🎵 The Band - The Weight (with The Staples) REACTION

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  • @ohfour-seven6228
    @ohfour-seven6228 Рік тому +291

    The Band was incredible. This is from their final concert before they disbanded. Martin Scorsese filmed the concert and made it into the movie, The Last Waltz. It's probably the best concert movie ever. They had an incredible line up of friends joining them on stage to say farewell including The Staple Singers, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and more. The Band was extremely influential and considered one of the greatest rock bands ever. Definitely check out King Harvest (Has Surely Come), their funkiest song, and Chest Fever, with amazing organ from Garth Hudson. The Band is absolutely one of the best!

    • @atuuschaaw
      @atuuschaaw Рік тому +15

      Yes! "The Last Waltz" is a great slice of music history. It should be taught in school. ♥

    • @ohfour-seven6228
      @ohfour-seven6228 Рік тому +13

      @@atuuschaaw I fully agree, or at least be required watching for all youTube music reactors!

    • @glennburch1081
      @glennburch1081 Рік тому +8

      The videography of the Staples was some of the best, if not the best, I have ever seen! How euphoric, but then again one would expect something like this when Martin Scorsese is involved. What a callaboration of these two bands, so, so, so good!

    • @sollatzo
      @sollatzo Рік тому +5

      Saw The Last Waltz on a class trip at The Ritz in New York City. Rock and Roll History Class

    • @keithosmond5730
      @keithosmond5730 Рік тому +3

      BIG YESS!!! to Chest Fever

  • @BoondockRoberts
    @BoondockRoberts Рік тому +80

    I'm convinced that they just told Mavis to do whatever she felt like doing it would work because she's so damn good. What a voice

    • @dankelly5150
      @dankelly5150 Рік тому +3

      Funny how The Band was all Canadians except for the drummer Levon Helm who was the only American!! You’d swear they were all from the south the way they sounded !! 😂

    • @Heaps88
      @Heaps88 Рік тому +1

      They did.

    • @BoondockRoberts
      @BoondockRoberts Рік тому +5

      @@dankelly5150 As a Canadian I have always considered "Americana" as the whole continent.

    • @petermcculloch4933
      @petermcculloch4933 Рік тому +1

      I thought the same thing, Boodock.

    • @billmavin6203
      @billmavin6203 Рік тому +2

      Mavis is great, but to be fair the whole ensemble is all world.

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau Рік тому +152

    Brad & Lex, you'll love The Staples Singers "I'll Take You There" and "Respect Yourself"!!!
    At 80 years old, Mavis Staples performed "Purple Rain" at a Prince tribute, and she killed it!!

    • @stompievision
      @stompievision Рік тому +12

      Just caught Mavis and Bonnie Raitt a while back! She’s still touring!

    • @bengilbert7655
      @bengilbert7655 Рік тому +5

      And Let's Do It Again and If Your Ready

    • @mikeilkycook6832
      @mikeilkycook6832 Рік тому +5

      @@stompievision now THAT I'd pay to see!

    • @hectorsmommy1717
      @hectorsmommy1717 Рік тому +2

      Check out the song she did with Hozier "Nina Cried Power". The two of them are magic together.

    • @danconroy8293
      @danconroy8293 Рік тому +5

      Check out the Staple Singers and Robert Palmer singing Respect Yourself,total groove!

  • @SheckyBeagleman
    @SheckyBeagleman Рік тому +96

    The BAND will always take you to Church. The Weight is a beautiful song about loss and redemption. I named my dog Jack in honor of the lyric "I will fix your rack if you'll take Jack my dog..wait a minute Chester you know I'm a peaceful man. That's ok he said won't you feed him when you can."

    • @ozarkchief7
      @ozarkchief7 Рік тому +4

      Crazy Chester was an actual person from here in Fayetteville, Arkansas. :) The Band had roots here in Arkansas, with Levon Helm born in Elaine, Arkansas. Musician Ronnie Hawkins, from the Huntsville, Arkansas area, brought members of what was to become the Band into his band, The Hawks.

