The Band - The Last Waltz - The Weight feat. the staples singers

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Zvankli Militorovic

Күн бұрын

a great song from the rockumentary from scorsese

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@Avarcirith 3 жыл бұрын

This has got to be one of the most perfect live performances ever in the history of human music.

@kellydahlen2365 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@tomeggleston367 Жыл бұрын

Or any other sort of music!

@hopkinsdiane Жыл бұрын

The entire movie!

@rogerdechand Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@charliemartin6126 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@thomasnelson5758 Жыл бұрын

RIP Robbie Robertson, your songwriting has nourished many generations and more to come. RIP to Robbie, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, and Roebuck 'Pops' Staples.

@ronfreeman5857 Жыл бұрын

Agree.. RIP.. another one gone...

@tonys4396 Жыл бұрын

Please don;t include Staples. He wasn't part of The Band. He was the token Black group who white groups were forced to perform with to be politically correct. "THE BAND" resented having to have black musicians perform with them when they did "The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down", the great pro confederacy song, Pops Statpes can kiss my A**

@nelsonsimon6046 Жыл бұрын

And don't forget Garth Hudson, please, whose, ethereal organ sent the Band's music to another realm.

@paradoox02459 Жыл бұрын

Fortunately Garth is still with us.

@thomasnelson5758 Жыл бұрын

@@nelsonsimon6046 Luckily Garth is still with us, and hopefully will continue to be for many years. He is the last living Band member

@mablesyrup1571 6 ай бұрын

When Mavis Staples ends a set, by mouthing the word, "Beautiful", it doesn't get any better!

@thomaslundstrom9166 3 ай бұрын

❤

@lucimayl055 Ай бұрын

right?!! :D

@cesaraugusto7094 Ай бұрын

Exatamente. Um elogio suave para uma performance poderosa.

@mablesyrup1571 Ай бұрын

@@cesaraugusto7094 ¡Estoy de acuerdo!

@jasonvalente1656 5 жыл бұрын

When Mavis says beautiful at the end It's like the cherry on top. She is so good it hurts

@CGKA2020 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, just a whisper like she's thinking out loud

@sydbarrett5326 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Indeed. Nothing I can add to that statement.

@lumpyheadcarini7553 4 жыл бұрын

My eyes well up everytime..and I'm a 46yr old guy

@themistermax 3 жыл бұрын

@@lumpyheadcarini7553 Yeah, I got 20 more on ya. :) It really doesn't get any better than this.

@zalbedo 3 жыл бұрын

@@lumpyheadcarini7553 %100 makes me teary eyed. I'm a year older than you and I've owned The Last Waltz on VHS and DVD. This is the first time I've heard that little whisper at the end.

@1948dock 9 жыл бұрын

Anyone who can listen/watch this clip and hear Mavis Staples whisper "beautiful" at the end without smiling or getting goosebumps needs a heart transplant.

@zacharykearns3356 5 жыл бұрын

To best of this at the award-winning 79

@joeljohnson8214 5 жыл бұрын

She summed it up perfectly.

@adamkane4217 2 жыл бұрын

Chills every time

@jamesianp 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, and I think that was aimed at Rick Danko for his 'Crazy Chester ' verse - but that's just me . . .

@Olliebear38 2 жыл бұрын

Or a horn up their arse!

@loozblooz963 Жыл бұрын

One of the best versions of The Weight. RIP Robbie Robertson, a true musician and songwriter. It’s a great loss.

@bingsinatra5283 Жыл бұрын

Yup, sad day. After listening to The Band for 40+ years, I think this is the best version.

@russelmurray9268 Жыл бұрын

He ripped of the rest of the musicians in the band. Robbie was a cheat. He can rot in hell

@I-Have-Fire 11 ай бұрын

It is THE best.

@rosievela9909 9 ай бұрын

I agree. I knew him. He played guitar on one of my songs for my 2nd album called ‘Heroin Tango’ Robbie Played electric guitar so different than anyone ever that sounded like a Beautiful Spacey Whale’s Love Song That put The Heroin into my song it was about a female hero a slow waltz broken hearted love song & Robbie’s guitar was breathtakingly beautiful so different than anyone has heard. I miss him. He used to tell me he’d written a song about me. I think it’s ‘Somewhere Down The Crazy River’ I feel bad he was sick for so long. He was one of the greats. 💔❤️‍🔥🎸

@mikedavid5253 Жыл бұрын

Pop Staples has just the purest voice.

