The Band -- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down [REVIEW]
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- The Band has some of the most iconic songs in American history, and this is one of their signature songs. Enjoy, please LIKE, and keep rockin' 2 country!!
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By 4 Canadians and the heart and soul delivered by an amazing guy from Arkansas! What a band! Best ever version of this song!
I heard this today. The beauty of the pain it brought to my heart stole my breath. This performance let the truth free to speak to the loss. I felt the pain in every word and note. Since we are not allowed to speak of Southern loss, it gave me pause to hear this format that eloquently tells the losing side's story.
why aren't we allowed? slavery was a stain on what is otherwise a great country. the south were seditionist slave owners. rich white guys getting poor white guys to fight for them. there was no glory in that war at all. just misery. thanks democrats.
The greatest performance live by a band of the rock era! Nothing comes close to The Band in the zone. A rock critic once said playing drums and singing at the same time is like flying 2 jets at once ! The late great Mr Levon Helm did both with his eyes shut ,it was so easy for him. Remarkable and extraordinary !
Still gives me chills after all these years. Levon is just the best.
Nobody has the vocal qualities of Levon Helms. Just easy on the ears.
The Band's harmonies were also good. So good.
Helm*
I think God made Levon and Danko at the same time. Their voices complimented each other so perfectly.
My favorite song ever! It took me 40 years to finally say it. There is so much great music out there.
The voice of a defeated mans' soul. Heartbreaking. Beyond just art.
That was great! What a time it was in music that on the radio you could hear this, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder all on the same station! Me being older I think we have the appreciation of good music because we were not told what to like. Here it all is, like what you will.
After the concert, there were several songs that Scorcese wanted redone for various problems during the concert; cameras going down, etc. Everyone in the band came back to retape those songs EXCEPT LEVON. So what we're seeing of Levon in the movie is real, and this was probably the finest rendition of the song Levon ever did.
I don' blame Levon.
Levon was a proud Arkansan.....he was born in a small (very small) community in NE Arkansas called Turkey Scratch. A gentle soul of a man and talent, well, just watch him in this scene from THE LAST WALTZ, Levon's abilities were as good as it gets
Two other Drummers that can sing, Don Henley and Phil Collins but Levon's at the top.
Karen carpenter lol
One excellent drummer that considered herself a drummer first but singing paid the bills, Karen Carpenter! The girl could bang the hell out of those cans!
Dave Clark….yeah I’m that old
I was just going to name those two drummers! Actually Phil and Don’s careers were bigger and longer than the band’s! The Band is know to be the best house band ever. They played on so many records
Also Kelly Keagey of Night Ranger and Don Brewer from Grand Funk Railroad.
Eric Clapton went to Woodstock. Not to preform but to ask The Band to let him join the group.
George Harrison said The Band changed his understanding of music. He was a big fan. There was an amazing amount of talent in The Band.
Eric Clapton isn't good enough, he would wreck the feeling with his overplaying on his horrible thin-sounding Strat. He played badly in this very concert, until his guitar strap broke, Robbie outplayed him, and Robbie is not much of a soloist. This song will never die, so Robbie, love him or hate him, or a little of both, brother you knocked this one clean out of the park.
"WOW....WOW"....you said it perfect. You hit the nail on the head Don. Thanks for posting great music.
I'll give it a 9.999999999 screw it it's a 10!!!!!
This song is like a short novel. "Virgil Cain is the name, and I served on the Danville train, 'til Stoneman's cavalry came and they tore up the tracks again." I mean....
I mean !!!
Robbie Robertson wrote that song after visiting Levon's home and soaking in the southern feel from where levon is from... Robbie is Canadian so his civil war interest is/was totally academic
It don't matter....A great song came out of it!!!🇺🇸
A Canadian
Somewhere Down The Crazy River, by Robbie was also an attempt to express his feelings about the south.
@@Caperhere Joan Baez wrote that song. It was an anti-South protest song. Somehow it became a Southern anthem.
I am wrong. Robertson wrote it Baez sung it
The bells were “rangin’” and the people were “sangin.”
the bells reminds me of the surrender of a town. I'm sure all the bells were ringing in the last throes of that war. just because the ballad is about the guy who picked the wrong ideals doesn't make his pain any less crucial to the story.
@@SaltyMinorcan Picked the wrong side? So what side did you pick when you fought that war? It was a different world then choices were made differently then. Who’s to say it was the wrong side. Had the south won we most likely wouldn’t have our tyrannical government of today. At least they stood up for their beliefs. History is written by the side that claims victory, but remember how do you win a war against yourself? When you figure that one out then tell me who won. Both sides lost that war and if we ain’t careful it will happen again. All the partisan bull going on today happened before that war and lead up to it. So again I ask how do you defeat yourself to win against yourself?