    • @thomassamburgh5904
      @thomassamburgh5904 Рік тому +2

      Angela, yes indeed

    • @bumperu
      @bumperu Рік тому +4

      I have a "wait a minute Chester" t-shirt.

    • @SheckyBeagleman
      @SheckyBeagleman Рік тому +1

      @@ozarkchief7 That is amazing to know! Thank you so much for telling me about the history of The Weight. The song is so visceral. It resonates on every level of consciousness.

    • @SheckyBeagleman
      @SheckyBeagleman Рік тому +1

      @@thomassamburgh5904 The song is biblical testimony. Amen.

  • @crchalmers2012
    @crchalmers2012 Рік тому +33

    The Last Waltz is one of the greatest performances ever caught on film 👍

  • @Luisaan145
    @Luisaan145 Рік тому +158

    Mavin Staples' vocal on this is the greatest sounding thing ever recorded. Ever. Fact.

    • @mikemaricle9941
      @mikemaricle9941 Рік тому +11

      Mavis Staples.

    • @jeffsummers1894
      @jeffsummers1894 Рік тому +7

      If she doesn't move your soul, there's no hope for ya

    • @hakaigonzalez7253
      @hakaigonzalez7253 Рік тому +2

      I don't like it. Not sayin she's bad she clearly isn't. I don't like her churchy vocal style.

    • @jeffsummers1894
      @jeffsummers1894 Рік тому +4

      @@hakaigonzalez7253 Well she is a gospel singer, if you don't know and love Jesus, then she isn't for you.

    • @scouser052
      @scouser052 Рік тому +2

      @@hakaigonzalez7253 Pops Staples and his daughters were a gospel group. what did you expect

  • @paulfromt.o.7384
    @paulfromt.o.7384 Рік тому +101

    Levon Helm not only was solid drummer but he had a great unique voice.

    • @jamesdignanmusic2765
      @jamesdignanmusic2765 Рік тому +2

      The version of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" in the movie is amazing - he channels a century of southern hurt into his voice.

    • @rickg8015
      @rickg8015 Рік тому +5

      R.I.P., Levon…

    • @dianaspears571
      @dianaspears571 Рік тому +1

      He was also an actor and starred in Coal Miners Daughter as Loretta Lynn's Dad. Also played in a Sissy Spaceck film, I believe.

    • @kikovazquez7277
      @kikovazquez7277 Рік тому +2

      @@dianaspears571 Sissy played Loretta Lynn in the movie. Both may have been nominated for Oscars -- too far back for me to remember.

    • @jimwiater2867
      @jimwiater2867 Рік тому +2

      Joe Strummer from the Clash said no drummer should sing. Except Levon Helm

  • @infantrycord
    @infantrycord Рік тому +29

    Mavis Staples' voice is pure gold

  • @rhwinner
    @rhwinner Рік тому +31

    The Staples were already legends in the gospel world when they recorded this.

    • @harlanginsberg7269
      @harlanginsberg7269 Рік тому

      Pretty much everybody who appeared in that film was already legends

  • @angelskunk2206
    @angelskunk2206 Рік тому +37

    I think this song is about encouraging people to share “the weight” of life’s issues with each other, with friends and loved ones, because the weight is lighter if it’s shared.

    • @PeterParker-vq2cz
      @PeterParker-vq2cz Рік тому +2

      The Bible was something taught and learned by everyone back in the day, so there are soooo many Bible principles that got put into everything, media, music, u name it. "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2

    • @freebee8221
      @freebee8221 Рік тому +1

      The a load off, as in take off the weight

  • @firedoc5
    @firedoc5 Рік тому +80

    One of my absolute favorite songs of all time. Just can't get enough of The Band. The drummer Levon Helm is one of greatest singers-drummers of all time. The band is actually from Canada other than Levon. He's from Arkansas. The Staples just brings in more power and emotion from this concert. Check out the Playing For Change video version where artists from all around the world link up. You should do a deep dive into The Band with "The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down", "Up On Cripple Creek", and many others. You won't be disappointed.

