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Cowboy Junkies — Sweet Jane
Album: The Trinity Session
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Anyone who's ever had a heart
Wouldn't turn around and break it
And anyone who's ever played a part
Wouldn't turn around and hate it
Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane
Oh Sweet, Sweet Jane

You're waiting for Jimmy down in the alley
Waiting there for him to come back home
Waiting down on the corner
And thinking of ways to get back home
Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane
Oh Sweet, Sweet Jane

Anyone who's ever had a dream
Anyone who's ever played a part
Anyone who's ever been lonely
And anyone who's ever split apart
Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane
Oh Sweet, Sweet Jane

Heavenly widened roses
Seem to whisper to me when you smile
Heavenly widened roses
Seem to whisper to me when you smile

La la la la la la la...

Sweet Jane
Sweet, Sweet Jane
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 tinypriest wrote:

Awful, tedious, nothing version of this great song. The singing is as inspired as a muffled sneeze. Really will never understand Bill's fascination with this mediocre, suburban garage band from Trono.


The RP jury gives it a 7.9 rating with 2794 ratings.

No evidence that you have better taste than RP and its listeners / supporters?

Are you a supporter or merely an opinionated freeloader?

Best wishes

Posted 2 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
Thank you  for this song and it would be absolutely wonderful to hear the genuine song  from LouReed's album live: Rock'n roll animal with intro on electric guitar, so amazing! 
Posted 3 years ago by 38mapuche134    [ Reply ]
I'm really missing Juliette Lewis' screaming in this version!)
Sorry, love NaturalBornKillers.
Posted 3 years ago by sunnyS    [ Reply ]
 dandueck07 wrote:


Apparently, based on its 7.9 rating, a lot more people than Bill like this band and this version of "Sweet Jane".  Like you, however, I am not one of them.  The only thing this band has ever done for me, is create in me a desire to try heroin, just to see if that would make them any more palatable.  Of course, I would have to go back to Alberta, just to make it more fitting.
 
Lol, not sure if even going back to Alberta would do the trick. Given that inexplicable 7.9 rating, I can only assume those folks haven't heard Lou Reed's superior solo live version, or his version with the Velvet Underground. Both of those pop with energy and attitude in a way the CJ's can only dream of ever doing...
Posted 4 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
I loved this song back in the day and it's aged perfectly. Mellow and cool.
Posted 4 years ago by postrockandcats    [ Reply ]
I saw the Junkies a few times in the 90s; it was always a fantastic experience. The Trinity Session has held up and is still one of my favourite albums of all time.
Posted 4 years ago by mtldude    [ Reply ]
And again Bill seems to know what to make my day it's a dreary wet day here in Brisvegas and this is just perfect as I Potter around in my shed.
Posted 4 years ago by janac13    [ Reply ]
Agree, this is a very fine cover. 

A good cover should either do something new, and do it well, with the material, or re-do the original really well. This is the former.

 radiojunkie wrote:
The original is a classic, and this version is also a classic. Why is that such a difficult concept for so many to accept? Why is there this constant "either/or" mentality -- "I love this, so I hate that"? There's nothing wrong with appreciating lots of different, disparate styles; that's what RP is all about! At the risk of sounding ridiculous -- hell, I'm assured of sounding ridiculous -- that mentality is exactly what grows into, or out of, the GWB "if you're not with us, you're agin' us" mindset. As Paul Krassner said around 1970 in a glorious moment of drug-induced clarity on Steve Post's old WBAI (NY) Midnight show, The Outside, "Imperialism begins at home."
 

Posted 4 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
Sweet
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
 Grayson wrote:
I had at least 5 dates leave me with no ride home during Cowboy Junkies' shows they were so enthralled with Margo Timmins. They'd, and I am not making this up, try to find a way backstage/out back thinking they had all the #1 goods 'n packages but just for her. When that never happened, of course, they'd say they were going out with Kate Bush. Seriously, as you can NOT make that kinda delusional shit up!
 
Colour me skeptical.

