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Welcome To r/theband Weekly Song Discussions!

We're going one-by-one alphabetically through The Band's catalogue every week, please leave your thoughts and a rating! If the song is available on YouTube, a link will be provided.

Song: Ferdinand the Imposter

Album: Music from Big Pink (2000 reissue bonus track)

Lead Vocals: Rick Danko

Songwriter(s): Robbie Robertson

Discussion topics:

• How does this song make you feel, and has that changed over time?
• What lyrics stand out to you the most, and why?
• What musical or production details do you especially enjoy?
• How do you interpret the song’s meaning or themes?
• How does this track fit within The Band’s overall discography or the album it’s on?
• Do you have any favorite live performances/alternate versions (links encouraged!) or memories connected to this song?

What’s your rating (1–10)?
Suggested scale, decimals welcome:

• 1-4: Not for me; I usually skip it.
• 5: It’s okay, depends on my mood.
• 6: Slightly above average; I don’t skip it, but I rarely seek it out.
• 7: A genuinely good song I enjoy quite a bit.
• 8-9: Strong favorites; among the band’s better tracks.
• 10: A masterpiece. Top-tier in every way.

Welcome To r/theband Weekly Song Discussions!

We're going one-by-one alphabetically through The Band's catalogue every week, please leave your thoughts and a rating! If the song is available on YouTube, a link will be provided.

Song: Evangeline

Album: The Last Waltz (1978)

Lead Vocals: Rick Danko, Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm

Songwriter(s): Robbie Robertson

Discussion topics:

• How does this song make you feel, and has that changed over time?
• What lyrics stand out to you the most, and why?
• What musical or production details do you especially enjoy?
• How do you interpret the song’s meaning or themes?
• How does this track fit within The Band’s overall discography or the album it’s on?
• Do you have any favorite live performances/alternate versions (links encouraged!) or memories connected to this song?

What’s your rating (1–10)?
Suggested scale, decimals welcome:

• 1-4: Not for me; I usually skip it.
• 5: It’s okay, depends on my mood.
• 6: Slightly above average; I don’t skip it, but I rarely seek it out.
• 7: A genuinely good song I enjoy quite a bit.
• 8-9: Strong favorites; among the band’s better tracks.
• 10: A masterpiece. Top-tier in every way.

Welcome To r/theband Weekly Song Discussions!

We're going one-by-one alphabetically through The Band's catalogue every week, please leave your thoughts and a rating! If the song is available on YouTube, a link will be provided.

Song: Endless Highway

Album: Before The Flood (1972)

Lead Vocals: Rick Danko

Songwriter(s): Robbie Robertson

Discussion topics:

• How does this song make you feel, and has that changed over time?
• What lyrics stand out to you the most, and why?
• What musical or production details do you especially enjoy?
• How do you interpret the song’s meaning or themes?
• How does this track fit within The Band’s overall discography or the album it’s on?
• Do you have any favorite live performances/alternate versions (links encouraged!) or memories connected to this song?

What’s your rating (1–10)?
Suggested scale, decimals welcome:

• 1-4: Not for me; I usually skip it.
• 5: It’s okay, depends on my mood.
• 6: Slightly above average; I don’t skip it, but I rarely seek it out.
• 7: A genuinely good song I enjoy quite a bit.
• 8-9: Strong favorites; among the band’s better tracks.
• 10: A masterpiece. Top-tier in every way.

Welcome To r/theband Weekly Song Discussions!

We're going one-by-one alphabetically through The Band's catalogue every week, please leave your thoughts and a rating! If the song is available on YouTube, a link will be provided.

Song: Don't Do It

Album: Rock of Ages (1972)

Lead Vocals: Levon Helm

Songwriter(s): Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr

Discussion topics:

• How does this song make you feel, and has that changed over time?
• What lyrics stand out to you the most, and why?
• What musical or production details do you especially enjoy?
• How do you interpret the song’s meaning or themes?
• How does this track fit within The Band’s overall discography or the album it’s on?
• Do you have any favorite live performances/alternate versions (links encouraged!) or memories connected to this song?

What’s your rating (1–10)?
Suggested scale, decimals welcome:

• 1-4: Not for me; I usually skip it.
• 5: It’s okay, depends on my mood.
• 6: Slightly above average; I don’t skip it, but I rarely seek it out.
• 7: A genuinely good song I enjoy quite a bit.
• 8-9: Strong favorites; among the band’s better tracks.
• 10: A masterpiece. Top-tier in every way.

