🎵 The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down REACTION
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This story takes place in 1865 at the end of the Civil War, & he is telling you the story of how his family fell. You can feel the sorrow & defeat but his wanting to carry on despite it all.
I thought it was cute when Lex said 1965. She was only 100 years off.
@@KevinSchmitt77 Cute if it wasn't so sad. Not a clue this was about the Civil War.nAmazing.
It's also about the complete destruction of the south towards the end.
@@tragicdeyz2641 It's about General Sherman's "march to the sea." He burned and destroy everything he could from Atlanta to Savannah. The idea was to make the south surrender.
Worth pointing out that Levon Helm, as the only American in the band, hated things song and didn’t want to be associated with supporting the confederacy, even fictionally. His family fought for the other side.
The last time he ever performed the song was in the Last Waltz which for my money is one of the best live vocal performances ever.
She made me smile when she said "1965". Only a hundred years off.
she’s so innocent lol
If the young man had said it, you & a lot others would've had a hissy-fit
That was funny.
Check out the version from “The Last Waltz”. To watch Levon play drums and sing this is incredible, live!
Agreed! Terrific, heartfelt singing from Levon. My favorite version.
Yes, the live version ranks way higher than this studio version, imo. Sounds much more crisp, Ironically.
That's a brilliant version. Levon pours over a century of hurt into his singing on that.
Yes. A must watch
Agreed 110% that performance is a great example of an emotional performance.
A great song based on a post civil war story told to a Canadian writer performed by 4 Canadians and sung by a young man from Arkansas and that is The Band.
Robbie Robertson said that Levon Helm's dad would say to him, only half-jokingly, "You know, Robbie, one day the South is gonna rise again".
Turkey Scratch, Arkansas or thereabouts....
The song was not based on a story told to Robbie Robertson. He states that he heard many different stories over the years touring with Ronnie Hawkins and visiting different parts of the South. He also spent time with Helm's family. Then the concept came to him a few years later and he researched the subject and wrote it over 8 months.
very cool combo of guys
@@russallert he might be right.
It's not lost on me that we have a black couple listening and enjoying themselves to the tears of Confederate soldiers. However, the song is simply about loss, doesn't matter what side you're on. Tragedy is tragedy. Love your reactions guys 👏👏👏
Most people in the South really had no clue why they were fighting the war. They were told the North was telling them how to live. Nothing about slavery. Like most of history The Left lies and the people follow. Here's another one. "Most Slaves didn't want to leave the plantation. They stayed and became share croppers." Lie. They were told they were share croppers and would get paid. They were call "associates". But the food they ate and the shack they stayed in cost more than they got paid. And if they tried to leave without paying thier debt they would be shot. I could go on but I hope I made my point. And by the way most people didn't approve of slavery. And they weren't all racist.
1865, not 1965. The subject of the song, Virgil, worked on a train in the south during the civil war. Northern General Stoneman’s men destroyed the train. It doesn’t really say if Virgil was military or just a civilian working on the train. He then went back to Tennessee to resume farming. The last part of the song, they see Robert E. Lee. Virgil also says that his younger brother did join the army and died in combat.
People will say it glorifies the South. But to me it gives a glimpse of the terrible price of war. Even if you’re a civilian.
I may be corrected but as I understand it, the Danville-Richmond line was of such importance that it was fully militarized. So I guess Virgil (had he existed) would likely have been a serving soldier..
I always thought that Virgil was active military. Hungry, barely alive, witnessing the fall of Richmond even though he’s from Tennessee. The other guy makes a good point about how to Danville line was militarized.
I agree with you that the song has a deeper meaning than glorifying the south. I also agree with lex that the song harbors this eerie sense of triumph; the Union prevailing from the perspective of a Confederate man who lost so much. He recalls the way the victorious union sang that very night.
The song was actually written by Robbie Robertson - a Canadian. He wrote it for his band mate Levon Helm-from Alabama- to sing.
