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Once Were Brothers

* Pulling that eternal plough * * We've got to find In the town,people'd say, "Oh, those...

* Pulling that eternal plough * * We've got to find
A sharper blade * * Or have a new one made * Robbie: In the town,
people'd say, "Oh, those guys, they play
with Bob. They're in the band." And we kept hearing, "the band,"
"the band," "the band." And it felt unpretentious, un-jivy, un-cute

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* Pulling that eternal plough *
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* We've got to find A sharper blade *
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* Or have a new one made *
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Robbie: In the town, people'd say,
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"Oh, those guys, they play with Bob. They're in the band."
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And we kept hearing,
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"the band," "the band," "the band."
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And it felt unpretentious,
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un-jivy,
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un-cute.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:39
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.
We had done a lot of pre-production work, of course, - Once Were Brothers 00:17
We had done a lot of pre-production work, of course,
* We can talk about it now * - Once Were Brothers 00:08
* We can talk about it now *
I thought, "I gotta do some writing - Once Were Brothers 00:12
I thought, "I gotta do some writing
I look in the guitar, and inside, - Once Were Brothers 00:09
I look in the guitar, and inside,
And they're made in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. - Once Were Brothers 00:04
And they're made in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
* I pulled into Nazareth... * - Once Were Brothers 00:06
* I pulled into Nazareth... *
Going from Canada - Once Were Brothers 00:15
Going from Canada
(humming and playing tune) - Once Were Brothers 00:07
(humming and playing tune)
* And... * - voices: * And, and, and * - Once Were Brothers 00:12
* And... * - voices: * And, and, and *
* I pulled into Nazareth * - Once Were Brothers 00:38
* I pulled into Nazareth *
* And... and... and... * - Once Were Brothers 00:06
* And... and... and... *
Manuel: I remember listening to playbacks - Once Were Brothers 00:08
Manuel: I remember listening to playbacks
And... I don't have anything to compare it to, - Once Were Brothers 00:39
And... I don't have anything to compare it to,
Robbie: I was very excited - Once Were Brothers 00:06
Robbie: I was very excited
He's like, "Wait a minute. Who wrote that?" - Once Were Brothers 00:12
He's like, "Wait a minute. Who wrote that?"
He said You wrote that And I could just see - Once Were Brothers 00:07
He said You wrote that And I could just see
* He said "Do me a favor, son, * - Once Were Brothers 00:33
* He said "Do me a favor, son, *
After the place was about to close down, - Once Were Brothers 00:08
After the place was about to close down,
* Fought for the party To kingdom come * - Once Were Brothers 00:17
* Fought for the party To kingdom come *
That was when Cream was in its sort of, uh, mid-stage - Once Were Brothers 00:15
That was when Cream was in its sort of, uh, mid-stage