| John the OFM | 15 Jan 2018 10:19 p.m. PST |
Youknow… bob Dylan's touring band, Big Pink, woodstock, Last Waltz…
One of the best bands ever! Usual rules apply. To nominate s song, provide a video. save the Editors some work! I'll kick it off with a few:
Long Black Veil
YouTube link Evangeline, with Emmylou Harris
YouTube link The Weight, from the Last Waltz, with the Staples Singers
YouTube link I think Danko and I used to get our shirts at the same place.  And of course, The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down.
YouTube link
Yes, it is Stoneman's cavalry. Joan didn't have the words, just what she thought she heard. |
| Deeman | 15 Jan 2018 10:51 p.m. PST |
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| genew49 | 15 Jan 2018 10:54 p.m. PST |
Up on Cripple Creek, followed closely by The Weight
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Phillius  | 15 Jan 2018 11:23 p.m. PST |
The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down
Up on Cripple Creek
The Weight
Tears of Rage
I Shall be released So I can't make my mind up, I'm a wargamer! |
| David Manley | 15 Jan 2018 11:59 p.m. PST |
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| Texas Jack | 16 Jan 2018 3:39 a.m. PST |
Great poll John! I really love The Weight and The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down, but my favorite is Acadian Driftwood.
youtu.be/te7KW4K-00E |
| DrSkull | 16 Jan 2018 4:07 a.m. PST |
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| Wackmole9 | 16 Jan 2018 5:30 a.m. PST |
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ZULUPAUL  | 16 Jan 2018 5:47 a.m. PST |
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| Pictors Studio | 16 Jan 2018 6:00 a.m. PST |
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 20thmaine | 16 Jan 2018 6:15 a.m. PST |
Never heard of them
For Shame ! Not a fan of Bob Dylan.
Umm….this is a poll about The Band. Not Dylan.  |
| 20thmaine | 16 Jan 2018 6:25 a.m. PST |
When You Awake King Harvest Has Surely Come Tears of Rage The Weight Stage Fright The Shape I'm in |
| KSmyth | 16 Jan 2018 7:09 a.m. PST |
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| Winston Smith | 16 Jan 2018 7:20 a.m. PST |
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| PeloBourbon | 16 Jan 2018 8:59 a.m. PST |
Ophelia King Harvest , among many |
| Old Contemptibles | 16 Jan 2018 9:43 a.m. PST |
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| Extrabio1947 | 16 Jan 2018 12:53 p.m. PST |
Cripple Creek, The Weight, Dixie Down, and The Shape I'm In. In that order. Plus everything on the album Music From Big Pink |
| Shagnasty | 16 Jan 2018 2:34 p.m. PST |
The Night they drove Old Dixie down followed by the others. I had the honor and pleasure of seeing them live In Houston on their last tour. Epic! |
| 20thmaine | 16 Jan 2018 3:24 p.m. PST |
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| FusilierDan | 16 Jan 2018 4:00 p.m. PST |
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| JimSelzer | 16 Jan 2018 10:29 p.m. PST |
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| Brownand | 17 Jan 2018 2:39 a.m. PST |
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| 20thmaine | 17 Jan 2018 6:16 a.m. PST |
No, not The Who. Not even the Guess Who? The Band. |
| Old Contemptibles | 17 Jan 2018 9:13 a.m. PST |
Who's on first? Who's on first. |
| 20thmaine | 17 Jan 2018 4:00 p.m. PST |
So, Who's on second ? No – who's on first….. |
| Winston Smith | 18 Jan 2018 10:10 a.m. PST |
Since those who nominated Up on Cripple Creek can't be bothered to follow instructions , here's a video.
YouTube link |
| Old Contemptibles | 18 Jan 2018 1:42 p.m. PST |
Thank god someone posted the video. Thank you so much. Here are the lyrics. Anyone have the score? Up On Cripple Creek
The Band
When I get off of this mountain
You know where I want to go
Straight down the Mississippi River
To the Gulf of Mexico
To Lake George, Louisiana
Little Bessie, girl that I once knew
And she told me just to come on by
If there's anything she could do Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
If I spring a leak she mends me
I don't have to speak she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one Good luck had just stung me
To the race track I did go
She bet on one horse to win
And I bet on another to show Odds were in my favor
I had him five to one
When that nag came around the track
Sure enough we had won Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
If I spring a leak she mends me
I don't have to speak she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one I took up all of my winnings
And I gave my little Bessie half
And she tore it up and blew it in my face
Just for a laugh Now there's one thing in the whole wide world
I sure would like to see
That's when that little love of mine
Dips her doughnut in my tea Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
If I spring a leak she mends me
I don't have to speak she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one Now me and my mate were back at the shack
We had Spike Jones on the box
She said, "I can't take the way he sings
But I love to hear him talk" Now that just gave my heart a fall
To the bottom of my feet
And I swore and I took another pull
My Bessie can't be beat Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
If I spring a leak she mends me
I don't have to speak she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one As a flood out in California
And up north it's freezing cold
And this living off the road
Is getting pretty old So I guess I'll call up my big mama
Tell her I'll be rolling in
But you know, deep down, I'm kinda tempted
To go and see my sweet Bessie again Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
If I spring a leak she mends me
I don't have to speak she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
Songwriter: Robbie Robertson
Up On Cripple Creek lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc |
| Texas Jack | 19 Jan 2018 3:19 a.m. PST |
I often wondered if Bessie in Up on Cripple Creek is the same girl as in the Grateful Dead´s Sugar Magnolia. Maybe they were sisters. Hmmmm… |
| Winston Smith | 19 Jan 2018 8:59 a.m. PST |
Songwriter: Robbie Robertson In some quarters, those are fighting words. |
| John the OFM | 19 Jan 2018 8:24 p.m. PST |
Hey John – you know there's a good chance you'll just end up with the whole of The Last Waltz… Well then… How about Van Morrison singing (and dancing!) in The Last Waltz. Caravan!
YouTube link |
| John the OFM | 19 Jan 2018 8:46 p.m. PST |
Ditto Last Waltz, with Ronnie Hawkins. Who do you love?
YouTube link |
| Winston Smith | 20 Jan 2018 9:52 a.m. PST |
Van does leave the stage triumphantly. |