@martinobrien7110 Жыл бұрын

But Mavis has the Deepest .

@sooz9433 Жыл бұрын

I've always felt Pop Staples had the most perfect voice too. I loved his guitar playing too.

@AnotherAnotherJosh Жыл бұрын

Effortless

@theshrubberer 10 ай бұрын

like honey

@johncopeland3826 Жыл бұрын

Some 45 years later ,I still get goosebumps and shivers at the brilliance of the performance of this song ! It should be used in music college's for inspiration and motivation for all budding music students . It's the Crème da la Crème .

@jordanjames3937 Жыл бұрын

20 years later and 2 music degrees later.... i wish people would study this in school.. The Band is the epitome of "You can't teach that in school"...

@johncopeland3826 Жыл бұрын

@@jordanjames3937 look at the absolute joyful smile from Levon as Mavis starts her verse of the song at around 1:13 ! It's the same ecstasy Robbie emanates while Levon sang the lyric 'If the money's no good ,' during The Band 's incomparable version of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down ,at The Last Waltz ! Complete and utter respect and admiration for his/her outstanding talents ......Magical .

@TRNimen Жыл бұрын

So true.

@sheercerebralpower Жыл бұрын

I would even go so far to say, that this song has healing powers….it has been uplifting me since 40 years

@dumfriesspearhead7398 Жыл бұрын

@@sheercerebralpower In the "Last Waltz" Garth Hudson said that musicians were the true healers.

@matthewdaniel1172 Жыл бұрын

Right at the end of the song Mavis whispers “Beautiful”, and so it was. This is absolutely the best version of this song ever, without a doubt, every moment.

@BeanUasal 11 ай бұрын

I'd never noticed her saying beautiful at the end. What a nice confirmation of how justifiably good she must've felt about the great performance they'd just accomplished together. Thanks for pointing it out

@theshrubberer 10 ай бұрын

I didn't know that .. thanks

@kevindoty4157 6 жыл бұрын

Pops Staples. Yes. He gets up to bat and delivers. Natural and effortless, his voice embodies the maternal/paternal caring and tenderness that underlines the lyric.

@terrylucas630 4 жыл бұрын

KEVIN DOTY I hope this reaches you and those you love in great health and happiness😎

@jdc1957 3 жыл бұрын

Perfectly Stated.

@patrickmurphy1870 2 жыл бұрын

Yes and his daughter's delivery could make a believer out of anyone!

@anthonyconino4362 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said it better myself.

@seanwallis6108 2 жыл бұрын

200%.....bang on

@bethewalt7385 Жыл бұрын

Notice!? No inner ear monitors, these folks, everyone could sing, harmonize, hit the note, The Band an amazing group of cats, lyricist's, arrangers, The Staple singers, huge talents, the soul the passion and Queen Mavis, this is untouchable, This is ICONIC, a word waaay too overused and tossed about these days

@GrikWorldNomad 9 ай бұрын

Nailed it beautifully, thanks

@joereichlin258 9 ай бұрын

They still had monitors tho...

@theDesync 4 ай бұрын

@@joereichlin258 Really. I was like, what? Bitching about in ear monitors just shows how ignorant you are about music.

@davidwolf6539 2 жыл бұрын

Her voice is like butter, Dad’s voice is so pleasing as well. This tune is timeless and will endure.

@Wordsmithcgp 9 жыл бұрын

The best version I've ever heard of this song. They're all brilliant here but Mavis Staples is just peerless. What a voice.

@shadboltbill 9 жыл бұрын

Chris Pellow It's not just the voice. I sing opera--I've sung with the best vocal musicians in the world. Mavis does things with the voice I've never heard. All the way from grunt to shriek she lights up the song. I have to listen over and over again to hear her almost sub-vocal descant. Genius. What an artist! Wow, just wow.

@kennethsteinfield6104 9 жыл бұрын

Chris Pellow You said it! Totally agree.

@hamslice151 9 жыл бұрын

Chris Pellow touche

@06monarch 9 жыл бұрын

+Chris Pellow No one comes close to her. It's a pure joy to listen to her sing.

@mrp4u 9 жыл бұрын

+Chris Pellow I must agree with all that is stated, Ms. Staples , her father and sisters just make a class song even better. The Band at its close and zenith with this tune. It's hard to explain but I cannot listen to this song without tears coming to my eyes. It is a song with meaning and feeling but why it touches me is why we are human. Thanks Robbie and all of the Band. Like Mavis says at the END of the song- " Beautiful"...Yes my dear Sister it is.