They didn’t see Robert E. Lee. They saw a ship on the river named after Lee, hence the word “the” in front of his name. He was back home when he saw the ship.
Lex it's 1865-song is set in the Civil War.
Not 1965. Its 1865. Its about the American Civil War, from the South's side. His brother was an 18 year old Confederate soldier, killed by a Yankee soldier.
Exactly, not 1965.. and he wasn’t killed by Mickey Mantle…☺️😉
It reminds me of the Clint Eastwood film The Outlaw Josey Wales
@@JulioLeonFandinho great movie… great cast… My 2nd favorite Eastwood movie after Unforgiven
@@JulioLeonFandinho very much so
Too damn much killing & maiming on both sides.
The Band's live Last Waltz version is the best!
Definitely!
It is excellent but Joan Baez version is worth a mention
@@neilmorrison7356 no it's not. She even screws with the lyrics.
Yes if your going to check out this song for the first time, ...then you go to the Last Waltz....one of the greatest performances in human history.
@@denroy3 I have always hated her version so much, much like the so much cavalry that tore up those tracks again. I won't mention the fact that Levon IS Virgil Caine in the real version.
“Virgil Cain is the name,” is no accident. He’s comparing the southern confederate to Cain from the Bible. Since the civil war was considered a war of brother against brother. Genius lyrics.
Exactly
I'm sure someone has said this already but this song is about the feelings of a Confederate soldier, from the mountains of Tennessee, toward the end of the Civil War in 1865 and the winter that followed. He was referencing the pain that was inflicted on hill folks who had little in common with the plantation owners yet fought for the Confederacy and in many cases suffered the most after the defeat. His reference to "The Robert E. Lee" was to a steamboat that was passing by on the river. His brother, who was also a Confederate soldier, had been killed during the war and he was feeling that loss among much more. Levon Helm, the lead singer on this one, who was also the drummer, was from the Ozarks in Arkansas, and his accent was real. The Band was an exceptional roots rock group before it was even a thing.
Virgil Cane was one of the vast majority of whites that didn't own a slave but got caught up in the Civil War anyway.
He's referring to 1865....the end of the Civil War.
The Band was a superb band! They are definitely worth a deeper dive into their catalog.
Incidentally, they got their start as Bob Dylan's backing band.
No. They had been together since 1960. They were The Hawks, with Ronnie Hawkins, and in 1963 performed as
Levon and The Hawks. They backed Dylan in 65-66.
How many hints do you need? Civil War. 1865. Robert E Lee, etc, etc.
The drummer singing on this one as far as i remember. Levon Helm i think 😈😎
Robbie Robertson is dual MOHAWK + Canadian songwriter who wrote many great songs of the American experience. You should listen to his solo, 'swamp music' in "Somewhere Down the Crazy River"
Also: "It Is A Good Day To Die" - about the American Indians being slaughtered
"Broken Arrow", Showdown at Big Sky", etc.
With the great Tony Levin on bass -- Levin played with all the best: Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, and more.
Folks have straightened you out on the time and meaning. Pay attention to the great vocals in this Band! 3 lead singers, Helm, Danko, and Manuel. Those high harmonies of Danko’s here are perfect for Levon’s gravelly lead vocals! Get some more of all 3! Try “Stage Fright” “Ophelia” “The Shape I’m In” “Atlantic City” Just so much great music! Want to know what other musicians of the day were listening to? The Band!
Ophelia, that song has a special place for me
1865 not 1965 American civil war the confederates talking talking about a train
We are still listening to The Band. They can't be beat...
Yes indeed. I should have been more specific. Richard up top
What, the song to listen to next is the band's anthem, "the weight" which encapsulate's their sound & their overall message
Levon with that Arkansas drawl. Perfect for this song!
ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE BAND EVER. TALENT EVERYWHERE AND THEY ALL TAKE TURNS SHINNING. LOVE THEM!!!!
