Essa gravação de "The Weight" faz parte de um album lançado em 2007 como celebração do 30º aniversário do brilhante filme de Martin Scorsese , The Last Waltz. Num post futuro irei comentar mais sobre este filme.
Vários artistas gravaram versões das músicas do The Band, "The Weight", foi gravado pela cantora country Lee Ann Womack , que eu não conhecia, mas gostei muito da gravação que ela fez, trazendo para música uma levada mais country, da gravação original folk do The Band.
Robbie Robertson, que escreveu a canção em 1968, afirma que foi influenciado pelos filmes do diretor espanhol Luis Buñuel.
I pulled into Nazareth, was feeling about half past dead
I just need some place where I can lay my head
Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?
He just grinned and shook my hand, and no, was all he said
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny, and (and)
(And) you put the load right on me
I picked up my bag, I went looking for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walking side by side
I said, hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown
She said, I gotta go, but my friend can stick around
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny, and (and)
(And) you put the load right on me
Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothing you can say
It's just old Luke, and Luke's waiting on the Judgement Day
Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?
He said, do me a favour, son, won't you stay and keep Anna Lee company?
Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny, and (and)
(And) you put the load right on me
Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog
He said, I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack, my dog
I said, wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man
He said, that's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can
Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny, and (and)
(And) you put the load right on me
Catch a cannon ball now, to take me down the line
My bag is sinking low and I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone?
Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny, and (and)
(And) you put the load right on me
