Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane - Tonight Show 5/4/89 high quality stereo

Canadian band COWBOY JUNKIES performs Lou Reed's Velvet Underground classic SWEET JANE on the TONIGHT SHOW on May 4th, 1989. #cowboyjunkies #sweetjane #loureed
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[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

Here is another Sweet Jane I recorded kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV7LfKSwob2rg5Y

[@alainlaverdure1674]

Come on you should have said this was a cover, and not a good one at that!!!

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

@@alainlaverdure1674 sorry you did not like it. Were you expecting Velvet Underground if a cover disclaimer was needed?

[@johnd5398]

I prefer this studio version, without all the noodling on superfluous instruments. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJKcn4FpfJd2ick

[@bugpal]

@@alainlaverdure1674 If it's good enough for Lou Reed himself, it should be good enough for you. This cover is rich and haunting. "Reed himself called the Canadian band’s 1988 version “the best and most authentic version I have ever heard.” It’s a funny word, “authentic,” considering the feel of their version was far from the rockin’ version of Reed’s Underground original. But it’s hard to disagree with him. While the song has been covered by countless artists, from Mott the Hoople to Liz Phair, Gang of Four to R.E.M. to Phish, the Cowboy Junkies give it a romance-in-the-stars lifeblood never before heard in those three simple chords. It’s hushed, tender, angelic and simply gorgeous. It’s where the heart overtakes the mind."

[@screwyootube1]

@@bugpalThere's plenty of room for both versions (BTW, the "rocking version" was NOT Velvet underground, but Reed solo - see the incredible live album, Rock & Roll Animal). The original version by VU was actually not far from THIS version, but released while VU were still together. That said, while this particular version is definitely beautiful, it pales next to the sparsity of their studio version. I think it would've been better if they hadn't added the accordion.

[@frogsterjonesiii6482]

She was beyond gorgeous. And that voice!

[@cestmoidaisylou]

Is.

[@robertarisz8464]

She only got more beautiful since then.

[@user-eb4vo5zv4t]

I'm 76 years old and have watched this cover hundreds (thousands?) of times, starting with its original broadcast in 1989. That means I've been in love with Margo Timmins about half of my life!

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

Metoo

[@TheOuzeltoo]

Margo timmins

[@paulzimmerman6182]

you and millions of others

[@brianwade879]

Way cool. 😎🎵

[@alexnutcasio936]

Oof, seen her lately. Not as bad as Jamie Lee Curtis, but hitting the wall and hard.

[@GeoffreyCairney]

It really makes you wonder what it would sound like if she ever let loose and let it rip, and yet the whole genius is the restraint. This is and always will be truly timeless.

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

I love how she sings...but very valid question

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

The do that on some live shows

[@tynebar]

Saw them recently - they started with Bowie's 5 Years and took the roof off! I was rocked back into my seat, didn't expect such power from her.

[@vincentbull]

​@@tynebar saw them late last year, murder in the trailer park was outstanding

[@robertisbell3262]

@@tynebar I saw them on a twin-bill w/John Prine in Seattle, during this tour. As soon as she started singing the power of her voice just blew me away. Still does.

[@irritablearchitect]

You could take me back to 1989 and leave me there and I'd like it just fine.

[@Twotontessie]

89 was full on. Almost killed me!

[@LithMorganica]

Playing Metroid on Nintendo, poster of a Ferrari, drinking Pepsi with a twizzler for a straw

[@rockets4kids]

I would have appreciated this era much more if people told me how shitty the world would get.

[@arthureaks3591]

I hated the late-80s, but I sure love this version of this song.

[@LJ-xr5th]

@@Twotontessie Loved the late ‘80s!

[@BH-fr1cy]

That subtle smile says it all. Confidence and enjoyment of the moment, beautifully captured for all time.

[@michael52250]

She was terrified when she performed... when she joined the band she would only sing in front of her brother. The source of that magical, mysterious presentation... along with the world class beauty

[@Chiller11]

No auto tune just beautiful voice backed by real musicians.