People don't know how close the south was to winning that war. They had supply issues, yeah things like 'train tracks' destroyed...... @@darrencatenacci2737
One of the best bands to come out of Canada. Truly.
I'm in the process of reading Levon Helm's book, "This Wheel's On Fire " and it's cooler than the other side of the pillow.
The newly departed Canadian Robbie Robertson, guitarist and lyricist of The Band, wrote it to tell a story only Levon could sing, Robbie once said. He said he wrote songs like they were stories or movies.
One of the very best ever...The Band is just full of talent and there is just no denying any of it!!! One of the greats in my world!!!!!
This is from The Band’s Farewell Concert: “The Last Waltz”, directed by Martin Scorsese. Many great guest stars. One of the best concert films ever.
I grew up on the Joan Baez version. She changed some of the lyrics but made it a great song. The Band's version is also outstanding. The fact that Levon Helm is an Arkansan gives this version special meaning. The song is an anthem that brings to life what it was like in the South at the end of the Civil War.
oof, she destroyed this song. folk music is best left behind. her version gave none of the pain and grit of the times. this is a masterpiece. the south had just been crushed and nerves were raw. anger ran deep. Joan's song had none of it.
Don, this was another great selection. We really got interested in Levon Helm in the later years when he was already fighting cancer. We used to watch Don Imus, the radio jock, who was on tv, as well. He had Levon and the Band on his show quite a few times. I think this song is an American classic, too.
I read somewhere that Levon actually hated performing this live? He didn't like the way he sounded and the Last Waltz was the last time he ever sang it live? Must have heard it differently than the rest of us? I thought it was one of his best! The Band had more talent in their pinky fingers than most groups today have! Best band ever! R.I.P Richard, Rick and Levon!
Not only is the song about history, it has become history itself. Some of my friends to the left of me object to it for glorifying the Confederacy, the effects of a war on a guy that worked on a railroad and went back to farming seems pretty universal to me.
@T Smith Yeah, I knew that would be how some folks would take the song and things with a similar subject matter. I'm not one for erasing history, so things I may find objectionable I just don't repeat them. F. Scott Fitzgerald put it well when he said, "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." We can listen to songs, but that doesn't mean we are agreeing with the content or looking to emulate it. That's my approach, anyway.
Yep, you listen to what you want and I’ll listen to what I want. Hank has something to say about that,
m.ua-cam.com/video/JSeuDDzjIB8/v-deo.html
“Mind your own Business.”
@T Smith Bingo.
I'm a leftist but I don't hold that sentiment. Pain is pain. The reasons for it are universal. The Civil War touched all of America. Southerners are allowed to lament what was lost and hope for a future... just without the slavery and homicidal racism.
@@artanastacio1569 Yeah, we’ll leave the homicidal racism to you Lefties.
I'm 65 and I remember this song when I was in high school
According to Robbie Robertson’s autobiography, he was interested in movie scripts. He used to go buy used ones. He may have used that interest to partly inform his writing.
I don’t remember how he met Martin Scorcesse( sp?) , who filmed The Last Waltz with 35 mm cameras, but Martin also filmed a hit Robbie had post Band years. It’s called Somewhere Down The Crazy River, and was an attempt to describe how Robbie felt about the South. Cool song.
Thanks, Don.
@caper. here @rockn2country Agree! Somewhere Down That Crazy River is definitely a cool song! That was my first discovery of Robbie Robertson, and loved the whole album, thanks for the info! Now I have a plethora of things to search out on this old favorite. And thanks Don for playing this song! I sadly didn’t even know Robbie was in this band, nice to hear “new” old music! However, Dave definitely knew it well...of course! :-)
@@christineems8754 Robbie was the main writer for the band. His autobiography, Testimony, is excellent. He is part Native, and has explored that part of his life musically.
I believe he just released a new album, too.👋
War of Northern Aggression
Phenomenal performance. Levon was such a great musician and singer. I would give this a 9.5. The Band wrote this
The best song ever! Devon puts his entire year and soul into this performance. He was the only southerner in the group the rest v2ing Canadian, Robbie Robertson and wrote the song and wanted something Levon could REALLY song well. Since I discovered this little it of historical musical footage, I listen to it every morning. It moves my heart.
The Last Waltz! Great concert/movie!! Levon is the best!
I was sitting in Kohls parking lot when the radio broke the news of Levons passing. I wept. My dog is named Levon in his memory!
Never forget that this song was written by Robbie, a Canadian.
It could easily have been Clapton who made the comment about Levon. He actually went up to Big Pink to ask them if he could audition but, after hearing them play, he lost his nerve because he didn't think he could ever keep up with them
That song (version) is awe inspiring. Almost makes me want to be a southerner.
The timeless quality of Roberson's lyrics is amazing. Could have been written in the 19th century!
