Rare Concert Footage of The Band, 1970
Just four songs from The Band, performing live at The Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA, recorded on November 1st, 1970: “Time to Kill,” “The Weight,” “This Wheel’s on Fire,” and “Up on Cripple Creek.”
Plus something else from that time and that place.
The Other Side
The sax is sailing
Three sheets to the wind,
While the organ is rehearsing
Original Sin.
The lead guitar's flailing,
And falling behind,
While the bass is wailing,
But losing his mind.
The drummer's in hiding,
He can't be spied,
But the singer is taking
It all in stride.
He knows life on the street
Was never as sweet
As life here on the Other Side.
The Other Side,
The Other Side.
Come carry me over to the Other Side.
Some may be lost,
While others abide.
Some never pay,
While others pay twice.
Some swim in fire, others dance in the ice.
Some catch up on sleep,
While others take that ride
To the carnival shining on the Other Side.
Everybody wants to make it,
Wants to do their dance.
Nobody wants to break it,
And shatter their trance.
Making endless music
Out on the edge of night,
You want them all to love you.
Well, they just might.
If the song is not too long,
Or your face a federal crime,
If the band plays fast and loose,
If the train comes in on time,
They'll all buy your tickets gladly,
Slip you silver on the side,
For pointing out in smoke-filled rooms
The door to the Other Side.
The Other Side,
The Other Side,
Yes, they've got the map to the Other Side.
They'll never pay once,
Much less twice.
They'll learn to eat fire,
Dance on thin ice.
They'll never need sleep,
They’ll know how to glide
Over Shadow Canyon to the Other Side.
Pull yourselves together
While there's something left to save.
Aren't you getting tired
Of chasing shadows in a cave?
Outside the stars are singing still,
Perfectly in tune.
You can see it's getting late,
There's a circle round the moon.
You don't need songs to tell you
That freedom's in your shoes,
And love the only known cure
For all a lover's blues.
In love some found the answer,
And for love some have died,
But it's only love that makes you real
Out on the Other Side.
The Other Side, the Other Side,
We'll help you get over to the Other Side,
Where no one's lost, where all abide
In those rainbow crystal cities made of ice,
And swim in seas of sunlight. It's no sacrifice
To hold on to the music, let it be your guide
Through these solid stone walls to the Other Side.
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Posted by gerardvanderleun at March 8, 2013 9:25 AM
My time, my music, my memories - The Band carried the weight!
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