| "Sweet Jane" | |
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| Single by The Velvet Underground | |
| from the album Loaded | |
| Recorded | 1970 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 4:09 |
| Label | Cotillion/Atlantic |
| Writer(s) | Lou Reed |
| Producer | Geoff Haslam, Shel Kagan and The Velvet Underground |
"Sweet Jane" is a song by The Velvet Underground, originally appearing on their 1970 album Loaded. The song was written by band's leader Lou Reed, who continued to incorporate the piece into live performances years later as a solo artist.
When Loaded was originally released in 1970, the song's bridge was edited out. The box set Peel Slowly and See and reissue Loaded: Fully Loaded Edition restored the missing section.
The song also appears on the albums Live at Max's Kansas City; 1969: The Velvet Underground Live; Peel Slowly and See; Live MCMXCIII; Loaded: Fully Loaded Edition; American Poet; Rock 'n' Roll Animal; Live: Take No Prisoners; Live in Italy; The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Rock and Roll: an Introduction to The Velvet Underground; NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967–2003); Live on Letterman: Music from The Late Show; and Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse.
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History [link]
There are two distinct versions of "Sweet Jane" with minor variations, spread over its first four releases. The first release of the song, in November 1970, was a version recorded earlier that year and included on Loaded. In May 1972, a live version (recorded August 1970) appeared on The Velvet Underground's Live at Max's Kansas City; the live song had an additional bridge that was missing from the Loaded release. In February 1974 a live version recorded in December 1973 (similar to the Loaded version but with extended intro and hard rock sound), appeared on Reed's Rock 'n' Roll Animal. In September 1974 a down-tempo live version recorded in late 1969 was included on 1969: The Velvet Underground Live, with a different song structure and lyrics. When a restored version of the original Loaded release was eventually unveiled on Peel Slowly and See in 1995 (and in 1997 on Loaded: Fully Loaded Edition), it turned out that some of the 1969 lyrics (notably the entire bridge as heard on Live at Max's Kansas City) had originally been included in the Loaded version as well, but were scrapped in the final mix.
Lou Reed has performed "Sweet Jane" in two keys: the 1969 and 1970 versions were in D. On 1972's American Poet, 1973's Rock 'n' Roll Animal, and 1978's Take No Prisoners, the song is in E, while on 1984's Live in Italy the song is back in D.
Cover versions [link]
- 1972: Mott the Hoople on the David Bowie-produced album All the Young Dudes. It was also released as a single in Canada, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United States.
- 1972: Performed during a Save the Whales benefit concert on July 8, Royal Festival Hall London, England as a duet with Lou Reed and David Bowie.[1]
- 1973: Brownsville Station on their album Yeah!
- 1985: The Afflicted (Good News About Mental Health)
- 1987: Annabel Lamb on the album Brides.
- 1988: Cowboy Junkies on The Trinity Session album. Later released as a CD single, and used on the Trent Reznor-compiled Natural Born Killers soundtrack. It was recorded again on Trinity Revisited in 2006. The Cowboy Junkies' version is based on the slower early version included in 1969: The Velvet Underground Live. Lou Reed himself described it as "the best and most authentic version I have ever heard".[2]
- 1989: Two Nice Girls recorded a cover of the song combined with Joan Armatrading's song "Love and Affection"".
- 1994: Lone Justice recorded an energetic and extended version of the song on the Radio 1 Live in Concert album.
- 1997: The Sugarcubes on the album Cover Me.
- 1998: Phish on their album Live Phish Volume 16.
- 2001: Chitose Hajime on the self-titled mini-album.
- 2005: Gang of Four's re-release of their debut album Entertainment! features a live cover version.
- 2006: Michael Stanley on the album The Farrago Sessions uses the song "Wichi Tai To" by Jim Pepper as the chorus.
English band The Kooks performed a cover of the song combined with The Rolling Stones' "Beast of Burden".
Covered by the Jim Carroll Band.
Covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers live.
Lou Reed performed the song with Metallica on October 25, 2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York City during a concert to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Rankings [link]
In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it #335 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Sweet Jane" at number 18 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
Guitar World ranked "Sweet Jane" at number 81 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.[3]
Notes [link]
- ^ https://www.teenagewildlife.com/wcgi-bin/dcinfo.wcgi?date=19720708
- ^ "Cowboy Junkies" Radio 4 Woman's Hour. BBC (29 January 2007)
- ^ 100 Greatest Guitar Solos (as ranked by the readers of Guitar World)
The Cowboy Junkies version of "Sweet Jane" also appears in a 1996 episode of Law and Order entitled "Aftershock"
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Sweet Jane (band)
Sweet Jane are an Irish band formed in 2008. The current line-up consists of Humpty Dumpty (lead guitar/vocals), Neil Paxton ( backing vocals/keyboards/ guitar), Ruairi Paxton (bass), Conor Paxton (guitar) and Donagh O Brien (drums).
The group began working together after guitarist and songwriter Danda Paxton asked Lydia Des Dolles to provide vocals on a number of tracks he had written. Along with Ruairi Paxton and Donagh O Brien they recorded and released their first EP 'Black Boots and Black Hearts'. 2009 saw the band sign to Irish Label Reekus Records and together they released 'You're Making This Hard" which included Sweet Jane's cover of Silent Night. The following year, the band released their debut album ' Sugar for My Soul' to positive reviews.
The band's music has been played on the several RTE TV shows including the very popular Fade Street. The band gained mainstream notice with articles profiling the band's music in several respected publications including The Irish Times, Heineken Music Ireland and Hotpress amongst many others. Internationally the band have seen their debut released in Asia and have had their music featured on MTV Skins and also on the DJ Hero Video Game.
Sweet Jane (film)
Sweet Jane is a 1998 drama about an unlikely friendship that develops between an HIV positive prostitute addicted to heroin and a terminally-ill fifteen-year-old boy. Sweet Jane was directed by Joe Gayton and stars Samantha Mathis as Jane and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tony. The film opened at the AFI Los Angeles Film Festival.
Plot Overview
Jane is a junkie who works as a prostitute to pay for her addiction. Tony is a 15-year-old boy, dying of AIDS, living in a hospital to minimize the severity of his illness. Having overdosed on heroin in an alley, Jane ponders on whether she should have regrets if she dies or make apologies as paramedics try to save her. She decides "fuck it", no regrets, but that "feels like [she] should be thinking of someone". The paramedics revive her and take her to the hospital. When she wakes up, the attending doctor (Kimberly Scott) informs Jane she is HIV positive.
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Sweet Jane
by: David BowieStandin' on the corner, suit case in my hand, Jack is in his coat, Jane is in her vest, and, me, I'm in a rock 'n' roll band. Riding in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim. Ya know, those were different times. The poets, they studied rules of verse, and the ladies, they rolled their eyes.Sweet Jane! Sweet Jane! Sweet Jane!
Now, Jack, he is a banker, and Jane, she is a clerk. Both of them save their monies, when they come home from work. Sittin' down there by the fire, the radio does play. The classic music is, "The March of Wooden Soldiers", and you can heard Jack say, Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane.
Some people like to go out dancin'. Now other people they go to work. There's even some evil mothers, they'll tell you life's just made out of dirt.That women, they never really faint, and villains always blink their eyes.That childeren are the only ones who blush, and life is just to die. That every one who ever had a heart...that wouldn't turn round and break it, anyone that played a part, whooa, and wouldn't turn round and hate it.Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane.