The Last Waltz (1978) - Helpless Scene (3/7) | Movieclips

The Last Waltz - Helpless: Neil Young joins The Band on stage for a take on the song "Helpless" with Joni Mitchell in the shadows lending background vocals.
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FILM DESCRIPTION:
Seventeen years after joining forces as the backing band for rockabilly cult hero Ronnie Hawkins, Canadian roots rockers The Band call it quits with a lavish farewell show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Nov. 25, 1976. Filmed by Martin Scorsese, this documentary features standout performances by rock legends such as Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell and Muddy Waters, as well as interviews tracing the group's history and discussing road life.
CREDITS:
TM & © MGM (1978)
Cast: Joni Mitchell, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, Neil Young, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson
Director: Martin Scorsese
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[@LTVegas-vf6km]

“They got it now Robbie.”. The best part of this segment.

[@SanjooKusuriyacho]

Joni’s backing vocal and her silhouette are incredible both.

[@GaryPattilloLovesYou]

And so instantly recognizable!

[@gregoryerikson5338]

My exact thoughts also!

[@leahflower9924]

It kinda surprised me actually

[@JamesBond-gh2pr]

Joni is gold

[@vaitka]

Beautiful song,before screaming.And Thats the fact.

[@chipmiller9163]

These guys can be totally tore up and still sound better than the stars today

[@jr13227]

The amount of star power at this one concert was absolutely astounding

[@lindajones8101]

Chemistry between the guys is palpable. I often wondered if it was because they were Canadian. Plus that song is fabulous. I love the way Neil is quietly chewing gum in between singing but the way he looks at the other guys and smiles at them often tells me there’s chemistry. And then when they all gather at the same mic to sing it’s a lovely feeling.

[@charleybarley914]

if u have any type of sound system esp 5.1 with your tv, run out and buy the blu ray of this...reference quality audio mix. Heck Neil Diamonds growling vocals on Dry Your Eyes will shake your walls.

[@dwocelot6913]

Absolutely astonishing how many legendary artists were a part of this. None better than The Band

[@leahflower9924]

Robbie's looking up at the ceiling like he's in heaven aww haha

[@aum3.146]

Proof positive Neil Young is out of this world. It is unreal how real his music is.

[@biaora]

The talent on this stage is mind boggling. Joni Mitchell's parts give me goosebumps each time I listen.

[@bt9704]

They should have started the clip 30 seconds earlier. The transition to Neil's vocals gives me goosebumps every time. You can see it on Robbie's face

[@Joemoran10]

Its brilliant he looks so happy. Unreal

[@blakenorman4822]

Theyve got it now Robbie

[@3UZFE]

Well said.

[@iamgort70]

Joni was amazing...in the background ...providing..her heart....I've seen Dylan, Young but never Joni...I am sad that she didnt come to me in Australia.... she is amazing... equal to any of them...

[@jimrebr]

So many excellent performances in The Last Waltz, but always love Neil & Joni, so many fantastic Canadian musicians!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mattgilbert7347]

Hell of a drug, hell of a concert

[@gringosloth]

I can think of a few people in my life who I want to insist that they sit down and watch this and then I will ask, "Do you understand, now?"

[@fredrooney-dh2uq]

I saw this Movie when it came out, in 1975 or6,and to this day, I still, get chills when Joni Mitchell starts Singing! So Awesome!

[@joemamaurmama]

I was graduating high school then. It was a magical time for rock and roll.

[@IrishKack]

Class of 78 here.

[@chrave1956]

Me too , Dakota CC , Winnipeg

[@leahflower9924]

Damn Neil young knew how to write a tune I almost wanna visit Ontario now lol

[@jonathanbirch2022]

This was actually filmed in 1976

[@JamesBond-gh2pr]

Class of 81. To this day still gives me chills

[@honeysucklemoon6251]

Love Neil Young!! One of the great performances of The Last Waltz!!

[@drewzilla4800]

Nasty human being Great musician, nasty canadiacuk. Been there done that. RUSH!

[@matthahn6463]

Certainly wasn't neil Dimond

[@phild8095]

66 years old, playing mandolin along with some of the greatest musicians of my time.

[@MJ-wrty]

Never be another group of folks like this.

[@DT-ml3hf]

Thank the heavens that Martin Scorsese helped this concert live on forever. It was recorded over a decade before I was born, yet at least once a year I revisit this glorious night. Truly timeless.

[@bellestarr6484]

2021 and this song is perfect for how some of us feel these days - sweet grief, tender longing

[@stephencarroll4942]

No word

[@pamspencer5377]

Neil Young so super. My back pages with so many artists on stage together who could ever forget that

[@johncopeland3826]

Thank you man for letting me do this! Are you kidding! Are you kidding! I'd like to say before I start ,that it's one of the pleasures of my life to be able to be on this stage with these people tonight! And you can tell the respect both Neil Young and The Band have for each other is forever genuine and authentic.Magical moment in music history!

