The Weight

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by riggs336

Excellent post.
BUT...if Levon's not singing, The Weight is just another song.

Rick Danko was a big part of the studio version too in the fourth and final verses.

[Lila2222]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Rick Danko was a big part of the studio version too in the fourth and final verses.

Thank you for the reminder. I love Rick Danko. One of his later bands Danko Fjeld and Andersen will always have some of my favorite songs.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Lila2222

Thank you for the reminder. I love Rick Danko. One of his later bands Danko Fjeld and Andersen will always have some of my favorite songs.

Danko sings lead on many of the great songs. It Makes No Difference, Stage Fright, This Wheel's on Fire come immediately to mind.

[Lila2222]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Danko sings lead on many of the great songs. It Makes No Difference, Stage Fright, This Wheel's on Fire come immediately to mind.

I love his grittiness! You have a great sense for music

[bmattioli]

I watch/listen the The Last Waltz often to get happy..

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Thanks for your post.

[Exhibitman]

Great post!

[68Hawk]

I remember when this version was released and my wife first heard it....she called me in to our office and we listened to it a couple times before making our teenage kids also come hear it, see it, maybe even feel it.

Selfless.
Supportive.
Joyous.
It speaks to what I believe in.

Thanks for sharing, I wish I believed it would unite people in ways that much of the rest of societies interactions don't.
Most will simply watch and hear it and respond or not respond based on whether they believe in being those three things; selfless, supportive and joyous.

In 20 years of living in this country I saw 24 hours of the first two post 911.
The rest of the time, not so much.
When this pandemic came and asked of us to be more for one another, so very many simply sneered and turned away.