According to songwriter Robertson, “The Weight” was inspired by the films of Luis Buñuel, about which Robertson once said:
(Buñuel) did so many films on the impossibility of sainthood. People trying to be good in Viridiana and Nazarin, people trying to do their thing. In ‘The Weight’ it’s the same thing. People like Buñuel would make films that had these religious connotations to them but it wasn’t necessarily a religious meaning. In Buñuel there were these people trying to be good and it’s impossible to be good. In “The Weight” it was this very simple thing. Someone says, “Listen, would you do me this favour? When you get there will you say ‘hello’ to somebody or will you give somebody this or will you pick up one of these for me? Oh? You’re going to Nazareth, that’s where the Martin guitar factory is. Do me a favour when you’re there.” This is what it’s all about. So the guy goes and one thing leads to another and it’s like “Holy shit, what’s this turned into? I’ve only come here to say ‘hello’ for somebody and I’ve got myself in this incredible predicament.” It was very Buñuelish to me at the time.[7]
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This might be a good place to
This might be a good place to start in your search for the answer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weight
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>>>The Gibraltarian band Taxi
>>>The Gibraltarian band Taxi has a Spanish version of the song called Cuando veas a Anion their album Tras el horizonte.
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According to songwriter Robertson, “The Weight” was inspired by the films of Luis Buñuel, about which Robertson once said:
(Buñuel) did so many films on the impossibility of sainthood. People trying to be good in Viridiana and Nazarin, people trying to do their thing. In ‘The Weight’ it’s the same thing. People like Buñuel would make films that had these religious connotations to them but it wasn’t necessarily a religious meaning. In Buñuel there were these people trying to be good and it’s impossible to be good. In “The Weight” it was this very simple thing. Someone says, “Listen, would you do me this favour? When you get there will you say ‘hello’ to somebody or will you give somebody this or will you pick up one of these for me? Oh? You’re going to Nazareth, that’s where the Martin guitar factory is. Do me a favour when you’re there.” This is what it’s all about. So the guy goes and one thing leads to another and it’s like “Holy shit, what’s this turned into? I’ve only come here to say ‘hello’ for somebody and I’ve got myself in this incredible predicament.” It was very Buñuelish to me at the time.[7]
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Americana
Americana
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I watched my 600 lbs life
I watched my 600 lbs life last night
That is a very disturbing show
I am watching my calories today
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That lady had private parts
That lady had private parts growing out of her leg! That show is gross!
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All great songs seem to have
All great songs seem to have multiple possible meanings. That said, I thought ‘The Weight’ was a heroin song.
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It's the hardest part.
It's the hardest part.
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The song is about the burden
The song is about the burden of humanity.