The Weight
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"The Weight" is a classic 1968 rock song by The Band, renowned for its storytelling lyrics and enduring influence on American roots music.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Weight canonical | 6 |
| The Weight by The Band | 1 |
| “The Weight” | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Music from Big Pink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Robbie Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
classic rock song
ⓘ
cornerstone of American roots music canon ⓘ |
| genre |
country rock
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ |
| hasBackingVocalsBy |
Richard Manuel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rick Danko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ horns ⓘ organ ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| hasLeadVocalsBy | Levon Helm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
Aretha Franklin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Gillian Welch NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ The Staples Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLivePerformance | Woodstock 1969 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Last Waltz (concert film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
American roots rock
ⓘ
Americana ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:34 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
American small-town life
ⓘ
burden and responsibility ⓘ community and compassion ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting | fictional town of Nazareth ⓘ |
| partOf | Music from Big Pink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn | The Last Waltz (1976 farewell concert) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
John Simon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankedOnList | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | A&R Studios, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-08-01 ⓘ |
| writer | Robbie Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1968 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Weight by The Band
subject surface form:
The Last Waltz (concert)
this entity surface form:
“The Weight”