'The Weight' - Gillian Welch and Old Crow Medicine Show

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  • čas přidán 19. 07. 2009
  • OCMS join Gillian and David Rawlings for an encore at St Lukes in London. This was broadcast on BBC4
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Komentáře • 251

  • @joelkneeknee4397
    @joelkneeknee4397 Před 6 lety +126

    I'll be 74 in July and when I listen to this I'm 23 or 24 again.

    • @absolutelyyousless7605
      @absolutelyyousless7605 Před 3 lety +3

      God bless you, and may you live for years more

    • @Oooo-bi7bi
      @Oooo-bi7bi Před rokem +1

      I’m guessing like myself, you still come back and enjoy.

  • @DickWillis1
    @DickWillis1 Před 8 měsíci +9

    Song to be passed around from hand to hand, shoulder to shoulder down the generations. Pick up your brother’s load and carry it for a little while. Beautifully done. Levon Richard Rick Robbie Garth, to all who sing along every time this song is played. Keep the faith.

  • @jaywyatt3584
    @jaywyatt3584 Před 25 dny

    Pure class. Just beautiful.

  • @hereswhatsleft
    @hereswhatsleft Před 2 lety +29

    This remains the greatest cover of this song ever performed. It's absolutely perfect. The notes that Willie Watson hits to accent the harmonies in the last verse always give me the chills.
    My only wish there were an HD version of it.

    • @dm9078
      @dm9078 Před 8 měsíci

      I miss Willie. His voice!

  • @marius404
    @marius404 Před 6 lety +138

    This version of this song is the closest thing to musical perfection. I savor every note.

    • @jeanettedowell5458
      @jeanettedowell5458 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm glad to know I'm in good company! Every time I hear this, there is something about it that makes both my heart and my mind sigh, "That's it. That's perfect."

    • @robertspencer3553
      @robertspencer3553 Před 2 lety +2

      absolutely perfection

    • @OttieBlue
      @OttieBlue Před 2 lety +1

      I agree.

    • @t.e.1189
      @t.e.1189 Před 2 lety +1

      Couldn't agree more!

    • @JNB4L
      @JNB4L Před rokem +1

      Amen!

  • @the_zmoker963
    @the_zmoker963 Před 3 lety +130

    I use to sit at my father's grave at night and play this song, with a bourbon....and I'll share some on the ground, so he can have some with me. ❤

    • @jeanettedowell5458
      @jeanettedowell5458 Před 3 lety +5

      Thank you for sharing this memory with the world. It is sucha perfect example of what real love looks like once the only way we have left to express it is find in our experience of grief. The loss of someone we truly love is singing that never heals, but I pray that peace, understanding and comfort will continue to be cultivated in all of the spaces that are left after grief has fulfilled it's purpose. There is no doubt in my mind that your dad enjoyed your company immensely while he was here, and that even death is not strong enough to keep him from doing so now and always. Blessings.

    • @gailenefuller8330
      @gailenefuller8330 Před 2 lety +1

      Love you

    • @moonlitme
      @moonlitme Před 2 lety +2

      sweet

    • @martinwall7297
      @martinwall7297 Před rokem +1

      JIM BEAM BLACK cures all!

    • @PatsyRichardson-qp3bt
      @PatsyRichardson-qp3bt Před rokem +1

      Perfect it's just my kinda song I subscribed I want to hear more 2:34 2:34

  • @waynepetrevan
    @waynepetrevan Před 4 lety +13

    thankyou Robbie Robertson for writing this song......and this is a great version of it

  • @jessc9265
    @jessc9265 Před 4 lety +36

    Gillian Welch is such an angel, look at her feelin' the soul in the music.. love her.

    • @Slimoldmanriver
      @Slimoldmanriver Před 2 lety

      High as a damn kite too lol

    • @nankerphelge3771
      @nankerphelge3771 Před rokem +1

      Many have sung this favorite by the Band, but the vocal choices Ms. Welch makes this one so cool.

  • @Jamesdylandean
    @Jamesdylandean Před 2 lety +20

    Boy, does Gillian and Dave go together great with the OCMS band. Just natural with each other.

  • @ZepawFox
    @ZepawFox Před měsícem

    i was watching Squidbillies and a singing bird was so beautiful i had to read the credits to find her, the beyond words Gillian Welch

  • @pktdbgnzwl
    @pktdbgnzwl Před 3 lety +23

    One of the best Renditions of that song ever. Audibley and Visually.
    Good medicine.

  • @Oooo-bi7bi
    @Oooo-bi7bi Před rokem +8

    Some of the best musicians playing these days, playing a great song and doing it more than justice.

