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Once Were Brothers

He was making the possibility of using poetry in songwriting like I had neverquite seen...

He was making the possibility of using poetry in songwriting like I had never
quite seen before

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He was making the possibility
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of using poetry in songwriting
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like I had never quite seen before.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:40
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Bell Media,White Pine Pictures,Imagine Documentaries,Diamond Docs,Universal Music Canada,Imagine Entertainment

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Movie Summary

A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band.
Can you express things in that kind of way?" - Once Were Brothers 00:06
Can you express things in that kind of way?"
* Well, that big, dumb blonde * - Once Were Brothers 00:20
* Well, that big, dumb blonde *
I never saw him - Once Were Brothers 00:07
I never saw him
Some thought, some idea - Once Were Brothers 00:06
Some thought, some idea
* She reads the leaves * - Once Were Brothers 00:28
* She reads the leaves *
The path that I was on intellectually, - Once Were Brothers 00:13
The path that I was on intellectually,
* I can't get to you... * - Once Were Brothers 00:10
* I can't get to you... *
So he said, "You need to record - Once Were Brothers 00:13
So he said, "You need to record
I was really not satisfied - Once Were Brothers 00:05
I was really not satisfied
If you have a... a table and one of the legs is missing, - Once Were Brothers 00:06
If you have a... a table and one of the legs is missing,
This was the sign, - Once Were Brothers 00:06
This was the sign,
* Ain't no more cane * - Once Were Brothers 00:26
* Ain't no more cane *
* You should've Been on the river * - Once Were Brothers 00:13
* You should've Been on the river *
There was a sense of relief - Once Were Brothers 00:07
There was a sense of relief
Moved into the house there, there was an extra spot for me, - Once Were Brothers 00:08
Moved into the house there, there was an extra spot for me,
Simon: I had the sense that Levon realized - Once Were Brothers 00:05
Simon: I had the sense that Levon realized
They were on a salary, - Once Were Brothers 00:04
They were on a salary,
It was better than being on an oil rig in the middle - Once Were Brothers 00:08
It was better than being on an oil rig in the middle
* Katie's been gone * - Once Were Brothers 00:20
* Katie's been gone *
Helm: We had never that kind of time - Once Were Brothers 00:06
Helm: We had never that kind of time