You can picture that song on what was going on. The storytelling was crystal clear.
robbie robertson wrote this song specifically in a way to get the best out of Lavon's voice ... that's it.... and he does just that. The Band .. Coolest band ever ... EVER
We love anything LEVON HELM, in fact my son who is 54 wears his worn out LEVON HELM cap and his son 17 year old dog is named LEVON, so THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, for the song and the words that we think. He doesn't do a bad anything.
It was written by Robbie Robertson of The Band. He wrote it after visiting Levon's family and talking to Levon's dad, and he did some research as well.
Levon Helm is a national treasure
( R.I.P Levon )
Levon said he found it easier to sing when playing the drums !
My favorite drummer/singer ☺
The backbone of one of the greatest bands ever ✌😎
Robbie up there fake singing and "leading the band" ( fail )
He may have been a great artist but as a person .... no way
Robbie was hot but levon was the man! I just wanna see levon and maybe Neil young in this movie lol
The band is the greatest!
An iconic song about the destruction wrought on the South, by the North, in the Civil War.
It’s more than that. It’s about his brother
drummers that sing and can play are amazing, there aint too many - leon helm is at the top of my list
Robbie Robertson said he wanted to write a song that Levon Helm could sing better than anyone else. I do believe he nailed it. And thank you for pronouncing his name correctly. Most folks pronounce it LEE-von, but Le-VON was how he and his family pronounced it.
His real name was actually Lavon, but no one would pronounce it correctly.
You need to listen to the Band and the Staples doing the weight from this same concert. I guarantee you will love it.
Robbie Robertson wrote the song from lots of reading up on the Civil war and the South. Also he's Canadian!
That's debatable. But I won't argue as all I'm going to say is Levon Helm is the heart and soul of The Band.
@@perryarrington8446 Um, no he wrote it. That is not what was in dispute. Clearly Levon, being from the South, had a huge influence on Robbie's writing including Robbie himself saying one of his inspirations for this song was being at Levon's house and having Levon's dad say 'Robbie, one day the South will rise again' The dispute was Robbie took the sole writing credit when it should have been shared with Levon at the very least, or perhaps all the members. That's the way it was done back then, the writer got the royalties. Shame he didn't have the foresight to share equally with all 5 members. But that's history now.
song written by Robbie Robertson and originally recorded by the Canadian-American roots rock group The Band in 1969 and released on their eponymous second album. Levon Helm provided the lead vocals. The song is a first-person narrative relating the economic and social distress experienced by the protagonist, a poor white Southerner, during the last year of the American Civil War, when George Stoneman was raiding southwest Virginia. The song appeared at number 245 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
Joan Baez's version peaked at #3 on the Hot 100 on 2 October 1971; it did likewise on the Cashbox Top 100 chart. However, on the Record World Top Singles chart for the week of September 25, 1971, the Baez single hit #1 for one week.[1]
This one is on my all time greatest hits list !
Almost *every* song from these guys, can go into Country Heart :-)
it was Joe Strummer of The Clash who made that comment that drummers shouldn't sing unless it's Levon Helm.
King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
When I Paint My Masterpiece got blocked? Dang, that's my favorite song by the Band, and high on the list of favorite songs ever.
@Billy Mcpherson I was so bummed when I uploaded that reaction and was notified that it was blocked worldwide. Some songs hurt more than others when they're blocked, and this was right up there with "Believe" by Brooks & Dunn.
Great video as always Don! I got a great song for you it’s called Old School by John Conlee. Tells a great story and one I think your really gonna like! Have a good day!
When I paint my masterpiece was written by Dylan. His camp keeps a close eye on his credits
Thanks for reacting to the song very appreciated
This version..is a song you really. Feel
"When I Paint My Masterpiece" is a Bob Dylan song.
I can sing while playing drums, I just never had a very good singing voice, so I was limited to backup only. Levon Helm, on the other hand, had an amazing voice. There's a feel to it. If you notice when drummers *do* sing, their vocals are `almost` always dead on the beat. They rarely lead or drag.
Elton John named his song that he wrote "Levon", as an homage to Levon.
@@leonardshevlin7260 there’s debate over it. Bernie and Elton were huge Levon fans so people suspect that’s the case but it hasn’t been confirm as far as I know
@@IronGolem2009 I had read that he did...but, a lot of what you read isn't correct.
I am going to doubt this. Those lyrics don't apply to Mr. Helm.@@IronGolem2009
Levon was an amazing musician, vocals drums and other instruments.
Chills 🎼🎤🎸🥁🎺
The lyrics are also very historically accurate. Read O'Reilly's Killing Lincoln on Lee's retreat from Richmond.
Hey Don. I love the Band & there music. I dont get to see as much of your stuff as I used to. I see your channel is growing. Good for you man. Keep on keepin on!