  • @ws3764
    @ws3764 Рік тому +27

    If any musical group can get away with calling themselves "The Band" it's these guys!!!

  • @theritchie2173
    @theritchie2173 Рік тому +66

    One of the greatest performances of all time, all the way around.

    • @jjones9822
      @jjones9822 Рік тому +2

      The old man has one damn smooth voice I tell you what.

    • @theritchie2173
      @theritchie2173 Рік тому

      @@jjones9822 As they used to say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

    • @dotconnector1418
      @dotconnector1418 Рік тому

      Fortunately I got to go to the Thanksgiving Day Last Waltz party. Man there was some talent on the stage that day.

  • @slimsantilli4476
    @slimsantilli4476 Рік тому +39

    The Staples singers were the genuine package. They took you to the dance floor, and Churchin at once.

  • @torreyholmes7205
    @torreyholmes7205 Рік тому +41

    Great song. "The Last Waltz" concert contains so many great songs. "It Makes No Difference": sung by bassist Rick Danko is also top-notch.

    • @johndef5075
      @johndef5075 Рік тому +1

      Love the way he performs on stage too. Looks like hes so into it.

  • @richardmartin9565
    @richardmartin9565 Рік тому +9

    A friend of mind claimed he knew the Staples Singers. In 1973 they were in a concert at Fenway Park. After the concert we hung around to see the performers leave. When the Staple Singers came out, the immediately recognized my friend and came over to chat. I must've been in shock since I barely remember what happened. This kid was only 19 and knew lots of well known people. He wasn't just bragging or telling tall tales.

  • @brettnheather
    @brettnheather Рік тому +25

    Nothing better than Mavis Staples and Papa Staples. And you'll never go wrong pulling performances from the Last Waltz and Bob Dylan. Thank you!!!!

  • @glennelfmann3143
    @glennelfmann3143 Рік тому +21

    The Band-which started out as a backing group for the rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins in the late nineteen-fifties, performed with Bob Dylan on his groundbreaking 1966 tour, and then set off on its own two years later

    • @Texashog11
      @Texashog11 Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/Va7blDID1l8/v-deo.html

  • @tackysum
    @tackysum Рік тому +14

    That is the incomparable Mavis Staples with her sisters, Cleotha and Pervis and their dad Roebuck "Pops" Staples. This is the best rendition of this song and the one I always hear in my head. The Band performed it on SNL eons ago with Levon Helm handling all the verses.

  • @kevinkennedy6875
    @kevinkennedy6875 Рік тому +13

    The Staples Singers are legendary. Their recordings of "I'll Take You There" and "Respect Yourself" are essential listening

  • @knightngail1
    @knightngail1 Рік тому +18

    My favorite version of this song!! 💞

  • @SpiderMcGee
    @SpiderMcGee Рік тому +17

    The video is a piece of a larger concert film, "The Last Waltz", filmed in 1976. It had The Band performing with several different artists including Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young. It's a Thanksgiving tradition where I'm from.

    • @uncledenny2570
      @uncledenny2570 Рік тому +1

      How appropriate. You probably already know those in attendance were served a Thanksgiving dinner before the show. All for the princely some (for the time) of $25.
      ✌&🎶

  • @tancar2004
    @tancar2004 Рік тому +11

    You should check out the "Playing for Change" version from a couple of years ago. It has Robbie Robertson and Ringo Starr playing this song with musicians from all over the world and it's just amazing.

  • @juliapernicka2698
    @juliapernicka2698 Рік тому +7

    There is a 50th anniversary version of this song by Playing For Change … musicians from all over the world coming together and singing one song. Super cool.

