The Weight – Elvis Costello’s Spectacle
by Heather Smith on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 | 25 Comments
Elvis Costello & the Imposters are joined by Ray LaMontagne, Levon Helm, Nick Lowe, Richard Thompson, Larry Campbell and Allen Toussaint for The Band’s “The Weight” Dec 2009
Duration : 0:5:20
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Tags: Thompson, Helm, Elvis, Imposters 
this made my day… …
this made my day… shivers and tears !!!
@mattrech0 Yes. …
@mattrech0 Yes. Made me want to go and get Henry The Human Fly out of the shed. Brilliant, but no mistake.
man, now that’s …
man, now that’s what i call a supergoup!!!!!!!!!!
@Quickstoptim : Is …
@Quickstoptim : Is he the one with the beard ?
Jesus Christ!
Jesus Christ!
what a crew of …
what a crew of great players, man…. that was a gas to see!
Levon did not sing …
Levon did not sing because his voice was shot again for a couple months last winter. His voice is back and going strong now.
yeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! …
yeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! yeees yess yesssssss
Great cover
Great cover
@ugmodude Oh man, …
@ugmodude Oh man, that last line was a nicely put. Ouch.
@ensiform …no, …
@ensiform …no, BlueStar22 is just one of the millions of folks who apparently can’t recognize when someone’s hype writes checks their talent can’t cash. I mean, this is the classic “song that anyone can sing”.. and I honestly don’t think Ray sounds good singing it. He’s like John Mayer, but without the guitar chops…
I just discovered …
I just discovered this and can’t stop watching it. It’s too bad Levon couldn’t sing a verse or two at the time, but if he had, the world might have ended. Because how would you top that? In any case, I think Danko and Manuel would approve of this.
amazing
amazing
oh my goodness, …
oh my goodness, this is a beautiful surprise. I LOVE The Band. And Ray is not too bad himself.
perfection
perfection
perfection
perfection
@TheBlueStar22 No, …
@TheBlueStar22 No, I genuinely had never heard of the guy. Why are you so defensive? Is he your uncle or something? Calm down, buddy. Have a nice beer.
I can only imagine …
I can only imagine the goosebumps the audience had, upon hearing this performance.
@ensiform give me a …
@ensiform give me a break you know who is he, even if you didnt he was introduced at the beginning of the video, you just wanted an excuse to say Beardy McBeardo and try and be funny, so you are both stupid and very very lame.
Dang, is that Nick …
Dang, is that Nick Lowe playing the acoustic singing the second verse? He looks old, time happens.
allen toussaint …
allen toussaint should have sung a longer part….he has an incredible voice
I wondered if Ray …
I wondered if Ray had ever sung this song. Wow this is art.
@ensiform ray …
@ensiform ray lamontagne. get used to the name.
Almost breaks your …
Almost breaks your heart to see Levon there, only able to mouth the words to a song that he had made entirely his own. But it did me good to see him smiling, at least he was happy.
To me, Spectacle is …
To me, Spectacle is the best musc series since Don Kirshner’s rock concert in the 70′s. Couldn’t wait for the next show!