I was a pop fangirl in the 60s thru the 80s, so came late to The Band. When I discovered the video you shared, I just couldn’t get enough of it, played it over and over and OVER. It inspired me to donate monthly to Playing for Change. The Weight feels so dream-like to me, and if I just listen/watch it one more time, I’ll be able to interpret it. Thank you for highlighting it!
I could not resist to say a few words in regard to "The Weight", The Band, and Playing for Change. Of the songs that are the soundtrack of my life and the ones that I have told my wife to play at my funeral, "The Weight" is number 2, right behind "Ripple" by the Grateful Dead which is number 1 on the list. It's no secret as many of the readers of Wild Things know, the Grateful Dead has and is a major part of my life and influences. In fact one of my latest series of photographs has been inspired by the words, the music, the art, and the iconography of the Dead! The Band, and the many of the other amazingly talented wordsmiths and musicians have also been a part of that soundtrack of my life, and I'm grateful to them all. But my first exposure to Playing for Change just happened to be my number 1 pick, "Ripple", and yes, I cry each time I hear and see it. (You can see and hear it here. https://playingforchange.com/videos/ripple-song-around-the-world) In these difficult times organizations like Playing for Change and the songs from the soundtrack of our lives can give us all hope for a better future for humanity as a whole. "Let there be songs to fill the air".
Thank you so much for turning us on to Playing for Change. I spent all last evening watching all the PFC videos I could find. In addition to The Weight, Peace Train was incredibly moving. How do they pull this off????
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I was a pop fangirl in the 60s thru the 80s, so came late to The Band. When I discovered the video you shared, I just couldn’t get enough of it, played it over and over and OVER. It inspired me to donate monthly to Playing for Change. The Weight feels so dream-like to me, and if I just listen/watch it one more time, I’ll be able to interpret it. Thank you for highlighting it!
I could not resist to say a few words in regard to "The Weight", The Band, and Playing for Change. Of the songs that are the soundtrack of my life and the ones that I have told my wife to play at my funeral, "The Weight" is number 2, right behind "Ripple" by the Grateful Dead which is number 1 on the list. It's no secret as many of the readers of Wild Things know, the Grateful Dead has and is a major part of my life and influences. In fact one of my latest series of photographs has been inspired by the words, the music, the art, and the iconography of the Dead! The Band, and the many of the other amazingly talented wordsmiths and musicians have also been a part of that soundtrack of my life, and I'm grateful to them all. But my first exposure to Playing for Change just happened to be my number 1 pick, "Ripple", and yes, I cry each time I hear and see it. (You can see and hear it here. https://playingforchange.com/videos/ripple-song-around-the-world) In these difficult times organizations like Playing for Change and the songs from the soundtrack of our lives can give us all hope for a better future for humanity as a whole. "Let there be songs to fill the air".
Thank you so much for turning us on to Playing for Change. I spent all last evening watching all the PFC videos I could find. In addition to The Weight, Peace Train was incredibly moving. How do they pull this off????
Thank you, too, for "The Weight". Made me cry to see all those wonderful artists creating something together.
Learned some interesting facts about medieval times. Ditto the entry on Robertson.
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