This is a great example of a The Band original roots rock masterpiece, a style they practically invented. Their catalogue is huge.
Here's a vote for the Band's version of Atlantic City but really, cue up anything they ever did.
I love their version of Atlantic City
I agree
Lex you nailed it. Yes, this could be the "Funeral Dirge" of my beautiful South, but it's even more so a loving Ballad to those who went before us. ~ Lesa
Exactly, she has such a great feel for understanding the music vibe.
Song about the "Civil War" and how after, the southern states were ravaged, and had to be built up again from all of the damage done by the war. Great song.
when it comes to the Band always go with the Last Waltz version.......This song, on the Last Waltz is absolutely EPIC!
These guys were one of the best, ever. And in person, the best I ever saw. The album (their second, "The Band") is listed as one of the top 100 albums...ever in rock. This song IS raw. They wrote it for the one Southerner in the group, Levon Helm. He's not only the lead vocalist on this, but he's also the drummer!! That's 1865, Lex, not 1965...soldiers starving as Richmond falls and the war winds down. One family's tragedy...one of many. There's poignancy even on the wrong side of things. Try "It makes No Difference"...or one of a dozen others.
When the North finally got the upper hand they brutally punished the South with more destruction than warranted to finish the war. Helm delivers the lyrics like he was there.
Yes, it's a Civil War song.
I'm with you, I do not know if they realize the song is about the south losing the Civil War.
They should use the tracks from The Last Waltz where possible. This is great, but some of those are beyond.
The song was not written by anyone in the band.
So yesterday I watched a couple, 2 TEACHERS do a reaction to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". Clearly neither had any inkling of the Arthurian legend and during the bit
in the movie where they are loading corpses onto a cart (hint, Black Plague) one said "Was there a pandemic or something?" Today I watch these 2 listen to this
brilliant song and have no clue, despite repeated and obvious references it's about perhaps the seminal event in out Nation's history, the Civil War.
I weep for the future.
Don't blame the kids. Blame the educators who didn't, and the society which refuses to tell the uncomfortable truths of a nation's history...
@@gchampi2 The truth of our nations' history can be found in any good library, every nation has uncomfortable truths quit being so effen self-righteous.
Levon Helm sang this with so much emotion. He was the only member of the band from the southern United States. Robbie Robertson the lead member wrote the song for Levon to sing. And it’s 1865 girl. Civil war
Robbie Robertson from Canada wrote this after visiting levon helms family in Tennessee. After he visited with levons dad, a proud southern man, and discussing the civil, He told robbie that the south will rise again. And it inspired robbie to write this song to give a southern perspective of the civil war. And its brilliant because it sounds like it could have been written in 1865 instead of 1965.
RIP Levon
RIP Robbie
An absolute masterpiece
They always sound like a late-summer, impromptu back-porch after-dinner jam.
Andy and Alex did a reaction to the song " The Weight" from The Band ...one if them said "it sounded like it was crafted with rough hands"
The Band were such a revolution in rock music in 1968-69 that Eric Clapton begged them to let him join the group.
No he didn't. He wanted to ask but couldn't muster up the courage.
1865. A regret from a former southern soldier after the horror of the Civil War...
*The '65 reference in this is referring to the last year and end of the Civil War, 1865. This song came to be when they writer, Robbie, became interested in the Civil War. It was recorded in Sammy Davis Jr.'s house. Joan Baez recorded it I think a year or two after The Band did it. It is a good cover of it, but not as 'Real' as this, the original.*
I have tremendous respect and admiration for Joan Baez, but her emotionally neutered cover of this very emotional song shows off nothing but her gift - the sheer beauty of her voice is an insult to the authenticity of The Band's version - the very worst cover I've personally ever heard of a great song by another great artist. Nobody will ever accuse Levon Helm of having a "beautiful" voice, but he sure knew how to act a song that had a story to tell and he was Virgil Cain.
@@kikovazquez7277 That is a great explanation of, or term for, when I wrote "not as 'Real' as this." There's no passion and feeling in it.
