The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down - Zac Brown Band

[@sambaritone]

We will never forget. The grand old south is in our hearts, and no one can take that from us.

[@garythomas3318]

Correct my friend!! They all try so hard, but they can’t and will not break us! We’re some of the kindest people on the planet. But… I’m not going to get into it, but come and get some

[@SoulShines4Music]

I am a huge (and I mean HUGE) fan of The Band and although nobody will ever sing this song as well as Levon Helm this is a fantastic cover version. The Zac Brown Band is an amazing group in their own right and they did The Band massive justice with this beautiful rendition.

[@joshuaswanson1977]

I agree. Levon Helm's vocal performance of this song in The Last Waltz is perhaps THE best ever recorded. This is one of the better cover versions I've heard. I probably won't listen to it again though.

[@cupolove1]

its a great cover!blackberry smoke played a really good version too

[@Celfoindustries]

I agree Joshua that nothing will ever top the live version from the Last Waltz. Still this is a nice tribute.

[@markbadgett7419]

Johnny Cash is a hard act to follow. ..

[@TIMWILLIAMS29621]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZDOpIyCZ5ufkKc ---- Joan Baez does a great version of this; the best to me.

[@jimsaye1834]

He's a Georgia Boy. Singing from the heart.

[@RaspySquares]

Good cover. Nothin beats what Scorse captured. This song captures the darkest time in American history...yet today, “everyone” tries to ignore it...sad. So many brothers died. Our nation is riddled with the bones of basically children.

[@mojorisein31]

nice cover of this song.. ! THE BAND is never to be forgotten

[@Fishing4kings]

I was introuced to Mr Clay Cook this past weekend when I saw ZBB at Darien Lake they covered Marshall Tucker Band Can't You See" with Clay on Lead vocals and he absolutely killed it! I had tears in my eyes it was so beautiful. I am a huge fan of Zac Brown Band and now of Mr Cook. Dude is amazing

[@jacklundeen9240]

This version led me to discovering The Band. Can’t ever thank ZBB enough for that!

[@TiberiusMaseus]

I love this song so much. Has been one of my most meaningful songs for years since hearing this. The Zac Brown Band are incredible and it’s on my bucket list to hear them live.

[@kreeg7051]

1:56 Zac about to shed a tear after hearing "they never should have taken the very best"

[@cindydintn]

Like my father before me, I'm a workin' man Like my brother before I took a rebel stand......Miss you, big brother!

[@Coombs1000]

The Band,,,LEVON HELM

[@glennvaughn7777]

The band most underrated band ever

[@jazzysnaps]

WOW Brilliant great cover Levon would approve .

[@toxtethogrady6090]

Wonderful. Robbie Robertson and the Band, and these guys. Nuts! Song means a lot about our American history, and futility of sending our young men off to war.

[@atlarge988]

Agreed it is a great cover and tribute to The Band. Also it does mean a lot to US history and so many people now misinterpret that. But the song is not about the "futility of sending our young men off to war". Rather, and let's specifically refer to the lyrics and how they are explained in wiki : "The song is a first-person narrative relating the economic and social distress experienced by the protagonist, a poor white Southerner, during the last year of the American Civil War, when George Stoneman was raiding southwest Virginia. Written by Robbie Robertson, the lyrics were prepared arising from research by Robertson and Levon Helm. That shows the quality and depth of The Band. A fantastic legacy of The Band and a great account of history through music.

[@kriskspecial594]

Still here for it 2024 DECEMBER

[@barbaradenisesheffield1514]

Good job fellers. Talented bunch of Hicks. Love it. Making Georgia proud ❤️

[@DavidKeenum]

Nice job! Levon would be proud!

[@jennyr2343]

Gawd he had an incredible voice !!

[@lynnsbomb]

Unreal, great job.

[@bulltastik]

Long live the Zac Brown Band...long live rock 'n roll!

[@jibjabber17]

Its so powerful, chills run down my spine

[@cathyschatz1138]

Good job great song

[@gregkopacz2136]

Levon Helm would be proud. Obviously no one can match his voice but this was an amazing cover and by far one the best I've ever heard of The Bands.

[@gritsngravy1226]

this song was written by Robbie Roberston of the Band a Canadian FYI .

[@piano671]

So einen bekannten Song zu singen ist nicht ganz ohne Risiko, weil man immer das Original in den Ohren hat. Hier ist das sehr gut gelungen wie ich finde.Ich habe den Song früher sehr oft gehört, da er zu meiner Zeit aktuell war. Ich mag diese Version.

[@TerryHouton]

I totally agree. They definitely do it justice.

[@emd417]

Clay Cook! What a voice!

[@cindyjones9512]

I love how they cover the best of the oldies :) MTB, Joan Baez, Allman Bros. Aerosmith........just awesome!!

[@tomroz1734]

Clay Cook - Simply Fantastic !

[@jacobfriedman6606]

It's the closest WE as Mellenials can get to the real thing...LONG LIVE LEVON. GOD BLESS ZACH AND THESE BOYS

[@StoredMars]

Such a sad song. Never forget!

[@wowsdeath]

Correction...They're covering The Band, not Joan Baez.....Not downing Joan, I love her and Dylan together, but it's a big misconception...THE BAND did it originally.

[@meikilev8109]

And they were the only who did it RIGHT - from all others including the names you mentioned it is AWFUL

[@sambaritone]

And Joan Baez messed up the lyrics.

[@trple2]

does anyone actually think joan baez did this originally?

[@louistrudeau767]

@@sambaritone And she admitted she didn't read the lyrics before she recorded the song, just listed to them and got them wrong.