  • @mrnobody9104
    @mrnobody9104 Рік тому +16

    The Staples did their thing and The Band always did too! POPS and his daughters (featuring Mavis) of course are worth a venture into their own solo works! Great tune and or request...

  • @GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames
    @GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames Рік тому +6

    No band was ever like The Band except the Band. It was a collection of unique talents that came together to make amazing music.

  • @tomward6689
    @tomward6689 Рік тому +3

    The woman clapping and killing it singing is the amazing Mavis Staples who still performs at 83.

  • @eximusic
    @eximusic Рік тому +3

    It's a band called "The Band" playing "with" The Staples. (sorry if you already knew that). Every song in the film that song came from, The Last Waltz, is worth reacting to.

  • @francisstanley4325
    @francisstanley4325 Рік тому +7

    One of the most heartfelt and soulful songs ever

  • @redarmysoja
    @redarmysoja Рік тому +6

    That's just a little impromptu jam session at the end with Manuel, Danko and Robertson singing an old gospel tune "Old time religion". Ya'll need to do more of The Band. Also some Staples singers, they're both awesome.

  • @dougleclaire9424
    @dougleclaire9424 Рік тому +2

    Two of the most heralded groups of the 20th Century and beyond. The Band...and the Staple Singers...lead by Pops Staples.

  • @MrPooch1967
    @MrPooch1967 Рік тому +4

    Mavis Staples is a 5' 0" dynamo of vocal talent!! While this was not performed on the stage at Winterland, this collaboration is one of the greatest ever.✌🏼✌🏼💯

  • @jtudor9869
    @jtudor9869 Рік тому +2

    Levon Helm turned in a great acting performance as Ted Webb in 1980 Coal Miner's Daughter. Slipped easily into Appalachian dialect.

  • @cattuslavandula
    @cattuslavandula Рік тому +11

    I love Levon Helm's singing. His voice is great. That accent tho kills me. He spoke the way my older Arkansas relatives did. I don't know if it exists anymore, haven't heard it in years in spite of trips to the state. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is amazing, so is his cover of Atlantic City.

    • @ray5farm482
      @ray5farm482 Рік тому +1

      Yep, we still talk that that.

    • @johndef5075
      @johndef5075 Рік тому +1

      Such a great drummer too. Seems like every note he plays is perfectly placed.

  • @carolines8560
    @carolines8560 Рік тому +3

    Doesn't get much better than The Band. This was a great version of "The Weight" 💕 Thanks Brad and Lex!!!

  • @joedonlewis9820
    @joedonlewis9820 Рік тому +3

    Everybody still covers this song. Yes you must watch The Last Waltz. The drummer Levon Helm is one of the seminal artist of the 20th century and one of the finest human beings ever. So is Mavis Staples. She said she had a massive crush on Robbie Robertson (guitar player) in that video. If you watch closely she whispers "beautiful" at the very end of the song, she said she was talking about Robbie.

  • @danw2276
    @danw2276 Рік тому +6

    IN THE END WHERE THEY WERE JUST SCREWING AROUND THEY HAVE MORE TALENT THAN MOST. MY FAVORITE BAND! THANKS A BUNCH

  • @robertkaplan7001
    @robertkaplan7001 Рік тому +1

    The shape I'm in is my fav band song ! They were called the band because when they opened they would say I'd the band here and they took the name the band

  • @atuuschaaw
    @atuuschaaw Рік тому +5

    The Staples & The Band are a perfect mix for me. I loved them both and listened to them plenty in my younger days, but together, they're sweeter-n-Tupelo Honey! 🙂♥

  • @lenbeedle
    @lenbeedle Рік тому +3

    The Band is truly an example of togetherness in practice between Canada and America.

  • @johncopeland3826
    @johncopeland3826 Рік тому +3

    The Weight was written in1968 ,yes that's right 54 years ago ,and is as fresh today as it ever was ! This version was recorded after the Last Waltz ,which was 46 years ago and is still magnificent ! The Band and the Staple singers .... Groundbreaking art at its most majestic.....

