Alot of us didn't realize, we were living in a time, when the best music ever written or sung was being played.

My favorite scene in the movie. Like Mavis whispers at the end, “beautiful”.

Robbie Robertson, you will be missed. "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" are two of my favourite songs ever. One of the greatest musical geniuses to grace this Earth.

This is the pinnacle of 70’s artistry

Mavis Staples makes an art out of breathing in. Insane, how much she kills in this track, even as a background singer.

this is still literally to this day the most artfully done piece of concert cinematography ever

I am so blessed to be a child of the sixties. What amazing times and music!

I love Mavis Staples' voice. This is a wonderful collaboration.

I still get a thrill down my spine when Pop Staples starts off with ' Go down Moses....'

You can see in their faces the profound respect and admiration all the artists have for each other. A truly once in a lifetime experience for them and the audience.

It's 2023, and Mavis is still touring, performing this song ("The Weight") and having more fun than ever! P.S.: Pops had three beautiful daughters.

Levon said in his autobiography Pop Staples really wanted to sing that third "Go Down Moses" verse, I'd say he killed it.

And now beloved Robbie is gone too. Rest in peace brother. What a legacy. "We'll be marching in the night parade."

Pops' voice is like sunlight emerging from the clouds, wow.

I can't get over how this is shot like a feature film.

This is what Aretha referred to when she spoke of getting the spirit in the dark. People moving, everybody grooving just getting the spirit in the dark. God bless every single one of them for crossing music, genre and colour lines for making this historic piece of art. And Mavis for making us whole.

Rick Danko in this gives me life.

Still listening in 2024 😊

At the very end you can hear Mavis Staples say 'Beautiful' Such a a great song done so well.

No one did this song finer than Levon

Oh Man Robbie. Thanks for the decades of great music. Sad day for music. RIP

That last note....."Beautiful." Just the best.

I saw this at the theater here in Charleston WV when it first came out. Back when a theater was an experience. Large auditorium with fantastic acoustics and people had the respect to be quiet and let everyone hear and see a beautiful piece of art on the big screen. I was a teenager. Probably 14, didn’t have my drivers license yet. I absolutely loved every member of the band and every guest musician was incredible and was a treat. A once in a lifetime experience that was a gift to the people who love music and rock and roll. I wish Levon was still here and I could personally thank him for the lifetime of music I have lived since then. I will be 62 in December God willing. I wrote music, played music. Recorded music. Lived it and loved it. Watched my heroes come and go. Music is an ART FORM. And just like an artist who paints . I learned that you can write 100 songs and be fortunate to have a couple of excellent songs and maybe a few good and dozens not good at all . To put it kindly. I’m happy that I had a couple I consider masterpieces. Please forgive me for rambling. It comes with age and the way I lived my life and I inherited a lot of it. Anyway. I want to say Thank you to Robbie Robertson. He is one of my all time favorites. A class act. He has represented Rock and Roll with the highest degree of integrity. Incredibly talented, he has always been one of those people who you would say it’s obvious that his parents raised him right. Thank you for being a roll model . Someone I can look back at and remember that is where I got my start. My mother kept music in our home,. She played every instrument you could think of. From piano. autoharp. Guitar . accordion . Never had a lesson. My dad never played an instrument but he liked Johnny Cash and always had 8 track tapes playing in the Chevy on our beach trips. My big brother Bill the Preacher. Payed guitar and put bands together everywhere we went. He turned me on to iron butterfly, credence Clearwater revival. Simon and Garfunkel. Bob Dylan . Elton John. Always giving me albums for my birthday. One that always stood out was Aerosmith’s hardest drug fueled album when he was away in Seminary school. To anyone who reads this. Thank you for allowing me to ramble on. Because I’m at a point where every day is a gift. Even though times are not good like they used to be. But music still gives me hope.

Good God, this looks and sounds like it could have been made yesterday. That, and it is somewhow even more tight than the original studio recording. Props to all.

The old black man singing was born and raised on a Mississippi plantation in 1914. He worked with artists such as Charlie Patton and Robert Johnson. Crazy to see this mesh of talent.