[@melissatyree566]

And neil had a cocaine booger in his nose, he finally wiped it away. Fun fact.

[@johncopeland3826]

​@@melissatyree566Yes , but he still told the complete truth of the matter .....

[@lorenzomoro1313]

It is what you may call a jolly good example of country rock music

[@user-hp5om1pp6i]

There is a town in north Ontario, With dream comfort memory to spare, And in my mind I still need a place to go, All my changes were there Blue, blue windows behind the stars, Yellow moon on the rise, Big birds flying across the sky, Throwing shadows on our eyes. Leave us Helpless, helpless, helpless Baby can you hear me now? The chains are locked and tied across the door, Baby, sing with me somehow. Blue, blue windows behind the stars, Yellow moon on the rise, Big birds flying across the sky, Throwing shadows on our eyes. Leave us Helpless, helpless, helpless.

[@lyndasinger2033]

Thanks for that

[@calebnikels4424]

"This one starts off real slow then fizzles out altogether". Classic Neil Young

[@bblittlecat]

I will never get enough of this of this, girl

[@philmccash1445]

The best version of a great tune, the ensemble of joni, neil, and the band spine tingling. All my changes happened there...❤❤❤

[@gabrielzubilibia1394]

Joni cantando detras.el mejor concierto de muchas decadas.the ban.todavia estan en mi corazon despues de varias decadas

[@clendenenjames8804]

Prefect I love it, I wish I could have been there

[@DiamondDave10]

The Band could back any artist. Those 5 guys could play circles around most musicians. The Last Waltz is a great watch and listen. The top artists in top form celebrating The Band.

[@lauratanner8475]

Yes, they were musician's musicians if you know what I mean lol.

[@leahflower9924]

Yes but I think Neil young could keep up

[@jonathanbirch2022]

Except for Robbie Roberton… mediocre guitarist

[@davidmellish3295]

@@jonathanbirch2022 Well that's not what other guitarist's say,Eric Clapton says Robbie is one of the best. Also Robbie wrote all the Bands music so he was an extremely important member

[@jonathanbirch2022]

@@davidmellish3295 you mean he stole all the songwriting credits

[@lorenzomoro1313]

Pure country-folk-rock music!

[@franklanger3848]

Joni Mitchel hatte eine großartige Stimme

[@user-jg9zw5fq5d]

4 Canadian Legends!! 🇨🇦❤️

[@mikemyros4142]

The swirling organ is Garth Hudson, Canadian too=5....

[@user-jg9zw5fq5d]

@@mikemyros4142 every member of The Band apart from Levon is Canadian

[@dnasty312]

​@@user-jg9zw5fq5das are Neil and Joni

[@thenorthstar6931]

Incredible Performance.

[@johnperrigo6474]

Great performance. The minute before the song started was also golden, as the band was trying to figure out the key or something like that.

[@mikemyros4142]

They settled on C major. Most other versions A major.....

[@ronaldtant]

I think they got it now Robbie .

[@richaedtupet4905]

La mejor etapa de mi vida, la que me acompaña cuando necesito escapar de esta realidad!!!

[@leahflower9924]

I've never seen Neil young so happy

[@meghanwilliams2]

Read about the story of the Cocteau room backstage and what went on in there. lets just say mr young went skiing the white slopes a lot that night. He also had a huge white rock sitting in his nose right before he came out on stage in this song. Robbie said he saw it in post production and paid a lot of money out of his own pocket to cover up the huge white rock in Neils nose. You can see it on the 40th anniversary release of this movie though. Hope that explains it a bit better lolol

[@jw7073]

He can't stop gurning aha

[@vaitka]

@@meghanwilliams2 So what

[@ewangent]

​@@meghanwilliams2that and apparently he had snot going all over him at some point 😂

[@kathif17]

❤what another great band now gone thank God and I mean this we can see it relive it. ❤

[@jwtaenzler]

I was there...unforgettable

[@jussymucky]

Love it. Soundtrack to my childhood. Some performance from Neil being right off his Parsnip, I couldn't strum a G in that state 👏

[@tonysbluesstream]

Great Song by a Great Artist.

[@philipreed6893]

Joni we love you now more than ever !🙏🙏👍❤️❤️

[@user-nc9vx9iu1o]

My favorite by Neil.

[@BadBoiFilms]

Canada’s best

[@joshuapriestley5307]

What's amazing is the bands attitude to back these people only Keith Richards has that ability to step back and be part the Band is amazing

[@martinabratic350]

Pure magic

[@francescobotti3544]

jesus, Neil's jaw was all over the place that night! There must have been extremely good stuff going around back stage

[@mattgilbert7347]

0:52 tells you how good

[@jimrebr]

I was just turned 21, living in Sonoma, north of San Francisco & innocent and naively thought I would nab tickets for The Last Waltz, but I didn’t know where or how to get tickets, I remember how devastated I was, when I got home early afternoon, from a long early morning shift, to hear all the tickets sold out in 15 minutes.😮😢

[@renatosouza7806]

Joni and Neil 🖤🖤

[@michaelclendenen4005]

Just a great song with the band best verison take it home

[@philipreed6893]

In my mind, we all have a Home, remember that, 🙂🙏❤️

[@franklanger3848]

auch Neil Young war ein genialer Sänger und Gitarrist

[@stephenilieff7531]

great smiles everywhere

[@pops4peace]

Love them all!

