guitars are made. He was playing his Martin at the time and noticed the town name of Nazareth.
I'm so glad you discovered this. The first version I heard of this was the 1969 studio version on Music From Big Pink (many of those songs were jammed out with George Harrison who was visiting there with Bob Dylan before going back to England to record Let It Be with the Beatles), and it is still my favorite version (yes, I know I will get grief over that from the Last Waltz boosters). The version on The Last Waltz is a very very close second (you need to watch that concert movie, also). This version you just watched is my third favorite version. The Band created their own genre, and are the musical godfathers of what would be called Americana today, and you should check them out.
There are so many great songs by Playing for Change ❤
Yes!!
You would be blown away with the early Playing For Change Videos
My all time fave song.
Great stuff, they had awesome talent!! Listen to some more!! One, Mama told me not to come, Road to Shambala, Joy to the World, Never Been to Spain, Black and White!! Etc, they had a huge catalog of hits!!❤
Sebs and Ali, I hope you’ve seen The Last Waltz by now. You are two who will appreciate and love it like those of us who were around then.
Saw the Band live at Watkins Glen in 1973 along with 250,000 other people
The guy in the blue shirt who opened with the guitar is Robbie Robertson Watch the video of The Band’s last/ farewell concert. It was a television special and many great musicians were on it. Another great song of theirs is Cripple Creek.
The Weight is my all time favorite song. It still has the ability to bring me to tears.
I highly suggest you listen to it live (Robby Robertson and the Band with The Staples). That video is from the concert called the Last Waltz.
That recording was not "live". It was filmed on a sound stage a few days after The Last Waltz concert. There were a number of takes and editing before the final result was added to the film.
Playing for Change....... This producer guy was traveling the world and noticed some awesome buskers. he thought they would be cool to be making music together so he went around recording the song Stand By Me. It's grown from there big time.
Playing for Change has so many great collabs. Half the fun is seeing where all the musicians are from.
My dad had a 1950's Martin Acoustic guitar that he absolutely loved. We lost him in 2009, and I mourn him always. My son is the musician in the family and now it's his. The smile on his face when he first picked it up and started to play is something I will never forget. My father was his biggest fan and they adored each other. I love that whenever I watch your videos, they bring up such wonderful memories, although half the time I end up in tears. Keep it up, you are amazing.
Nailed it again, Sebs! Best wishes!
Masterpiece!! Makes me cry n I'm not ashamed
I have always loved this song, and yes… it takes me back to my childhood. Fly high Robbie! 😢
After The Last Waltz, Robbie Robertson became a prolific composer of movie music - most often, in collaboration with Martin Scorcese. He also had an incredible solo career: each album was different than the one that came before. He followed his heart. And he held to his decision not to tour, so his albums had to be successful without a tour, and they were. Clapton has said that when he went to hang out with The Band in Woodstock, NY, he had just quit Cream because after listening to The Band's album, Music from Big Pink, he decided they were the future and he wanted to be a part of it. He never got around to asking though. Robbie and Clapton played together quite a few times, including as guests on each others' albums.
*"The Weight"* was written by Robbie Robertson, who found the tune by strumming idly on his guitar, when he noticed that the interior included a stamp noting that it was manufactured in *Nazareth, Pennsylvania* (C. F. Martin & Company is situated there) and he started crafting the lyrics as he played.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weight
I was privileged to witness Robbie and The Band play with Bob Dylan at the Checker Dome in St. Louis. There was a smoke haze hanging in the air and it wasn't cigarette smoke.😀
So glad you found this. A must for musicians and non musicians alike. There’s a mysticism to great music that just IS religious.❤
These were the Golden years of music... 60's - 80's!
Levon Helm, the drummer and singer of The Weight has recorded gospel music. One to check out is "When I Go Away". 💞
The Weight is an iconic song. Welcome to its world. It never gets old. This version of the Weight is very fitting to its true spirit. I'm so glad you like it. Whenever I hear this song I think about empathy, :-)
Dude, if you're an LA guy there is a Tribute concert for Robbie Robertson just announced. Oct 17th at the Forum. Eric Clapton, Trey Anastasio, Van Morrison, Bob Weir, Margo Price, Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples, Warren Haynes, Bruce Hornsby, Taj Mahal, Lucinda Williams, Ryan Bingham, Robert Randolph and others. One night only. It will be one for the ages.