  • @DavidKing-ph8or
    @DavidKing-ph8or Před 2 lety +4

    Absolutely fucking superb.....makes me cry every time I watch this

  • @banikinnison5117
    @banikinnison5117 Před 6 lety +130

    I love this so much, I think I’m personally responsible for a hundred views and I never watch without crying happy tears!

    • @TwatDoWeOweThisPleasure
      @TwatDoWeOweThisPleasure Před 5 lety +6

      Bani Kinnison - haha, same here! every time I’m going through some self reflection or any kind of sad times I listen to this a few times and afterwards I feel like a different person

    • @tstrobaugh
      @tstrobaugh Před 5 lety +5

      Same, watch it and cry, such talent.

    • @terencestrobaugh8513
      @terencestrobaugh8513 Před 4 lety +4

      I have the same, cry for the beauty

    • @mi_nions_
      @mi_nions_ Před 3 lety

    • @debrawise8400
      @debrawise8400 Před 3 lety +1

      I'm crying now. When I hear it I cry.

  • @mikerankin5973
    @mikerankin5973 Před rokem +2

    Music like that is slipping away away

  • @timshelton8535
    @timshelton8535 Před 2 lety +4

    Ketch kills it !!! Not takin away from anyone else!

  • @amcmenemy5647
    @amcmenemy5647 Před 2 lety +5

    I'm sure Levon, Richard and Rick would have loved this great cover.

  • @dpfitness1422
    @dpfitness1422 Před rokem +1

    Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

  • @lariler2
    @lariler2 Před 4 lety +5

    By far the best version of the weight.

  • @rabjr99
    @rabjr99 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Timeless

  • @worchj01
    @worchj01 Před 5 lety +41

    Levon is smiling down on this.

    • @albertandrews130
      @albertandrews130 Před 5 lety +3

      And Robbie wants his cut

    • @Spinsjal
      @Spinsjal Před 3 lety +3

      Richard and Rick are smiling down too

    • @larryc3860
      @larryc3860 Před 3 lety +2

      I think anyone who has their music covered by Gillian and Dave are happy

  • @pantellica1994
    @pantellica1994 Před 9 lety +39

    Truly the best cover of this song ! So many great musicians coming together !

  • @randyharr5519
    @randyharr5519 Před 8 lety +52

    half past dead.sure glad I survived another ailment in the hospital, kidney failure,new monia,2 strains of flu on top of that.i sang these songs to myself.i made it thru.they said I wasn't going to make it.i laughed,i said, i listen to the old crow medicine show , it will cure everything that ails me. no lie

  • @moonlitme
    @moonlitme Před 4 lety +7

    Her smile is awesome....

  • @maryannlepp823
    @maryannlepp823 Před 3 lety +7

    One of the best song performed by The Band. This version is delightful. Always great to see Gillian Welch! ❤️

  • @vaughanudall
    @vaughanudall Před 6 lety +22

    This song takes me back a long long long time when times were good and life seemed free and the world was changing. The sun shone on our young minds and ways, it was beautiful while it lasted. X

    • @oceanwestman4528
      @oceanwestman4528 Před 2 lety

      Do you think the world has stopped being sweet, even as it evolves? I assure you that it has not. This song still shines on young minds, though mine has aged some….

  • @jeanettedowell5458
    @jeanettedowell5458 Před 3 lety +7

    Over the last few years, this song grew on me more and more until it became my favorite song. I had always liked this song, but I guess new perspectives and more life experiences change how a song sits with us when it hits our soul. I have heard hundreds of versions of this song over the years by so many different artists, but I've never found another one that I enjoy more than this one.

  • @Topgorilla_
    @Topgorilla_ Před 4 lety +5

    I’m 22 I’ll turn 23 in just a few days. Song always bring a tear to my eye in the best way possible.

  • @brucedaily3652
    @brucedaily3652 Před 4 lety +9

    I saw The Band perform this song a couple of times many years ago. They were the groundbreakers, and great at doing what they did. But this version, with musicians this talented, is the best ever. Just wonderful.

    • @custerranch
      @custerranch Před rokem

      I think Levon would have absolutely loved this!

    • @tomosbon7347
      @tomosbon7347 Před rokem +2

      This is good but the Band with the Staples is going to be difficult to match.

