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"This Wheel's on Fire" is a song written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko. [1] It was originally recorded by Dylan and the Band during their 1967 sessions, portions of which (including this song) comprised the 1975 album, The Basement Tapes. [2] The Band's own version appeared on their 1968 album, Music from Big Pink. [3]
"This Wheel's on Fire" reached number five in the United Kingdom in June 1968, number 13 in Canada, [2] and Bubbled Under the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States at #106 that August. With distortion, the imagery of the title and the group's dress and performance, this version came to represent the psychedelic era in British rock music.
"Absolutely Fabulous" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released by Parlophone and Spaghetti Records as a single for 1994's Comic Relief under the artist name "Absolutely Fabulous"; it is based on the BBC sitcom of the same name created by Jennifer Saunders and features sound bites taken from the first series of the show.
The double CD edition also contains many remixes and an unreleased extended version of a non-album single from 1987, "Song from the Edge of the World". The bonus DVD includes music videos for all the featured songs on the main disc excluding "Dizzy".
The liner notes for The Basement Tapes give the following personnel credits for all songs on the album: Bob Dylan – acoustic guitar, piano, vocals; Robbie Robertson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, vocals; Richard Manuel – piano, drums, harmonica, vocals; Rick Danko – electric bass, mandolin, vocals; Garth Hudson – organ, clavinet, accordion, tenor saxophone, piano; Levon ...
Among the accusations Helm makes against Robertson is conspiring with record companies to steal song-writing credits from other members of the Band, arranging the group's break-up as a part of a private agenda, and conspiring with The Last Waltz director Martin Scorsese (a personal friend of Robertson) to make Robertson appear to be the leader ...
Wheels on Fire may refer to: "This Wheel's on Fire" (song), a song by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko; Wheels on Fire (band), an American rock band; This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of The Band, the autobiography of musician Levon Helm "Wheels on Fire," a song by The Magic Numbers from their 2005 album The Magic Numbers
All songs written by Robbie Robertson unless noted otherwise. "This Wheel's on Fire" (Bob Dylan, Rick Danko) performed by Guster – 3:24 "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" performed by Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers – 4:03 "It Makes No Difference" performed by My Morning Jacket – 6:19