Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Amy Helm, Teresa Williams, Larry Campbell, John Hiatt, Sam Bush, Booker T. Jones, Richard Thompson, Brittany Howard, and more – The Weight
Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Amy Helm, Teresa Williams, Larry Campbell, John Hiatt, Sam Bush, Booker T. Jones, Richard Thompson, Brittany Howard, and more – The Weight – A tribute to Levon Helm at the Americana Music Association Honors & Awards show, 2012. Presented by Nissan.
Is there anybody cooler than Bonnie on stage with a group of greats?
Bonnie Raitt gives a volume to this life so rare in its soul…notes expressed like none other than angels in sincerity and heart.
A stage is full of high-end talent performing one of the best songs ever! Great tribute to a fine artist who is sorely missed!
Lyrics:
Pulled into Nazareth, feeling ’bout half past dead
Just need a place where I can lay my head
Hey mister can you tell me where a girl might find a bed?
He just grinned, shook my hand, ‘no’ was all he said
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
and put the load right on me
I picked up my bag, I went lookin’ for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin’ side by side
I said, ‘Hey, Carmen, come on, let’s go downtown’
She said, ‘I gotta go, but m’friend can stick around’
Go down, Miss Moses, there’s nothin’ you can say
It’s just ol’ Luke, and Luke’s waitin’ on the Judgement Day
‘Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?’
He said, ‘Do me a favor, son, woncha stay an’ keep Anna Lee company?’
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’
Catch a cannon ball now, t’take me down the line
My bag is sinkin’ 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
Songwriters: Robbie Robertson
The Weight lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc
