THE BAND - FOREVER YOUNG (LIVE) | REACTION 

The Band used to be Dylan's backing band in the very early days of his transition to electric. This performance was from the last waltz, the Band's last concert which was filmed by Scorsese. They had a whole lot of guests including Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Hawkins, Van Morrison and others. The best bits were just the Band playing from their wonderful catalog of songs. The best rock and roll film of all time.

Mavis Staples and Pop Staples singing verses with them on The Weight is an absolute must

"Baby let me follow you down!" Wait, it got cutoff! Missed a good ending, but still nice reaction.

That's BOB DYLAN!!! With The Band. The Band was Dylan's backing band when he went electric. I love everything on The Last Waltz. So many great musicians played in this. You could play pretty much anything on it and you'd love it.

Bob is the only person I've ever seen write a song with 2 verses, sell it, and then in person he would add another verse. 🤗🤔😎

"Caravan" from The Last Waltz concert with Van Morrison!! thats a great one from this show you should react to!

They were his touring/backing band. Their last waltz was them giving up after 20 years on the road. The stars fell over themselves to be in it. You should watch the whole film, its fantastic. You will love it.x

The guitarist is Robbie Robertson. Great player and singer too. Check out his solo stuff.

"The Band" was Bob Dylan's backup band. Somewhere around 1967, Dylan had a serious motorcycle accident and, I believe, broke his neck. His recovery period of about a year gave the band to become The Band. They were housed in a house in upstate New York. It was painted pink. They worked in the cinderblock basement with an out of tune piano, and recorded Music From Big Pink, their first album.

The Band lived for a while in a house in Woodstock, NY they named “Big Pink”, and set up a music room in the basement. Dylan stopped by with his typewriter and guitar every morning, which is where ‘The Basement Tapes’ were made. It’s also where The Band’s first album came from. Dylan offered to help on that, but they wanted something that was theirs. Since he was there almost every day though, he did co-write two songs or something.

You should listen to the song they were just transitioning to, Baby Let Me Follow You Down.

Love this song. Great lyrics. I printed them and framed them for my daughter when she was small. Now she is an adult and has become the embodiment of this song. Very proud of her.

The Band was Bob Dylan's band for a long time. Bob had a motorcycle accident and didn't perform for several years - this was his first live performance in several years. The Band went on in the meantime without him and made many fantastic songs such as Take a Load Off Fanny and others. They are amazing musically and vocally. Bob is as you know an amazing songwriter - for The Band, The Byrds and others. Bob himself is amazing and he sings very well for his music, This clip is from the movie The Last Waltz which is about the Band's final performance and you should see - amazing music and performances.

One of my favorites of The Band and Dylan. I like see him interact with the people in the audience. Thank you for doing this song/video. I enjoyed it! This is from the Last Waltz. This is the farewell concert for the Band.

The Band were The Hawks, backing Arkansas rockabilly pioneer Ronnie Hawkins in the early 60’s. 4 Canadians + drummer Levon Helm, also from Arkansas. They left Hawkins and briefly were Levon and The Hawks, then Dylan hired them to back him up when he went electric in ‘65. Then they went on their own again finally as The Band when Dylan semi-retired in ‘67 following a motorcycle accident. They would reunite behind him a number of times in the 70’s for glorious live performances that were captured on Before the Flood and here at The Last Waltz in ‘76.

It's from a performance from The Last Waltz by Martin Scorsese. One of the best Rock films ever made. There's more performances from this film you need to watch. They were called the Band, because they were Bob Dylan's backup band when he went electric. So happy you did this reaction.

He was a guest at the Band's retirement shows. This is from that show which was titled The Last Waltz.

That organ is the magnificent Garth Hudson playing. I hope you can see Garth on stage too.

Man, I'm so glad I grew up in this wonderful era, where we embraced the perfectly imperfect! No "American Idol" or "The Voice" deciding who "makes it" and who goes home, no Auto Tune in studios, etc. Can you imagine Dylan, Garcia, Neil Young, Tom Petty, or Dr. John, etc. auditioning for "The Voice"?? You're out of here! As mentioned, this is an exert from "The Last Waltz" which was the last appearance by The Band. It's an absolute must see movie for musical education of the period! I'll give you two more essential films....."Woodstock" and "The Grateful Dead Movie". There are more, but these are absolutes.

Watching The Band play with him is such a treat. You can see them click right back in to their groove.

The way he delivers lyrics is "phenomenal." Congratulations, you got that right. You also got it exactly right that he is the greatest lyricist of all times. Nice going. Great musicians across the board in the Band, which backed him for the first couple of years after he went electric.

Try the Blood On The Tracks Album

That's BOB DYLAN youngster! Yes this is from "The Last Waltz" which is the last performance from The Band! But Bob Made "The Band"!.

The Band was Bob Dylan's backup band during the mid to late 60's. Dylan was not part of the group. The Band had their own thing separately. Dylan and Band also collaborated during the the early to mid 70's. Great reaction!

