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Subject: the band
Written By: tomario on 12/03/06 at 6:17 am
what are the band "taking the load off" in the song "the weight"
i haven't given an example cos i don't want to sway the answers in anyway :-X
Subject: Re: the band
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/06 at 6:19 am
what are the band "taking the load off" in the song
i haven't given an example cos i don't want to sway the answers in anyway :-X
The members of The Band first worked together as The Hawks, the backing band of rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins from 1959 until 1963. Afterwards, Bob Dylan recruited the quintet for his history-making 1965
Subject: Re: the band
Written By: tomario on 12/08/06 at 4:02 am
The members of The Band first worked together as The Hawks, the backing band of rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins from 1959 until 1963. Afterwards, Bob Dylan recruited the quintet for his history-making 1965
Subject: Re: the band
Written By: holicman on 12/08/06 at 11:27 am
The word (name) is Fanny.
It is a persons name presumably.
Subject: Re: the band
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/06 at 11:40 am
thanks for that philip ;)
but what i wanted to know was in the song" the weight"
they sing "took the load off _____________ took the load for free "
what is the word they sing ?
I always took the missing word as Mary, but I can be wrong.
Subject: Re: the band
Written By: holicman on 12/15/06 at 10:33 am
Well I remember the athlete Fanny Blankers Koen (or something like that) so I never thought anything of the name :)
I am protesting my innocence here ;)
Subject: Re: the band
Written By: tomario on 12/18/06 at 2:54 pm
thanks for your input everyone
i spoke to my brother about it (he knows about these things!) and he just said read the last verse !
"Catch a Cannonball, now, t'take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time.
To get back to Miss Annie, you know she's the only one.
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone."
he said most people think it's "fannie" that's just because "off" runs into "annie"
Subject: Re: the band
Written By: malibumike65 on 01/16/07 at 6:00 pm
what are the band "taking the load off" in the song "the weight"
i haven't given an example cos i don't want to sway the answers in anyway :-X
I think it's a reference to friends helping friends, like we all do here every day, if you think about it.