Wow. This will be phenomenal. THANKS 😊
I would imagine that the producers create some kind of guide/click track for everyone to play along with. Then the editing begins to mute and unmute for a clean but not overly busy mix. They do a fantastic job on these songs.
As for The Band - they are one of my favorite rock groups of all time. Three great lead singers (Robbie never sang lead with them. When you hear his solo records you understand why.) Levon Helm is absolutely one of my favorite musicians of all time - just incredible feel and feeling.
If you'd like to hear another classic song from this era, I'd suggest you check out Ripple, originally recorded by The Grateful Dead, but also covered by Playing For Change.
I was born in 1952 and this is MY music. I went to Woodstock and both The Grateful Dead and The Band played at Woodstock. Young people make this old hippie very happy when they listen to and appreciate the music that is a huge part of my past and that helped shape who I am. Peace, love and joy to you and yours.✌️♥️
Yes, yes!! Playing for Change doing Ripple is joyous!!
One of those songs that takes you right back to what you were doing in that moment 50 years ago.
The Band is awesome. You will enjoy these great tunes
The Band were 4 Canadians and Levon Helm from Arkansas. They started out in the late 50s early 60s as the back up band to ROnnie Hawkins and became known as the Hawks. Back then they played early rock n roll,and R &B. But they played it fast and loud. How they became The Band is a great story. But, they ended up basically inventing the genre Americana. Sort of a hybrid of r & b, delta blues, country and rock n roll. Eric Clapton hearing their debut album Music From Big Pink immediately decided to leave Cream. He wanted to play that ki d of roots rock. They were the band other musicians listened to.
"The Band" released this song in 1968. The band was a group of studio players who joined together and formed " the Band" The band later released this song in a joint effort with the Staple singers.
I don't think Robbie Robertson was ever a studio musician. He just started a band back in the 1950s in the Toronto area and eventually met other musicians and bands in Canada and the US until they coalesced into what became known as The Band. Robbie was 1/4 Cayuga, 1/4 Mohawk and 1/2 Jewish. A potent brew musically, LOL! 🎸😉👍💖😂
Gads, look things up first, please. They were Ronnie Hawkins road band, not studio guys.
Robbie was so great, loved his stuff in the 80s too.
You should listen to this song by The Band featuring the Staple singers.
Absolutely what I was going to say....
This song has been with me my entire life. It is absolutely amazing. I have tears in my eyes right now.
I love Playing for Change. It's awesome. One of my favorites is "What a Wonderful World" Louis Armstrong's song. Then "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay.
Also A Better Man - Keb Mo
I love their versions of When the Levee Breaks and Soul Rebel.
Robbie always had a killer smile, especially when he was younger, just lights up the room. Love him.
Playing for change is a great channel! The weight is a great song! The band was a great band! You won't go wrong with any reaction to anything you can find related to the topics.
Robbie was a talent. He wrote and played with The Band, Bob Dylan and later as a solo artist he did some wonderful stuff. Somewhere Down the Crazy River and Showdown at Big Sky for example. He also did an album honoring his native heritage. RIP Robbie, thanks for the tunes!
Not many people have heard of "The Band" or Robbie Robertson. Thanks for reacting to this!
WHAT?? The Band was HUGE and everyone knew who they were. Eric Clapton wanted to be in The Band. Every singer and group was influenced by them. They invented a new kind of music that is still heard today. Each player was a lead singer, with the exception of Robbie Robertson and they were each master musicians with several instruments. RR gets credit for writing all the songs, but that's simply not true. Go check it out
@@KelleighDahl You are wrong on two points. Garth Hudson never sang. Robbie was not a great singer - but he could sing - and did on many of The Band's songs and on his solo albums.
Also - the claim that all the songs were co-wrote are just the drug fueled rantings of a broke ass junkie who didn't have a clue about how to write songs or how song writing is credited.
@@BobSoltis1 well, you're right about Garth and sort of right about RR. As for songwriting - do some research or maybe talk to someone from that time. It's very well known (and documented) how RR got most of those credits. A broke ass junkie? Seriously? You lose all credibility with that. RR would be no one without Levon and everyone knows it.
