Ringo Starr thinks so and hopefully he’s right. Maybe it is music that can heal the wounds and bring us together – especially these “Playing for Change’ music videos produced by musical artists from all over the world. This one features performers from South Carolina, Japan, The Congo, Bahrain and Spain. Ringo Starr shows up and they all belt out Robbie Robertson’s beloved song – The Weight. Robbie, who died this past year, was a great Canadian guitar player and songwriter. The Band was Bob Dylan’s back-up band after he went electric. Watch the video and see Ringo call up Robbie to find out what key the song is in.
If you want more here’s a video of Dylan and Robbie Robertson belting out “Forever Young.” The song was allegedly about Dylan’s relationship with Joan Baez but who knows? Bob Dylan is a mystery man.