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Suitcase in my hand
Jack's in his corset, Jane is in her vest
and me I'm in a rock 'n' roll band. Huh.
Riding a Stutz Bear Cat, Jim
ya know, those were different times
all the poets studied rules of verse
and those ladies they rolled their eyes
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Now Jack, he is a banker
and Jane, she's a clerk
and both of them save their monies
when they get home from work
sittin' down by the fire
Ooo, the radio does play
the classical music there, Jim
The March of the Wooden Soldiers
All you protest kids
you can hear Jack say
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Some people they like to go out dancin'
and other people they have to work. Just watch me now
and there's even some evil mothers
Well they're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt
you know that women never really faint
and that villians always blink their eyes
that children are the only ones who blush
and that life is just to die
But anyone who ever had a heart
they wouldn't turn around and break it
and anyone who ever played a part
They wouldn't turn around and hate it
Sweet Jane, Sweet Sweet Jane
When did they stop? Last century?
THE BEST version is from Lou's record "Take No Prisoners."
True, the Hunter/Wagner guitar opener on the other live version is classic but the performance following it lacks lust.
Instead, do yourself a favor.
Thanks for the great link!
THE BEST version is from Lou's record "Take No Prisoners."
True, the Hunter/Wagner guitar opener on the other live version is classic but the performance following it lacks lust.
Instead, do yourself a favor.
Lucky as we are lemmoth....
I agree whole-heartedly with this. Fresh indeed.
Great story. This is the kind of thing that makes this message board special. Not, as some posters seem to believe, comments expressing how much a particular song makes them want to barf, push the PSD button, or otherwise express their derision. Thanks coloradojohn!
Wow! I had never heard VU's studio version of this. Hard to believe how bad it actually is. I mean it sounds like some high schoolers made this in the den by sticking a sony walkman on record. It's off key, out of tune, and the sound is weak. The singer sounds like he's reading. How bad does something have to become before it achieves 'art?'
cc_rider wrote:
It's bad on purpose. That makes it 'art'.
But to be fair, nobody's ever accused VU of being stellar musicians. They practically created the DIY punk ethos.
I agree with everything stated people, and I rate this version "10" cause I think it's really fuckin cool to hear, and I like it a lot
I was in another room when the outro kicked in—I was wondering when Lou had followed Elvis out to a living death in Vegas. Never heard that before and I really don't have to hear it again fer a whiles.
XML: the devil's tongue. Avoid at all costs.
FYT.
I don't think his name is Tom.
That CJ version was a snore-fest.
...aww, give it a moment and listen up Skippy ... Margo rocks it
FYT.
I'm sure they thought the shades, leather jacket and little pills would come in little time. I was a little more sheltered--don't think I heard this song until junior high or even high school age.
That CJ version was a snore-fest.
Yes, the Rock'n Roll Animal version is a 10, but don't ya think 4 is a little harsh? The origanal version is so visceral, so real, so fucking good.
No way, this version is by far the best - no, it's not a good recording. There's mistakes all over, but god damn it, it's so full of life - so damn raw. Love it.
Yes, the Rock'n Roll Animal version is a 10, but don't ya think 4 is a little harsh? The origanal version is so visceral, so real, so fucking good.
For those of you who don't understand why I rate this a 9 see below:
this song rocks... love it...
Maybe to you it does; but you may also prefer the 1998 remake of "Psycho" to the original.
it hardly ever happens.
thanks bill!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Jane
Love this song, but this is one of the rare cases where I love a cover even more— the Cowboy Junkies make this song soooo smooth and sexy...
Agreed...
Uh....do you like guitar in r n r songs?
Uh...maybe you want to listen to Reed playing it.
Some of the best.
Mott the Hoople do the best version of this song.
The only version that really sucks...I assume that's what you mean.
The Junkies version is THE definitive version, like All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix.
This is crap.
You are incorrect on an epic level.
F-U cowboy junkies! this is the only version.
Blech, Smech! Still sweet after all these years.
Agreed. And can't we get a few more VU cuts added here? I listened to "Sunday Morning" yesterday (on Sunday morning), and it sounded GOOD!
It's bad on purpose. That makes it 'art'.
But to be fair, nobody's ever accused VU of being stellar musicians. They practically created the DIY punk ethos.
John Cale is rather good - but he could only do so much with the others - interesting talk about those years and later collaborations with Eno at:
https://fora.tv/2010/01/15/Circa_1979_A_Signal_to_Noise_with_John_Cale
Yup, blows 'em all away.
Wow! I had never heard VU's studio version of this. Hard to believe how bad it actually is. I mean it sounds like some high schoolers made this in the den by sticking a sony walkman on record. It's off key, out of tune, and the sound is weak. The singer sounds like he's reading. How bad does something have to become before it achieves 'art?'
It's bad on purpose. That makes it 'art'.
But to be fair, nobody's ever accused VU of being stellar musicians. They practically created the DIY punk ethos.
Most of my heroes are flawed. Same goes for alot of my favorite songs. Can't engineer emotion.
crockydile wrote:
The only version that really sucks...I assume that's what you mean.
The Junkies version is THE definitive version, like All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix.
This is crap.
F-U cowboy junkies! this is the only version.
The only version that really sucks...I assume that's what you mean.
The Junkies version is THE definitive version, like All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix.
This is crap.
Play more off the debut album or the third... Even better, if RP is feeling courageous, they could spin some "White Light/White Heat"!!! 'Sister Ray' maybe? Ha!
Wow! I had never heard VU's studio version of this. Hard to believe how bad it actually is. I mean it sounds like some high schoolers made this in the den by sticking a sony walkman on record. It's off key, out of tune, and the sound is weak. The singer sounds like he's reading. How bad does something have to become before it achieves 'art?'
Such a contrast to the live versions I know: Live Lou Reed and Cowboy Junkies.
F-U cowboy junkies! this is the only version.
Hell yah!
huh?
Doesn't this original version have the "Heavenly wine and roses, seem to wisper her name..." part?
F-U cowboy junkies! this is the only version.
Being from Texas, I'm afraid to think what I'm "obligated" to like. Screw that. I like what I like and I don't like VU.
Blech, Smech! Still sweet after all these years.
Couldn't stand 'em then and 40+ years has made no difference in my opinion. And AFA Andy Warhol goes, these folks have long had their 15 minutes.
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights; Witchcraft - Ultraviolet; Telepopmusik - Breathe; High Violets - Wheel; Mich Gerber - Eros; José González - Slow Moves; Breaks Co-op - The Sound Inside; Julie Miller - All My Tears; Echo & The Bunnymen - Evergreen
And then, Sweet Jane!!! Man, what a GREAT stretch of music!
Agreed, but this is still a classic.
What he said
Wow, I had no idea that Cowboy Junkies' version was a cover...nice to hear the original.
But both are amazing. Love the chord progressions combined with the vocals for both.