    • @mcchaw
      @mcchaw 11 місяців тому

      Oh I thought everyone was racist and no different colored people got along then and thats why they don't get along today...

  • @1234uz
    @1234uz Рік тому +20

    The Staples were fantastic as were The Band but the voice of Mavis Staples is a unique forceful quality voice . I got to see her live when she was on tour with Elton John back in 2011

  • @jamesf.ryaniii7918
    @jamesf.ryaniii7918 Рік тому +1

    9 people in this video and only 3 are still alive - guitarist Robbie Robertson 79 y/o, keyboard/sax player Garth Hudson 85 y/o (barely shown in the video, he is on the far, far left) and one of the Staple sisters - Mavis 83 y/o. The amazing thing is that all 3 of them still perform (but not together).

  • @SearlesHernandez
    @SearlesHernandez Рік тому +8

    Great band and song. On your own time, check out the version featuring Ringo Starr and Robbie Robertson. 🤙

    • @andyfletcher3561
      @andyfletcher3561 Рік тому +1

      Would that be the "Playing for Change" video? It's a fantastic version and rivals this one... ua-cam.com/video/ph1GU1qQ1zQ/v-deo.html

    • @SearlesHernandez
      @SearlesHernandez Рік тому +2

      @@andyfletcher3561 yes, that's the one.

    • @andyfletcher3561
      @andyfletcher3561 Рік тому +2

      @@SearlesHernandez It's REALLY good ; 0)

  • @greglewis1146
    @greglewis1146 Рік тому +1

    it really gets to me(in a good way) seeing younger ppl dig these songs, thank's Brad and Lex for listening,

  • @astroman7436
    @astroman7436 Рік тому +3

    I love this version! It still gives me chills. The Staples family sound amazing! If I could go back in time to see 3 concerts, this and Otis Redding at Monterey would be required to see. Thanx for reacting to this! 🤙

  • @roydownes2458
    @roydownes2458 Рік тому

    the song is about a trip to nazareth, pennsylvania, the home of martin guitars. the staples (also known as the staple singers) were indeed a separate band, who did such songs as 'respect yourself' and 'i'll take you there'.

  • @randyfergus8781
    @randyfergus8781 11 місяців тому

    The Staple Singers were primarily a gospel group consisting of Roebuck "Pop" Staples and his three daughters. Mavis carried most of the vocal load among the sisters and is still performing. The Band are 4 Canadian musicians and Levon Helm playing the drums and singing. They got their big break when they became Bob Dylan's band when he "went electric". This performance is from the documentary "The Last Waltz" commemorating their last time performing as the Band. They invited people who had influenced them throughout the years to join them on stage. Fortunately there was a glitch either the recording of this song live at the show or in even getting the Staples to be there. In either case, Martin Scorsese, who directed the whole thing, wanted the Staples and the Band in the documentary and got them together in a studio with this masterpiece being the result.

  • @user-yx1qq6bw6c
    @user-yx1qq6bw6c 2 дні тому

    Brad and Lex let me introduce you to Miss Fanny. She was was the owner of a free books for trade bookstore in Canada. Each verse of the song is a different story and you take the load off her and put it right on you the reader. Two members of the band knew of and went to her store often. Take a load off Fanny and put the load right on me.

  • @jollyrodgers7272
    @jollyrodgers7272 Рік тому

    The Staples Singers, aka, The Staples Family, were a Gospel/R&B/Soul singing group started by Roebuck 'Pops' Staples and his children Cleotha, Pervis, May and Mavis.

  • @cindyphifer970
    @cindyphifer970 Рік тому

    Love the Band. Levon Helm my favorite drummer/singer in a band. R.I.P

  • @phillipbarnett5810
    @phillipbarnett5810 Рік тому +1

    No egos.Just people enjoying the music.Good musicians and all great vocals .And its live.