[@BenSHammonds]

loved the Junkies, their Misguided Angel is the one that did for me, hit me solid at the time, I was 21 and going from my solo James Dean around town life to marriage and a factory job, nothing has ever been the same since, like Springsteen song The River, I spent all the time since those days reeling and loosing, or so it seems, but I rarely allow myself the melancholy, but when I listen to certain songs and bands they take me back to another time and place, one in which I often wish I could stay.

[@scottcampbell7535]

Angel Mine is sublime.

[@ruskiessuck3337]

life goes on, hang in there dude..

[@imcttunome]

The camera loved her that night as she dropped the best cover of that song ever.

[@plusfour1]

She turned a song about NY bohemians into a song about girls but it's about love and anyone who's had a heart loves love and who couldn't help but fall in love with sweet Jane.

[@googlechicken]

The Camera loved Margo all the time

[@inlandindieP35]

The camera had good taste …

[@joehinson9460]

Good Lord that is a great cover and she is crazy beautiful!

[@AMEER-114-]

Actually... seems shes had a stick up her rear since they first surfaced with this debut... which I had purchased at the time.

[@etherashe5164]

Damn right she is.

[@erikkibler3466]

Mid

[@PauloGoncalvesGuimaraes]

Her voice is just...... No words... Never ever anyone sang so beautifully "na na na naaa naaaa naaaaaa naaaa"

[@kirkdonnelly9397]

What are you deaf

[@peterfoerderer8224]

We used to listen to music like this when we were sane.

[@cbotten106]

Don't worry, that won't be a issue going forward...

[@kipphelan]

Amazing. Margo Timmons has a special presence and amazing voice.

[@davidanderson8469]

Wonderful cover. She has that heavenly voice and the backup is so tight with the accordian and slides.

[@rcair123]

What a wonderful world we had back then.

[@Mandrake591]

Well said!

[@rabokarabekian409]

Waddya think actual cowboy junkies are up to? What had Japan and OPEC just done to the good ol U$A a few years before? Who was U$A prez then? What had just been decided about immigration? What had U$A spooks been up to? What was Halliburton doing in Iran? U$A mortgage rates = 1989, 10.25% ; 1988, 10.38% ; 1987, 10.40% ; 1986, 10.39%.

[@daze023]

MO! FO! I'm tired of us getting older and things changing! At least we have every great song ever, available on the internet. Check out Fred Neil

[@jefferyroy2566]

"Something's lost and something's gained in living everyday..." Joni Mitchell In other words, lamenting about what's been lost guarantees you'll miss out on everything worthwhile that's happening in this moment.

[@lloydsumpter7735]

There's her brother at the side, no lights on him, head down, the musical genius behind Cowboy Junkies. But what a voice!

[@jaymcconnell3840]

What a gorgeous voice. Perfect song for that voice.

[@andyyarnell7579]

I was 17 years old when I first heard the Cowboy Junkies in 1989... instantly fell in love with their music. I listened to this album over and over and over and over again... I can't believe I have never heard this live performance before today in 2023... Exceptional. Just beautiful. "That has a nice quality."

[@MsLB-lm9mu]

Wow, I was 17 when I saw "Natural Born Killers" and heard it for the first time

[@tzt1182]

I was 18 in 1989 and also fell for the song.

[@andyyarnell7579]

@@tzt1182 good memories

[@dirkevans3443]

Damn, I think this lady could sing a phone book & it would still sound awesome!!!

[@Youman71463]

she's a big fan of Patsy Cline

[@brettmasonmedia]

What is a phone book

[@williamstamper442]

To this day, may 24, 2023, I still get goose bumps at the "la la" part

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

Me too

[@chriscanada4744]

Yep

[@Hannibu]

Can I be blamed for having a crush on her, back there? I guess I was not the only one. Angelic voice and a mindblowing beautiful woman. Oh my gosh...

[@bosseraven9180]

I can understand that Lou Reed appreciated that version. Excellent! ❤️

[@slowery43]

hahaha you can understand... as though you're just like Lou Reed and have written many songs, been famous, and other want to emulate your work... get over yourself there Princess you haven'ta clue

[@seldomseensavage3459]

@@slowery43geez,lighten up. Did you miss your nap?