Eric Clapton fell in love with them, went to audition, maybe he did, they didn't need him, still welcomed him to 'The Last Waltz.' He'd told anyone who'd listen (to ERIC "GOD" CLAPTON!) how great they were
1865, not 1965. Civil War story.
"Dixie" was the Confederacy.
You mean the ones who went to war against the United States of America?
Dixie was then, and is today the south
You guys missed the boat on this one. The commenters can straighten me out if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's a sad song of a proud, simple and poor Southerner, whose young brother died in the Civil War, watching the South fall to the Union Army. As the celebrations go on around him, he realizes he has lost his way of life and everything that matters to him. To me it's sad because these weren't the people who were overly involved in politics or owned slaves. They just lived basic subsistence lives but they got caught up in something bigger than them and lost everything.
You are correct - this is a song of sorrow and overcoming. The winter of 65 is 1865 when the South was ravaged by the Civil War. Levon Helm from my state of Arkansas sings this. That war still looms large in the South. For another take on being a Southerner I strongly recommend you review Tom Petty's Southern Accents and Rebels. One may not live in the South anymore, as Tom settled in California, but it still has a hold on a person.
It was not 1965 - it was 1865. Civil War - The night they drove ole Dixie Dow. Interesting that the two best US Civil war songs were written by Canadians. This on by Robbie Robertson and the one I hope you will cover Powderfiinger, by Neil Young
All total pros with such a unique sound.
A song about the Civil War, and the defeat of the Confederacy, the loss of so many Americans, some were glad of the defeat some were despondent. the reference was 1865, not 1965.
The historical reference is to the fall of Richmond, the capital city of the Confederacy and now the state capital of Virginia. The Union Army put the city under siege in the winter of 1865, and then in April the Confederate government fled the city by taking the train south to Danville (another town in Virginia). Retreating Confederate soldiers also burned the city. A week later, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, and the Civil War was over. The "Stoneman" mentioned in the song was a Union general who ran several campaigns to destroy Confederate rail lines and bridges.
A line from this song became an internet meme for a few days when modern-day Richmond (now a very liberal place) took down its statue of Robert E. Lee. It was hauled out on a truck, and the photo was captioned "Virgil, quick come see! There goes Robert E. Lee!"
so much ignorance here, the war was over in the winter of '65 dummy.
He meant 1865, Civil War era.
Yeah, it's sung through a southerner's perspective of the Civil War when nearing its end.
@@atuuschaaw dude the Civil War was long over in the WINTER of "65.
@@davisworth5114 On paper, yes.
Love this song.So many great songs from The Band and Levon Helms' voice is so recognizable and iconic.The war story from the losers' side of the Civil War.This would be a great song for you to read the lyrics on.This style is probably considered a lament because it talks of sorrow and grief.
Reminds me of a poem's lines, "Where defeated valor lies"... a dying Confederate soldier hearing his enemy cheer their victory.
Yes, a lament
Yes the end of the Civil War was dramatic, 5 years of killing America's best on both sides. Not all were willing participants, made it even more sad.
This song was written by Robbie Robertson..a Canadian Musician and Songwriter...he went to Levon Helms home in Arkansas and wrote this song...yes it is a first person setting (virgil kane) about the effects of northern aggression during the War Between the States
The Band, the most talented musicians in any band! Check out It Makes No Difference from The Last Waltz!
I listened to this song on an AM radio on an 8th grade school bus trip to Harpers Ferry. Song has stuck with me since. Love the backing harmonies. Great song.
The Band is my favorite band of all time. I loved your initial reaction... cuts to the heart of some of why I love this band so much.
Kind of a story that is set in truth. Always loved this, yes it’s sad.
One of Canada s best group
Only 80% Canadian!
@@keef7224 It,s enough
One of the greatest ensembles from 50 years ago; they were unbelievably talented, respected and influential. Their Brown Album is a rock classic.