Welcome To r/theband Weekly Song Discussions!

We're going one-by-one alphabetically through The Band's catalogue every week, please leave your thoughts and a rating! If the song is available on YouTube, a link will be provided.

Song: Daniel and the Sacred Harp

Album: Stage Fright (1970)

Lead Vocals: Levon Helm, Richard Manuel

Songwriter(s): Robbie Robertson

Discussion topics:

• How does this song make you feel, and has that changed over time?
• What lyrics stand out to you the most, and why?
• What musical or production details do you especially enjoy?
• How do you interpret the song’s meaning or themes?
• How does this track fit within The Band’s overall discography or the album it’s on?
• Do you have any favorite live performances/alternate versions (links encouraged!) or memories connected to this song?

What’s your rating (1–10)?
Suggested scale, decimals welcome:

• 1-4: Not for me; I usually skip it.
• 5: It’s okay, depends on my mood.
• 6: Slightly above average; I don’t skip it, but I rarely seek it out.
• 7: A genuinely good song I enjoy quite a bit.
• 8-9: Strong favorites; among the band’s better tracks.
• 10: A masterpiece. Top-tier in every way.

Welcome To r/theband Weekly Song Discussions!

We're going one-by-one alphabetically through The Band's catalogue every week, please leave your thoughts and a rating! If the song is available on YouTube, a link will be provided.

Song: Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood)

Album: The Basement Tapes (1975)

Lead Vocals: Bob Dylan

Songwriter(s): Bob Dylan

Discussion topics:

• How does this song make you feel, and has that changed over time?
• What lyrics stand out to you the most, and why?
• What musical or production details do you especially enjoy?
• How do you interpret the song’s meaning or themes?
• How does this track fit within The Band’s overall discography or the album it’s on?
• Do you have any favorite live performances/alternate versions (links encouraged!) or memories connected to this song?

What’s your rating (1–10)?
Suggested scale, decimals welcome:

• 1-4: Not for me; I usually skip it.
• 5: It’s okay, depends on my mood.
• 6: Slightly above average; I don’t skip it, but I rarely seek it out.
• 7: A genuinely good song I enjoy quite a bit.
• 8-9: Strong favorites; among the band’s better tracks.
• 10: A masterpiece. Top-tier in every way.

Welcome To r/theband Weekly Song Discussions!

We're going one-by-one alphabetically through The Band's catalogue every week, please leave your thoughts and a rating! If the song is available on YouTube, a link will be provided.

Song: Country Boy

Album: Jericho (1993)

Lead Vocals: Richard Manuel

Songwriter(s): Marshall Barer, Fred Brooks

Discussion topics:

• How does this song make you feel, and has that changed over time?
• What lyrics stand out to you the most, and why?
• What musical or production details do you especially enjoy?
• How do you interpret the song’s meaning or themes?
• How does this track fit within The Band’s overall discography or the album it’s on?
• Do you have any favorite live performances/alternate versions (links encouraged!) or memories connected to this song?

What’s your rating (1–10)?
Suggested scale, decimals welcome:

• 1-4: Not for me; I usually skip it.
• 5: It’s okay, depends on my mood.
• 6: Slightly above average; I don’t skip it, but I rarely seek it out.
• 7: A genuinely good song I enjoy quite a bit.
• 8-9: Strong favorites; among the band’s better tracks.
• 10: A masterpiece. Top-tier in every way.

Welcome To r/theband Weekly Song Discussions!

We're going one-by-one alphabetically through The Band's catalogue every week, please leave your thoughts and a rating! If the song is available on YouTube, a link will be provided.

Song: Clothes Line Saga

Album: The Basement Tapes (1975)

Lead Vocals: Bob Dylan

Songwriter(s): Bob Dylan

Discussion topics:

• How does this song make you feel, and has that changed over time?
• What lyrics stand out to you the most, and why?
• What musical or production details do you especially enjoy?
• How do you interpret the song’s meaning or themes?
• How does this track fit within The Band’s overall discography or the album it’s on?
• Do you have any favorite live performances/alternate versions (links encouraged!) or memories connected to this song?

What’s your rating (1–10)?
Suggested scale, decimals welcome:

• 1-4: Not for me; I usually skip it.
• 5: It’s okay, depends on my mood.
• 6: Slightly above average; I don’t skip it, but I rarely seek it out.
• 7: A genuinely good song I enjoy quite a bit.
• 8-9: Strong favorites; among the band’s better tracks.
• 10: A masterpiece. Top-tier in every way.