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underpants

(182,807 posts) Sat Sep 2, 2017, 03:24 PM Sep 2017

Take a load off with Aretha and Duane "The Weight"

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Take a load off with Aretha and Duane "The Weight" (Original Post) underpants Sep 2017 OP

Nice!! Eko Sep 2017 #1

I have only heard this played by The Band. This version is cool too. BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #2

Love Aretha (fellow Detroiter) but this one doesn't really work. longship Sep 2017 #3

Just gotta disagree with you elias7 Sep 2017 #4

Too much BOING-BOING-BOING for my taste. longship Sep 2017 #7

Gotta agree Roy Rolling Sep 2017 #5

K&R Solly Mack Sep 2017 #6

Mavis Staples jodymarie aimee Sep 2017 #8

One of the best songs ever. PatrickforO Sep 2017 #9

Eko

(7,299 posts)

1. Nice!!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Sep 2, 2017, 03:37 PM

Sep 2017

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)

2. I have only heard this played by The Band. This version is cool too.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Sep 2, 2017, 03:45 PM

Sep 2017

longship

(40,416 posts)

3. Love Aretha (fellow Detroiter) but this one doesn't really work.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Sep 2, 2017, 04:18 PM

Sep 2017

Too much jarring guitar; no piano whatsoever.

Here is The Weight (all the verses):

Sorry.

Love Aretha, just not this.

elias7

(4,006 posts)

4. Just gotta disagree with you

Reply to longship (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 2, 2017, 04:38 PM

Sep 2017

Maybe not what you're used to or expecting, but Duane Allman and Aretha...wow!

longship

(40,416 posts)

7. Too much BOING-BOING-BOING for my taste.

Reply to elias7 (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 2, 2017, 04:45 PM

Sep 2017

Like Aretha's part, though. Too bad she doesn't sing all the verses. On the other hand, somebody should take Allman's guitar pick away from him. And this needs some piano!

Roy Rolling

(6,917 posts)

5. Gotta agree

Reply to longship (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 2, 2017, 04:43 PM

Sep 2017

I *love* Aretha Franklin, but this version misses the mood of the Band original. Nobody was dancing to songs like this in the '60s, this is a pop version.