[@willowandluka5302]

@@slowery43 Don’t forget to take your pills, grandpa

[@TristanWeijermars]

@@slowery43 It's a pity your grumpy mood was not affected by this beautiful song.

[@huzak1]

My favorite Lou Reed song and I completely agree. Hauntingly beautiful

[@toddt6542]

Simply perfection on so many levels...what a piece of pure awesomeness...!

[@JT-ee1ii]

Damn, what a fantastic voice. Beautiful song.

[@steveflor9942]

Wow! It is quite beautiful!!! The guy on the Slide Guitar.... And, her harmony with it... Heaven.....

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

I recorded this version from the front row kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIbYkKSXqqt0oZo

[@davidleebohrer5549]

The Sweet Sounds Of Kim Deschamps On Lap Steel ! He Also Plays Killer Pedal Steel , Guitar, Dobro, Mandolin, & Also Recorded & Played On Tour With Blue Rodeo From Toronto , Canada Before Migrating To Austin Texas For More Than A Decade Playing With Several Other Notable Texas Musicians ! Ultimate Sideman Extraordinaire !

[@macmacreynolds8712]

Who played the accordion?@@davidleebohrer5549

[@markmearth1]

What an ethereal version of the song. Just beautiful and haunting. Thank you so much, Cowboy Junkies of Canada. 🇨🇦 Thank you so much, Cleveland Live Music. 👌🏻😊

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

Thank you Mark!

[@dhblan8591]

Such apt adjectives to describe this version of the song. Margot Timmins vocals were certainly haunting and ethereal and the whole arrangement and performance of the band was beautiful.

[@jenniezeiner4389]

The entire album is heavenly.

[@frereanaktom99]

i missed the fierce guitar[velvet underground] but this rendition is beautuful

[@stephenletts4942]

you know the two songs don't have the same lyrics?

[@stephenoneill1805]

I had the pleasure of seeing them with John Prine at the Greek theater in Berkeley in I think it was 94. Great show!

[@markdavidson-yw9yt]

I loved the album this is featured on right away. Then, soon after, both of my children were born to it. I thought the restrained vibe would be calming. My wife has no recollection of it, but I really enjoyed listening to it both times. And, it probably calmed me in the end.

[@sgtlamancha805]

I played this on the radio repeatedly as an 80’s southern Oklahoman DJ. Great band

[@steviesevieria1868]

Nothing but phony country music in that area now

[@wlodell]

To add to my earlier comment, I really like the song and the band performance. They play really well together. They have an eccentric look with a little bit of mystery. They remind me of certain musicians of the late 60s and 70s like Fairport Convention and other folk rock bands. Each member and performer are artists. Interpretations of their work and art is often only left up to us.

[@wlodell]

A beautifully performed song! I had no idea.

[@karloff604]

The best cover version of this song.

[@bilyg5689]

She has such a soothing voice and style, and her subtle smiles are so beautiful and shy and sexy and coy and endearing, all at the same time.

[@johnayres7023]

Margo voice is one of my favorite female voices. The band is awesome as well.

[@bobnolley]

I had a 5-disc CD changer back in the day, and this album (Trinity Sessions) had a permanent residence. BTW, one of the best makeout albums ever 🙂

[@smelltheglove2038]

Oh, man. Back in the 90s my little brother said the phrase “make-out sesh”. My other brother and I would always say, “Where are you coming from, a sweet make out sesh?” Or any number of variations. Hahaha, still to this day make fun of him for it. We’re in our 40s now. Man, I miss the 90s. People make fun of me for being right wing, they always say I want to go back to the fifties. No, I want to go back to the 90s.

[@ianobrien3248]

Cowboy Junkies was my and my now ex-wife's every hookup night soundtrack in college back in '95-'96. This brings back memories!

[@waytospergtherebro]

Nobody needs to hear about you and your cousin.