You've been to five (5) CJ shows? Oh, at least 5 -- 'scuse me. And, the pattern is you getting stiffed…? Think carefully, now. ;)
Posted 4 years ago by gmichaelt    [ Reply ]
 tinypriest wrote:
Awful, tedious, nothing version of this great song. The singing is as inspired as a muffled sneeze. Really will never understand Bill's fascination with this mediocre, suburban garage band from Trono.
 

Apparently, based on its 7.9 rating, a lot more people than Bill like this band and this version of "Sweet Jane".  Like you, however, I am not one of them.  The only thing this band has ever done for me, is create in me a desire to try heroin, just to see if that would make them any more palatable.  Of course, I would have to go back to Alberta, just to make it more fitting.
Posted 5 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
Awful, tedious, nothing version of this great song. The singing is as inspired as a muffled sneeze. Really will never understand Bill's fascination with this mediocre, suburban garage band from Trono.
Posted 5 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
Yeah, Margo The Blond Goddess Timmins. Whootie woot woo. I had at least 5 dates leave me with no ride home during Cowboy Junkies' shows they were so enthralled with Margo Timmins. They'd, and I am not making this up, try to find a way backstage/out back thinking they had all the #1 goods 'n packages but just for her. When that never happened, of course, they'd say they were going out with Kate Bush. Seriously, as you can NOT make that kinda delusional shit up! 
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
i dont care who sings this song it should alway get at least a 8
Posted 5 years ago by bicyclesonmain    [ Reply ]
 steviedeant wrote:
Could you play something a little more dreary? I didn't think so.
 
You may be using that word incorrectly.
Posted 5 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
What a voice! Had a schoolboy crush on Margo.
Posted 5 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
Could you play something a little more dreary? I didn't think so.
Posted 5 years ago by steviedeant    [ Reply ]
Nice segue Bill ~ Best ever Sweet Jane cover followed by Lou himself! (in the Underground)  
Posted 5 years ago by geodesmo    [ Reply ]
Sweet Margo
Oh Sweet, Sweet Margo....{#Yes}
Posted 5 years ago by pcjimioj189    [ Reply ]
Boring boring version of a great great song, by an awfully boring band. Still escapes me why this band enjoys the adulation it does. I guess if there's a genre that sounds like first-try demo tapes then CJ are awesome. But still, possibly the most uninteresting singer I've ever heard; Margo Timmins's limited range seems to have got her the gig only because she has 2 brothers in the band.. Toronto has certainly produced better bands that RP doesn't play.
Posted 6 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
 cavemanleong wrote:
Sweet Dreams alright! Love this song!

 
Yeah, Caveman, I agree with you {#Bananajam}
Posted 6 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
Sweet Dreams alright! Love this song!
Posted 6 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
Quite distinct and holding up nicely!
Posted 6 years ago by jagla    [ Reply ]
Almost THIRTY YEARS since this was released!
Posted 6 years ago by NeilBlanchard    [ Reply ]
 Rooney wrote:
Dying. Alone. And there is no after life.

 
Almost ironic re: no after life. IIRC, this album was recorded inside an old church.

I've never seen the band but I did once see the lead singer, Margo Timmins, sing with Blue Rodeo.
Posted 6 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
 trailhead wrote:
 Thanks Bill for playing so much CJ.  I have loved listening to them for the past 20 years.  Still haven't seen them live even though I should be able catch them living as I do close to Canada.  They are playing nearby next week, but I have a conflict.  Argh!  

 
Amen - I think I could have written this about myself, word-for-word!


Posted 7 years ago by BuzzPete    [ Reply ]
 Thanks Bill for playing so much CJ.  I have loved listening to them for the past 20 years.  Still haven't seen them live even though I should be able catch them living as I do close to Canada.  They are playing nearby next week, but I have a conflict.  Argh!  
Posted 7 years ago by trailhead    [ Reply ]
Thank You Bill for playing the original CJ version again. Don't care for the live version...
Posted 7 years ago by WhiteWater    [ Reply ]
such a great version!
Posted 7 years ago by Baketown    [ Reply ]
Dying. Alone. And there is no after life.
Posted 7 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
 ch83575 wrote:

Does that, by any chance, look something like this:

 

 
Yes, indeed...  hope you are having a blast right now, ch83575...  everybody in my hotel room loves this cover song...  we be dancing like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners...  love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...
Posted 7 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Good lord, must we hear the Cowboy Junkies TWICE a day? Once is bad enough.
Posted 7 years ago by kylieh    [ Reply ]
The album cover really suits the song. Sitting on a couch, drinking, smoking, pondering things. . . .
Posted 7 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:
Everybody in my homeless camp loves this marvelous cover soooo much...  we love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...