The Band was a Canadian-American rock group formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1967. Originally the backing band for Ronnie Hawkins and later Bob Dylan, the group released its debut album, Music from Big Pink, in 1968 to critical acclaim. Described by music critic Bruce Eder as "one of the most popular and influential rock groups in the world, their music embraced by critics. And he is a wonderful deep human being......very popular in the Black community in New York.

Bob Dylan is the poet laureate of my generation.

You can find Dylan's own album recordings of "Forever Young" on the album "Planet Waves" (1974) and "Before the Flood" (1974), with The Back backing him on both albums. "Before the Flood" is a live concert album from that year.

The Band began as a backup up group called the Hawks for Ronnie Hawkins, founded by lead guitarist Robbie Roberston in 1958. Then they were a back up band for Bob Dylan during his tour in 1966. They released their first album, Big Pink. Named for the color of the house they lived in at Woodstock, New York. They broke up in 1976. There was a documentary made of their last concert by acclaimed film director Martin Scorsese. It is was put in the Library of Congress in 2019. It was held on Thankskgiving day at the San Francisco Winterland Ballroom. A full course dinner was served for all 5,000 attendees! Guest performers were Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Neil Young, Join Mitchell, Van Morrison, Dr. John, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton and the Staple Singers. I suggest you react to the Band's song "The Weight" performed with the Staple Singers. It is arguably their most well known song. The group continued performing without Robbie Robertson. The keyboardist, Richard Manuel, committed suicide by hanging in 1986 just hours after a performance. Rick Danko, the bassist, died in 1999 in his sleep, from a heart attack. He was only 52. The drummer, Levon Helm, died of cancer in 2012. Garth Brooks, the other keyboardist, is still alive at 83. He was the oldest member. A classically trained musician. He was named the the most brilliant organist of rock and roll by Keyboard magazine. He also played four types of saxophone and accordion. All members were multi-intrumentalists. Robbie Robertson is still alive. He went onto do quite a bit of film scoring. Just signed up for a new one. I'm a native of NYC and a child of the 60's. My first concert was at 11 years old seeing Three Dog Night with my progressive 5th grade teacher in 1971. I saw Al Green and Harry Chapin at Central Park for free in 1973. There were a lot of free concerts back then. P.S. YES is one of my all time favorite groups. Saw them many times. In the summer of 1977, in one month, I saw Led Zeppelin, ELP-Emerson, Lake and Palmer-with a 70 piece symphonic orchestra, Pink Floyd and YES. Tickets were $12.50. You do great work.

Bob plying his magic, he's unique, a one off, irreplaceable, the likes of whom we will never see again, someone to be treasured ..... keep on keeping on Bobby

They toured with Bob Dylan. I saw them together in 1975 or 76 with the band in south Florida. A great time to grow up when music was going through a Renaissance! Wouldn't change it for anything!! Peace ✌

"Cripple Creek" is great. The Band was a superb group, with a long history. They backed Ronnie Hawkins for years, and worked HARD doing it! Then they backed Bob Dylan from about 1966 through the early 70's, as well as doing their own albums. Bob Dylan wrote the song "Forever Young" for his children. I saw him play it in Toronto in 1974, backed by The Band. Have seen him do it various times since. His fans took it as being for all of them...but it was a personal song for his own kids. It is a different song from the Rod Stewart one with the same title, and came out many years prior to the Rod Stewart song, which was pretty much just an imitation of the Dylan song. 4 members of The Band came from Canada, and one from the USA (that being the drummer, Levon Helm). Robbie Robertson, the lead guitar player, has gotten a lot of attention over the years, and has done solo albums. There is one more verse to "Forever Young" but it's not in the video.

Bob Dylan singing his song “Forever Young” backed by The Band.

The whole concert is a classic, loaded with great musicians.

Oh man what a tease I was hoping it would go into the next song. Watch this movie when you get a chance. “ The Last Waltz”

Thx! "Watching the river flow” and “Lay lady lay” -Terry

Robbie Robertson guitar....that's something!

This song makes me think of the names on 'The Wall'. My Brothers who never came home from that hell-hole, Nam. This is for Henry Thomas (Panel 7W, Line 29, on The Wall) ...he is the same 20-year-old to me today as he was the day he died in 1970... Forever Young.

Last waltz" greatest music documentary of alltime, period.

I highly recommend you watch this whole film The Last Waltz.. a lot of guest artists you’ll like, ...Neil Young, Neil Diamond, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison... directed by Martin Scorsese ... it’s worth your time.

You should react to Dylan's "Most of the time". Great song

“Showdown at Big Sky” by Robbie Robertson of The Band. Phenomenal original audio

For reaction, try The Band, And the Staples - The Weight and then do another reaction for The Weight with Playing for Change - which is for the song 50 years anniversary.

Ok bro, this is Bob Dylan. Bob made this his "Band". 😎

Another great Dylan song,

Please check out Al di Meola- race with the devil on a Spanish highway......next level musicianship.

You should check out "Tears of Rage," studio track from The Band's debut album Music from Big Pink. Lyrics by Bob Dylan but it's just The Band performing it.