I love the story in this song. Let's you know a side of the Civil War that we don't hear.
Not a lot of Civil War songs at all these days
No there isn't, seems like it is supposed to be erased. Can't erase what has happened. We can't, our family had 4 ancestors die in that war 3 North and 1 South.
there is only one side of the civil war - unless ur one of those tinfoil-hat wearing dudes
We are only allowed to have one side. This song is about the common man not fancy Generals. There was poor folks on both sides that fought and died in that war.
Actually I'm a history nerd. I like mainly knowing how they did stuff back then. Even just to learn why they did stuff.
Levon Helm's voice is exceptional on this song...it really sticks out, but in a very good way. The song, When I Go Away, is one of my favorites by Levon Helm. He is much older and you can hear his age, but it eally gets me in the feels.
As has been mentioned, it's 1865, it's a lament about the end of the Civil War and the reconstruction afterward, "I don't care if money's no good"
How could you not catch the historical references and even the title and not know this was about the Civil War? I think I heard the Joan Baez version when I was like 10 years old and I knew immediately what it was about. This version's lyrics are even more clear and easy to understand.
Levon Helm attended Berklee College of Music after they played at Woodstock. He used his other name, Mark and shaved his beard to avoid detection.
The Last Waltz…a must watch if you want a lesson in music from The Band. If their song “It Makes No Difference” doesn’t move you to tears you might not be breathing ✌️
This is such an amazing exercise in imaginative storytelling. It’s so evocative that I feel I’m right there with the characters.
The "Robert E. Lee" was a Paddle Wheel Steam Boat that the Yankees commandeered to haul the "Spoils of War" from the South to the North.
The line is, "There goes the Robert E. Lee."
Joan Baez sings, "There goes Robert E. Lee."
One word changes the meaning so much!
She screws up other parts of this great song as well. She sings ' so much cavalry came' . Correct lyrics ' when Stoneman's Cavalry came ' Stoneman being the commander. Real lyrics.. " I swear by the mud below my feet" .. JB sings " I swear by the blood... "
As a Brit growing up here in the UK in the 1960's I am rather surprised and even shocked at the fact you are not the only younger American reactors to not realise what this is about - I honestly thought you people were taught your own history. Be interesting to know if your parents know the references.
Back then us boys grew up playing cowboys and Indians, reading western stories and playing with model soldiers - we had civil war soldiers easily available in shops here, and together with the western stories, films like Gone With The Wind, and westerns on television, we absorbed a lot of information even if historically inaccurate in the usual Hollywood way. Most of my friends knew what Dixie referred to, and names like Robert E Lee, Grant, Sherman etc were well known in the UK amongst children, but from play not school.
A doochebag from the UK talking about people not knowing their history. Perfect. GFY.
Thank you these young people today are dumb as stones, this is what the US schools do to children.
This Girl: "This is a vibe. Like you're sittin' on some steps with your buddies, tellin' stories." "And then he's like 'Virgil this' and '1965.' I was just like this is ooold school, yanno?" "That had like... a triumphant funeral march vibe. It's like some tragedy happened and they're overcoming."
Me, gesturing wildly to get your attention and then whispering: "Nobody tell her!"
R.I.P to Richard Manel, piano player for the band , who tragically took his own life. In his memory check out "the shape I'm in " from the video the last waltz.
If u love Richard Manuel listen to "danko/Manuel" by drive-by truckers....great tribute to the Band members
"65" is a reference to 1865 during the Civil War when the story in the song takes place, the reference to Robert E Lee was another clue......
Written by Robbie Robertson a Candian about the Civil War
i grew up with this music...to watch your reaction takes me back to when i first slipped the cassete in the deck of my vw bug....you guys are great...thanks
I know this reaction is from a while ago. But to clarify on this song, this was a clearly a song about a southern family in the civil war ('65 was 1865). Which, i hope, doesn't diminish the song quality, it is very emotional and i really enjoyed it.