@Jesse Duke Thanks for the encouragement and kids thoughts!!
Robbie Robertson wrote the song after speaking to Levons father who told him 'one day the South will raise again'
One of my favorite songs. Like you, I an in awe of Levon's talent. He is the only drummer I can think of who was also the lead singer. If any of you guys can think of someone , let me know.
Karen Carpenter
My kid brother....but nobody knows who he is.
Phil Collins, Don Henley
@@seanparker5595 The exact two I thought of. We know our music:)
rare earth
“And all the people were SANGIN”
Epic ! No other way to describe it!
It was actually Joe Strummer of The Clash who made the statement about drummers singing.
@David Benge Thanks for the clarification, and being a huge Clash fan that made me smile.
Richmond actually fell on April 3rd, but guess it makes the song flow better with May 10th
Levon and Don Henley, incredible singers
Funny thing Written by Robby Roberson a Candian
A lot of people single out drummers who sing and how its rare but actually there are plenty of drummers who sing - levon Helm, don henley, dave grohl ringo roger taylor phil collins, there is actually a long list. I am impressed with anyone who plays a musical instrument and sings at the same time I'm not sure drummers should be singled out for special recognition - maybe I'm wrong.
This version is so much better than the studio version.
Acadian Driftwood was another great one from the Band.
Levon actually said it was easier to sing while playing the drums. He said it helped him create the space for his singing. And also helped accentuate his voice by punching up some sections of the song
Jason Isbell Danko/Manuel live version about The Band
Fantastic, Captain! Playing drums and singing is something that I could never do. Phil Collins is also an awesome drummer and singer. Love and hugs for all~stay safe!
Yes Denise and Don Henley too. 💕🥁
@TXplowgirl Very true 👏
RIP Levon.
"The Band" were all from Canada -- except drummer Levon Helm, who was from Arkansas.
The Band at their best!
Levon can’t be matched. Also, Robbie actually talked about how he writes songs in the way in which movies are written. He said he has always had a great interest in films.
Hey Don. Love your channel. Please do Keith Whitley between an old memory and me.
O h Don you stepped in it young man!!! Drummers should never sing??? Are you forgetting Don Henley HOTEL CALIFORNIA!!!!!!! still love ya!!
@ gloria shaeffer Ha!! I’m innocent, I swear!! I didn’t say that about drummers, it was a famous musician who said it. So I’m officially off the hook. ;-)
@@RockN2Country yeah , yeah, yeah !!! yatta yatta yatta!!!!
That would be a great reaction song but you surely have heard it so I don't expect to see it any time soon, Oh by the way I just watched your video of Vince Gill the key of life, you did know he is singing with The Eagles?
I believe Clapton talked about how he would have liked to join The Band
I have this album on Wax and let me tell you it was hard to find. I put this on when I want hear something I know is going put me in a good mood.
I love it when a mainstream band puts history into a song like this. You can feel the sorrow in his voice because of how much of a connection he had with it. It’s the same thing with Johnny Cash’s God Bless Robert E. Lee and Waylon Jennings Ghost of Robert E. Lee. Those are two of my favorites besides The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Union Army, tore the south up when they won the war, like 2 brothers fighting, all the men that died, the family should get compensation😮😮🤔
Robbie Robertson wrote the song for the "Band" in 1969, Joan Baez did a cover of it as well in the early 70's. Also, and I'm not being critical, but the pronunciation of Levon is just as it's spelled Le von Helm, I've heard many people pronounce as you did "La von". Levon was also in a number of movies, he was in "The Right Stuff", "Shooter" and "Coal Miners Daughter" were just a few of the more well-known films he appeared in. RIP LEVON HELM
His name is actually Lavon. People had trouble pronouncing it. The mispronunciation stuck, and he embraced it.
@@heatherclifford9130 You are absolutely correct, thank you for the education, I appreciate you providing the correct information.
The Band's "Rockin' Chair" and "This Wheel's On Fire" are two more to consider by The Band. Bob Dylan had a hand in writing "This Wheel's On Fire" so it could be potentially blocked.
"You take what you need and you leave the rest...*but they should have never taken the very best."*
No they shouldn't have.
RIP to all who fell.
Micky Dolenz and Phil Collins played drums and sang.
Robbie Robertson wrote it for LEVON
Hi, greetings from Sydney, Australia. I want to begin reading on the Civil War, could you recommend a book and author? The music is legendary and rather inspirational.
Might have been George Harrison. He was huge fan too
Levon never looks at his kit
5 members of The Band and 4 were Canadian n Levon Helm being the only American
Phil Collins and Don Henley are good singing drummers.
How in the hell did Levon do this.. I've seen him speak of it as being "easier"... just unreal.
the quality of this film is second to none.. Martin Scorsese directed it
God Bless Levon Helm. RIP