[@willowandluka5302]

@@smelltheglove2038 Cars, music, and women. The 90’s were peak in a lot of ways

[@williamparker1085]

she got even more beautiful as she aged........one of a kind vocalist

[@lancer9339]

Amazingly enough you are correct, check out the recent live version, she's even more beautiful now, listen to "Helpless" from the recent show

[@deeplorable8988]

@@lancer9339 No, she's not. Here, in her youth, vibrate, clean, innocent, and charming is when she was at her best.

[@jonevans5084]

My favorite cover of Lou's classic, as well. Pretty Girl, Pretty Voice. Unbeatable combo!

[@mrjon75]

Wow, she's as beautiful as her voice. And of course all the artists sound great.

[@Steven-iz1rs]

Absolutely beautiful ❤

[@jbt6007]

Yes I saw the Cowboy Junkies in concert. They were amazing.

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

I agree...taped this from the front row kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIbYkKSXqqt0oZo

[@jameshafner1442]

4 times...😁

[@jakespeed63]

I’ve loved this rendition for so many years. Their live album was/is killer!! No doubt first heard on Cleveland college radio 😎👍 JT: Orlando FLA

[@markwilkerson5848]

Johnny Carson was known as the King of Late Night. Part of his success, of course, stemmed from the wide array of musical acts that debuted on the Tonight Show during the many years the program was his. This performance by the Cowboy Junkies was certainly impactful. I've listened to them perform this song for hours on end, on repeat. Sometimes a song hits me like that, where I just can't get enough of it. This is beautiful music.

[@Chubbydippin]

They were such a good band. I remember first discovering them in the 80's. Good music and good memories. Though they wrote many good original songs, it's weird for Johnny Carson to say they were "original" just prior to them playing a cover.

[@steviesevieria1868]

I thought the same thing.

[@elena7069]

The Cowboy Junkies had an incredibly unique sound. Carson was simply regurgitating what countless critics had said. Lou Reed, who wrote the song, thought their version sounded unique and original. It wasn’t weird, it’s weird the two of you were too simple to understand that playing a cover doesn’t make you unoriginal, ya rubes.

[@Chubbydippin]

@@elena7069 They had, no doubt, a unique and original sound as a band. I still have the original vinyl I bought from back then. What I think about what Johnny Carson said, and what I still think and value in this band, are 2 entirely different things. To lump the 2 together is just silly and quite a reach. Nice try though. Seems as though an imaginary chord was struck in you to make that response to my comment. Glad you got that off your chest. I hope you feel better. I really think you're making progress and I'm proud of you.

[@mikesmyth8515]

She is bewitching, utterly over the top Pied Piper taking the children away bewitching. I'm breathless and mad for a woman who sang 35 years ago! She cast a spell on me.

[@kevinthompson2308]

Dayng! They KILLED it on his show! LOved her facial expressions and movements! Thanks for posting!

[@davidwillis3913]

Omg! My first exposure to this song was mott the hoople, awesome loved it and still do. Then I heard the velvet underground version, holy crap! Even better! Now this, where the hell have I been. This was on Carson a couple years after I heard Lou's version. Small Town Indiana childhood restricts so many possibilities. The cowboy junkies have figured out this tune.

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

Check the live version I shot at Music Box Supper Club from the front table. Totally different arrangement

[@tgtrout]

Listen to the entire album, "The Trinity Sessions" and then listen to "Trinity Revisited". So good.

[@spraudoggy]

Fantastic cover of an already great tune.

[@josephthomas2226]

Great song by Lou reed, great interpretation by the CJs

[@daze023]

Frigging amazing to realize that Johnny was still on when the Junkies came out! Margo used to walk into the audience after shows and shake hands and verify that she was real Decent talented beauty, she.

[@Z-bone64]

Before covid, Margo would always do a meet and greet outside of the tour bus after the show. I've met her numerous times...we share a birthday (Jan 27)!