  • @louisianagrandma3595
    @louisianagrandma3595 Рік тому

    Oh, my goodness!! LOVE, Mavis Staples and the Staple Singers! Listen to "I'll Take You There", if you haven't already.

  • @neilgroom8804
    @neilgroom8804 Рік тому

    The Staples were a gospel group invited to help sing their song.
    At the end that was a take of them backstage higher than a Georgia Pine singing a gospel hymn.

  • @terriertz5134
    @terriertz5134 Рік тому

    The Staple singers were well known as gospel singers. They did have a cross over song called I'll Take You There that is really good and was played on mainstream radio as well as this song.

  • @hillbillyhippie4235
    @hillbillyhippie4235 Рік тому +3

    Nice job y'all, Levon Helm- Poor Old Dirt Farmer, Growing Trade and Atlantic City are very good also, RIP Levon

  • @DawnSuttonfabfour
    @DawnSuttonfabfour Рік тому

    "just feelin' about half past dead" - great line. MAVIS!!

  • @mikelundquist4596
    @mikelundquist4596 Рік тому +3

    It's not just words, tho words are important... it's words and music and harmonies and melodies and dynamics and tempo and how it all fits together.

  • @thedeceiver5545
    @thedeceiver5545 Рік тому +2

    They were Bob Dylan's band when he went electric. Bob Dylan asked for Mavis;'s hand in marriage to Pops, the story goes.

  • @televinv8062
    @televinv8062 Рік тому

    The Band brought to church by The Staples family. Mint!
    🙏👍🙏👍

  • @WWLARSON45
    @WWLARSON45 Рік тому

    Do yourselves a favor and listen to the Staples singers. Every time I hear them sing I get chills like I just walked into church!

  • @joeyt.
    @joeyt. Рік тому

    On the 50th year anniversary 'Playing For Change' organization performed the song with performers from around the world including Guitarist Robbie Robertson from The Band.

  • @josephbeauleau420
    @josephbeauleau420 Рік тому +2

    LEX, I have noticed you REALLY FEEL THE BLUES when you listen to music, if you get a chance look up Justin Johnson, I thing you will really dig his stuff. no words, its all mostly instrumental. but he has some amazing slide guitar that will liquefy you!!

  • @cazgerald9471
    @cazgerald9471 Рік тому

    Beautifully shot - two artists that you might not be thinking about when watching / listening to this are Martin Scorsese and Michael Chapman (cinematographer).

  • @pogmothoin7164
    @pogmothoin7164 Рік тому +1

    At my dad's funeral each child got to pick a some to play. This is the song I chose.

  • @user-di8sb8np7y
    @user-di8sb8np7y 25 днів тому

    I said every time and I know it gets old but as soon as pops comes on I shed a little tear cuz I think about my grandpa

  • @swere1240
    @swere1240 Рік тому

    thats from a movie made of the last concert the band ever had so thats why theres that clip at the end. its really good theres alot of famous artists from that time at that concert with them as guests appearances.

  • @chuckyanus3563
    @chuckyanus3563 Рік тому +1

    I am a huge, huge fan of The Band (I saw them a few times live as well). But when Mavis Staples comes for this last recording together I still get goosebumps.

  • @bocephus124
    @bocephus124 4 місяці тому

    Sure miss you two , hope you are doing well and baby is fine ,

  • @bakerman10
    @bakerman10 Рік тому +12

    Her name was Fanny. "The lyrics, written in the first-person, are about a traveler's experiences arriving, visiting, and departing a town called Nazareth, in which the traveler’s friend, Fanny, has asked him to look up some of her friends. According to Robertson, Fanny is based on Frances "Fanny" Steloff, the founder of a New York City bookstore where he explored scripts by Buñuel. [14] The town is based on Nazareth, Pennsylvania, because it was the home of Martin Guitars. Robertson wrote the guitar parts on a 1951 Martin D-28.[13][14] The singers, led by Helm, vocalize the traveler's encounters with people in the town from the perspective of a Bible Belt American Southerner,[15] like Helm himself, a native of rural Arkansas."