@SillyMimi1 Жыл бұрын

They were the best. Just straightforward, clean, real. I'm 81 now and so many good memories have come back because of The Band and their music. Thank you, y'all.

@hannejeppesen1809 11 ай бұрын

I love The Band and always have. When you mention Clean, I assume your were talking about music? They were all doing drugs, some more heavy stuff than others. Levon, Richard and Rick all got into it, leavaing Robbie with all the responsibility

@erwinpadgett1050 Жыл бұрын

What can you say, The Band and Mavis and the Staples Singers kicking the Soul in this song? Nothing can touch this performance. AWESOME!

@lindamaemullins-wr1jg Жыл бұрын

😊

@garymcbride9403 5 жыл бұрын

RIP Levon , one of the best live performances I've ever heard

@bill2527 2 жыл бұрын

And the great Rick Danko

@angelawilliamson8201 8 жыл бұрын

Love the daughters looking at Pops with love & admiration

@LifeJourneyful 5 жыл бұрын

BUT LOOK AT THEM LOOKING AT THEIR SIS...GREEN EYED MONSTER

@SeptimiusSeverusRex 5 жыл бұрын

princess The I did see that. But that angle at 1:23 is shot so well it still makes that envy beautiful to observe.

@Raven-gh7yb Жыл бұрын

The entire last waltz album is a masterpiece. For all of us musicians out there, it's from all those people on stage with the band that that teach us what music is all about

@lindamaemullins-wr1jg Жыл бұрын

Listeners appreciate it also 😊❤

@usafcombatvet218 Жыл бұрын

Thank god we have the internet so all of us here on earth can still enjoy masterpiece’s of music like this even though most members in this video have passed on.

@lyndamcardle4123 4 жыл бұрын

The moment Mavis starts clapping turns the song into pure gospel !

@LisaMitchellGD 3 жыл бұрын

I love when she starts clapping! It sounds cliche but this beautiful collaboration gives me chills every time

@MJ-ix7wm 2 жыл бұрын

Church!!!! Every time!!!!

@MJ-ix7wm 2 жыл бұрын

Edit: *evey-damn-time

@bikebob17 2 жыл бұрын

I miss them.

@stanlogan7504 2 жыл бұрын

And I get goosebumps after all these years. Melodic masterpiece

@ChicagoBeaver 8 жыл бұрын

One of the best rock lyrics and concepts of all time.

@Fullofpies Жыл бұрын

This fills your soul, RIP Robbie.

@vr6jettar 7 ай бұрын

Jesus Christ.... I LOVE Rick Danko, His verse is the greatest of anyone's. Not based on vocal ability alone. His bass playing, groove, and vocal articulation is flawless! Can't be touched. Not to mention, dude's TRULY Feeling it! Look at those moves. I believe a little bit of cocaine also added a little "Umph" to Danko's sheer Radness.

@jay-lp5qe 11 ай бұрын

I'd give an eye tooth to have the built in rhythm of the lady clapping near the end of the song,, her clapping gives me the shivers every time ... every time!

@soulmod63 2 ай бұрын

Mavis Staples is her name, singing with her sisters & dad, known as 'The Staple Singers'

@beachgirl9823 8 жыл бұрын

When Mavis chimes in....I get goosebumps (everytime)

@richardcurrin8940 8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@manlius 8 жыл бұрын

And again when Pops comes on!

@bairdkucharek7220 8 жыл бұрын

me too

@samfilmkid 8 жыл бұрын

Levon and Rick have great voices, but she overpowers them all!

@johnlawrence349 8 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@BadJimmiZ 10 ай бұрын

This Song is my Will to Played at my Funeral,,, it is unbelievable,,,

@timmyteaching 4 жыл бұрын

IMO the power of this is Pops. Undersinging like a pro.

@Gregor9043 4 жыл бұрын

I agree, he's the smooth calm contrast between Danko's and Mavis's emotional singing. Knowing what not to play is sometimes the key.

@cedarshoals529 4 жыл бұрын

There is a slightly different version here on KZfaq where the mix is a little better, Pops and the Staples are a little louder kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJiVh7pp1sCmpJ8.html

@BAWNBAWNBAWN 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed! I like that expression (under singing). Fantastic!

@comealongcomealong4480 3 жыл бұрын

The only voice that bought tears to my eyes. All that ease in his voice, like treacle.

@comealongcomealong4480 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gregor9043 Felt some sadness watching this performance in 2020. Rick looks wired and Levon junked up ... though I know they've both got decades of music making ahead of them.