[@eataburrito10]

I could listen to this song for hours on end. The talent is incredible.

[@big9820]

Ok i'm going to start with saying in general im not a HUGE personal fan of covers. I do like the fact that they get the songwriters work out to a broader audience so Iappretiate that part of a good cover. Now when I came across this I cringed just because how much individuality and passion and soul Levon Helms blessed this world with. but I decided to give it a shot. i'm impressed what more can I say. This is a great interpretation of this classic ballad THANKS ZBB for this piece of art you have blessed us with and for keeping Levon's dreams alive

[@tommybowman6431]

Well said, I completely agree

[@MustangRichey]

Best version I have ever heard by far!!

[@trynsurviven2440]

This version and The Band are the best in my opinion. Levon Helm is smiling.

[@countryJT]

Great Job !!!

[@aletheamorroni2095]

The last time I saw someone play this was Jerry Garcia God Bless!!!!

[@rubyhoney6177]

Thanks for posting Joe I prefer this version Rather than the original

[@SINNER5150]

Now I'm a bigger fan of the Zac Brown band!

[@tassosvasiliades1325]

WONDERFULL!

[@angelspiel]

It takes some gumption to cover this song and sing what Levon sang... Apparently Zack and the boys can play pretty much anything and do it justice for sure... those harmonies...

[@tictocq]

best tempo ever

[@jsimola420]

Same here Outdoorsman!!! Sadly,it is looking like a rainy night........but Hell, think of all those hot chicks with the wet T-shirts!!!!! :0

[@caseyoverby8721]

cant find a better cover than this

[@robsonfv2797]

Fantástico, e viva a boa musica.

[@79corvette1955]

Well done!

[@JayJoJonny]

Levon Helm is smiling, RIP Levon.

[@TheDayspring777]

I love love LOVE this song. This version is awesome, but the cover by Johnny Cash... YES! :P

[@williamhess6783]

"F" political correctness! God bless Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia!

[@Outdoorsman1515]

cant wait for June 1st SPAC le'go

[@decayedltieracy]

This is a killer cover. Hank The III does a bad ass version of Atlantic City

[@lindermw99]

"like my father before me I will work the land"

[@runningwolf896]

The Band Last Waltz is the best version

[@SINNER5150]

Rich George;unless you hear it live!

[@sammmpon]

Fucking goosebumps man. This cover is unreal.

[@NickVonski]

Anyone know that the prelude song is??

[@johnjordan4842]

I wish I was in Dixieland

[@cindydintn]

Thanks, Matthew Linder

[@rachelbetters62]

Who is singing lead on this?

[@JasonYoast]

Clay Cook

[@Horiatis76]

Stunted and close but no cigar

[@CharlieMurphy023]

clay cook should sing for them more

[@jenniferdijames1671]

That's an old pop song Zac.

[@davidcardenas475]

When it comes to slavery, there is no "very best".

[@markscherr9832]

9

[@bradbeeson2595]

I didn't know Zach Galifianakis could sing 😂😂

[@viviandarkbloom100]

Not enough soul.

[@traviscarroll5762]

I can't stand Zac Brown, but he covers some really good songs.

[@traviscarroll5762]

+Tom Cass I get what you're saying, I'm a musician myself. I just can't stand his voice. it's really dumb and petty because there's no reason for my dislike, I know.

[@tbcass]

Tom Cass, You're the smartest person on KZbin! :-) ;-)

[@desideriumincarmen]

This is one of those songs that people should just leave alone... no one sings it as well as Levon and no band has that earthy swagger that THE BAND delivered. Sure, this version sounds alright, but it's lacking soul and passion.

[@warpathh]

+desideriumincarmen That's a ridiculous comment; I just watched the original Levon version and he has half of the depth, power, soul, and emotion that Zac Brown Band put into this song...

[@SoulShines4Music]

Mark Johnson II With all due respect, you're nuts. lol You obviously haven't seen Helm perform this song in The Last Waltz because if you had you wouldn't be making such a ridiculous comment. Nobody will ever sing this song better than Levon. I'm a big fan of this cover but I'm sure every single member of the ZBB would agree, Levon Helm was a brilliant artist and The Band's original is the definitive version of this song.

[@tbcass]

Hey you're both right and both wrong. It's all a matter of opinion. I like both versions and Joan Baez's version as well. All this rigid narrow mindedness about music is just stupid IMO.

[@charleykoal1]

seriously this is a man's song but never disrespect Joan

[@patriciagrady7921]

desideriumincarmen Joan Baez’s version is just as good as the Bands’ but in a different respect, this however doesn’t rate imo

[@danieloldag7624]

Levon Helm can only do this. no one else. If so it's just noise. For some reason it's more believable with Levon singing it.

[@wacogliderman9396]

Ok let's not over do it. They didn't slaughter the song but this is by NO means the best cover of the song. It's not that great at all . It's just all you Zak Brown fans boys want to make this out to be more than it is.

[@jeffreyclark3023]

allot vergions of the night they drove ole Dixie down, don't forget she committed treason, I LOVE Dixie but the North had to preserve the country

[@johncantrell9993]

It wasn't treason, they had a constitutional right to secede as we do now

[@10HDFLHX]

Did you ever wonder why none of the people involved with it were never even tried for treason, let alone convicted? Because it would reveal who the real villains of the war between the states were.

[@1968joseph1]

Then, the same equality loving Union went out west and killed Native Americans.

[@kevinloving3141]

Good on for you for not succumbing to the blmers and allowing comments