When Cowboy Junkies first recorded Lou Reed’s “Sweet Jane” on a single ambisonic microphone in Toronto’s Church of the Holy Trinity, it was a revelation.
This rock radio classic, a hit for Mott The Hoople, and immortalized on Reed’s “Rock N Roll Animal” LP with a soaring guitar into by Steve Wagner & Dick Hunter, was instantly transfigured by Cowboy Junkies into an introspective and devastating elegy, revealing Reed’s abandoned verses and bridge, and truer to the spirit of the Velvet Underground than any version of this song that Reed or the Velvets ever released.
This uncut live video, from their performance on The Kent Stage on 04/26/12, includes the Junkies’ own blistering guitar intro, featuring Michael Timmins and Jeff Bird, plus Margo Timmins’ sad and soulful vocals, and seven-and-a-half minutes of pure intensity.
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One Response to “VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Uncut Sweet Jane by Cowboy Junkies Live on The Kent Stage”
todd
This is very much in the style they performed the song for the 20th Anniv. release THE TRINITY SESSIONS REVISITIED where they returned to the church and re-recorded the album with friends for both audio and DVD release. It’s a great piece with terrific friends of the band sitting in….. Sorry I missed this show – love seeing the Junkies live….