 
You love drugs? Loser.
Posted 7 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Not sure what the attraction to this slow, drawling band is about. Oh well!
Posted 7 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
I never press the PSD button.   Actually, I have never done it.   But I am a bit tired of Margo.  
Posted 7 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
I never tire of this cover
Posted 8 years ago by ColdMiser    [ Reply ]
the magic of 'Heavenly widened roses...
Posted 8 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
My favorite version of one of my favorite songs.
Posted 8 years ago by Akazungu    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
it hasn't got old after all this time so I doubt it ever will

 
it was dead on arrival
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
instant Natural Born Killer's flashback {#Whistle}
Posted 8 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
Well, it's better than their live version.
Posted 8 years ago by nutrod42    [ Reply ]
This is just one of many great songs on this album.
Posted 8 years ago by boontonite    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
it hasn't got old after all this time so I doubt it ever will
 
That's what they used to say about Dick Clark.
Posted 8 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
it hasn't got old after all this time so I doubt it ever will
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
 ScottishWillie wrote:

Sorry to say they never bettered this album in my opinion.



 
Yes, could be.

Good chill band all the same.   
Posted 8 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]

Sorry to say they never bettered this album in my opinion.


Posted 9 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
3 versions of this song get a 10 in my book......
CJ on Trinity Session
CJ on Trinity Revisited
LR on Rock and Roll Animal.

I gave up comparing them.  Whenever one comes on, I just sit back and say Ahhhhhhhh!     
Posted 9 years ago by grahamdillabough    [ Reply ]
This version puts you right in the middle of the shooting gallery ... in a good way.
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of alien space crafts loves this cover soooo much... we be dancing like Willy Shakes... love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...


Posted 9 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Rock and Roll Animal with the live version with Steve Hunter is one of the best rock songs ever.
 
Posted 9 years ago by rabaak    [ Reply ]
she does a nice job and live is exceptional, I still feel like you're playing it just for me
Posted 10 years ago by Mike_S    [ Reply ]
    Ah.....this does roll on so so nicely.....{#Sunny}
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my homeless camp loves this marvelous cover soooo much...  we love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...
Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Overplayed
Posted 10 years ago by Hoosfoos    [ Reply ]
How to cover a great familiar song

1. Maket it your own - check

a 9 from me
Posted 10 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Nothin against Cowboy Junkies but I'd rather hear it from the master hisownself even if he did give them kudo's for the effort. Sure, that's a product of what I'm used to and what I expect to hear with this song--take the proficiency and give me the sincerity of the original.
Posted 10 years ago by run4more    [ Reply ]
/me likee! :)  ...and reminds me of Lou Reed....
Posted 10 years ago by cdysthe    [ Reply ]
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Posted 10 years ago by Dosequis    [ Reply ]
{#Hug} ..... luv this a lot  O U T S T A N D I N G song from a O U T S T A N D I N G album  {#Kiss}
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
This cover put Lou in a "temporary big sleep" long before liver cancer put him in a permanent one.

BAD!  BAD! BAD!...AND WAY OVERRATED!!
Posted 10 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
Super sexy!!!
Posted 10 years ago by Clark_Novato    [ Reply ]
Loved this version since I first heard it. Now follow it up with the Rock and Roll Animal version. Just sayin'
Posted 10 years ago by whoatcitynet    [ Reply ]
Every bit as good as the original.
Posted 10 years ago by quizzy    [ Reply ]

Terrific cover.  Very flattering.

In memory of Lou Reed.


Posted 10 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Nice nod to Lou Reed, Bill.  Classy as always. : )
Posted 11 years ago by hencini    [ Reply ]
What's not to like? Cover, or not. 
 
