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Cowboy Junkies — Bread And Wine
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Released: 2001
Length: 4:32
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Well I'm lyin' in my bed, a tangle of arms and legs,
But the one that I'm with is not the one bouncing 'round my head.
I could turn this into song or cheap fantasy,
But whatever I've ignited will still burn in me.

Bread and wine, bread and wine, your heart ain't nearly as guilty as mine.

I'm a dark heavy heart. I'm a soul full of holes.
I'm a boat that is sinking, muddy waters threatening this baggage in my hold.
And there's a line in my head from an old gospel song,
But no matter how hard I try, the words they just come out wrong.


Bread and wine, bread and wine your thoughts aint nearly as wicked as mine.
Bread and wine, bread and wine your cross aint nearly as heavy as mine.

I've been graced by the gift of a gold wedding band.
I've been soothed by the simple caress of my true love's hand.
And yet I'm lyin' in my bed, a tangle of arms and legs,
And the one that I'm with is not the one that I'm dreaming of.

Bread and wine, bread and wine, won't you please be my bread and wine.
Bread and wine, bread and wine, won't you please be my bread and wine.
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Sweet, slurred-down delight! Much like the music of Morphine, hearing Cowboy Junkies makes me feel down but somehow wonderfully intoxicated on it; dig...
Posted 11 months ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
First chords sound the same as part of Frampton's Do You Feel Like We Do ?
Posted 1 year ago by Gromit_42    [ Reply ]
 Al_Koholic wrote:
meower215 wrote: Love the Keswick-saw Porcupine Tree there-excellent accoustics!

Guy Clark opening for The David Bromberg Big Band. Yeah, great venue.
Posted 2 years ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
Malaise at it's finest.
Posted 4 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Great tune.
ps -
These comments go back 17 years

{#Crown}
Posted 5 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Would like to hear Pat Benatar cover some of their tunes.  Adding a dash of more intense!
Posted 6 years ago by jagla    [ Reply ]
Just the right mix of her vocals, slightly distorted guitar chords, and keyboards.
Posted 7 years ago by rharvey658    [ Reply ]

                                 
Posted 7 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 
 ThePoose wrote:
Damn it, Margo, this is a fellow Ontarian telling you to go up-tempo, get out of first gear and SCREAM a little!


easmann wrote:

See, I don't get that. We've got other singers who do that haven't we? And I like (some of) them too, but Margo's wispy lilt juxtaposed on that lush tonal landscape works just fine for me. Peace.

 
you're both correct
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Can we get the papers signed and declare the Cowboy Junkies Do Not Resucitate? Please?
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 ThePoose wrote:
Damn it, Margo, this is a fellow Ontarian telling you to go up-tempo, get out of first gear and SCREAM a little!
 
See, I don't get that. We've got other singers who do that haven't we? And I like (some of) them too, but Margo's gentle lilt juxtaposed on that lush tonal landscape works just fine for me. Peace.
Posted 8 years ago by easmann    [ Reply ]
Damn it, Margo, this is a fellow Ontarian telling you to go up-tempo, get out of first gear and SCREAM a little!
Posted 8 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]

Hearing this in rotation quite a bit lately. But I have no issue with it as I like it more and more.

Her voice never gets old on me.


Posted 8 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
youtube MERRY CHRISTMAS from Charlie the venus flytrap!!!



goofy
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Get where? Time to sleep...
Posted 9 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
This shows they can really get there if they want to.  Good stuff.  I do think Margo needs a little more pinching.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Sometimes methinks this band is sorely underrated. Dunno why. They do sublime, and they do rock.
Posted 9 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my hotel room, my church, my homeless camp, and my alien space craft loves this song...
Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
smoky sultry seductive.. {#Yes}
Posted 10 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
Ahhh...Margo in the morning
Posted 10 years ago by Chrisjea    [ Reply ]
Well I just HAD to turn this up. {#Yes}
Posted 10 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my homeless camps loves this song...
Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
big stud Romeo Tuma wrote:
This song is good for the ears...
 

This song is good for the whole body...  we be dancing...  time flies when we are having fun...
Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
First time heard here, especially at the right volume...not bad!
Posted 10 years ago by lannymullis    [ Reply ]
THIS is Cowboy Junkies?  It's got movement and motion .... which is a nice change .... and that wickedly seductive voice.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Slinky bass line really makes this song
Posted 11 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]

marvelous...  we be dancing like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches loves this song, and this marvelous album...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Awesome bass playing and beautiful singing!
Posted 11 years ago by hjwurster    [ Reply ]
Love it.
Posted 11 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
transubstantiation
 
Brilliant. (The cross-dressers in Rome are not amused.)
Posted 12 years ago by velocette    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


This song is track three on a GREAT independent album...  love this song, and the album...

 
not the forget the spring in your underwear, this pre-Christmas night in Motel-6.
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 Randomax wrote:

Horrid....just have NEVER understood how they (she) has a record contract...sounds like my old garage band....sorry, just my opinion....{#Frustrated}

 
Dang, if your garage band sounded like this, I must ask, what are you doing now?     {#Stupid}
Posted 12 years ago by DanO-1    [ Reply ]
8 —> 9
Posted 12 years ago by Nadine    [ Reply ]
Second CJ track today! Thanks Bill!
Posted 12 years ago by marmelock    [ Reply ]
transubstantiation
Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 Randomax wrote:

Horrid....just have NEVER understood how they (she) has a record contract...sounds like my old garage band....sorry, just my opinion....{#Frustrated}


 

And one that I happen to think is brilliant!
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Liking this band so much 
Posted 13 years ago by lsfeder    [ Reply ]
Following the Cowboy junkies with Morphine is fitting their tempo pretty well.
Posted 13 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
 Feghoot wrote:
Why does every Cowboy Junkies song sound like every other Cowboy Junkies song?
 
This song sounds very different than most of their other material to me; it's nowhere near as catatonic as most stuff I've heard from them.

Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]

Horrid....just have NEVER understood how they (she) has a record contract...sounds like my old garage band....sorry, just my opinion....{#Frustrated}


Posted 13 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
got me from the first notes.

yeah... 
Posted 13 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 bluedot wrote:
 Why isn't this band HUGE?
 
'cause most of their songs are snoozeworthy.  This is a particularly good one.  I do like a lot of their stuff, but it's easy for me to see why their appeal is, in the words of Spinal Tap's manager Ian, "more selective".

Posted 13 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
 Why isn't this band HUGE?
Posted 13 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]
And now for something COMPLETELY different:

mpfc

Cowboy Junkies - Bread And Wine
Louis Armstrong - Skokiaan (South African Song

Posted 14 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
should be called "Bread and Whine"
Posted 14 years ago by twitterpated    [ Reply ]
 listen_n_sf wrote:
She just can't get out of that soft easy chair.
 

Unlike you, who I must assume has a 8-octave range, Margo knows the limitations of her voice and works within that range. If you don't like it don't listen. Duh.
Posted 14 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
She just can't get out of that soft easy chair.
Posted 14 years ago by listen_n_sf    [ Reply ]
{#Puke} randomprime wrote:
Margo's husband is the president of the Canadian version of the RIAA.  Neat.
 


Posted 14 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
The vocals do not match the rest of the set . . . give me Allison Krause as a replacement on this tune.  I understand distinction for CJ, but she could do the same sultry bit but with more oomph

Posted 14 years ago by wenatchee    [ Reply ]
 Kristi wrote:

It's their style. Margo's voice is soft, silky, sultry. It's a CJ distinction.
 
Give the vocal lead to someone that can match the intensity of the rest of the music -
Where is the button that says "bring to front"?

Posted 14 years ago by wenatchee    [ Reply ]
Great song, great album — love the Junkies.
Posted 14 years ago by spindrift    [ Reply ]
classic rp-sad,sweet,spooky-alienated/paranoid
Posted 14 years ago by trashyharry    [ Reply ]
   Nice junk, cowboy!
  Go to fullsize image
Posted 14 years ago by PeteyGreens    [ Reply ]
 Feghoot wrote:
Why does every Cowboy Junkies song sound like every other Cowboy Junkies song?
 
Rhetorical, right? {#Ask}
Posted 15 years ago by dedawson    [ Reply ]
I heard she wrote this for a relative's First Communion.
Posted 15 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
Mmmmm I also wanna be a cowboy junkie. Instead I'm just a junkie {#Ask}
Posted 15 years ago by Jacob_Kalkan    [ Reply ]
Sultry
Posted 15 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
You have GOT to be kidding. They are known to really cut loose live.

Of course they also have their quiet parts.

That's what I like about them.

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 slowhand wrote:
I'd love to see them "cut this loose" live.

Posted 15 years ago by Frawg    [ Reply ]
I'd love to see them "cut this loose" live.
Posted 15 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]
Oh... Someone kidnapped Richard Ashcroft!!!   {#Surprised}
Posted 15 years ago by bobringer    [ Reply ]
Generally speaking, I like CJ, although the show I saw in Chicago 8 years ago was pretty dull.
Posted 15 years ago by TravelRat    [ Reply ]
Margo's husband is the president of the Canadian version of the RIAA.  Neat.
Posted 15 years ago by randomprime    [ Reply ]
Unfortunately you are right—-I used to lover Cowboy Junkies when I first started listening to them but soon realized that most of their sound is repetitive, also when I sw them in concert wasn't that impressed—but really I do enjoy them.
 Feghoot wrote:
Why does every Cowboy Junkies song sound like every other Cowboy Junkies song?
 


Posted 16 years ago by sickels    [ Reply ]
a_genuine_find wrote:

THE CJ really surprised me when I saw them, they really can ROCK, they just don't move AT ALL while they are doing it! 
It was THEIR joke about the NyQuil

 
"they really can ROCK, they just don't move AT ALL while they are doing it!"
That's sooo canajun, eh?  (Les anglos, anyway, mais le rock & roll en francais c'est autre chose!)  {#Wink}

Posted 16 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]


Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Why does every Cowboy Junkies song sound like every other Cowboy Junkies song?
Posted 16 years ago by Feghoot    [ Reply ]
I always liked CJ.
Posted 16 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
I really want to like this band, they covered Neil Young after all, but I just can't do it.
Posted 16 years ago by stewliscious    [ Reply ]
Interesting cover art/album title.
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
ThePoose wrote:
Just once in your life, Margo, let out a SCREAM--even a little one. I wonder whether her orgasms are as soporific.
Margo is one wild woman who likes sex in parks, elevators, and during boring public seminars. She has learned like other brave women to have her cake and be quiet about it too. Funny how the Junkies polarize. If you like and appreciate crazy Lou Reed, I don't know how you can't simply not dig this. Of course, if you are not familiar with Lou Reed...... Feeling old 'n creaky here.... west slope
Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Just once in your life, Margo, let out a SCREAM--even a little one. I wonder whether her orgasms are as soporific.
Posted 16 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
If this song were a hotel, I'd have to call the front desk for a wake up call. Zzzzz....
Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
Unsubscribe.
Posted 16 years ago by shakylegs    [ Reply ]
THE CJ really surprised me when I saw them, they really can ROCK, they just don't move AT ALL while they are doing it! It was THEIR joke about the NyQuil
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Decent tune from a very good band.
Posted 16 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
Lou Reed with a fuller, lusher sound and better studio production values.
Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
This is the delicate mix of guitar and vocals that I so like about the Cowboy Junkies.
Posted 16 years ago by rbigelo    [ Reply ]
Kristi wrote:
It's their style. Margo's voice is soft, silky, sultry. It's a CJ distinction.
I think "languid" is the right term.
Posted 17 years ago by jcioban    [ Reply ]
Kristi wrote:
It's their style. Margo's voice is soft, silky, sultry. It's a CJ distinction.
What she said.
Posted 17 years ago by daveturnley    [ Reply ]
Carl wrote:
This is nice but the lead vocal is so distant that it's nearly lost in the band. Or is that their style?
It's their style. Margo's voice is soft, silky, sultry. It's a CJ distinction.
Posted 17 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
Carl wrote:
This is nice but the lead vocal is so distant that it's nearly lost in the band. Or is that their style?
That's their style.
Posted 17 years ago by daveturnley    [ Reply ]
resonator wrote:
Hey, what's with the old stuff? They just released a new album.
You may be the only person to ever refer to this album as their "old stuff".
Posted 17 years ago by RobK    [ Reply ]
This is nice but the lead vocal is so distant that it's nearly lost in the band. Or is that their style?
Posted 17 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
Hey, what's with the old stuff? They just released a new album.
Posted 17 years ago by resonator    [ Reply ]
meower215 wrote:
I agree, although for me it was the Keswick theatre in Philadelphia
Love the Keswick-saw Porcupine Tree there-excellent accoustics!
Posted 17 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
ncollingridge wrote:
I love the Cowboy Junkies in general - one of the best gigs I've ever been to was seeing them at the Royal Festival Hall here in London - but this is not up there with their best tracks in my humble opinion.
I agree, although for me it was the Keswick theatre in Philadelphia
Posted 17 years ago by meower    [ Reply ]
Kick Ass...Turn it up...!
Posted 18 years ago by eman    [ Reply ]
heh, it's comical that thom yorke got subbed in for beth orton...he sure hits his "high" notes better than she does ;-) skindy wrote:
WOO HOO! I'm loving this female-vocal power set! Cowboy Junkies, Beth Orton, Miss Chaos, Edie Brickell... yes!
Posted 18 years ago by greg6494    [ Reply ]
I have always liked this song...the album too.
Posted 18 years ago by luminousjune    [ Reply ]
I think this is one of their better ones! Love that geetar . . .
Posted 18 years ago by gillespp    [ Reply ]
WOO HOO! I'm loving this female-vocal power set! Cowboy Junkies, Beth Orton, Miss Chaos, Edie Brickell... yes!
Posted 18 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
In concert Mike really gets into this song on guitar. I agree that "Open" was not what I look for from CJs. My two favs remain "Trinity Session" and "Black Eyed Man".
Posted 18 years ago by mfmchicago    [ Reply ]
I love the Cowboy Junkies in general - one of the best gigs I\'ve ever been to was seeing them at the Royal Festival Hall here in London - but this is not up there with their best tracks in my humble opinion.
Posted 22 years ago by ncollingridge    [ Reply ]