I cannot describe my sadness on the loss of Robbie Robertson- “and the rains fall down on my door- and the dawn don’t rescue me no more.” I’ve followed The Band for decades and have the clearest memories of listening to The Last Waltz over and over and over. These losses of great musicians are hitting me harder and harder and harder. Thank you Robbie.

@joygerardi6886

11 ай бұрын

love to you, Deborah.....I get it...and as I came here to watch Robbie.....then you see Rick and Levon....and then Garth comes out on the sax...the only one left. The music matters.

@DaveMorrisonMusic

11 ай бұрын

We made a tactical error, Deborah. We attached deeply to literally hundreds of musicians that were ten years or so older than us, and now they are dying almost daily. And the ones who wrote the insightful songs, and the challenging songs - the songs that pushed us into becoming deeper ... those are the ones, whose passing hits us the hardest. I think that, when Dylan dies, the country will just shut down for a week.

@doradora5547

11 ай бұрын

Robbie's face made it on a Canadian stamp in 2011. The Canadian people recognised what a treasure they had long ago❤

@dinacarr2734

11 ай бұрын

I listen to this one so much. This is my favorite song in The Last Waltz. Rick's vocals are crushing. Robbie's magical right hand shimmy shake during the solo. Garth on smooth sax. Sighhhhh. They are so young and beautiful and talented here. Time Flies. Rest well, Robbie. You've got some good musicians to hang with on the other side. Save me a good seat at the show.

@walliegirl2

11 ай бұрын

Greatest rock and roll movie of all time. And will always be the greatest. RIP Robbie, you blessed us with some great music..

Goddamnnn. I so miss Rick Danko! What a voice! I never get tired of hearing Rick singing this song, but this has to be the best, most heartfelt version, I've ever seen! RIP Rick Danko!

Danko’s heart was breaking when he sang “read em and weep.” His literal love letter to his B(b)and. Gorgeous.

@tomconnolly7420

2 ай бұрын

Rick was just, fuck man what a voice ❤❤❤

@TalorcMacAllan

3 күн бұрын

@@tomconnolly7420 aye

I had to grow up (many years) to appreciate how great The Band really was. As part of my Thanksgiving ritual I saw The Last Waltz again today. The more I hear Rick Danko, the more I love him. He draws you in. When the song is done you don't know whether to hug him or give him a bowl of soup to care for him.

@TalorcMacAllan

3 күн бұрын

whats that about soup? Rick was a legend '

There should be a limit on how many consecutive times one can listen to this version. After three, you are bordering on a state of despair that renders one useless for the remainder of the day.

My first wife split after six years of marriage. She returned about four months later. I heard this tune in my apartment, from a Band album, and played it for her upon her return. She sat and listened with no emotion whatsoever. That's when I knew it was over. I moved forward and am with the love of my life after 36 years. A truly great tune and it played an important role in my life! Thank you Robbie and the Band for providing such beautiful music for a generation and more!!

@cappystrano1

2 ай бұрын

Southtexashombre…lucky you escaped!😎

@ericpalmer948

28 күн бұрын

In late 1976, my partner moved to another city, about 1,000 miles away. in the months before I was able to join her there, I bought The Best of The Band on Cassette, and discovered this song. When I came to the verse "Well, I love you so much that it's all I can do to keep myself from telling you that I never felt so alone before," it broke me up, I was a mess, but it sustained me till I joined her. I already knew some of The Band's work, and had the NME review of the concert, and went to the Australian Premier of the movie. After 15 or 16 times I lost count of the number of times I saw it, and now have all of their studio work and live work, including their time with Dylan. My favourite band of all time.

I am a huge Levon fan, but really love Rick Danko's singing on this track. Probably Robertson's best playing as well. God they were a talented bunch

@jamescarey2367

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they were and now all we could do is listen.

@sar4x474

3 жыл бұрын

Your comment nailed it! Yes.

@genevievegelatto8447

3 жыл бұрын

Probably some of Robbie’s best writing, as well. And he’s written so many great ones.

