I recently viewed this version of The Weight, the
famous song by The Band in celebration of the song’s 50th anniversary. Playing for Change is well known for getting
musicians all over the world to play the song “together” through the magic of
technology. This version starts with
Ringo Starr from the Beatles phoning up Robbie Robertson from The Band to ask
him what key the song is in. Since Ringo
is a drummer, the key is of course of no significance and the humour of this “call”
sets the stage for a lovely collaboration of musicians from near and far as
they celebrate the song together.
Watching this video made me feel happy. Watching people collaborate and create together
makes me happy. This is what people all
over the world are doing every day. The
fact that all this good news doesn’t make it onto the official “news”
broadcasts does not make it less true.
So enjoy this video. I hope it
makes you feel happy too.
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