  • @ZepawFox
    @ZepawFox Před 9 měsíci +2

    The raw emotion of this piece moves me everytime

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před 2 lety +1

    its my medicine this song realy thx so much 4 this song

  • @timg8421
    @timg8421 Před 8 lety +12

    my favorite rendition

  • @greenman8285
    @greenman8285 Před 4 lety +4

    It's like a blanket for the soul

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před měsícem

    a very nice song thanks folks

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před rokem +1

    Please do not delete is a master piece

  • @robertdailey7248
    @robertdailey7248 Před 2 lety +5

    A great old gem. Love Willy’s vocals.

  • @timgreen3770
    @timgreen3770 Před 10 měsíci

    Whose backing up who? Love Old Crow Medicine Show!

  • @richardianalpuerto2801
    @richardianalpuerto2801 Před 2 lety +2

    4:15 still gives me the tears😭😭😭😭. How is it possible to sing like that.

  • @jeremyprager9836
    @jeremyprager9836 Před rokem +2

    This fixes many things

  • @ACOUSTIC_4LOVE
    @ACOUSTIC_4LOVE Před 3 lety +3

    I’ve heard many versions of this All time Classic. This is definitely one of the Best!

  • @TheBFT2012
    @TheBFT2012 Před 11 lety +12

    RIP Levon!!!

  • @ZepawFox
    @ZepawFox Před 2 lety +1

    i revisit this regularly. she is truly an angel, even in 240p

  • @raskinblog
    @raskinblog Před rokem +3

    This was a very spirited performance. Loved every second. They were really into it!

  • @mjcau
    @mjcau Před 3 lety +5

    "We are as forlorn as children lost in the woods. When you stand in front of me and look at me, what do you know of the griefs that are in me and what do I know of yours. And if I were to cast myself down before you and weep and tell you, what more would you know about me than you know about Hell when someone tells you it is hot and dreadful? For that reason alone we human beings ought to stand before one another as reverently, as reflectively, as lovingly, as we would before the entrance to Hell."-Franz Kafka

  • @Zepaw
    @Zepaw Před 3 lety +2

    Gillian's smile is so pure

  • @ConnieFoster1
    @ConnieFoster1 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful

  • @russyeatman5631
    @russyeatman5631 Před rokem +2

    Excellent version of a great song

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před 6 měsíci +1

    hear it since long time

  • @hilarystewart366
    @hilarystewart366 Před 8 lety +32

    This makes me so happy I can barely stand it!

    • @rh-bd6wv
      @rh-bd6wv Před 6 lety

      me too, brings so much joy that I am laughing and crying

    • @BrianCarnevaleB26
      @BrianCarnevaleB26 Před 6 lety

      me to!
      A heavy load to bear on Sunday.

    • @palmyraarzaga9828
      @palmyraarzaga9828 Před 4 lety

      I'm feeling goose bumps and tears as I listen.

  • @PattyC127
    @PattyC127 Před 2 lety +1

    WOW!

  • @steveduncan9256
    @steveduncan9256 Před 2 lety +2

    All the vocals had their own earthy unique traits and it was awesome

  • @Lanepaxia
    @Lanepaxia Před 8 měsíci

    Probably one of the greatest moments in time to ever exist -lane

  • @griffinmoore6819
    @griffinmoore6819 Před 9 měsíci

    I read a few comments before I listened to this because every time someone covers it they always say it's the ultimate cover. Well they're usually all decent but not what you'd call close to being the ultimate cover. Couldn't ever be because Gillian and these guys have proven this version is the best cover I've ever heard and will probably remain the ultimate cover of one of the best songs ever written. Fantastic performance and the only thing that could make it better would be Mavis Staples off to the side clapping her hands and singing with the voice of spirit, emotion, and faith. Gillian Welch is a gift to music.

  • @jamesmanriquez3493
    @jamesmanriquez3493 Před 6 měsíci

    I’m so envious of the people that were there. Especially the ones that were ducked up

  • @chipsterb4946
    @chipsterb4946 Před rokem

    What a delight!

  • @davesutton2379
    @davesutton2379 Před 4 lety +4

    Love the willie Watson harmonies!!

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před 6 měsíci

    god bless us

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před 2 lety

    thanks Old Crow Medicine Show

  • @albertmorales9504
    @albertmorales9504 Před 2 lety +3

    Voice of an angel 👼

  • @chrisloraine2735
    @chrisloraine2735 Před 5 lety +4

    Awesome cannot believe I just found this!

  • @Zepaw
    @Zepaw Před 3 lety +1

    Music peaked this night

  • @ThePeterbeautiful
    @ThePeterbeautiful Před 5 lety +10

    As soon as the first word was sung I had goosebumps and I'm sure they felt them too while playing. I'd love this song to be played for KEXP or recorded in modern studios, but I can't possibly imagine what I could have experienced watching them perform it live. Can't keep the tears away! Greetings from Italy to all you listeners.

