The Weight by The Band

Genre: Rock
Year: 1968

"The Weight" is a 1968 song by The Band. The song appeared originally on The Bands first album, Music from Big Pink. "The Weight" is one of the groups best known songs and among the most popular songs of the late 1960s counterculture. However, the song was not a significant mainstream hit for The Band in the U.S., peaking at only #63. The Bands record fared much better in Canada and the UK – in those countries, the single was a top 40 hit, peaking at #35 in Canada and #21 in the UK in 1968. Three cover versions of "The Weight" charted higher on the US pop charts in 1968/69 than The Bands original recording: *1968: Jackie DeShannon took the song to #55 US, #35 Canada. *1969: The final joint single by Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations, hit #46 US, #36 Canada. *1969: Read full article at wikipedia.org

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