@lizholland3785 Жыл бұрын

Missing Rick Danko and Levon. I still watch this whole show, probably seen it 100 times, and enjoy as much as the first time. Give me chills!

@AndyGalvan-of1wl Жыл бұрын

Hi Liz💐💐

@mrJimCharles Жыл бұрын

Missing Richard too!!

@waterstreet68 9 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite version of "The Weight" ever, hands down. I mean, the Staple Singers with *THE BAND*; for what more could you ask??? "The Last Waltz remains one of the finest concert films ever put to recording simply because the concert itself was one of the best concerts ever given in rock'n'roll. God, I wish I could have been there--I was 8, alas. There's this classic moment at about 1:14 when Mavis Staples (I think it's her) starts her verse about Carmen & The Devil, and Levon looks over at her, and just closes his eyes and grins with contentment, like he's thinking, "D***, this is some good stuff!" The caramel syrup voices of the Staple Singers, especially Pervis Staples, so gentle and smooth on his "Miss Moses" verse, add a dimension of pure soul to "The Weight" that is just magic and alchemy--a truly inspired pairing of two phenomenal musical forces.

@bdubyou55 5 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9N1Z6yLxNTDc4E.html

@presidentialocal9196 5 жыл бұрын

@@bdubyou55 OK, yeah, Aretha and Duane's version is good, too!

@guusjacobs9738 8 жыл бұрын

Love it when one of the Staples ladies whispers "beautiful" at the end of the song. She knows that they did a hell of a performance right there.

@VintageSG 8 жыл бұрын

+Guus Jacobs It's Mavis, and doesn't it just wholly encapsulate her and that performance. Truly beautiful.

@thomaswalls9349 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic rendition

@jakeyoung3912 6 жыл бұрын

I've seen this so many times before and never noticed this - could this actually get any better?

@leetee01 6 жыл бұрын

I loved that they caught her saying that!

@richc6510 5 жыл бұрын

Agree, wholeheartedly! First saw The Waltz in 1979, probably many hundreds of times since. And, yes, that moment is, well, beautiful.

@jellereitsma9182 Жыл бұрын

Robertson begon zijn carrière op jonge leeftijd door zich eind jaren 50 aan te sluiten bij de begeleidingsband van rockabillyzanger Ronnie Hawkins. The Band ontstond in de jaren 60 als begeleidingsband van Bob Dylan. Na een motorongeluk van Dylan in 1966, die daardoor langere tijd niet kon optreden, ging de groep in een gehuurd huis in Woodstock muziek opnemen met Dylan. Het leidde in 1968 tot het eerste album van The Band, Music from Big Pink, dat meteen een succes werd. Een jaar later volgde met het album The Band alweer het tweede album. Robertson ontwikkelde zich tot belangrijkste tekstschrijver van The Band. De karakteristieke muziek van de groep - een soort mix van country met folk, blues en rock - is nog altijd een belangrijke invloed in de muziekstijl americana. Ook werd de groep in zijn hoogtijdagen hoog aangeslagen onder muziekcritici en andere muzikanten, onder meer omdat alle bandleden uitmuntende zangers én muzikanten waren. Het leidde tot een bijzondere synergie. Zo zei Eric Clapton ooit eens fameus dat hij dolgraag lid van The Band was geworden

@stumblingjack2645 Жыл бұрын

It’s nice information, but you forgot to quote the website, my friend… there is a strange sentence in it about Clapton that made me curious… Stay tuned, but stay sharp! 😉

@elizabethcoopers901 Жыл бұрын

@@stumblingjack2645 Eric said that a few times over his career.

@TimGrashuis Жыл бұрын

@@stumblingjack2645He just blatantly copied the NOS news article

@hphillipsmusic 5 жыл бұрын

Every verse of this is sung beautifully but there's something to me about Pops turn that really gets me deep! His voice is like honey

@paulamiles9559 Жыл бұрын

That's what I said.

@josianexyz 6 жыл бұрын

No shortage of great musicians here, The Last Waltz one of the best filmed musical events of all time.

@jeffreybarkin3177 2 жыл бұрын

This movie was my "Screener" on the women I was dating as it seems to highlight the Road Challenges and Touring was something that seemed destined for me. Not so sure this was Effective, as Touring never became my focus. Great Performance and Movie, but Sadly we have Lost most of THE BAND.

@suzywalsh7906 Жыл бұрын

I watch it almost once a month and it will never cease to thrill me.