The Band were originally The Hawks from Canada. They hooked up with Bob Dylan after he went electric and backed him on all the compositions on the Dylan album Songs From Big Pink, referencing a big house he rented in Saugerties NY. There's several collections out called The Basement Tapes that are alternate takes, practice sessions, unreleased tracks etc. The tapes were copied onto cassettes and "bootlegged" for quite a while but then Columbia took the masters, cleaned them up as best they could and officially released the best material. So The band have a lot of great material of their own AND with Dylan.
"A Civil War narrative written in the first-person voice of a southerner by The Band’s guitarist Robbie Robertson, and sung by The Band’s southern drummer Levon Helm, “The Night They Drove OId Dixie Down” chronicles the final days of the War Between the States through the eyes of a southern farmer and Confederate soldier named Virgil Caine. In his 2016 book Testimony, Robertson recounted the origins of the song, discussing the fact that he, like everyone in the group but Helm, was from Canada and not all that educated about the Civil War.
“There was a chord progression and melody rumbling through my head, but I didn’t know yet what the song was about. I played it on the piano one day for Levon. He liked the way it stopped and started, free of tempo. I flashed back to when he first took me to meet his parents in Marvell, Arkansas, and his daddy said, ‘Don’t worry, Robin - the South is going to rise again.’ I told Levon I wanted to write lyrics about the Civil War from a southern family’s point of view. ‘Don’t mention Abraham Lincoln in the lyrics’ was his only advice. ‘That won’t go down too well.’ I asked him to drive me to the Woodstock library so I could do a little research on the Confederacy. They didn’t teach that stuff in Canadian schools. When I conjured up a story about Virgil Caine and his kin against this historical backdrop, the song came to life for me. Though I did stop and wonder, Can I get away with this? You call this rock ‘n’ roll? Maybe!”
The song has faced criticism for some historical liberties and inaccuracies, but it’s always worked with the listeners, most of whom probably don’t know Civil War history any better than Robertson did."
For another side of Levon Helm, the lead singer in this fantastic song as well as the drummer for The Band, check out his performance in The Right Stuff. He always has a stick of Beeman's chewing gum ready for Chuck Yeager.
Yes, he was as authentic in his movie roles as he was portraying characters of "Americana" in The Band's music. He also won acclaim as a supporting actor for his performance in the Loretta Lynn bio-pic "Coal Miner's Daughter". Sissy Spacek was unforgettable as Loretta Lynn and won the Best Actress Oscar for the 1980 film.
A movie, coincidentally, featuring possibly the only famous Virgil in 1965 - V.I. "Gus" Grissom (RIP). Levon was also great in "Coalminer's Daughter".
You really should check out some of their songs with Bob Dylan from The Basement Tapes, such as "Yazoo Street Scandal", "Tiny Montgomery", "Crash on the Levee", "Apple Suckling Tree", "Yea Heavy and a Bottle of Bread", "Odds and Ends", "Million Dollar Bash".
That shit is so raw and addictive.
@@RhettAnderson Indeed. It really feels like you have a front-row seat at a relaxed jam session with some really talented musicians that are just having a good time together.
@@NigelIncubatorJones A great time jamming in Big Pink.
This is a great song of story telling..
Despite what feelings you may have about each side of a war - each side thinks they're fighting for the right things, especially civil wars.
Those are always far more complicated than often depicted.
I like your reactions lex is grooving in every reaction no matter what genre. You guys are great
I think this is a sweet and highly respectful view of a heart-achingly sad time and place. Brad and Lex's take on the emotional impact of this song is very true, and greatly appreciated.
At the end of the Civil war, the North had won but they greatly abused the South. Most of it was burned General Sherman. They stole the valuables and food leaving the South starving and destroyed. The government never assisted in rebuilding the South. It was a bad war and both sides lost way too may lives but the South was in an awful way. Took 50 years to rebuild itself.
