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| kcar | Posted: May 31, 2012 - 23:04 losthiker wrote: Take a load off Annie, take a load for free; Take a load off Annie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me. Had to look it up, but the CCR version is about a year older than The Band's "The Weight." If we still hear the resemblance between the two songs, I imagine that John Fogerty caught similar flack back in '69. |
| losthiker (Moya) | Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 11:55 Take a load off Annie, take a load for free; Take a load off Annie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me. |
| Eros92450 (Loveland, Colorado) | Posted: Feb 26, 2012 - 19:15 Interesting version! Really like her voice! |
| jberko (Franklin, TN) | Posted: Nov 23, 2011 - 14:47 Damn.. she has the voice of experience! |
| terrapin52 | Posted: Oct 23, 2011 - 00:39 Make it stop!! |
| angelomisterioso (no longer secret location north texas) | Posted: Jul 20, 2011 - 15:51 Randomax wrote: .....and he put the weight right on me.....sorry, but it sounds like that. Love her otherwise I guess Mr Twitty listened to the Staples' Last Waltz version before he rip..., wrote this one. Your right she is quite the voice. |
| haljordan (right there with ya, baby) | Posted: Jul 20, 2011 - 15:48 The word that comes to mind when I hear this is 'authenticity'. Her rendition of this song is just excellent. |
| Decoy (Milliway's, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe) | Posted: May 18, 2011 - 08:46 I hear Van Morrison...And It Stoned Me. |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 08:00 .....and he put the weight right on me.....sorry, but it sounds like that. Love her otherwise |
| mfcrowe (Chicago,, IL) | Posted: Mar 13, 2011 - 18:49 Saw her live last night - the crowd was a little older and somewhat subdued but this lady was awesome and her band rocked - guitar player was great and the bass player not only was good, he picked up an electric six string and played one smokin' hot solo. Great mix of old and new, gospel and rock. I would highly recommend seeing this awesome woman if and when she tours near you. |
| seiferth (MA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2011 - 18:42 calypsus_1 wrote: MAVIS STAPLES & JEFF TWEEDY - Wrote A Song For Everyone, Live (2010): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yq2OmK9PcoNice to see her live and kicking but she toned down I think for Letterman. Unless she feels comfortable she can't reveal that raw edge which makes her performance come alive- same with CCR btw. Amazing how much her voice suits the song. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 22:11 MAVIS STAPLES & JEFF TWEEDY - Wrote A Song For Everyone, Live (2010) |
| jpfueler (Burleson Texas, (South o' Ft Worth)) | Posted: Feb 12, 2011 - 23:29 grant wrote: Saw Mavis and Tweedy at this year's Lollapalooza - she can still belt it out! some of the young folks are getting into the older singers and dragging them out for new albums. Jack White has a new one from an original rockabilly lady (perhaps the first rock lady) Wanda Jackson. |
| treatment_bound (Duluth to Madison) | Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 12:40 RabbitEars wrote: FYI Jeff Tweedy produced this. He & Mavis were on Colbert Report a few weeks ago. The song "You Are Not Alone" is a beaut. Believe it, OR NOT! (pardon my Jack Palance—sorry if that's a way too obscure reference), but this isn't the first time Tweedy has dove into the CCR catalog. There's a decent cover of "Effigy" on Uncle Tupelo's compilation disc 89/93, but it was sung by Jay Farrar. |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Feb 08, 2011 - 01:54 Is alright ! Would like to hear a "smokin' live version !" |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Jan 20, 2011 - 12:35 I can't help it, every time I hear this song I start laughing because it makes me think of that old In Living Color / David Allen Grier character Calhoun Tubbs — (Wikipedia) he portrays an old bluesman whose songs invariably insult or otherwise offend his audience. Catchphrase: "I wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here it go!" |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Jan 20, 2011 - 12:32 my favorit Creedence Song. Not lovin this version which lacks the sweet/sadness of the original. |
| flatpicker (Toronto, Canada) | Posted: Jan 16, 2011 - 11:55 Dancing_banana wrote: Love this - sounds like The Weight Nice song... maybe a little too much like The Weight. |
| grant | Posted: Dec 09, 2010 - 12:55 Saw Mavis and Tweedy at this year's Lollapalooza - she can still belt it out! |
| thediceareloaded (Berlin, Germany) | Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 14:57 A female CCR-voice.... love it! |
| Moak (Reading, PA) | Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 09:17 This is a stellar song for the ages. Not everyone could give it "the weight" it deserves. Mavis does. |
| Dancing_banana (Philadelphia, PA) | Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 09:12 Love this - sounds like The Weight |
| RabbitEars | Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 09:22 FYI Jeff Tweedy produced this. He & Mavis were on Colbert Report a few weeks ago. The song "You Are Not Alone" is a beaut. |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 09:22 This should make Jeff Tweedy happy |
| mamerjamer | Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 10:26 Great! Really on point from my perspective. Mavis was awesome, if a little over the top, back in the day with the Staple Singers. This is the class that I would expect to come into play with her maturity. Great backing vocals and instruments. Definitely worthy of a Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee. I'd like to hear more of this! |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 10:20 I just love her voice. Age hasn't touched her at all . I'd LOVE to hear her do a duet with Tina Turner. Meanwhile, I'm really loving what I'm hearing from Ms. Staples' "You Are Not Alone." I wish she wrote her own songs - that'd be icing on the cake!  |
| rtb (Muddy York) | Posted: Nov 05, 2010 - 10:48 Eve-ry rose has its thorn. |
| Dgradeworkunit (Shenandoah Valley) | Posted: Nov 05, 2010 - 10:46 Quite a voice! |