Posted 11 years ago by skipper44    [ Reply ]
RIP Lou Reed  {#Sad}
Posted 11 years ago by Elroweho    [ Reply ]
So tired of this one.
Posted 11 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
RIP Lou.
Posted 11 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
R.I.P. LR, you will be missed
Posted 11 years ago by cdemon    [ Reply ]
RIP Lou Reed. Let's hear some live Lou!
Posted 11 years ago by ajudd    [ Reply ]
Again? Really?
Posted 11 years ago by citizenkeith    [ Reply ]
This song is SO overplayed, everywhere! But on RP it is a crime:(
Posted 11 years ago by trissi    [ Reply ]
 melzabutch wrote:
I think Lou Reed squirms in discomfort about most things.  This is an awesome soulful cover.
 

Everybody in my multitude of churches agrees with you!  We believe this cover is incredibly marvelous!

Hope you are having a very nice day right this minute...  we be dancing...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:


Miss you so much, Cynaera...

love this cover soooo much...

hope all is well for Lou Reed right now... 

 

I think Lou Reed squirms in discomfort about most things.  This is an awesome soulful cover.
Posted 11 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]

This cover is soooo gorgeous...  love it as much as ever...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I'm ignoring sirdroseph's comment, and wondering if maybe this version of the song has Lou Reed squirming in discomfort and adjusting his jeans. It's so sexy, slow and seductive...

And I did NOT just write that. *facepalm*
 

Miss you so much, Cynaera...

love this cover soooo much...
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 craighoog wrote:
Not as good as Lou Reed and Velvet Underground, but an interesting interpretation.

 

Maybe it says something about my specific age, but I've always kind of considered this the definitive version.  Even after I learned it was a cover and found out that the original isn't half bad.
Posted 11 years ago by ritingon    [ Reply ]
The sound on this album is pretty damn amazing.... recorded with the band sitting around a single microphone!

I may just have to put on the LP when I get home!
Posted 11 years ago by subgyro    [ Reply ]
Let's hear Lou Reed's version.
Posted 11 years ago by lshinkawa    [ Reply ]

absolutely marvelous...  love it...

Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
{#Frustrated} PSD PSD!!!
Posted 11 years ago by stephw    [ Reply ]
Not as good as Lou Reed and Velvet Underground, but an interesting interpretation.
Posted 11 years ago by craighoog    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:

We be slow-dancing religiously from the hips...  love it...
 

 
Does that, by any chance, look something like this:

 
Posted 11 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
 Aud wrote:
Church of the Las Vegas Hotel Room?
 

I like your conception...  hope you are having a great time right this minute...

this cover is awesome...  volume is wayyyy up here in my church...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Nice. But let's hear the original!
Posted 11 years ago by lshinkawa    [ Reply ]
Great song from their debut album.  A critical and commercial success.  Definitely different from the original.
Posted 11 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
Great - more more relaxed than the original version! {#Sunny}
Posted 11 years ago by mamyam    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:

Everybody in my church loves this cover...

 
 

Church of the Las Vegas Hotel Room?
Posted 11 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
Love this version.
Posted 11 years ago by valeriogonzalez    [ Reply ]

We be slow-dancing religiously from the hips...  love it...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 hallogallo wrote:

Sublime.  Margo Timmins does it justice, IMO.  I have read that Lou thought it was a great cover.

 
 
I have to concur. IF one were to cover this, this would be the way to do it.
Posted 11 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
 martinc wrote:
Give me Lou's version from Rock n Roll Animal. This is just too tame in comparison. I'd like it if I had not heard Lou and VU versions.
 
Agreed.  Lou's live version from "Animal," with Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner's amazing guitar intro, blew my socks off the first, the second and almost every time I've heard it.   Louuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Posted 11 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Very fond of this
Posted 11 years ago by ottojschlosser    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this cover...

 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
yes - thank you. Finaly something quiet and relaxing again . Perfect for the fireplace and a glass of wine . Not like whats been jumping up and down infront of me the last few songs. Appreciate it lots. ;-)
Posted 11 years ago by Nadita    [ Reply ]
Sweet Jesus, this is dull! {#Sleep}


Posted 11 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]

Sublime.  Margo Timmins does it justice, IMO.  I have read that Lou thought it was a great cover.