@@KelleighDahl No - it is NOT "well documented". Levon made claims and clueless people echoed them.
If he - or anyone else - had a valid claim they could have easily gone to court and won as the other band members were around when the songs were finished and put together and they could have testified exactly who did what.
Richard Manuel and Rick Danko got credits for songs they wrote and co-wrote. Levon and Garth did not write and they didn't get credits - it's as simple as that.
BTW - it never got to court because Levon knew he didn't have a leg to stand on.
You - like many others - obviously don't have a clue how song writing credits are granted. Neither did Levon until he looked into it. Levon kept yowling about it because he was a jealous pathetic jerk with a lot of issues.
The person who comes up the lyrics and the melody gets the credit. NOT the people who add a word or phrase or play or arrange the music.
If everybody who added music and/or arrangements or a word or phrase here and there to a song got songwriting credits - then the Wrecking Crew members and hundreds of other studio musicians would all have dozens - if not hundreds - of song writing credits.
Also - the idea that Robbie Robertson would have been nothing without Levon is absolutely absurd. Robbie wrote two songs when he was 16 that Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks recorded BEFORE he joined the band.
He also had a great career AFTER The Band doing his own ORIGINAL music.
Levon did what Levon did best - sing and play someone else's songs - before and after The Band.
Find me some song writing credits Levon got before or after The Band. I'll be waiting.
@@BobSoltis1 I'm not going to keep this up. You're wrong and what's worse is you sound an awful lot like R; arrogant know it all. As for knowing about song writing? I do. That's all you get from me
"be a little less zealous and fake... [and] just be grateful" - what a wonderful comment on how to integrate true spirituality into one's life. OK, to the video: when Ringo asks, "what key?" I snort-laughed - what key does a drummer usually play??? He's got a dry sense of humour, for sure. I'm SO pleased that you've now listened to Playing for Change - it started in 2002 with a couple guys recording street musicians. Every video is a delightful mix of wonderful and surprising musicians, and I love seeing instruments from all over the world. This version definitely pays homage to the original (Robbie played in The Band, who first did it). I've heard many other versions, and they all pretty much follow the original - it's so well put-together that there is no need to tweak it. In your free time (LOL), Sebs, just go see their videos for your own enjoyment.
For my money this is the best recording of this song by far, even better than The Last Waltz, all of the different voices truly lift me up. 😊
That’s the best version I’ve heard . I used to sing this with my brothers . Love this !
his last commercial success was in late 80s on VHS 1 music channel with SOMEWHERE DOWN THE CRAZY RIVER
Robbie Robertson was a member of "The Band" ... the greatest band that you never heard of.
As others have posted: Martin Scorsese's documentary "The Last Waltz" is one of the GREATEST concert films ever made. It's "The Band"'s farewell concert.
Dozens of iconic musicians showed up and performed ..to say good-bye. The end of the show (it might only be available on the DVD), when all of these talented musicians get together on stage and start improvising ... making stuff up as they went along .. was magical. Scorsese's cameras literally melted .. so he wasn't able to capture it all.
I feel that this live version of "The Weight" is the best. All the members sang with such power .. their voices came from DEEP inside the chests. Levon singing "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" still gives me chills
Great song. I've loved the song since 1968.
Sebs, this is your best content so far. I wish I could subscribe a second time.
This video is full of talent. Have fun checking them all out. Marcus King and Larkin Poe are two of my favorites.
Lukas Nelson is Willie Nelson’s son, Country musician.
Robbie Robertson wrote so many wonderful songs.
I believe that cabin the women are singing in front of at the end of the video is a cabin Bob Marley lived in.
I've heard the original from "The Band" on the radio in New York for decades!!! They still play it on some rock stations ❤ it's one of my favorite songs ever!!!!
Great mix of musicians from all around the world. Robbie Robertson himself is Cayuga and Mohawk from Canada.
And half Jewish too.
This organization playing for change is amazing😊 I first caught this video 3 years ago and immediately subscribed... Learning about amazing musitions around the world...
my dude, if you dont know The Band, you in for a treat
A great USA/Canadian collaborative effort on the original song. This compilation is really cool to hear and see. People all around the world playing together. Timeless classic. Cheers!