When Mavis whispers beautiful, My heart unravels!

I have memories of my parents dancing in the living room to this song when I was like 6 years old. Such an amazing song. Easily in the top 10 songs ever written in rock and roll.

I’m 78 and here in 2024. Still great 😊

How awesome is it when Robbie cues Mavis, and the heavens open up with the second verse…

Quite simply, as good as music gets, and of course beautifully shot by Marty. Awe-inspiring stuff. People will be marvelling over this 100 years from now, I am certain.

Pop Staples knocked it out of the park!

An absolutely great singer and human being. RIP Levon

Just what this world needs right now- Great music by great musicians- it’s nice to listen and take a break from the madness

I just heard " beautiful "whispered into the mic for the 1st time after 45years of playing this song 😂❤😅

Man, sorry to say but I don't believe we will ever hear JAMS like this again. Feeling happy because I've heard it and sad that it is a lost art

Sometimes a recording leaves you speechless. This is one of those times. It doesn't hurt that it's directed by the greatest living director.

who’s listening to this in 2020! 🔥🔥✌🏻

This is basically the greatest thing ever.

Christ they were great

Rest in peace dear Robbie, The Band’s music has been the soundtrack of my life

For me the best concert docky ever produced by the greatest urban filmmaker in America - Mr. Scorsese. Just this one clip from THE LAST WALTZ should tell everyone how epic the BAND truly was during their reign in the business, and how this kind of talent like so many others from the mid 1960's thru to 1980 will never be again. R.I.P. Robbie, Levon, Rick and Richard and to the maestro of the group, Mr. Garth who I think is still alive - thanks for your sacred music! Peace.

I was only 14 when the last waltz was released and introduced me to the wonderful world of music, must have seen it more than 100 times! Thank you Boys for being one of the greatest bands in the world!

The Band, the 5 greatest musicians to ever play music

I never get tired of watching this video.

Never noticed Mavis whispers "beautiful!" right after the last note

I love how Robbie looks at Rick near the end like to say here we go buddy.

There's a lot to love about "The Last Waltz" but Pop Staples effortlessly murdering that verse is high on the list. Look how lovingly Scorsese brings the camera around behind him and stops right when he starts singing.

Dude. That harmonization at 2:51 with Levon is unmatched!

R.I.P. Robbie we're still here for you in 2023

What a Band! One of the greatest musical acts ever THEE BAND!

Most of us were lucky enough to share this world with Levon Helm.

1:20 chills up my spine every time.

One of the most beautifully crafted concert films ever made.

I'll never forget seeing this in the cinema when it was released, still awesome as ever.

I wish I had listened to my friend in 1975 when he said that I should go see The Band. The musicians are good but together they make the most incredible music you ever heard. And he was right, they are still the best band ever. Each one puts his heart and soul into every song. They make you feel the emotion!

I sure am this was the best ever recording of this song. The Staple Singers sounded so beautiful, then Pops Staple comes in next qnd just makes you feel a chill. And if thats not awesome enough then Rick Danko from the Band steps out of no where and just is ready to go. If you havent seen the movie The Last Waltz you really are missing out. First Martin Scorsese produced it. And it was on a Thanksgiving night and it was their very last concert as The Band. But it also has Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Ringo Starr, Van Morrison and on and on and on

One of the truly great pieces of music of the 20th century and when Mavis sings it with them, it’s the Greatest.

Wow. I found the greatest masterpiece on KZfaq.

best version ever....love Levon...but love the Staples...they make it to the next level :)

1:41 this camera shot is actually genius. I am grateful for this film

Not to type a generic comment, but this is easily the greatest piece of music ever created, complimented by some of the best filming in history

The way she says, “beautiful.” The best ever

The whole of the last Waltz is amazing but this clip is perfection. I can't believe we only have Garth left they were all fantastic musicians ❤

As a teenager in these modern times, who have nothing but rave and SoundCloud rap to listen to, I play the drums and recognize heroes like Levin Helm. Long live good music. Peace everybody ✌️

This.We need 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 of this

So sorry you are gone Levon.

one of the greatest concerts

I love Pop Staples voice. Do me a favor son, won't you stay and keep Anna lee company.