[@grantalcorn1130]

Amazing.

[@JDM_000]

Incredible take!

[@sonofprovence]

I saw the rock in the nose, but now I so want to see Neil's tee-shirt! I heard it was quite a thing.... For those who might know....

[@johntechwriter]

0:52 - Canadian bios Neil and Rick exchange “been there” looks as Neil sings “Helpless.”

[@jwtaenzler]

the event was epic

[@hiobaname]

his voice!!!

[@glenferguson8014]

Pure gold

[@josedaniellandaasmat983]

EL MEJOR DUO.

[@user-nc9vx9iu1o]

The Band is great!

[@photographerjonathan]

So good.

[@SHALAt22]

Canadian Treasures. Thanks to Martin Scorsese to create the Last Waltz.

[@543Molly]

RIP Robbie

[@anne40hillpiggott30]

Haunting ❤

[@projecttrap1775]

Quite good video, awesome!

[@543Molly]

The best of the best ❤❤❤

[@lorenzomoro1313]

Straight from the Deja Vu LP with David Crosby, Steven Stills and Graham Nash

[@MD-rd7bn]

Iconic

[@robertwood6297]

they all enjoyed it

[@meangene6766]

I like how they edited the 8 ball coke bugger Neil Young had hanging off his nose😂😂😂

[@goonbelly5841]

Not bad for practically all Canucks :)

[@johnnymoondog9474]

And this version doesn't edit out the dot of coke on Neil's nose

[@MrsCyr]

yikes

[@Kegga_6]

Lmao his jaw was swinging through the hole song.

[@harryblake4808]

You're not kidding must of been some raw dog

[@josephpepe4613]

@@Kegga_6 every single person on the stage!

[@zackzallie8735]

Look at Neil during the song I Shall Be Released. Dude be really stoned out of his mind. lmao

[@dongargon763]

Coke booger is the real star

[@mom2adragon677]

It was the ‘70’s man!

[@slimturnpike]

Back when it was 79 percent rather than 7 percent.

[@lauratanner8475]

Pure as the driven snow

[@___David___Savian]

Wait a minute ! Was that Joni Mitchell singing in the shadows in the background ???

[@shmujew4791]

EVERYT IME I SEE THIS GUY HE REMINDS OF SOME DRUNK FROM THE STREETS ON KENORA ONTARIO

[@giggiddy]

Whos the goof on the left that keeps ogling over NY? Looks like a disco boy from NYC whos absolutely in love with Neil

[@matthahn6463]

They got it now Robbie

[@long_strange_trip5959]

Roach clips hanging on Neil's shoulder :)

[@janpayne8606]

💜💜💜

[@Ghogiel3D]

You can see some rocks that didn't get sniffed up still in Neil's nose lmao

[@richsiegel4670]

Neil Young was beyond stoned. Lol.

[@c.s.mcleod7383]

At 1:45 you can see the cocaine booger dripping from 'Ol Neils nose!😂

[@markclohessy2626]

They cut the best part out at the start where Neil Young says "They got it now Robbie"

[@terjemork112]

lov:)

[@wafflenacho4660]

As absolutely coked out as Neil was here, what a performance he put on.

[@lorenzomoro1313]

Neil Young within CSNY was anyway the best of

[@stereopsis]

Rumor has it that there was no cocaine left in Colombia after this concert.

[@smcdonough5916]

Notice the notes taped to the top of Neil's guitar. At about 2:40, not sure what for. Great music, glad I lived in the 60s and 70s

[@stephanhaeke589]

play list

[@sergiosonlinework-sranjovi4304]

💥💥💜💜💥💥

[@StanleyGoldbrik]

Huge NY fan for decades, then he came to my small city and charged $200 per for a solo acoustic show...SMH. Still love the music though.

[@liamgallagherrr]

not surprised Neil was in a band with Rick James at one point..Drocaine is a hell of a crug

[@brokendoorknob3448]

ive always loved that neil looks like a serial killer

[@pancakekiller91]

I see Neil was a lefty

[@Everprod]

LMFAOOOO

[@marksteele8445]

A little before my time, but, was this the best concert ever?? When you consider the participants, Dylan, Clapton, Young, Mitchell,,, there are probably others I don't even know, and who was that Director, he is pretty well known right LoL

[@meangene6766]

Great song/performance tho

[@Mu_de_Aries]

Se parece a Knocking on heaven doors

[@ChewingToons]

The white bogey almost disolved.

[@benzykaram]

Cocaine is a beautiful drug.

[@1888gp]

sounds like the band aint got a clue what key neils playing in ..some baffled looks ...but hey its neil young lol