    • @dwood21851
      @dwood21851 Рік тому

      This is why I love music so much. I never new the story behind the lyrics but for probably 40 years I had my own interpretation. Fanny simply meaning your butt. And a stranger just seeing you you may need a little help and offering to take a load off

  • @kevindowdell8394
    @kevindowdell8394 Рік тому

    The Staples were famous. Amazing!
    The Band. Untouchable perhaps?

  • @DavidSalernoJewelers
    @DavidSalernoJewelers 5 місяців тому

    Absolutely without doubt the most musically talented of ANY group in history with each and every member proficient in several instruments. The drummer Levon Helm was actually the only American in the group with all the other members being from Canada. They played for years backing Ronnie Hawkins and then were Bob Dylans band for several years. Everyone simply referred to the members as "The Band" .........you HAVE to watch The Last Waltz. It is like an audible and visual history of American music.

  • @kenvarnold3659
    @kenvarnold3659 Рік тому

    An immortal piece of music...brilliant...

  • @MD-sz9my
    @MD-sz9my Рік тому

    Robbie learned to play guitar on the reservation in Canada so many great tunes from the band.

  • @sidviscous5959
    @sidviscous5959 Рік тому +3

    The Band and The Grateful Dead are probably the most underrated bands of the 20th century . . . .

  • @janineivey03121
    @janineivey03121 Рік тому +1

    Yes, ma’am. The Staples were a wonderful group, and this collaboration was beautiful😊

  • @TheJoshuaPimentel
    @TheJoshuaPimentel Рік тому

    The Band greatest hits album is one of my favorite greatest hits albums.

  • @darthvoluntaryiststillvide4345

    They got their name because they were Bob D's backing band. Check out "It Makes No Difference"; by far my favorite song by The Band.

  • @sjddds
    @sjddds Рік тому +1

    The band is the original , the staples are helping sing the bands song

  • @unki3259
    @unki3259 Рік тому +1

    Papa staples was as smooth as he wanted to be…

  • @dudeotis
    @dudeotis Рік тому

    the best version of one of the very best songs to ever come out of the rock n roll world !

  • @RichA7CV41
    @RichA7CV41 Рік тому

    Just love how Mavis Maples says "Beautiful" at the end......

  • @salmuscles
    @salmuscles Рік тому +1

    it’s the world famous “staples singers” with pop stables and his daughters.....

  • @betsyduane3461
    @betsyduane3461 Рік тому

    It's from a concert film of The Bands last gig called The Last Waltz.

  • @leewalker6371
    @leewalker6371 Рік тому

    The whole movie is packed with stars,Clapton,muddy waters,van Morrison, to name a few.gotta do more from the last waltz guys ,pls

  • @stevedahlberg8680
    @stevedahlberg8680 Рік тому

    Silver dollar city, laugh. Oh my God man this band is so cool and was so beloved. This song and very many others we're just so catchy and became so well known. I swear to God, even nowadays, with people my age and even 20 years younger, you go to a bonfire or a front porch Jam or out in the shed and back for a jam or anything like that, and there are about 30 or 40 songs that are extremely likely to pop up that enough people know that you can just start strumming your acoustic guitars and whatever else to it and then everybody sings it and everybody knows the words. This is one of those. Another huge hit for them that is so beloved is called up on cripple creek. And then another one is The Night They Drove Old Dixie down. It's just so emotional and so memorable it just sticks in your mind. Ophelia was another popular one by them.