[@dooleyfan]

I met the Junkies about 10 years ago as they were preparing for their Kennedy Suite gig. Margo sat with us as her brothers were getting prepped on the stage. She was pleasant and down to earth, we chatted about the challenges of raising kids. Lovely lady. I met Michael later, intense guy, it became clear how much he is the engine behind the band.

[@dijkb]

Take me back to 89 and for that smile i will leave for Canada.

[@tinahinkle1956]

Beautiful!!! The Cowboy Junkies have been 1 of my number 1 bands for many, many years!!! The album Trinity Session is my all time favorite! To this day I enjoy their music often! I've never seen them live. One day I still hope to do so ❤

[@jgoody-xb3sx]

I bought this album because of this performance. I didn't sleep very well for the next few nights with Margo floating around inside my heady dreams.

[@taramerryman7330]

Got to see them live back in the day and got to meet Margo after the show. Great band live.

[@davidquinn5429]

awesome....almost hypnotic

[@Dn2M]

Great! Such a lovely voice.

[@dreashoug7217]

Haunting and still beautiful.

[@GS-gq5is]

When I listen and watch this elegant woman move as she sings, I'm reminded of a Theodore Roethke poem: I knew a woman, lovely in her bones, When small birds sighed, she would sigh back at them; Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one: The shapes a bright container can contain!

[@rwl0323]

Would have been great to see her and Lou Reed do this together.

[@jeffpittman8725]

Outstanding band.

[@Encourageable]

How do I not know her! She’s gorgeous.

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

What ever happened to the unique and diverse music that was created? Now it all sound so much alike except for only a couple artists.

[@brewster84067]

Haunting. In my top 10. Her voice takes you somewhere magical. I love to listen to this rendition once I've numbed myself via (fill in the blank). Ache, tears, smiles.

[@kdeltatube]

Fall in love with the first head nod and slight grin

[@TamaraRodriguez]

Lovely , wonderful rendition.

[@johnnauer6427]

I've always loved this version and the tone I can't believe it's just can't believe 1989 many years it can go another many years this is just superb ...

[@alessandroorlando4346]

Grande album, grande band, grande voce.

[@craigmitton5047]

The definition of a crooked smile. Lovely.

[@Twotontessie]

She's some kind of lovely creature. The restraint by that group to play like this .... incredible. Intoxicating.

[@michaelvachon1334]

Will all due respect to Lou Reed, Margo & TCJ absolutely OWNED this song!!!

[@berniepoff3911]

Always amazing. I’ve never heard a performance. It wasn’t in the opera salon. Nice job he is a great.

[@debaser7514]

Heavenly wine and roses seem to whisper to me when you smile.... this song it what got me hooked on VU and into so much more stuff

[@evangelosmanos5528]

Just beautiful

[@stevecanyon23]

Wow! A heavenly voice. Love this song, thanks for the upload. A reason to subscribe to this channe.

[@sblsbl7600]

I think they are the Timmins family that were my neighbors in Shilo Manitoba 1972 to 73.

[@anxiousappliance]

Just hearing Caron say Cowboy Junkies - ahhh the world was changing.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Their live versions are even better than their studio recording! The accordion and the lap steel complimented Margo Timmons' voice.

[@danieldonaldson8634]

Well, the studio recording was basically a live recording, without an audience, minimal knob twiddling and straight off the floor, minimal miking. I think that's what got the attention in the first place.... The Trinity Sessions.

[@OldGrunt227]

“Trinity Sessions” was essentially a live album without a live audience.

[@juno4494]

I've got to agree with Lou, this is one of those rare, rare times when a cover just overwhelms the original. Loving how they folked it up here with the mandolin, slide guitar, and reed....

[@percival23]

See ...you don't need auto-tune when you have actual talent.

[@DanielBoonelight]

why are peeps over the age of 40 so obsessed with creating a binary between when a single editing tool existed, before and after? it's like on every single video from VHS or whatever, someone's gonna make some arbitrary boomer remark about auto-tune being the fall of musical civilization. much more important would be the telecommunications act of 1996, which changed privatized radio forever and made it safe, bought homogenized bullcrap, and the advent of digital workstations in general. much bigger factors in music changing. auto-tune is hardly even used in obvious ways anymore by music that means anything to anyone, except for very subtle pitch correction. big effing whoop. not the separator of good and evil, musically speaking.

