The Weight is a song originally by the Canadian-American group THE BAND that was released as Capitol Records single 2269 in 1968 and on the groups debut album *Music from Big Pink*. Written by Band member Robbie Robertson, the song is about a visitors experiences in a town mentioned in the lyrics first line as Nazareth, from which the Scottish band Nazareth later took its name. The Weight has significantly influenced American popular music. The inspiration for and influences affecting the composition of The Weight came from the music of the American South, the life experiences of band members, particularly Levon Helm, and movies of Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel. The original members of The Band performed The Weight as an American Southern folk song with country music (vocals, guitars and drums) and gospel music (piano and organ) elements. The lyrics, written in the first-person, are about a travelers experiences arriving, visiting, and departing a town called Nazareth. The singers, led by Helm, vocalize the travelers encounters with people in the town from the perspective of a Bible Belt American Southerner, like Helm himself, a native of rural Arkansas.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 23:07:43 +0000
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