That’s why I say there was no huge wealth for Southerners at the end of the Civil War because money was worthless and people were starving to the point of eating their horses.
On “The last Waltz” there is an awesome version of “baby let me follow you down”.
What a talented band they were. The Weight and Cripple Creek among my favorites.
Woo!! more of The Band
Set in the American Civil war the song is about regret that so many Southern young lives were taken for a useless cause as the lyric suggest "They should never have taken the very best ".
Hard to feel sorry for people fighting for slavery and white supremacy
You are looking at that war with your current ideas. Start thinking about to next Civil War that is on the Horizon and understand why it going to happen. Very similar reasons.
@@sparkyofsocal I agree about the current dangers, but I also recognize that there was nothing honorable about the confederate cause. And yeah, lots of ignorant poor whites were mislead and exploited, but I really have no tears for them. Sorry not sorry
Sri Lanka has just fallen.
It wasn't a useless cause.
One thing that so many listeners miss is the imitation of bells that Garth Hudson created by banging so hard on the piano keys and allowing those sounds to reverb and echo.
1965??
Ahhhh, it's a song about The Civil War, which would be 1865!!
And yes, in many ways it's a funeral song -- a Dirge for the Defeated South.
you need to check out the video for The Last Waltz, their farewell concert! this is a song about the civil war.
"I swear by the blood below my feet, you can't raise a Caine when he's laying in defeat". Wow!
Most of the Band started off with Ronnie Hawkins &the Hawks, they were the Hawks, Ronnie died about a month ago at his home in Peterborough Ontario
All of The Band started with Ronnie Hawkins.
Perfection!
The majority of the confederate soldiers who fought in that war were dirt poor, uneducated and had no clue what they were even fighting for ..They would march for miles with no shoes on... So many of them were shot for desertion and none of them ever owned slaves. It was a rich man's war . These men are what the song is about.
The Last Waltz version
1865. lol. This is about the civil war. Not sure if it was in the original, but New Orleans native Allen Toussaint arranged a brass intro for it that was in the movie The Last Waltz! It's epic!
Actually, the biggest hit from this was Joan Baez’s version which I always liked better, but the Bands original has grown on me .
@@tedszweb5268 Why better? She screwed up the lyrics in several places and later admitted it.
Probably because it was the first version I heard.
But now I prefer The Bands version.
You two need to listen to it again. “In the winter of 65 we were hungry just barely alive”, 1865 it’s about the end of the Civil War. “By May the 10th Richmond had fell it’s a time I remember oh so well” history lesson, in April 1865 the confederate army started burning Richmond Virginia it stop burning in May. “ Virgil quick come see, there goes Robert E Lee”. Rebel general. more lyrics, “And like my brother before me he took a rebel stand, He was just 18 proud and brave until Yankee laid him in his grave“. I’m 64 back in the 70s when I heard this song I wanted to learn more about the Civil War.
You are so correct.. it's raw.
I LOVE THE BAND. It's a good song to listen to on a desolate highway on a foggy streatch at 2 am. Been there. Feels.
Ophelia PLEASE!!! The last waltz version if possible. Keep in mind this is the drummer (Levon Helm) singing
1865 not 1965. Despite being a lefty from way back who despised everything The Confederacy stood for I do love this song. It's a dirge from the point of view of a defeated southerner sung by the late great Levon Helm.
What up from st.louis guys, great choices!!
Time to watch Ophelia from The Last Waltz! 🥰
I love that break near the last part of the song where they go up and key and they descend right down to the original route Note all right kids
"a triumphant funeral march vibe" -- perfect.
If you're going to simply call yourself The Band, you better bring it... and they absolutely did!
That's what Bob Dylan called them -- they were just the band. They were his back-up band, around the time after Dylan's motorcycle accident when they were living in Woodstock, NY at the house they called "Big Pink" (also the name of the Band's first album)
What a Great Tune
I got to say as a Canadian I love her t-shirt and the reaction of course
My favorite song by the Band.