Unlike a number of other songs by the Band, there was never much doubt that Robbie Robertson really did write this one himself.
And while Robertson did his best to resurrect the song a few years after he triggered the groups's destruction by re-recording and dlanoisifying it for the soundtrack of the Michael O'Donoghue and Mitch Glazer - penned cinematic re-write of Charles' Dickens 'A Christmas Carol', for me it will always Rick Danko's tune vocally. Even when he does it at a runaway gallop (see above).
Below is my attempt at mimicking the late, great Mr. Danko's high lonesome warble...
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And while Robertson did his best to resurrect the song a few years after he triggered the groups's destruction by re-recording and dlanoisifying it for the soundtrack of the Michael O'Donoghue and Mitch Glazer - penned cinematic re-write of Charles' Dickens 'A Christmas Carol', for me it will always Rick Danko's tune vocally. Even when he does it at a runaway gallop (see above).
Below is my attempt at mimicking the late, great Mr. Danko's high lonesome warble...
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For the record, I slipped the reference to Mr. Mike into this one just to get a rise out of my Dad, because, well...This.
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