He wrote most of his songs about Mavis Staples. He💗 her.

They were his (2nd) backing band of his move into Electric. They played with or for many,many others. They were their own band. This was from a movie, The Last Waltz(Martin Scorcese),in which,along with many interviews etc, they perform a concert with nearly everyone they ever played with or for....Literally an All Star Revue.

The Band was Bob's backup group. This was from The Last Waltz, which was the Band's "Farewell" show/movie. What a collection of the best singers and musicians ever. Check out Helpless by Joni Mitchell & Neil Young...chilling, haunting & beautiful.

I can’t hear this song without thinking of my Mom. Thanks for reacting to this. ❤️

Bob Dylan is the only songwriter to win a Nobel Prize for Literature! (2016 prize to be exact)

It's written by Bob Dylan. Lol! He smiled!!

Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for his songwriting. He has so many incredible songs. I hope you check into more of his work. He was also influential in the civil rights movement. If you react to Hurricane you will see what I mean. Hurricane Carter was a promising middleweight boxer who was falsely accused and convicted of murder. He eventually was exonerated after spending 19 years in prison. Dylan didn't pull any punches in describing the racially motivated handling of the case by the cops and the judicial system. He took a lot of flack for his stance but he didn't care.

Bob Dylan's the perfect example is that about the voice it's about the song

I know you love the group America. You've got to listen to their song "Freedom". It's a real banger...and for America, that's saying something. I was listening to it today in the car and thought of you. Hope you'll react to it, it's really worth your time. Thanks!

This is sic stuff

I love the version sung by Young@Heart chorus (a senior citizsen's chorus) into Hampshire county jail

You should check out The Weight, from this concert with the Staples, amazing version. I saw The Band in like 82ish in St . Louis MO, even won Free tickets from the local Fm radio station KSHE 95 Great show. And yes The band did start out as a backup band for Dylan. PEACE HIPPIE JOE

Great performance with The Band. "Maggie's Farm" would be a good tune of his. Kinda off the beaten path

There are many "Forever Young" songs. This one by Bob Dylan and another one by Rod Stewart also called "Forever Young" very much effected by this song are both Bible-based and literally quoting Bible verses. Rod Stewart's is dedicated to his own son and is sooooo touching. You may listen to Rod Stewart one or better watch the video and compare.... There is also a third "Forever Young" unrelated but very famous and is by Alphaville. There are also far less famous "Forever Young"s by Madness and a very recent one by Blackpink in Chinese and in Japanese.

For Nobody(Song)....Gentile Giant(Band)....and great Band from the 70's

Dylan wrote this song shortly after the birth of one of his children. I think it was his daughter but I might be wrong about that.

This is Dylan and the band his backup band

Robbie Robertson - Testimony

Great lyrics. A list of what could almost be rap songs in how much is said so fast. "Idiot Wind", Like a Rolling Stone, "Lilly Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" Hurricane , Subterranean Homesick Blues , " Who Killed Davey Moore " and on and on too many to list .

Bob Dylan is the greatest American songwriter of all time, no matter the genre, period.

Try It Makes no Difference from this same concert, The Last Waltz. and please react to Danny Whitten, I Don't Want to Talk about It, what a great song/

The Band is playing with BOB DYLAN

You want rap. Check out It’s Alright Ma (I’m only bleeding). Rap done before rap existed, and done better than rap is done today….

He does Adam Sandler really well. 😆

You should react to Dylan's Murder Most Foul.

This live version doesn't do enough justice frankly to the song. I've attended Bob Dylan live and I was so disappointed. But the albums are superb. Check the album version for better acoustics and concentration and appreciation.

Some parts of the song sounded familiar with the song Rod Stewart sings. I checked the wiki on Rod Stewart's version. What I take there are similarities. Stewart sent it to Dylan and both share royalties. Or something like this. I do suggest you listen to Rod Stewart version, especially because you have kids. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mwG6g5boyF4.html

Yeah this is dylans song. He just performs alot with the band. For good reason.

Bob Dylan G.o.a.t.

They're Canadian eh? Except for Levon Helm the drummer.

Dylan wasn't much in the voice department but his words and message are/were poetry... everlasting. Love this song so much.

Vb

Dylan's arguably the greatest American songwriter in rock history. But when it comes to singing, if he was singing for shit he wouldn't get a whiff. That's why his songs, IMO, always sound better when being covered by someone else. Like Hendrix doing All Along The Watchtower, or Clapton doing Knockin' On Heavens Door, or my personal favorite you should maybe take a swipe at reacting to...............the late, great Johnny Winter doing Highway 61 Revisited!

Oh, BOB DYLAN WROTE THAT SONG!

The Last Waltz is a phenomenal concert film and there are so many noteworthy songs as The Band played their final concert with plenty of guest stars. Try "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "Caravan" featuring Van Morrison, "Such A Night" with Dr. John, "Life Is A Carnival", and of course "The Weight" with the Staple Singers! Enjoy!