@aifricheney5147 7 жыл бұрын

I love how Mavis whispers beautiful at the end of the song. It really is.

@LadyCaroline123 Жыл бұрын

This slays me every time. The camera coming around Mr. Staple and showing all four of them, obviously they are related, it’s perfection. I’d like to know whose idea it was to ask The Staple Singers to do this. RIP Robbie.

@JamesAinsworth-AA Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Glorious. Fill our hearts with country, folk, soul, blues and gospel. RIP Robbie Robertson - thank you for your great music that lives on with us. 🙏🏽❤️

@ohJ0Y Жыл бұрын

The shot moving back to Mavis at 0:56 is one of the most gorgeous camera movements I’ve ever seen. The moment is so soothing to the eye and ear all at once. Remarkable from all the artists involved, both before and behind the camera.

@SoulpowerMSRS 11 ай бұрын

It's a majestic piece of film making from "the artists behind the camera" that could only be produced by someone who had really listened to the music and was in tune with it. Every verse gets a similar treatment but this one is the best. This is one of the things that made me buy my own Blueray copy of The Last Waltz - so I could watch it again at will. And here's a nice surprise - with a few years between each viewing, the effect is gorgeous every time.

@sandradalton4800 11 ай бұрын

She a great song and put it out of the park.

@AndrewWesthoff 4 жыл бұрын

Bless Martin Scorsese for capturing this so masterfully.

@lac9516 5 жыл бұрын

Mavis is super, and when Rick Danko comes in, the world stops

@LisaMitchellGD 3 жыл бұрын

The world wonders what is he on and where can I get some ?

@ninjavigilante5311 3 жыл бұрын

@@LisaMitchellGD he was the most fun and groovy dude ever.

@LisaMitchellGD 3 жыл бұрын

@@ninjavigilante5311 I love Rick. Will always be my favourite . He was sweet

@1populist 3 жыл бұрын

@@LisaMitchellGD he’s my favorite too. I love them all. Levon and Richard too.

@bobdebuilder7469 Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace my friend. Wonderful musician and even better person.

@shanephillips1730 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, Mavis steals it. And that's amazing considering the talent on stage.

@kevinmartin5965 7 жыл бұрын

There's only one problem with this performance; it's too short.

@mls-a9837 5 жыл бұрын

I think I've played this 100 times. Never gets old.

@floatsting20 5 жыл бұрын

@@mls-a9837 What a great addition of sweet voices from the Staples. Now this is kick ass. Rappers pay attention

@kurtcomeaux2571 5 жыл бұрын

You right Kevin this is soooo good!!!

@floatsting20 5 жыл бұрын

@Carl Going What? Is that a proper sentence?

@CryptoGrizzly710 5 жыл бұрын

so true

@Lakridza67 Жыл бұрын

Blows my mind every time! Rest in peace Levon, Robbie, Richard and Rick! You are so frigging missed! Thank you all for the magnificent music🥰🫶🏻🙏🏼 #thegreatgiginthesky

@williambrancaccio5818 4 жыл бұрын

Never disappoints, one of my favorite movies. One of my favorite performances. Mavis is special. Levon performance is for the ages. Danko is wonderful. And Robbie on guitar. Pops' voice is heaven sent, and in a word "sweet". I always come back to this song and this version when I need a pick me up.

@kellydahlen2365 2 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@tylerfoust487 Жыл бұрын

To me… The Weight is the standard off what all other folk rock/Americana genre blending music is trying to live up to. I whole heartedly believe that The Band, influenced by Dylan, is most important/influential American band of the modern era. Levon’s stories of out-there southern characters that were shaped and polished by Robbie Robertson. The Weight perfectly blends the best elements of Blues, Country, Gospel, R&B, and Jazz into this Homeresque tale of adventure and conversely a longing for home. Love for Levon Forever!!!

@basilfomeen9995 Жыл бұрын

@@tylerfoust487 There is such an authenticity about them, that I just see all these modern so called Americana folk/indi/hipster type bands as wannabees trying to emulate the greatness of this which just seems so natural.

@cheryla7480 Жыл бұрын

@@tylerfoust487 The thing is ….The Band is Canadian….the only American was Levon Helm ( drummer ) from Arkansas.

@fghhfghdfg6714 Жыл бұрын

Nice international version with ringo Starr and Robbie too

@supremekenj4202 7 жыл бұрын

i love pops effortless singing...like hes not even givin er and it comes out so sweet

@A88mmck 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, I immediately thought the same thing

@Juliamiller56 5 жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes

@mls-a9837 5 жыл бұрын

His voice is like velvet.

