wilkes

Thanks brpv.

The Band was an awesome group of musicians. When they were popular their music was different. They used tubbas and horns in some cases. If you like their music go to youtube and listen to Levon Helms. He fronted the group back in their day. The night they drove old Dixie Down makes me recall my confederate heritage.

Classic.

Robbie Robertson wrote this song, which is about the American Civil War - "Dixie" is a term indicating the old American South, which was defeated by the Union army. The song is not related to his heritage, as Robertson is half-Mohawk Indian, half-Jewish Canadian.
Robertson came up with the music for this song, and then got the idea for the lyrics when he thought about the saying "The South will rise again," which he heard the first time he visited the American South. This led him to research the Civil War. (thanks, Edna - Madrid, Spain, for above 2)
This was recorded in Sammy Davis Jr.'s house in Los Angeles. The Band rented it and converted a poolhouse into a studio to record their second album.
The vocals featured the 3-part harmonies of Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, and Rick Danko.
Joan Baez covered this in 1971. It was her biggest hit, reaching US #3 and UK #6.

Her version was recorded at Quad Studios in Nashville with producer Norman Putnam, who gathered about 20 people from around the studio to sing on the chorus. One of those voices belongs to Jimmy Buffett, who Putnam would later work with on his album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes.
Baez changed some of the lyrics on her version. For example, she sings, "Virgil Cain is my name and I drove on the Danville train. 'Til so much cavalry came and tore up the tracks again." The original lyrics are, "Virgil Cain is THE name and I SERVED on the Danville train. 'Til STONEMAN'S cavalry came and tore up the tracks again" referring to George Stoneman, who was a general in the Union army). There are several other inconsistencies between her version and The Band's original, including changing the line, "There goes Robert E. Lee" to "There goes THE Robert E. Lee" (which is a boat). (thanks, Geoffrey - Fort Collins, CO)
This was used as the B-side to "Up On Cripple Creek."

From "SongFacts"

It appears you can find anything on the internet....

http://letra-de-canciones.c...ixie-down/

Ehrmegherd!

Here!

http://www.songtexte.com/so...4fa0e.html

Nope...not hear either

Singing
"Na, na, la, na, na, la"

Black Diamond has heard the Joan Baez version of the song instead of "The Band's"

I don mind choppin wood

en I don care if the money's no good...

A thread fight? In Jello?

Is this a THREAD FIGHT?

I'm sorry Chendo.

I didn't mean to hurt your fee lings.

(Read in Forrest, Forrest Gump's voice)

Why you gotta be such a donkey about it?

CHENDO!

There is no "the"...it's just Robert e lee

Fail

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyr...edown.html

There goes the Robert E. Lee

The bells were ringing

YES!