१९ सप्टेंबर, २०१९

"The Weight."

४१ टिप्पण्या:

Darrell म्हणाले...

"Put the load right on me" means something different these days.

Mid-Life Lawyer म्हणाले...

Nice. Good start to the morning of my 60th birthday.

Danno म्हणाले...

Good music to start the day.

MidLifeLawyer - Happy birthday.

Danno म्हणाले...

So mid-life extends to 60? I'm all for that notion.

Mr. Forward म्हणाले...

That was magical. What the internet was supposed to be.

brylun म्हणाले...

Excellent! Thanks!

brylun म्हणाले...

We had 3rd row seats to see Lukas Nelson perform with his dad Willie and Neil Young at the Outlaw Tour in Saratoga Springs last year and we were very impressed. Neil Young wasn't bad either!

Beasts of England म्हणाले...

Very nice, indeed... I’ve seen a similar mash-up for Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’.

gratefulgee म्हणाले...

Reason #10,121,947 why I love this place. Thank you, madame Althouse.

rehajm म्हणाले...

Happy 60th birthday Mid-Life Lawyer. Do you think you’re getting a new name for your birthday?

John henry म्हणाले...

Beasts,

I don't think that is a "mashup" of different performances.

John Henry

Marcus Bressler म्हणाले...

Thank you for that most excellent video. I love anything with Ringo!

THEOLDMAN

Beasts of England म्हणाले...

Mine was probably not an accurate term, John Henry - but I’m not supposed to be up this early, so I hope you’ll let it slide... :)

Tank म्हणाले...

Well, that was nice.

Happy Birthday Mid.

Howard म्हणाले...

I can't listen to stuff like this because the original studio recording was so much better, unlike Lana Del Ray's sultry, smokey take on Sublime's Doin Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qolmz4FlnZ0

Birches म्हणाले...

I liked it. Have no idea what they're trying to change. But I liked the song.

The original is probably a perfect song. I always loved the line, "hey wait a minute Chester."

Birches म्हणाले...

Hard disagree on that cover, Howard. Lana del Rey did nothing for me compared to the original.

BxBomber म्हणाले...

Lovely! Thanks for sharing Ann!

Earnest Prole म्हणाले...

Compare and contrast: with Mavis, Cleotha, Yvonne, and Roebuck in 1977.

michaele म्हणाले...

Had a funny thought while watching (and enjoying this)...what if had been done about 7 years ago and, for some some reason, Donald Trump had been included. Maybe playing the bongos in a picturesque setting on one of golf courses. Heads would explode and the musicians would be mortified.

Nichevo म्हणाले...

HB MLL!
AMM! (and many more)

Lloyd W. Robertson म्हणाले...

Great stuff indeed.

Funny or sad wrinkle in the Wikipedia entry for the song:

Songwriting credit dispute
The songwriting credit to Robbie Robertson for "The Weight", like credit for many of the songs performed by The Band, was disputed years later by Levon Helm. Helm insisted that the composition of the lyrics and the music was collaborative, declaring that each band member made a substantial contribution. In an interview, Helm credited Robertson with 60 percent of the lyrics, Danko and Manuel with 20 percent each of the lyrics, much of the music credit to Garth Hudson, and a small credit to himself for lyrics.[19]

Howard म्हणाले...

Blogger Birches said... Hard disagree on that cover
I'm just a sucker for giant women laying across the LA River

Roger Sweeny म्हणाले...

That was an awe-inspiring amount of cultural appropriation.

An example of how wonderful cultural appropriation can be.

Calypso Facto म्हणाले...

"Lana Del Ray's sultry, smokey take on Sublime's Doin Time"

That has to be the absolutely worst cover I've ever heard. Take all of Sublime's original, gritty, street cred commentary and gloss over it with a poorly sung pop take by a listless and skill-less faux celebrity foisted on us as a joke (or sadism), I'm convinced, by some rich, well-connected relative in the promotional business.

Whew. Glad I got that off my chest.

Wince म्हणाले...

Somebody tell Robbie Robertson "the weight" of his man-boob is hanging over his guitar @ 0:27

NCMoss म्हणाले...

Excellent! I hope a few caught the Ringo comment about the song being in the key of F demented (diminished haha). And happy birthday to MLL at 5:40.

rightguy म्हणाले...

Best music video ever made.

Charlie Currie म्हणाले...

It was great seeing Larkin Poe included. A hot up and coming sister blues roots act. And, actual relatives of Edgar. Won a ton of Independent Blues awards this year.

Thanks professor for starting the day off so pleasantly.

Francisco D म्हणाले...

That is a terrific video.

However, it must confuse SJWs because it is an example of:

1. American cultural imperialism or;

2.Appropriation of American musical culture.

I guess that why SJWs are so neurotic. They cannot enjoy this wonderful video.

BudBrown म्हणाले...

Sweet video. Luv the song. Tho I've decided it gave an undeserved spiritual heft to Easy Rider. Been listening to it a lot the past year on the mp thru the radio. 50 years and I still don't know what the heck the thing's about. Dylanesque?

Oso Negro म्हणाले...

The Weight used to be on the pre-show playlist at Armadillo World Headquarters back in the day. Good song, good times.

Arashi म्हणाले...

Thank you very much for the video. Nicely done all around.

Tomcc म्हणाले...

That was terrific, thanks for posting!

Carter Wood म्हणाले...

I commend the latest Ken Burns documentary series, Country Music. Lots to quibble about, but I'm learning a lot.

https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/country-music/episode-guide

DrSquid म्हणाले...

Learned alot today. Never cared much for music videos, but this was excellent. And I thought Dylan wrote that number. And I thought Robbie Roberston committed suicide many years ago. Are he and Levon Helm the only Band members who didn't?

PM म्हणाले...

If music isn't our best invention I don't know what is.

Smerdyakov म्हणाले...

Terrific rendition. I am still partial to the live version in "Before the Flood".

Birches म्हणाले...

I figured the video was what you liked most about that song Howard. Haha

NorthOfTheOneOhOne म्हणाले...

DrSquid said...

Learned alot today. Never cared much for music videos, but this was excellent. And I thought Dylan wrote that number. And I thought Robbie Roberston committed suicide many years ago. Are he and Levon Helm the only Band members who didn't?

Huh? Richard Manuel was the only one who committed suicide. Levon died of cancer, Rick Danko died of heart failure and Garth Hudson is still alive.

Bob म्हणाले...

Nice version! Sad to say, I don't believe someone could cover The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down these days, the Cancel Culture brigade would snivel and shake their widdle fists and get it taken down.