@martinsarver245

3 жыл бұрын

They were the best

@pablopickasso4098

3 жыл бұрын

there will never be anything like them

Best song of the entire show. After 45 or so years of watching this movie, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

@michaeljames6817

Жыл бұрын

Second best is Stage Fright also performed by Rick

@johnbock1896

11 ай бұрын

Danko was their Best vocals

@johntechwriter

2 ай бұрын

That scar under Rick’s right eye? I have one just like it. It was created as I was being born. I was born breach, meaning the doctor had to reach in with his forceps and grab me by the head to get me out. Many equate breach birth to PTSD. All I know is, even that far back, I didn’t want to come out.

@andyambrose4517

Ай бұрын

I always come back to this song.. beautiful

One of the most heart breaking songs I've ever heard.

I can remember attending a Ringo's All-Star Band concert and seeing half of the Band play with him. This was back in the 1980s. It was a truly amazing concert.

Although Hudson is physically frail - he has reportedly been living in an assisted care facility since the death of his wife, Maud, in 2022 Garth is the sole survivor of The Band, I'm 70 and can only wish to live as long as Garth. They were a truly amazing band so special and light years ahead of their contemporaries.

@johntechwriter

2 ай бұрын

Maybe it’s Garth’s memories that keep him going. A guy who might have ended as a music teacher in small town Ontario, instead was given the gift of sharing his instrumental legacy with the world. Without Garth, The Band would not have been.

@Alexandra_acount3

2 ай бұрын

@@johntechwriter The whole Band was the sum of one piece. Take out 1 piece you lose the Band.

The greatest heart breaking song of all time. Pure genius. One of the greatest performances you'll ever hear.

This song makes me cry. It is crazy beautiful. Maybe my favorite song from the band. Rest in peace. Robbie Levon Richard Rick ❤❤

The best thing Scorsese ever did was to save this, the best version of The Band's most heart wrenching song, for us to cherish until Death do us part. Period. Thank You, The Band. The best band of the 20th Century.

@bobpike8050

2 жыл бұрын

Yup.

@lucylillypad1512

2 жыл бұрын

The Band and the Staple Singers....brilliant, amazing and unbeatable! Just....WOW

@ClassicTVMan1981X

2 жыл бұрын

But he passed on "Acadian Driftwood."

@kariskjerseth8818

Жыл бұрын

yep

@wayne10hut

Жыл бұрын

True that

3:46 "Well I love you so much" his voice cracks and so does my heart, every time.

I learned about the Band because I changed my major from writing to screenwriting in college (Syracuse University). I had one class about music in film and had to watch this film. I fell in love with their music. My mother bought me a case of CDs by the Band for Christmas.

One of the purest songs ever- I can listen to this over and over again. The sax is brilliant. Appreciate all of these musicians. You will be missed Robby. Your music will live on. Rest in peace 🎼☮️

@hannejeppesen1809

9 ай бұрын

And don't forget to mention Rick Danko's soulfull and emotionally singing. He really brings it home.

@katherine9109

5 ай бұрын

they were all brilliant. this version of this song is heartbreakingly beautiful. it's been making me cry since it was released. they're all gone now except Garth. there's no holding back the tears as I'm listening now...

And the dawn don’t rescue me anymore. Kills me every time.

Danko makes me want to hug him after the show

@tomconnolly7420

2 ай бұрын

So wish Rick and Richard hadn't gone they way they did, they were supreme ❤❤❤

@hannejeppesen1809

2 ай бұрын

You can tell he feels every word. Robbie felt Rick could sing it without it coming off as self pity, which Robbie did not want. He was right.

@user-kj4sn3yl5d

2 ай бұрын

Danko is so hot

@hannejeppesen1809

2 ай бұрын

Danko and Robbie both.@@user-kj4sn3yl5d

@christopher-ke9nj

27 күн бұрын

God, rest, Rick, it's never been the same

I was driving on the PA Turnpike listening to WXPN from Philly and they announced Rick' death and played this song. I had to pull off to the shoulder to cry my eyes out.

@mikewilliams2819

2 жыл бұрын

Still do on this song every time.

@califcamper

6 күн бұрын

Ironically, being from Phila..too,my brother saw Rick in a little bar (he forgets where exactly but it was near Reading, possibly Allentown, towards his later days...After TR show was over,there was Rick at a table signing his book, alone...

