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The big news in the Straw household: we got cell phones. Both The Duchess and I have abstained from them all our lives. We finally succumbed to the pressure. I would like to say we picked AT&T because they used The Band’s “The Weight” in a commercial. But it was because of their rollover feature.
It did get me thinking about all the different versions of this song. I LOVE that a lot of females tackle the tune. So here are oodles of females and oodles of others.
The Band ~ The Weight*
Aretha Franklin ~ The Weight
Cassandra Wilson ~ The Weight*
Joan Osborne ~ The Weight
The Staple Singers ~ The Weight
Deana Carter ~ The Weight
Michelle Shocked ~ The Weight (live)
moe. ~ The Weight (live)
The Goods ~ The Weight (live)
sugarcraft ~ The Weight (live)
Mr. BLOTTO ~ The Weight (live) > Rap (live) > The Weight (live)
Donavon Frankenreiter Band ~ The Weight (live)
Scarecrow Collection ~ The Weight (live)
New Riders of the Purple Sage ~ The Weight (live)
Dark Star Orchestra ~ The Weight (live)
Derek Trucks Band w/Susan Tedeschi ~ The Weight (live)*
String Cheese Incident ~ The Weight (live)
Max Creek ~ The Weight (live)
Radiators ~ The Weight (live)
Everyone Orchestra ~ The Weight (live)
JIM WEIDER'S ProJECT PERCoLAToR ~ The Weight (live)*
* = download or die
Which version do you prefer? or did I leave about your favorite? Leave a hullabaloo.
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7 hullabaloos:
Whoa!, Duke! Excellente spread of musical styles here today ... One question: Whussup with the Mr Blotto track - it cuts off just as the dude's gettin' his stride on ... can it be put up as a single track goin' from beginning to end ... ? Please ... ? Okay ... please PLEASE ... ? Thankx
Awesome post! Incidentally, Shannon Curfman also did a really powerful cover of "The Weight" on her debut album, which was recorded when she was still a teenager. Very impressive stuff. If I still had it, I'd send it to you.
Why, that's Duane Allman playing on Aretha's version!
There is a Lee Ann Womack version on Endless Highway - The Music Of The Band. Her version is pretty good (another woman singing this song - maybe women feel more weight than men!). But that cd in general is pretty blah, and not a place for a newcomer to The Band to start.
I'm putting in a write-in vote for the live version from The Last Waltz - I get the best of both worlds, with both The Band and The Staple Singers.
Cool concept you run here! I've long thought about doing this for "All Along the Watchtower". I'll have to check out your old Compare and Contrast posts.
Great selection of versions of a fine song
I think the Absynth Quintet does a version of the weight - www.absynthquintet.com
peace,
jamie
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