@jameswebb9659 4 жыл бұрын

Smooth

@lengasparini2918 7 жыл бұрын

One of the great musical performances of all time.

@leetee01 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Any time any song anywhere.

@Ade4fish 3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@panteraxenos4789 3 жыл бұрын

Second to Elvis live performance of " If In Can Dream"

@katherinehunter9526 3 жыл бұрын

Rest in Peace Pervis Staple, 85 (05.13.21). What a wonderful life you've had, you certainly brought joy to so many with your voice and music. This is one of the very best versions of The Weight I've ever heard. Thankyou Sir. Peace, love and harmony be with your Soul for Eternity. ✌❤🎶♾🌟🙏 🇨🇦💃🐈 Bless your musical Soul.

@GreenRiver72 4 жыл бұрын

The audio mix in this version is incredible. Piano, Keys, vocals all blended like I'm passing them walking through my own garage.

@andrewjanquart6945 8 жыл бұрын

When she says "beautiful" right at the end, I smile.

@leetee01 6 жыл бұрын

I cry.

@TheDcyree 8 жыл бұрын

The Band was phenomenal. such great music. That still resonates today.

@steves672 Жыл бұрын

A stage loaded with pure artists! Thank you people for the music!

@mitchellschwartz2148 Жыл бұрын

Just doesn't get any better than this. RIP Robbie, Levon, Rick and The Beak. The music will live on FOREVER!

@piustwelfth 9 жыл бұрын

Kudos to The Band for having the good sense to perform this song with the Staples. Mavis Staples has a "once in a century" voice. Talk about soul!

@FrankGiannantonio 9 жыл бұрын

I know. I just want to hug her. The shot is gorgeous too.

@dimitriwolfs9370 7 жыл бұрын

Pius Twelvetrees aint it Martha Staples?

@piustwelfth 7 жыл бұрын

Dimitri, No it's not Martha. It's Mavis along with Cleotha, Yvonne and Pops -- one of the best family singing groups ever!

@mikigamba 6 жыл бұрын

Well, The Staple Singers did a cover of the song

@jimmygo06 6 жыл бұрын

Mavis is still a power!

@jjstratford 9 жыл бұрын

That smile on Levon's face around 1:15 says it all...he knows Mavis (and everyone else) is simply KILLING it!

@adamkane4217 2 жыл бұрын

Levon made no secret of the fact that he was disillusioned by The Band and The Last Waltz at this time...but he clearly never stopped loving the music. He's smiling and grooving the whole film. It's amazing.

@JP-xd6fm Жыл бұрын

@@adamkane4217 Why he was disillusioned?, What happened?

@adamkane4217 Жыл бұрын

@@JP-xd6fm It's in Levon's autobiography: he felt like Robbie Robertson had turned The Band into HIS band, and unfairly took songwriting credits away from Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel. On top of that, Levon claimed that the decision to stop touring, and the Last Waltz concert, was all Robbie's idea, and that the film was edited to make Robbie seem like the real leader of the group.

@JP-xd6fm Жыл бұрын

Well, as a fan I have to thanks Robbie to make the last waltz possible!, but everyone knows Levon was the leader and Garth and Manuel songwriting. Btw, The bio is called This wheel's on fire?

@adamkane4217 Жыл бұрын

@@JP-xd6fm Yes! It's a great read, though I take both Levon and Robbie's sides of the story with a grain of salt.

@hisbeautifultruth5931 4 жыл бұрын

Mother Mavis put that Pentecostal clap in there trying to take us to church!! The whole collaboration was superb..

@Dieter_Smits Жыл бұрын

Best band ever.....Thanks Robbie. Have a good journey.

@kwewitch7338 7 жыл бұрын

I can't stop playing it

@howlingwaters2741 5 жыл бұрын

So I'm not the only one in the world. Eve. ry. day. x5???@bud greenleaf

@nicero870 3 жыл бұрын

You and me both.

@bill2527 5 жыл бұрын

Love Rick Danko's emotive voice as he always gets into it...great singer and great Band!!

@clintonjackson1209 4 жыл бұрын

Bill same, he doesn’t have the greatest voice but he feels it

@Hexon66 4 жыл бұрын

@@clintonjackson1209 That means he has a great voice.