  • @googlyboobly51
    @googlyboobly51 Před 3 lety +2

    it's gonna be a great week!

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před rokem

    for the best holy song that i ever ear thx so much

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před 2 lety +1

    this video heals me always

  • @KeystrokeCowboy
    @KeystrokeCowboy Před 2 lety +1

    Leon would be proud!

  • @nickclift
    @nickclift Před rokem

    This is one of the songs I listened with a loved one in my life that I will always carry with me.

  • @suedeane2397
    @suedeane2397 Před rokem +1

    Oh that is sooooo wonderful!!! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @rreynolds1114
    @rreynolds1114 Před 4 lety +2

    incredible voices incredible people

  • @sergiorighetto4250
    @sergiorighetto4250 Před 5 měsíci

    FANTASTICI MERAVIGLIOSI...

  • @1946nimrod
    @1946nimrod Před 10 měsíci +1

    Levon is smiling from his snowy cloud...

  • @johnwalker6392
    @johnwalker6392 Před 4 lety +1

    That was DEFINITELY a moment...!

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před 2 lety +1

    love this song

  • @JNB4L
    @JNB4L Před rokem +3

    There’s that rare occasion when a song collaboration is better than the original. In my opinion this is one of those occasions.

  • @GaryT1952
    @GaryT1952 Před 2 lety +1

    ❤️Gillian 🎶

  • @umacks
    @umacks Před 3 lety +1

    OUT BLEEPIN' STANDING!!!

  • @irish66
    @irish66 Před rokem +1

    Yep, watched this version many years ago. Something led me back here again, It;s still amazing, Is it better than how the Band did it. Well no, but it's just as damn good.

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před 2 lety

    thx 4 this song

  • @stevenmagdefrau158
    @stevenmagdefrau158 Před 3 lety

    Fits across my life. The dog with the girl to stay with. It all fits.

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před 2 lety

    listen to the song every day because it's so awesome

  • @richardconnors2404
    @richardconnors2404 Před 8 měsíci

    This is so good it hurts !

  • @HughRailey
    @HughRailey Před 10 měsíci

    Love the version- you can’t beat it

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před rokem

    i love this song so much

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před rokem +1

    i be very shocked kelly joe pheps is gone RIP love him

  • @loyallistener6697
    @loyallistener6697 Před 8 lety +18

    That is Willie Watson at the 2:30 min. mark. Unfortunately he left OCMS.

    • @jasonkleinhanss4681
      @jasonkleinhanss4681 Před 4 lety +4

      Willie had the goods, just sung it without any pretense, unlike the other one

    • @moonlitme
      @moonlitme Před 4 lety

      @@jasonkleinhanss4681 yeah, whatever...

    • @kurtking5913
      @kurtking5913 Před 3 lety +1

      His voice fits the music he plays that's for sure. It sounds as if it comes from deep in the heart no matter what song.

  • @annalake4376
    @annalake4376 Před rokem

    RIP Levon,none have ever done the weight as well, including this version

  • @bondojoe8161
    @bondojoe8161 Před rokem

    A pleasure to listen to!

  • @ronaldbelcourt9250
    @ronaldbelcourt9250 Před 4 lety +1

    So REAL!

  • @frankmunich1881
    @frankmunich1881 Před 2 lety +1

    great THX

  • @nate81govols
    @nate81govols Před 14 lety +11

    This is ridiculous. What a great cover!

  • @pktdbgnzwl
    @pktdbgnzwl Před rokem

    Ketch in fine form.

  • @IndyDead
    @IndyDead Před 3 lety +1

    Sounding good, friends.

  • @mobilechief
    @mobilechief Před 6 lety

    Thanks!

  • @Martysmarch
    @Martysmarch Před 3 lety +1

    this is amazing.
    first time I heard it.

  • @kobayashiMaroo
    @kobayashiMaroo Před 6 lety +2

    wow . . . awesome, thanks :)

  • @LauraCourtneyette
    @LauraCourtneyette Před 5 lety

    Perfection.

  • @adamwithana8759
    @adamwithana8759 Před 4 lety

    Sooooooooo goooooood listened so many times

  • @wsteineker
    @wsteineker Před 15 lety +5

    WOW!!! Sounds like Levon Helm needs to get together with Gillian, Dave, and OCMS!

  • @jeremysmith5134
    @jeremysmith5134 Před rokem

    Amazing job

  • @bigwater5052
    @bigwater5052 Před 13 lety +3

    I haven't heard enough comments abought this song, go to two and a half minutesand tell me what you think. I love that guy.