[@andrewstanton5846]

its still fun when you do have talent

[@makyeah]

Found the autotune person! There's one in every video performance lol

[@lepanhman]

@@DanielBoonelight wrong .auto tune has ruined popular music .the end

[@whiteyfisk9769]

Quit being raycist

[@gavrilopricip11]

makes me cry its so good

[@Sweetwater20120]

Beautiful woman no coloured hair or tatoos and no auto tuner

[@christianlee7349]

That hair!! So beautiful

[@user-cv4bj2tp9o]

Beautiful! Can't believe I never hear of Cowboy Junkies, but they summarily nailed a great song. I have to say, however, I'm having a hard time understanding their interpretation. It's not just "the slow version", but rather a revision of thought, feel, and message. Puzzling, but I do like it. Their later version (post 2000) is much more approachable.

[@MrNewman46]

Phenomenal cover! Sexual restraint, perfect voice, watching over and over...ty...❤❤❤

[@ou812also5]

This is an incredible cover. It never gets old and neither does Margot.

[@michaelhussey440]

Fantastic cover . I recommend those who want to hear another Velvets cover of high quality All Tomorrows Parties June Tabor and the Oyster Band.

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

I love that version!!!!!

[@michaelhussey440]

@@ClevelandLiveMusic If you want to get way out there with VU covers there's The Ukrainians Venus in Furs , British guys who liked Ukrainian folk music, 1992.

[@greggorsag9787]

The whole first Tabor/Oyster Band record is great. Saw them in Boston on that tour and the live show was also fabulous.

[@simonliddell1897]

I love this song I had the CD when it first came out, I came across this youtube clip to it as a you tube generate recommendation I would just like to say how much this guys intro adds another sonic layer to it not disimilar to Reservoir Dogs sound track

[@tammiealmany6239]

Great song ❤️😍

[@meattooth1303]

i was finishing up my Fr year of college in May 89. would love to do it all over again.

[@AndrewVanBeekOttawa]

Part of the sound track of my university days

[@tundratunes]

Happened to be living in Montreal when they first came on the scene and got to see them go from bar band to selling large venues. As you can guess, the early bar band days were much more special, with people sitting cross-legged on the floor, holding hands and gently rocking back and forth in unison during this and other songs. You knew they were going to go far. Sadly, within a few years, it became a real pain to get tickets to their shows, which were in large theatres where you had to sit in your assigned seats and not get up and dance. The same trajectory of countless bands before them. Success equates with a separation from the grass-roots fans who originally supported the band in the first place. Happy to have seen them in their prime and happy to hear that this was Lou Reed's favourite cover of the song!!

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

lucky you! very cool and thank you for sharing

[@SandraMyers-og1mv]

July 28, 2023 Listen to CJs alot. Luv them. Great video!

[@bestcoastsxmcp]

I was 17 when I discovered this band in 1988. ❤

[@user-um7qq1pd9y]

THIS is the way you cover a song: by transforming it into something different. But its very hard to do. Like Sineads Nothing Compares 2 U. Done right, the song becomes something magical.

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

The year Taylor Swift was BORN! They were here in my hometown in Canada. For a show. I met Michael Timmins (hunched over playing the guitaur there) and was talking to his sister Margo on the phone. I said to Margo they should come back in the summertime to go sailing. She said in that dreamy voice "oh, that would be wonderful". LOVE Cowboy Junkies!!!

[@user-um7qq1pd9y]

always loved the CJ's bbut never saw this, or many videos from that time, thanks for posting

[@lourens1]

That voice. That hair.

[@keithdickens1395]

What a beautiful interpretation of a great song

[@timmyteaching]

I find it repulsive.

[@Dave-sw2dm]

Never heard of them or the song. Would have been too mellow and "grateful dead" like for my tastes in 1989. I can appreciate it today.

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

Lou Reed wrote it when he was in the Velvet Underground