Mavis sums it up in one whispered word at the end: "Beautiful!"

Very moving and touching song. Brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it

Saw them live at U of Mich and probably the best concert I ever attended.

Man wish they were still around to preform such great music an sound makes my day brighter every time I hear one of their songs

Greatest song of all time.

Damn, you were good Robbie! RIP!

Fallen Angel showed Robbie to be a great visionary, even outside of where everybody knew him in The Band. I grew up in Ontario just a few years after these guys, and as a budding keyboard player got to know some people who worked with them. I liked The Band but their nostalgia about the defeated South did not resonate with me. Decades later, I am astonished by the beauty of the songs in the Big Pink album. Rick Danko remains my favorite among The Band. He had this Canadian innocence when interpreting the stories behind the words of Robbie’s mystic songs. I understood “The Weight” for the first time in “The Last Waltz.” It is a story of existential sadness and loneliness, hidden in a cryptic lyric, its import overshadowed by the brilliance of their playing that distracted the listener from its underlying ennui. From their expression of defeat and loss in The Weight, we come to terms what awaits us all as we make our way through this vale of tears. Of course the Staples Singers got it right away! They got this song and put their heats into it. As did Rick playing bass and singing a verse, with that catch in his voice that pierced me to my core. It took me a few decades, but finally I came to understand The Band’s uniqueness, borne of the lost grandeur of the South. From their accountings of loss and suffering and shattered dreams, we can find some some context for our own inevitable journey to Nazareth.

Danko’s verse is definitely the highlight for me

The past has become the future. Time is frozen with songs like this. I yearn for the days of my youth but at the same time look forward to what’s beyond. I hope that songs like this are always part of the equation.

This NEVER gets old.

We're going to improve The Weight . Really how is that possible ??? Well we'll do the song live record it on film and have the Staple singers doing part of the lead and singing back up as well. Oh my God, you guys are geniuses 💖💖💖💖

Mavis Staples: "Beautiful" I can only agree...

Robbie va nous manquer. Un super guitariste avec un sens du rythme inégalé et don pour des mélodies intemporel. Son dernier opus Sinematic est magnifique. Salut l'artiste.

Pops my, favourite verse God rest them all

Mm mm Mavis is always instant goosebumps.

does anyone know if it was planned that Mavis just takes over at the end with the handclaps and background singing? No-one else seems ready to clap. She totally felt the moment and made this track.

One of the most magnificent performances of all time.

Miss, you have unearthed to absolute gems, The Band is a good group but they're not where my attention lies. The Staple Singers though, Oh my word "I'll take you there." and "Respect Yourself." Were staples(no pun intended) in my home. I'm now 53 years old and Miss Mavis still can bring me to tears, joyfully to tears faster than any of the old soul singers. I often lament never having been able to meet Pops and Mavis.

This the best concert ever. Wish I was there; but Scorsese let us see a version of it.

Saw the Last Waltz way back when in a theatre. A timeless invigorating musical happening.

Sublime combination of two great musical groups!

Levon Helm ist one of the best drummers and folk singers of the USA in the 20th century !

Mavis Staples gives me the chills every time.

Danko gets my heart strings every time

Best collaboration ever

Thank you so very much Martin Scorsese for preserving this astounding concert, a little slice of heaven.

we have all seen KZfaq..from its O so many highs to its O so many lows ...but clips like this are what its all about, HD perfect sound with one of the.. IF not THE Greatest set of musicians to form a Band.....TIMELESS is the word im looking for

You are so right!! the late 60's and 70's were the best. I recently asked my musically talented 19 year old grandson who his favorite bands were, he told me his favorites were either retired or had already passed away...(the 60s, 70s Rock bands)

Best goddamn drummer ever man. Rest in Power Levon

I like the way Mavis says, "Beautiful" at the end...

RIP!!!! We were blessed weren't we? Im choked up and melancholy over this loss not just of a great musician but that moment in time we've all lost. what's more profound to me is the fact no one knows who he even is in my house; 😞and these are 50-60 year olds?

This was written for this moment