@cedarshoals529 4 жыл бұрын

Someone commented on a different version of this same vid, something like: "Pops sings smooth and subdued and then Rick comes in like your drunk uncle". I just thought that was a cool description.

@LisaMitchellGD 3 жыл бұрын

I love Rick. Richard, Rick and Levon Rest in Peace ❤

@LisaMitchellGD 3 жыл бұрын

@@cedarshoals529 Lol! I believe they all would have loved that observation and laughed their asses off

@sooz9433 Жыл бұрын

Man I love these people😢 Their music, their voices, their words will always matter. R.I.H. Robbie 💔

@truckinfam2207 11 ай бұрын

It is perfect. Rest in peace. Your music writing talent will never b matched. Performance is perfect. This song holds more meaning than a lot of people know. I’m 69 and it still chills me to the bone.

@sactiger2817 9 жыл бұрын

How can anyone NOT love this?

@tom.hoffmann6585 5 жыл бұрын

Impossible !

@CryptoGrizzly710 5 жыл бұрын

only if you are a southern inbreed

@bernhardlohr4662 5 жыл бұрын

They are all -we say in Germany.."Vollpfosten"... Idiots on KZfaq with no idea what good music IS !!

@dontbakdown6015 11 ай бұрын

This song will always be in the atmosphere...its omnipresent...RIP Robbie. Levon Helm...the greatest vocalist/drummer ever...it really doesn't get any better than this...😊

@OlSgtLove Жыл бұрын

So much talent on stage....Will never see the likes of these days again...60s and 70s the best ...

@johnorr3156 4 жыл бұрын

That one lady sure has a beautiful voice. She sure is beautiful, too.

@elliotzeller6836 8 жыл бұрын

The Last Waltz was just an all around great concert film.

@richardcurrin8940 8 жыл бұрын

Definitely too bad today's kids aren't treated to something like this

@suzywalsh7906 Жыл бұрын

I run out of adjectives to describe all of these amazing musicians. We were blessed to have them here with us. ❤❤

@AndyGalvan-of1wl Жыл бұрын

Hi Suzy💐💐

@michelleneeds4165 Жыл бұрын

Love that Mavis Staples just states beautiful at the end as it fades out. It is!

@bethkelley1340 Жыл бұрын

We were blessed with all the Band's music. Thankful that it lives forever

@thiswayoffreedom 9 жыл бұрын

My god what a voice that woman has...

@eamonwright7488 Жыл бұрын

So much talent on that stage.. And Robbie Robertson.

@amaruqlonewolf3350 Жыл бұрын

I love how the bassist is enjoying himself to the fullest.

@HoustonRebel Жыл бұрын

Lol. Rick Danko. He wasn't as good of a lead singer but he was a great harmony singer. Kind of brought a needed ingredient to The Band with his harmonizing. It's almost like a trademark of The Band.

@timsullivan67 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's called cocaine and apparently he was loaded with it that night.

@KClouisville Жыл бұрын

@@timsullivan67 No doubt, he has the dictionary definition of "coke energy" in the footage!

@rockymoore6859 4 жыл бұрын

Best version of this, my favorite song of all time. The guys, especially Levon Helm and Rick Danko, are the magic of this performance. Pops and his girls are the soul of it. Mavis Staples in particular makes me believe in God.

@piustwelfth 9 жыл бұрын

Three cheers for Pops!

@kimmibrowne3789 5 жыл бұрын

A era that will never be copied.Talent was pure and abundant.Sincerity really existed. An AMAZING TIME IN MUSIC.How I wish I could have lived during those days.MUSICAL HISTORY!!

@woodyheywood8792 Жыл бұрын

Such a gift for us...Robbie Robertson you willl sail with the angels forever...

@ramonrios3811 5 жыл бұрын

This union was Church at it's best. Classic session with healing power anytime it's heard. What a beautiful gathering of souls. There is an unmeasurable force behind a collective of human beings as conduits for the " Great I Am ". Praises be to what results from love of one another anointed by pure heartfelt joy ! Can I get a witness ?

@howlingwaters2741 5 жыл бұрын

@R R you can.🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

@esperanza5I 8 жыл бұрын

I never get tired of watching this version. Mavis and the Staples added so much. Levon and Ricky in their prime, man. Love those guys!

@portofino56 Жыл бұрын

The band were the band,staple sisters amazing. Thanks robbie,god bless.❤

@ColtonBlumhagen Жыл бұрын

What a way to remember Robbie then to listen to the best recording of his best song.

