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Once Were Brothers

* Slippin' and slidin' And I got thechance to go and meet Robbie

* Slippin' and slidin'
Peekin' and hidin' * * Been told a long time ago * Clapton: And I got the
chance to go and meet Robbie

Full Transcript

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* Slippin' and slidin' Peekin' and hidin' *
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* Been told a long time ago *
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Clapton: And I got the chance to go and meet Robbie.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:34
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.
And the reason I went up there was to pluck up the nerve - Once Were Brothers 00:06
And the reason I went up there was to pluck up the nerve
And I was wearing pink boots - Once Were Brothers 00:09
And I was wearing pink boots
And I was saying, "Well, let's jam." - Once Were Brothers 00:06
And I was saying, "Well, let's jam."
* I work for the union * - Once Were Brothers 00:09
* I work for the union *
Rick was pretty dynamic, - Once Were Brothers 00:05
Rick was pretty dynamic,
Garth was shy, - Once Were Brothers 00:05
Garth was shy,
He was the most mournful, soulful thing I'd ever heard. - Once Were Brothers 00:04
He was the most mournful, soulful thing I'd ever heard.
* Last year this time Wasn't no joke * - Once Were Brothers 00:24
* Last year this time Wasn't no joke *
Clapton: He was very fragile, - Once Were Brothers 00:04
Clapton: He was very fragile,
When you put us together, there was an instant bond. - Once Were Brothers 00:04
When you put us together, there was an instant bond.
Robbie, in a way, was kind of outside of that - Once Were Brothers 00:06
Robbie, in a way, was kind of outside of that
He was a guy who we could drink with, - Once Were Brothers 00:13
He was a guy who we could drink with,
Taplin: Just when The Band was really hitting, - Once Were Brothers 00:11
Taplin: Just when The Band was really hitting,
Dominique was this incredibly vital, - Once Were Brothers 00:07
Dominique was this incredibly vital,
She was incredibly beautiful. And the rest of the guys - Once Were Brothers 00:09
She was incredibly beautiful. And the rest of the guys
And they were consuming a lot of drugs, - Once Were Brothers 00:08
And they were consuming a lot of drugs,
At one point, car accidents. And the phone ringing - Once Were Brothers 00:10
At one point, car accidents. And the phone ringing
Rick, he was lucky, you know, - Once Were Brothers 00:09
Rick, he was lucky, you know,
I had this Mustang - Once Were Brothers 00:08
I had this Mustang
I said, "Really, can you do it?" - Once Were Brothers 00:16
I said, "Really, can you do it?"