First Time Hearing | The Band & The Staples - The Weight (The Last Waltz) Reaction

[@CharCanuck14]

So happy you got to this amazing performance Stan! I've seen The Band live 3 times in '69 & '70......brilliant concerts. This is probably my favourite performance of "The Weight". Mavis Staples is the icing on the cake!

[@Lifewithstan2020]

Great seeing you again

[@CharCanuck14]

@@Lifewithstan2020 I've been working a lot over this holiday season, so when things slow down I'll need to go back and do some Life With Stan binging!

[@davisworth5114]

Great reaction, you are the first black reactor who knows The Staple Singers!

[@dagmar.6954]

"The Band" was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1967. They started out as the "Hawks", the backing group for singer Ronnie Hawkins in 57-64. And in 65-67 they were the back up band for Bob Dylan. The Band's first solo album included three songs written or co-written by Dylan ("This Wheel's On Fire", "Tears Of Rage" & "I Shall Be Released"). Their most popular songs included "The Weight" & "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". But they had a lot of other great songs such as "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)", "The Shape I'm In", "Ophelia", "Up On Cripple Creek", "It Makes No Difference" etc.

[@cwasatko5601]

The Band. One of the best. Their last performance.

[@colinkaak9874]

Thank you for not stopping the video until the song is over. I hate when reaction videos do that!

[@TheDivayenta]

Nothing like Sister Mavis and her Staples Family!

[@davidpost428]

That's too funny - you put the Staples Singers "I'll Take You There" on your Oscar the Grouch record player! Wow!

[@2zxodcfm]

A wonderful song with the Staples putting the icing on a very rich cake.

[@joshb23]

Smiling ear to ear watching with you, great video! Loved your story about hearing The Staples for the first time, it's a wonderful moment when you really hear MUSIC for the first time! ~PEACE~

[@joannerichards1750]

That's a touching story!

[@cynthiamills4949]

The staple singer be who you are

[@noelleparris9451]

I absolutely loved how happy you looked while listening to this. It was lovely. And this is one of my favorite collabs, so it made me happy, too.

[@lgpsan]

I love your record player story. What a happy memory. I saw Mavis in concert a few years back and she unexpectedly brought me to tears with her song “Dedicated” from one of her recent albums. Her voice was so emotional I couldn’t stop crying and I don’t really cry at songs!

[@kevingrady8736]

My all time favorite song by my all time favorite band. It doesn't get any better than that.

[@Ray1969.]

The Band are a phenomenal bunch of musicians and this song is put over the top by the amazing Staples singers! Great choice and awesome reaction!!! Keep doing your thing Mr. Stan

[@karenwalsh1143]

This was my favorite song growing up!!! Never heard this version but I loved it!

[@susanryan2451]

Playing for change, truly amazing.

[@JH-rp3lj]

I loved watching your face. Thank you for letting the whole thing played through without interruptions.

[@Lifewithstan2020]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ewetoobblowzdogg8410]

You enjoyed that way too much! Welcome to the club!!!

[@joannerichards1750]

Where to start? Anything from the album "Music From Big Pink"! Start with "We Can Talk", "Lonesome Suzie", "I Shall Be Released", "Chest Fever", etc., etc.,

[@kaychristensen4394]

The Staples are iconic. The Band is iconic. Martin Scorsese is iconic. And somehow they make you feel you're at a gospel singing. 😎

[@cwasatko5601]

This was the last performance of The Band. It was on Thanksgiving '76 in San Francisco. Lots of great performances with them. It's one of the greatest performances ever. The movie is definitely worth a watch.

[@howardkip99]

Actually the Band toured and played together for a long time after the Last Waltz, it was just missing Robbie Robertson. The Last Waltz was the last performance by The Band with Robbie on guitar. I admit Robbie is a huge part of The Band, but Pink Floyd remained Pink Floyd after Roger Waters their main songwriter and important vocalist left the band. I agree with you the last Waltz is a great movie, best concert movie of all time IMO

[@BDUBZ49]

Shortly after The Band released their debut album Music From Big Pink featuring this song, the Staples co-vered it on their album Soul Folk In Action. So it was a natural choice for the Band to invite them to perform together. I love the Staples early stuff - Uncloudy Day, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, etc...

[@raenellefisher8514]

Neil Diamond, Dry Your Eyes, from The Last Waltz. Of all the great songs and singers from that movie, Neil's was my favorite.

[@Ray1969.]

The mission for 2022 is 100k subscribers!! I’ve already gotten about a dozen friends and family to subscribe. On our way Stan!!!

[@Lifewithstan2020]

Thank you so much and we are going to get there together. Thank you my brother

[@shirleycollins6241]

The Weight- Featuring Ringo Starr/ Robbie Robertson (Playing For Change) This Version Is Also Amazing. The Staple Singers - If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me) 1974 Soul Train Appearance , Let’s Do It Again & Respect Yourself.

[@susanryan2451]

Oh I agree completely. Playing for change is stunning!!!

[@shirleycollins6241]

@@susanryan2451 It is beautiful . I saw only one channel do a reaction.

[@chipjones817]

Do "respect yourself" Staples...fantastic song and very timeley

[@lancevaughn432]

You need to watch The concert documentary movie “The Last Waltz”

[@ewetoobblowzdogg8410]

Joy

[@bartstarr100]

Rick Danko is so excited to have Mavis Staples there that he tries to sing like her.

[@hannejeppesen1809]

Rick always sang like RIck.

[@cwasatko5601]

Watch the movie ❤️ The Last Waltz.

[@humpy936]

I suggest (the night they drove old Dixie down) by the band.

[@mandysmith1756]

Have you heard Mavis Staples recent collaboration with Hozier, Nina Cried Power? She still sounds fabulous and it's a powerful song, definitely worth a reaction.

[@annmills3163]

☮️💜

[@johncooper5124]

Your record player story is too cool. 'The Shape In 'and 'Stage Fright' were popular The Band songs in the day.

[@1doug62]

Actually this version is a studio version not live. It was recorded during the production of the Album The Last Waltz from the movie of the same name. Some of the members of The Band were pissed off at Robbie for including some acts (Like Niel Diamond which Robbie just happend to be producing an album for at the time) and leaving out others that really had an influence on them like the Staples Singers. They produced a studio version with The Staples Singers that looked like a live performance so it would fit in with the live theam of the Album/Concert. This information was from Levon Helms book, This Wheels On Fire.

[@justiceBustamante]

This is an awesome song I am a huge fan of Levon Helm there is a channel called Playing for Change and it has this song on there and people from all around the planet are all playing different instrument from their home and it makes this song A Thousand Times better they even have Ringo Starr on drums but I would love for you to check that out same song Awesome version still has the lead guitarist Robbie Robertson so either on-screen or by yourself please check that version out

[@dwanpyrtle3134]

'Ophelia'

[@stephanietip]

I love the Band,but nobody can compare to The Staple Singers.My favorite by the Staple Singers is I'll Take You There

[@jhbfan2998]

Great reaction! I also absolutely love Jeff Healey's rendition of this great song! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmKnhGhtq5WJiJo