The Weight - The Band - MP3 instrumental karaoke

This title is a cover of The Weight as made famous by The Band

The Weight - The Band - Instrumental MP3 Karaoke Download

Tempo: variable (around 72 BPM)

In the same key as the original: A

This song ends without fade out

Duration: 04:35 - Preview at: 01:25

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About

Release date: 1968
Format: MP3 320 Kbps
Genres: Rock, In English
Original songwriter: Robbie Robertson

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Canadian-American rock ensemble The Band rose to international fame after backing Bob Dylan during his first US electric tour in 1966. Following the singer's mysterious motorcycle accident near his Woodstock home later that year, the group rented a house in West Saugerties, New York, and began outlining their proper studio debut. Named after the house's pink siding, their first album Music from Big Pink was released in 1968 to great critical acclaim thanks to its seamless concoction of blues, country, and soul music, and its organic instrumentation. Inspired by the work of surrealist Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel, the gospel-tinged tune "The Weight" was released as a single on August 8, 1968, and quickly became one of The Band's signature songs. Featuring numerous biblical allusions, its lyrics tell the story of a traveler who arrives in a town called Nazareth and proceeds to interact with a series of colorful characters, most of them based on actual people the band knew in real life. Only a year after its release, "The Weight" was turned into a hit by soul singer Aretha Franklin, whose version climbed to Number 19 on the US pop charts.

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9 comments
  • 1 year ago
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    Great tune. Thanks very much. Claude.
  • 1 year ago
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    This revised 2023 version is really a good improvement on the first version release. I wish some other tracks could have improvements...
  • 1 year ago
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    Absolutely brilliant version thank you, keep up this excellent work ????
  • 2 years ago
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    Good song
  • 4 years ago
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    Love them all, as usual! Thanks
  • 4 years ago
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    Great lyrics and melody
  • BOBBYBRUCE 7 years ago
    Good
  • 7 years ago
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    great song
  • 9 years ago
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    love you guys you the greatest