 
Posted 12 years ago by hallogallo    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


This is the best cover in the history of humanity...  love it...

 
 
That's going a bit far, though I rate this song a 10.

The Bobs' version of White Room is the best cover in the history of humanity.
Posted 12 years ago by WhiteWater    [ Reply ]
for me the junkies are like my next door neighbor....pretty cool but u can only take 'im in smalll doses. always like the low key thing.  the covers are cool.... i think i'm the only one around who dug her major tom....peace train one of my all time faves (wait a second that was 10kmaniac..oops)
Posted 12 years ago by DD rabbi_phil    [ Reply ]
 martinc wrote:
Give me Lou's version from Rock n Roll Animal. This is just too tame in comparison. I'd like it if I had not heard Lou and VU versions.
 
I believe Lou himself prefers this CJ version...
Posted 12 years ago by WhiteWater    [ Reply ]
 martinc wrote:
Give me Lou's version from Rock n Roll Animal. This is just too tame in comparison. I'd like it if I had not heard Lou and VU versions.
 

I think there is no harm in liking both -  I am a fan of both the Cowboy Junkes and Lou Reed - grew up listening to Lou Reed as my brother had most albums,and then he introduced me to the Junkies later but either version of the one song will suit my mood at any particular time!
Posted 12 years ago by cactusjo    [ Reply ]
Too mopey for me. Like most of her vocals.
Posted 12 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Give me Lou's version from Rock n Roll Animal. This is just too tame in comparison. I'd like it if I had not heard Lou and VU versions.
Posted 12 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
Oh shit! You're Mallory Knox!
Posted 12 years ago by palad1    [ Reply ]
As said below very good cover and does sound like Mazzy Star.
Played the "live" original on vinyl the other day which is one notch higher.
Posted 12 years ago by merkin_muffley    [ Reply ]
A Junkies fan, this is an excellent cover-have captured the silky mood of the Velvet mystique very well-her smoky voice takes even closer to where it all began. Very nice. Thanks Bill
Posted 12 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]
 RainTarp wrote:
Reminds me of Mazzy Star.
  
Yeah, what ever happened to her?   {#Nyah}


Posted 12 years ago by RKeaton    [ Reply ]
Me too!

 romeotuma wrote:


absolutely brilliant cover...  love it madly...

 
 


Posted 12 years ago by jen3005545    [ Reply ]
This is exactly what I needed right now.
Posted 12 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
A good afternoon for covers.  Keep going!
Posted 12 years ago by SheRidesABeemer    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Mazzy Star.
Posted 12 years ago by RainTarp    [ Reply ]
Part of me has always wished CJ's never covered this song. It has overshadowed their brilliant original work for so many years now.
Posted 12 years ago by RKeaton    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:


Me neither, but think this song is great which makes this travesty more of a shame. To denegrate the great Lou Reed and Velvet Underground; blasphemy!{#Stop}
 
Cowboy Junkies' cover is clearly a cover of this version:
 
 
Posted 12 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I'm ignoring sirdroseph's comment, and wondering if maybe this version of the song has Lou Reed squirming in discomfort and adjusting his jeans. It's so sexy, slow and seductive...

And I did NOT just write that. *facepalm*
 
Yes, yes you did write that. Indeed, here it is again. *smirk*
Posted 12 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
What a sexy voice. {#Drool}
Posted 12 years ago by shawshank    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:

This version pays homage to the original; it is haunting and powerful. How your criticism can go off the rails in such spectacular fashion is beyond me. I'm reminded of the old Wide World Of Sports intro,specifically; The Agony of Defeat.



 
Blasphemy, I tell you, Blasphemy.

Posted 12 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Great song, great cover, great band!
Posted 12 years ago by grungepuppy    [ Reply ]
This cover transcends the original. It should be revered and loved. It is amazing. Actually, it is pretty much perfect.
Posted 12 years ago by Wilfrue    [ Reply ]