@saratummers8128 Жыл бұрын

RIP Robbie Robertson ❤ Thank you for your great music! I will always remember your sweet smile 🫶

@jimwhite9735 2 жыл бұрын

This is perfection in art. You'll never find a better example.

@brucebergner232 6 жыл бұрын

Everyone justifiably praises Mavis in this but Pops' subtle and soulful moment is actually brilliantly fitting and underrated. Especially with the lyrics of that verse.

@RobertBeerbohm 11 ай бұрын

Timeless. Speaking to me even more now and has all these years

@jacqueford4213 Жыл бұрын

Saw this live. I cried. Simply mind blowing❣️

@josephdirvin401 Жыл бұрын

The very best musicianship of any era. Privileged to see and listen to The Band twice.

@69100leegrant 8 жыл бұрын

"Hey Carmen lets go downtown" Does not get any better than this. Love The Band.

@daviddupont632 Жыл бұрын

I am 70 years old now I just wish they still made music like this today. Don't get me there some good music out there today but not asuch as back then

@garymcbride9403 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite live performances of all time , pure magic.

@darthmaul3525 4 жыл бұрын

Not a live performance, was performed on a sound stage in a studio. My favorite live performance is in 1995 at the Let It Rock concert at Massy Hall in canada.

@cedarshoals529 4 жыл бұрын

When Mavis says "Beautiful" at the end. Im not even sure why, but the most powerful emotion hits me when she says that. Why, yes....yes it is Mavis....Beautiful!

@janefriel6895 4 жыл бұрын

Miss Mavis is fabulous.Love from Ireland ☘️

@cedarshoals529 4 жыл бұрын

@@janefriel6895 Another favorite Van Morrison

@janefriel6895 4 жыл бұрын

@@cedarshoals529 He's my musical hero.

@cedarshoals529 4 жыл бұрын

@@janefriel6895 Yes Ma'am. Someone commented in a different video. "Ireland cared enough to send their very best...and we thank them" ...I couldn't agree more.

@janefriel6895 4 жыл бұрын

@@cedarshoals529 ☘️☘️☘️☘️

@letorill 6 жыл бұрын

The more I listen to this: Its just a perfect blend of soul music.

@peteharrison2301 2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing the Band in Toronto,Canada in 1973. The day befor First day at high school. I have never been the same. I'm so grateful for the Band Music. It get me through alot of the shit people go through in life. Thank you gentleman from the bottom of my heart. Via Condios. Pete Harrison.

@maureencarroll9553 Жыл бұрын

I love this version of the weight, The Band are great, but with the Staple singers , this came right out of HEAVEN....

@dennisosborne4368 6 жыл бұрын

I have never listened to the Band but this quite honestly is one of the best live performances I have ever seen its just brilliant and reminds me why all I listen to is 60,s 70, s and some 80,s music.

@janhensley3617 Жыл бұрын

Can’t explain how wonderful this song makes me feel! I just love it! ❤

@lawrenceashlock6392 Жыл бұрын

Heading to Nazareth with Martin D 35 come April..on the Road, will' take a Load off' Simply Great Music and performances!

@drakehonest2 Жыл бұрын

Hey how are you doing…?

@hqco3rdmedbattalionfmfpac953 5 жыл бұрын

Feels like church , RIP Levon, how soulful are the Staples singers ? Pure Americana 🇺🇸⚓️

@stacym735 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best performances of any song, by anyone, ever. It was amazing from the first note. But I swear, that last verse... they took it to a whole different level! My idea of a true religious experience, in the best possible way.

@ClarenceHW 2 жыл бұрын

Right on Stacy, when I hear this I'm reminded heaven is right here...

@awilliamsva Жыл бұрын

I play this often. I refer to this performance as the day Classic Rock and R&B shook hands. I so agree with you on that last verse. Mavis got happy as we call it in the Baptist church. This was just am amazing performance.

@yvonnesmeltzer4011 Жыл бұрын

I so agree it is a religious experience

@seeingeye5534 Жыл бұрын

Makes me cry. I will be seeing the fore after soon.

@louziabdelaziz7287 10 ай бұрын

Iuiiuu

@jdub8157 6 жыл бұрын

I was thinking what member of The Band said “you know....we should use the Staple Singers on this song”? Brilliant....to the person who had that vision.

@savannahpine1438 5 жыл бұрын

JDub81 i was watching a little mini documentary on the band and levon said they had all been pretty infatuated with them and their music for a long time.

@FYMASMD 5 жыл бұрын

They recorded the song years well before this show.