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Good for the Soul

April 1, 2020 By Carole

Music is very important to Dale and I, as you probably know. He’s a singer in a band, of course. And we listen to music a lot in our home. Our tastes aren’t always the same but luckily I’m the only one who knows how to operate Spotify and our Sonos speakers. Ha!

Seriously, though, we listen to a lot of classic rock, folk, and oldies. Last Friday when we were on the deck I had a playlist on shuffle and the song The Weight by The Band came on. We were trying to figure out one of the lines and I looked up the lyrics and then we were talking about how much we both really love the song and the meaning behind it . . . that idea of taking the weight off of someone else and carrying it for them when you are able.

Dale did some extra googling on his own the next morning and he stumbled across a YouTube video of this song recorded by Playing for Change. It was done last September in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the song. It’s gorgeous and uplifting and I love it. I hope it brings you some comfort and solace right now the way it has for us.

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  1. Kym says

    April 1, 2020 at 8:13 am

    Tom found that very link over the weekend! It’s perfect, isn’t it? I’m so glad you shared it!
    XO

  2. Kat says

    April 1, 2020 at 8:20 am

    I love this song! Thank you so much for sharing, it is just what I needed today! XO

  3. Bonny says

    April 1, 2020 at 8:40 am

    I did not know this song but I’m glad I do now. Thank you!

  4. Sarah says

    April 1, 2020 at 8:50 am

    You know, I’m familiar with this song, but I never thought about the words. And I love this video with all the artists from all around the world — it’s so perfect for the current times and the fact that we are all in this together and have to support each other!

  5. Ann says

    April 1, 2020 at 9:00 am

    What a great way to start the morning! Thanks, love this song too.

  6. Patty says

    April 1, 2020 at 9:05 am

    Love this song. I’d seen this before and it brought tears to my eyes! It’s a great way to start today too. Thank-you Carole!

  7. Mary K. in Rockport says

    April 1, 2020 at 9:37 am

    Beautiful. Thanks.

  8. Debbie says

    April 1, 2020 at 9:51 am

    I’ve seen this before and it brings me to tears everytime! Thanks for sharing, I needed this today!

  9. JudyH says

    April 1, 2020 at 10:17 am

    Thank you so much for the information about Playing for Change. I have spent the last hour watching many of their videos and have been moved to tears a few times. Music is important in our home too and I have been listening to more music lately as I can’t stand having the tv on. Music does heal and we need it more than ever now.

  10. Mary says

    April 1, 2020 at 12:42 pm

    Thanks, Carol. My husband has been sharing uplifting songs on our large family text thread (about 30 of us). I will remind him of this one this evening!

    • Mary says

      April 1, 2020 at 12:54 pm

      Sorry I left the “e” off your name. I KNOW it has it… SMH…

  11. kmkat says

    April 1, 2020 at 2:46 pm

    That was wonderful! (I had to wonder, though, how they dealt with the satellite lag that is inevitable among people scattered around the world.) I loved it.

    If you haven’t already, search YouTube for the Rotterdam orchestra playing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy; the coronavirus version of Bohemian Rhapsody; and What the World Needs Now by a virtual orchestra. The first and last on give me chills (the good kind).

  12. Mary says

    April 1, 2020 at 6:27 pm

    Oh Carole (and Dale) – thank you! this is the first time I cried today … last September seems like a lifetime ago. Look at all those people all over the world coming together … not being 6 feet apart. It is beautiful!!

  13. CyndyC says

    April 1, 2020 at 10:15 pm

    Lovely and up-lifting. It made me cry.

  14. Becky says

    April 1, 2020 at 10:40 pm

    I miss the Band! So thanks for this, Carole, I love this song.

  15. Deb Jenner says

    April 2, 2020 at 2:41 am

    Thank you, thank you, thank you! You made me smile -love it.

  16. Lydia says

    April 2, 2020 at 9:30 am

    I’ve always liked that song, but never really listened to it. Thanks for sharing-music makes the world such a better place.

  17. Vicki says

    April 2, 2020 at 9:41 am

    Oh, isn’t that a great video?? (50 years??)
    🙂

  18. margene says

    April 3, 2020 at 10:57 am

    The Band and Robby Robertson (and other members) are true musical treasures. They set a standard and a new course for “rock” and for music in general. Thank you for this video, Carole!

  19. Jeannie Gray says

    April 6, 2020 at 6:07 pm

    The Weight is a great song! I’ll have to go check out the version you mentioned.

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