  • @calebclunie4001
    @calebclunie4001 Рік тому

    A song that's irresistible, to sing along to. This is a call, to share The Weight, by joining with others...a call, for collaboration. It's a fantastic collaboration, so they're leading, by example.
    The people, who were inspired by Jack Kerouac, to go out, "On The Road", searching for truth, beyond the white picket fences (that may represent wedges between people), had found that there's a lot of emotion, tied to leaving loved ones behind; and then there's the journey, with its pitfalls, basically a rollercoaster of unknown outcomes. Through, facing hurdles, with others who were on their path, they learn valuable lessons, of an experiential nature.
    (i.e. Though one may have resiliency, in an individual reservoir, when we join with others, there can be more momentum, and inspiration, and sense of purpose, and belonging, due to feedback).
    In the end, the ride of unknowns, feeds a longing to return to solace, and realization, that it's time for a restoration.
    That's my take, on this song, at least.
    The Staples were singing Gospel, and Soul, and the whole country needed, that deep down healing.
    The Oscar Winning Documentary of the year, "Summer Of Soul", from Director Questlove, of The Roots fame, features a bit of The Staples. Mavis Staples, singing alongside Mahalia Jackson, is not only a piece of music history, it is a piece of the human story. Mavis, literally, takes the load.
    I think, it's a shining example, of what humans can do for each other, when they respond with empathy.
    We're all entangled, so it's in our interest, to keep all boats above water.
    Forward, Humanity!
    Forward!

  • @teddtarr
    @teddtarr Рік тому

    Only saw them live once, as Dylan's backup band in Chicago, Jan. '74.
    Think they were still known as "the hawks" then.

  • @lawrencekelli
    @lawrencekelli Рік тому

    Love the Staple singers I know them great gospel music!

  • @graemey
    @graemey Рік тому +2

    Check out The Band with Dr. John - 'Such a Night' also from The Last Waltz concert - you won't regret it.

  • @jamesdignanmusic2765
    @jamesdignanmusic2765 Рік тому +1

    The Staples Singers are one of the best roots-soul-R&B bands around - led by Pops Staples and featuring his daughters. Their combination with the Band in this track is magical. "The Last Waltz" is one of the greatest music movies ever made. Part interview, part behind the scenes, but mostly fantastic music performances by the Band and a heap of their musical friends. So much good. Do yourself a favour and watch the whole thing.

  • @drg3712
    @drg3712 Рік тому +1

    The Band and the Staples - easily one of the top 20 love performances ever

  • @annieh5479
    @annieh5479 9 місяців тому

    The guy playing the double neck is Robbie Robertson, who died about a month ago, wrote the song. The drummer, Levon Helm, died about 8 years ago. Mavis Staple passed a while back. So sorry to see them leave. Their style of music is called, Americana.

  • @davidstephens6462
    @davidstephens6462 Рік тому +3

    So happy when y'all love the classics! Real music always wins!

  • @norkannen
    @norkannen Рік тому

    Me and wifey saw The Last Waltz concert movie when it came out on Cinemas ❤️😎🇧🇻. And before that i got the vinyls of Bob Dylan with The Band as back up band. I was a huge Dylan fan back then 😋❤️🇧🇻

  • @toothbrush5190
    @toothbrush5190 Рік тому

    There are 100 versions of this song, which is over 50 years old now.
    This performance from 1976 is probably the definitive version.
    According to Robbie, the writer, when The Staple Singers agreed to do this, Pops Staples insisted only if he could sing the verse he sang.

  • @philminas584
    @philminas584 2 місяці тому

    "The Staple Singers" teamed up with "The Band" for this single performance. Yes, the name of the band is "The Band".

  • @dsb9574
    @dsb9574 Рік тому +1

    Amazing group

  • @treyreeves7631
    @treyreeves7631 10 місяців тому +1

    Mavis voice is incredible. It gives me chills every time I hear her.

  • @michaelseet3779
    @michaelseet3779 9 місяців тому

    RIP Robbie..say hello to Levon Richard and Rick..thank you for all the wonderful music