I only came across this song a week ago & can’t stop listening to it! And I can’t take my eyes off Rick Danko! 😍

@missblondie2393

9 ай бұрын

He's something else Gorgeous talented and a kind man RIP Legend

@Alexandra_acount3

3 ай бұрын

My friend you are now 'hooked',

@aprilY619

3 ай бұрын

Luuuuv Rick Danko

This is the stand out track ... just beautiful...

It always amazes me how the singers harmonize so beautifully with no ear piece in their ears and yet never a wrong note…

One left...RIP Robbie. I'm so fortunate to have listened to your songs growing up. Last Waltz is one of the best music documentaries ever made. Man this one hurts.

No matter how many years pass I find myself returning to this song whenever I miss my dad

“The dawn don’t rescue me no more” is one of the most powerful lyrics I have ever heard, especially how it is sung here.

@johnrichards2089

3 жыл бұрын

Amen. Most great music is born in pain. You feel his, 40 years later.

@Hhfgdrghvdsddfj

3 жыл бұрын

That lyric sticks with me too. It's absolute desperation.

@josedopwell9645

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that lyric is the polar opposite of "The sun will come out tomorrow..." It makes no difference when despair and heartbreak prevail.

@ubenza

3 жыл бұрын

Bawled my eyes out first time I sang and played this tune, that was the line that broke the dam.

@austint1987

3 жыл бұрын

Amen, rest in peace Mr. Danko, Mr. Helm, Mr. Manuel✌️🎶❤️

What an image, "stampeding cattle, they rattle the walls." No other song expresses the loss of my wife more than this one. Beyond poignant.

@bigtimmurphy1113

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about your wife

@MrCretemaniam

2 жыл бұрын

Dear Dr Rick.... Sorry to notice about your loss.... I lost two wives 10 years apart were murdered when I wasn't around to protect them.... Talk about stampeding cattle...... Sorry for your loss I'm not trying to make mine bigger than just is what it is man. Luckily I have an old friend of 44 years and she might be my next wife but I told her you have to come armed!!! Feel like I'm a hex on my women !!! They all die!!! But Pamela is pretty tough and she has guns !!!

@chrisharro

2 жыл бұрын

One of the great Torch songs of the modern era, post Sinatra and Elvis

@jamessim1858

2 жыл бұрын

Up with the best to doubt about that.

@WorldwideWyatt

2 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace to your beautiful wife. Peace and love brother.

Thank you Robbie Robertson, not ashamed to say I cried when I heard the news. 'Lay a flower in the snow, fallen angel'. Rest in Peace

What an absolute monster of a heartbreak song!!!!!

One of the best love songs of all time.I loved those guys and my first concert ever was them in Long Beach,Ca after I returned from Vietnam,unforgettable.

I've been listening to this song for more than 40 years and am blown away every time!! WOW!!

When Garth comes out I lose it every time. The pure joy of watching these guys is something I always cherish.

@rnorth8812

5 жыл бұрын

That first lick on the sax gets me every time.

@LesBarber

5 жыл бұрын

Me too Phil that floored me in the Movie and still years later, it don't get no better.

@tonydepalma

4 жыл бұрын

Greatest Band ever!

@Heelturnkayfabe

4 жыл бұрын

4:32 pure heaven

@davidmikell5578

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, indeed, Garth’s sax solo makes up for the first guitar solo. JRR had to up his game after hearing that and finished stronger. Now Rick and Solomon Burke must be trading hellacious verses on that one up in heaven. Great song, thank you for sharing it.

RIP Robbie Robertson. This song is pure perfection.

......But the music lives on. Thanks for the memories. ✌️

One of their greatest songs and the saxophone at the end just kills it

No one like them, ever!!The Band was so underrated, its sad. The whole Last Waltz was an AMAZING concert, and It Makes No Difference from this concert was & will always be my favorite version of this song. Listen up youngsters, THIS is music.

Garth holding his last note for what seems like 10 seconds, one of the sweetest sounds I've ever heard.

@virginiaalmon8389

2 жыл бұрын

and he blows it a little stronger toward the finish for a crescendo

@henrikelmelund2965

Жыл бұрын

You are so right - I often listen to this song alone for the sound of Garths sax. It’s pure art!

Feels appropriate that Garth is the one to bring it home, the last man still with us. Each guy brought so much to the table.

