Originally Posted by mathman
What is it about The Weight that's so good for you? Please educate me as to what I'm missing.

Like any other song it is a combination of the music and lyrics I find pleasing. I like the stories of each character supposedly based on people the band members knew.

The live performance with the Staples was great and I like Danko's singing the fourth verse. Pops Staple sings the smoothest third verse ever and Rick comes in like your drunk uncle (paraphrasing something I once read).

You cannot treat it like a math equation, just enjoy.