"The Weary Kind" (full title "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)") is a

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song written by Ryan Bingham and

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for the film ''

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'', a 2009 film directed by Scott Cooper starring

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and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

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and Bridges perform renditions of the song in the film. Bingham and his Dead Horses serve as Bridges' backing band in the film. The official version on the soundtrack album '' Crazy Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is performed by Ryan Bingham. Jeff Bridges sang a live version during his interview with Peter Travers on

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. The song was later included as the last track on Bingham's 2010 album '' Junky Star''.Junky Star tracklist at Amazon
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* – discussion with Ryan Bingham, T-Bone Burnett, and film's director Scott Cooper (uploaded to

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by the film's studio,

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