This and Stage Fright are my favorite The Band songs. Danko is perfectly imperfect as a singer.

This is as close to perfection as one can get. Not in a sense of the perfect rhythm or every note perfect, but in a sense of music perfectly expressing human emotions. They created a magic moment we can all share.

@kentclark6420

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, and I bet Levon, Rick, and Richard are up there jamming out on this Easter Day, '19. RIP, guys!

@paullevine1813

4 жыл бұрын

@@blancobasnett Lots of magic going here & no overdubs.

@paullevine1813

4 жыл бұрын

Proving yet again it's not what you play it's how you play it. his was one hell of a performance of pure feel..

@johnmcardle2584

4 жыл бұрын

pawelpap9 no one will drive with me this is the only song I have played for 8 months at least 12 times a day

@westerling8436

4 жыл бұрын

haha

This is better than the studio version. Best version I have heard.

@l.d.crawford4044

3 жыл бұрын

Check out the conception and how this was made and you'll understand why it's better than a studio version. It's great to see that other people haven't forgotten what good music is.

@josepereyra7326

3 жыл бұрын

Drugs always brings out that pain😪

@debralogston4943

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite too

@josepereyra7326

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. So much expression wants to make u cry

@PeninsulaChef

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. ❤️

That Sax. Those Vocals. All of it! Love me some Band.

heart wrenching and graceful at the same time Danko rules

@sandrarosaforminhas

5 жыл бұрын

Muitas saudades dessa formidável Banda

@RogwinMusic

5 жыл бұрын

Yep....and Robertson fkd it all up.

@roseblake5803

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Chmela : No need to keep bringing all that up. Just enjoy the music and the fact we can at least see them.

@deborahhatcher186

4 жыл бұрын

Agree, remember this is back when music was actually MUSIC... and I was born in 84, but you no greatness when you see it....

@BDB78

4 жыл бұрын

SOUTHPAW731 Danko was your friend??

Absolutely beautiful. Garth's sax gets me every time.

My wife and I listen to the Last Waltz every couple of weeks, and we have for 22 years of courting and marriage. Before that I listened to The Band for many many years. They are the best. Never saw them, though. Took them for granted when I was young and in America. Lived half a world away most of my life, and when in NYC never even made it to the Midnight Rambles... don't put off for tomorrow what you owe it to yourself to do today.

My all times favorite song ❤

One of the greatest songs every written, beautifully, tastefully performed. I hope that Robbie, Rick, Richard, Levon rest in peace and that Garth lives in peace. "If there is a rock n roll heaven, you know they have a hellova band!"

58 yr old,chilling near Edinburgh,only one band member still with us,thank you for giving us this wonderful music..may your wishes all come true,❤

Rip Robbie Robertson 😢. Incredible songwriter. No one ever sounded like The Band

RIP Robbie Robbertson, as well as Levon, Rick, and Richard. The brilliance of this song makes it hard to compare it to anything modern. These guys were truly unparalleled.

One of the best song ever written! Great lyrics (Robbie was a real poet....We'll miss him so much)...wonderful, heartful sax solo...unique lead vocals ...celestial harmomies...This song is a pure beauty

These guys were at the absolute top of their game here. What a band.

@russellhenrybieber6620

7 ай бұрын

THE Band

The greatest moment in the history of rock? Even the Beatles did not reach this level of perfection. How Rick sings the lyric at 3:46 is unbelievable. Even Robbie Robertson looks across as if he cannot believe he is a member of this band and shares the stage with these guys. And when Hudson cuts in with Helms oh so leisurely drumming...there are no words, simply respect and awe.

@michaelharrington75

2 жыл бұрын

I'm starting to notice a pattern here in the comment sections among youtube videos of bands. When someone wants to elevate a particular band they make it a point to include the Beatles in their comment, and say the Beatles didn't do this or that.

@tomgebarowski8156

2 жыл бұрын

Good points here...love The Band!

@dabtobor6769

2 жыл бұрын

Sad last time together

@davea9142

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, 3:46 is just so, so emotional. Brilliant version of this song.

