'The Weight' - Gillian Welch and Old Crow Medicine Show 

I'll be 74 in July and when I listen to this I'm 23 or 24 again.

Song to be passed around from hand to hand, shoulder to shoulder down the generations. Pick up your brother’s load and carry it for a little while. Beautifully done. Levon Richard Rick Robbie Garth, to all who sing along every time this song is played. Keep the faith.

I use to sit at my father's grave at night and play this song, with a bourbon....and I'll share some on the ground, so he can have some with me. ❤

Pure class. Just beautiful.

This remains the greatest cover of this song ever performed. It's absolutely perfect. The notes that Willie Watson hits to accent the harmonies in the last verse always give me the chills. My only wish there were an HD version of it.

thankyou Robbie Robertson for writing this song......and this is a great version of it

This version of this song is the closest thing to musical perfection. I savor every note.

Boy, does Gillian and Dave go together great with the OCMS band. Just natural with each other.

One of the best Renditions of that song ever. Audibley and Visually. Good medicine.

Some of the best musicians playing these days, playing a great song and doing it more than justice.

Absolutely fucking superb.....makes me cry every time I watch this

Ketch kills it !!! Not takin away from anyone else!

Gillian Welch is such an angel, look at her feelin' the soul in the music.. love her.

I love this so much, I think I’m personally responsible for a hundred views and I never watch without crying happy tears!

Truly the best cover of this song ! So many great musicians coming together !

Her smile is awesome....

I'm sure Levon, Richard and Rick would have loved this great cover.

By far the best version of the weight.

The raw emotion of this piece moves me everytime

One of the best song performed by The Band. This version is delightful. Always great to see Gillian Welch! ❤️

Music like that is slipping away away

a very nice song thanks folks

Over the last few years, this song grew on me more and more until it became my favorite song. I had always liked this song, but I guess new perspectives and more life experiences change how a song sits with us when it hits our soul. I have heard hundreds of versions of this song over the years by so many different artists, but I've never found another one that I enjoy more than this one.

my favorite rendition

It's like a blanket for the soul

Timeless

A great old gem. Love Willy’s vocals.

I’m 22 I’ll turn 23 in just a few days. Song always bring a tear to my eye in the best way possible.

half past dead.sure glad I survived another ailment in the hospital, kidney failure,new monia,2 strains of flu on top of that.i sang these songs to myself.i made it thru.they said I wasn't going to make it.i laughed,i said, i listen to the old crow medicine show , it will cure everything that ails me. no lie

Levon is smiling down on this.

This song takes me back a long long long time when times were good and life seemed free and the world was changing. The sun shone on our young minds and ways, it was beautiful while it lasted. X

Voice of an angel 👼

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

its my medicine this song realy thx so much 4 this song

I saw The Band perform this song a couple of times many years ago. They were the groundbreakers, and great at doing what they did. But this version, with musicians this talented, is the best ever. Just wonderful.

Love the willie Watson harmonies!!

Excellent version of a great song

I’ve heard many versions of this All time Classic. This is definitely one of the Best!

i revisit this regularly. she is truly an angel, even in 240p

Awesome cannot believe I just found this!

Probably one of the greatest moments in time to ever exist -lane

This was a very spirited performance. Loved every second. They were really into it!

4:15 still gives me the tears😭😭😭😭. How is it possible to sing like that.

This makes me so happy I can barely stand it!

Gillian's smile is so pure

Music peaked this night

Please do not delete is a master piece

Beautiful

RIP Levon!!!

All the vocals had their own earthy unique traits and it was awesome

Thanks!

wow . . . awesome, thanks :)

hear it since long time

Perfection.

thx 4 this song

Sooooooooo goooooood listened so many times

Amazing job

Oh that is sooooo wonderful!!! ❤️❤️❤️

A pleasure to listen to!

this is amazing. first time I heard it.

incredible voices incredible people

god bless us

WOW!

it's gonna be a great week!

this video heals me always

love this song

i love this song so much

for the best holy song that i ever ear thx so much

"We are as forlorn as children lost in the woods. When you stand in front of me and look at me, what do you know of the griefs that are in me and what do I know of yours. And if I were to cast myself down before you and weep and tell you, what more would you know about me than you know about Hell when someone tells you it is hot and dreadful? For that reason alone we human beings ought to stand before one another as reverently, as reflectively, as lovingly, as we would before the entrance to Hell."-Franz Kafka

This is so good it hurts !

So REAL!

What a delight!

This introduced me to OCMS of the back of this TV programme.

thanks Old Crow Medicine Show

Superb

This is one of the songs I listened with a loved one in my life that I will always carry with me.

listen to the song every day because it's so awesome

great THX

Love the version- you can’t beat it

That was DEFINITELY a moment...!

great line-up of talented, musicians, great song done well.

FANTASTICI MERAVIGLIOSI...

As soon as the first word was sung I had goosebumps and I'm sure they felt them too while playing. I'd love this song to be played for KEXP or recorded in modern studios, but I can't possibly imagine what I could have experienced watching them perform it live. Can't keep the tears away! Greetings from Italy to all you listeners.

This fixes many things

That’s badass

Sounding good, friends.

❤️Gillian 🎶

Fits across my life. The dog with the girl to stay with. It all fits.

I’m so envious of the people that were there. Especially the ones that were ducked up

Leon would be proud!

as wonderful as ever! Bless ya all!

Yep, watched this version many years ago. Something led me back here again, It;s still amazing, Is it better than how the Band did it. Well no, but it's just as damn good.

I read a few comments before I listened to this because every time someone covers it they always say it's the ultimate cover. Well they're usually all decent but not what you'd call close to being the ultimate cover. Couldn't ever be because Gillian and these guys have proven this version is the best cover I've ever heard and will probably remain the ultimate cover of one of the best songs ever written. Fantastic performance and the only thing that could make it better would be Mavis Staples off to the side clapping her hands and singing with the voice of spirit, emotion, and faith. Gillian Welch is a gift to music.

i was watching Squidbillies and a singing bird was so beautiful i had to read the credits to find her, the beyond words Gillian Welch

i be very shocked kelly joe pheps is gone RIP love him

OUT BLEEPIN' STANDING!!!

This is ridiculous. What a great cover!

Levon is smiling from his snowy cloud...

I know what you mean, it seems to tell our stories of a tuff life.

wow thats why i love internet good music thump up