@leahflower9924

2 жыл бұрын

They sound better than the Beatles and better looking lol

Rick Danko and one of the best songs of all time ... music in the best sense of the word ... and sax at the end ...greetings from Croatia

This is so beautiful. When the sax solo enters, bring tears to my eyes.

The harmonies, the guitar solo and sax, Good Lord! They don't make 'em like this anymore! ❤️🎶🎸🎵

4:45 am June 6th of 2020, I said my finals goodbye to my mother. I have a gaping hole where my heart once resided. And the first thing I thought of was the lyric “and the sun don’t shine anymore, and rains fall down on my door.” Only difference is that the rains fall on my soul as I weep for my dear sweet mother. It breaks my heart I didn’t get to say I love you one last time. Rest easy mom, no more pain.

@felixfelix7447

4 жыл бұрын

Head up Ricco. She would want that I'm sure...

@steveisjoseph

4 жыл бұрын

We all meet again brother, with no more rain!

@garethjohn3184

4 жыл бұрын

She knows!

@GraveyardPoet

4 жыл бұрын

I lost my Dad on June 7. I feel your pain. I miss him so much.

@peterdavis1753

4 жыл бұрын

@@GraveyardPoet and Ricco, Grief is a measure of how much you loved someone. And how much they loved you.

Still weep every time I listen to this.

Gad, they EACH shine individually and together. They were the best...BAND!

Four of them gone... rest easy, Rick, Robbie, Levon + Richard. What a loss to the world.

I’m 37 yrs old and I know this music was before my time but this literally gives me goosebumps every time listening to it…. Pure, raw, unfiltered emotions through music…. There is not much music that can or ever will compare to the skills the Band had. Legends in my book…. Will be listening to this until the day I die. Thank you Robbie, Rick, Levon, and Hudson

@alexandergrieve47

Жыл бұрын

richard?

@vaughn61350

Жыл бұрын

Yep, Richard Manuel. I almost cried the moment I heard he took his own life. He was The Band’s voice.

@colinmoffat3215

Жыл бұрын

What a group they were,who else would just jump in with a saxophone,absolutely awesome

Still listening to this in 2021. The Band was great. Man I miss real music.

@jacobsnel398

3 жыл бұрын

It’s stil out there, but you’ll have to keep an open mind!

@judedyal151

3 жыл бұрын

Ya same

@johnhaase1358

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. It will never lose its style and "...never seems to fade away..."

@ralphherman2122

3 жыл бұрын

.... check out billy string's.... you'll like!

@christianpetersen2484

3 жыл бұрын

Check out lower back pain, I hear they’re releasing an album this summer

Pure emotion from the heart, often replicated, never duplicated

One of the greatest songs ever. So much talent in "The Band." 🙏

The Garth sax solo still gives me chills…….I’m 77, heard it a few timrs

Every time you see one of these spectacular Band performances, one can only curse what hard drugs and booze deprived us of. No group was better than when these guys were together.

That brought a tear to me eye. Heartbreaking and haunting.

Wow! Still Here! Man What sound and delivery!" It makes no difference, the way I feel!" Thank you Robbie! And The Band! Levon! Garth, Rick! What an awesome contribution!

Incredible voice but more importantly one of the purest souls. No affectation.

This song gets me every time. Such power and emotion in every now and word.

God knows how I loved every member of this iconic BAND. I grew up from 15 yrs old listening to them many times over and still do. I will go to my grave knowing how they broke my heart ,yet enriched my life beyond explanation. Thank you for getting together to leave us your best , and great legacy. I still love it, and more now than ever.

A masterpiece. I'm surprised how saddened I've been by the passing of Robbie...for whatever reason, I didn't see it coming.

Happy Birthday, hard to believe Rick would have been 77 today. What an amazing talent, seems like a really nice guy too.

This performance is sublime. Imagine being up there on stage, knowing you will never do this again. Robbie's playing amazed and mystified other guitarists when he was stll a teenager with the Hawks. This a rare taste of that fire. Rick steps right up here. We get to hear Levon's voice as a harmony - we can't really hear Richard's but we can feel it. ...And then Garth tops it all off for us. What a band.

Danko seemed like the gentlest soul. Richard seemed like he was always hurting in every way. I hope he found peace and is playing music with his brothers Rick and Levon.

@rxdrrx68

Жыл бұрын

Shannon, check out festival express to catch a lot of Danko

@zahrahbliss

Жыл бұрын

I knew Rick and Levon, to a lesser extent. Rick and I were friends for over 7 years before he passed away. He was funny, goofy, shy, and would literally give his shirt off his back to someone in need. He was truly one of the purist souls I've ever met. His demons are what eventually killed him. I visit him and Levon at least once a month when I'm near Woodstock. I miss him.

@RumoursOfFamine

Жыл бұрын

Danko was fearless. He inspired me to pursue singing songwriting

@RL31363

Жыл бұрын

​@@zahrahblissThank you

@LesleyB38

Жыл бұрын

@@zahrahblissHow lovely for you to be able to say this, Danko’s voice sure reaches the parts ❤- thank you for your lovely words about him. I’ve loved listening to the Band since I first saw The Last Waltz many moons ago 🐝

Makes me feel humble listening to those guys. Phenomenal talent. Unique sound.

the shadows never seems to fade away. the treble in his voice sends something of awe and wonderment and sadness unmatched RIP Rick Richard and Levon !!!

As a 60 year old, can't emphasize how much I miss the music from my time. Damn....

RIP Robbie Robertson. Your music touched a much younger generation.

"And the dawn don't rescue me any more" brilliant and may be one of my favorite lyric lines.

Oh, how I have always adored this band. My sadness at the loss of Robbie is true. I had such extraordinary respect for him. RIP beautiful man.

Perfection !! I melt every time I hear this beautiful song....this movie is my all time fav...saw it at the cinema 47 times...and have dvd and cd...still can't get enough xxx

What a tragedy rick danko a voice gifted by god. R.I.P . How i miss this group their have been many so called super groups for me the band is and was a true super group. Im 70 and there music will stay with me always.

"Well I love you so much and it's all I can do Just to keep myself from telling you That I never felt so alone before." The way that Danko sings those lines just cracks my heart wide open.

@josedopwell9645

3 жыл бұрын

It's almost as if he's going break down and cry right there...

Thank you,Mr Danko for this wonderful song. R.I.P

@mikehowell7666

3 жыл бұрын

AMEN

Makes me want to cry today.

This voice.....so unique, so beautiful and expressive. One of a kind. RIP Danko

@thomoniboschert-rittmeyer8334

4 жыл бұрын

Your'e so right!

@JMarsh-hm5og

4 жыл бұрын

It's almost like he's possessed when the music starts and the it all just pours out of him.

@mackmay5442

4 жыл бұрын

I miss this band, I wish there was another that could come close to doing what they did. Wow what a collection of musicians that complimented each other so completely.

@hannyhawkins7804

3 жыл бұрын

RIP Rick. What a voice. He died far too soon.

@BarbButler

3 жыл бұрын

💗 💖 💘 💝 💟

David Crosby, Gordon Lightfoot and now Robbie Robertson. I grew up listening to their music in the 60s & 70s. It was a real privilege to hear them getting started.

This is one of the greatest moments in the history of rock music

RIP the great Robbie Robertson

Thank you Mr Scorsese. the beauty of the songs, the singing, the playing, the members, and the band together is unmatched by anyone!

1 of my all time favorite bands...so much talent in that group. If there is a rock and roll heaven, it just gained another great one! RIP Robbie

@kathleenogrady8459

10 ай бұрын

It's the Big Gig in the sky.

there is no sadder song... delivered with an iconic vocal.

@abanana2561

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

Thank you Rick. The most beautiful song I’ve ever heard. RIP I love you.

One thing I am sure of: 30 years from now this song brings a simle and a tear as it did 30 years ago when I was a teenager.

RIP Robbie- the music will last forever Saw them in 1969 first time

Love Rick Danko's passion when he's singing this song--what a great song👍🏽👏🏼🤠

Rick Danko is fantastic. R.I.P.

Just simply beautiful. Brings tears to my eyes. I love them.

I agree with you Michael PM... And this is my favorite version of this song . I don't like to bring it up but I can't not say it... reminds me of my fiance's passing about 45 years ago. And how I felt then.Anyways yes Rick sings great on this . And Robbie Robertson blows my mind ! That plucking muting thing he does on his guitar . His signature I think. To me anyway !