@mardon111 His name was John Townes Van Zandt, people that knew him called him John or John Townes (what his mom called him). I never addressed him as anything, I was too awestruck, but we did share a table at a bar in Austin once with about 6 other people including Guy and Susanna Clark
Nice version but why the hell did they have to change the second verse? Why changing the meaning of the whole sentence? This is joking with Townes' poetry. Shame that is not enough, definitely!
House Above The Sun . Thanks! This is exactly what I was talking about. Changing one word is completely altering the meaning of what Townes wrote. Unfortunately Sir Reginaldo Andrade cannot get it, but we can live with that...
This song was written by Townes VanZandt. Listen to the original, and you'll understand that the Junkies murdered it! However, you likely won't understand WHY they murdered it! Townes deserves better!
#IDAMARIAPAN #WORDSINLINESPACEANDTIME #DYLANIMP #idaCJ #idaxyz #idaCOHEN whereareyoutomight ANGELMINE #IDAKHAN Bob Dylan There's a long-distance train rolling through the rain, tears on the letter I write. There's a woman I long to touch and I miss her so much but she's drifting like a Satellite. There's a neon light ablaze in this green smoky haze, laughter down on Elizabeth Street And a lonesome bell tone in that valley of stone where she bathed in a stream of pure Heat. Her father would emphasize you got to be more than street-wise but he practiced What he preached from the heart. A full-blooded Cherokee, he predicted to me the time and the place that the trouble would start. There's a babe in the arms of a woman in a rage And a longtime golden-haired stripper onstage And she winds back the clock and she turns back the page Of a book that no one can write. Oh, where are you tonight? The truth was obscure, too profound and too pure, to live it you have to explode. In that last hour of need, we entirely agreed, sacrifice was the code of the road. I left town at dawn, with Marcel and St. John, strong men belittled by doubt. I couldn't tell her what my private thoughts were but she had some way of finding Them out. He took dead-center aim but he missed just the same, she was waiting, Putting flowers on the shelf. She could feel my despair as I climbed up her hair and discovered her invisible self. There's a lion in the road, there's a demon escaped, There's a million dreams gone, there's a landscape being raped, As her beauty fades and I watch her undrape, I won't, but then again, maybe I might. Oh, if I could just find you tonight. I fought with my twin, that enemy within, 'til both of us fell by the way. Horseplay and disease is killing me by degrees while the law looks the other way. our partners in crime hit me up for nickels and dimes, the guy you were lovin' couldn't stay clean. It felt outta place, my foot in his face, but he should-a stayed where his money was green. I bit into the root of forbidden fruit with the juice running down my leg. Then I dealt with your boss, who'd never known about loss and who always was too proud to beg. There's a white diamond gloom on the dark side of this room and a pathway that leads up to the stars. If you don't believe there's a price for this sweet paradise, remind me to show you the scars. There's a new day at dawn and I've finally arrived. If I'm there in the morning, baby, you'll know I've survived. I can't believe it, I can't believe I'm alive, But without you it just doesn't seem right. Oh, where are you tonight?
Hi - I just spotted this and the disagreements from others. I like the Junkies well enough, but I'm right with you here - 'exaggerated tribute' is exactly the point. There was really nowhere to go from Townes's 2m15s of perfection on the original.
@@davidmorgan3947 Exactly. The fact that the original is so short and sparsely arranged is why it's genius. His son JT did a very good rendition of it at TvZ tribute concert- VERY similar to the original but less twangy. THAT is a good cover. Changing TvZ words is criminal. The only cover of a TvZ song that I've found is Cat Clyde's cover of "Nothin'". th-cam.com/video/setIQguNrTI/w-d-xo.html
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"You're the only one I want now , I never heard your name.
Let's hope we meet some day. If we don't it's all the same"
Best lyric ever.
After 25+ years of listening to the Junkies, Margo's voice still gives me goosebumps. Such a beautiful cover.
Love Townes, love this version of his song. I have all of Townes Van Zandt's albums, I'll be buying Cowboy Junkies.
@mardon111 His name was John Townes Van Zandt, people that knew him called him John or John Townes (what his mom called him). I never addressed him as anything, I was too awestruck, but we did share a table at a bar in Austin once with about 6 other people including Guy and Susanna Clark
the haunting........
Brilliant video, amazing song and wonderful cover. Best thing I've seen on youtube for ages! Have a brilliant, amazing and wonderful week!|
BEAUTIFULL VERSION
This is magnificent Thank you... beautiful images
BEAUTIFUL VIDEO, BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, FINE WOMEN. And IT IS LOGICAL THAT MARGO COULD NOT OMIT, BEYOND THE FINE PAISSAGENS AND SWEET LONELINESS JUNKIANA.
BELO VÍDEO, BELAS MULHERES, É LÓGICO QUE mARGO NÃO PODIA FALTAR, NEM AS BELAS PAISSAGENS E A DOCE SOLIDÃO JUNKIANA.
@mardon111 I totallay disagree....This version has alot of soul to it!! Good Job Cowboy Junkies!!!!
one of my favorite covers by the junkies fanfuckingtastic
I agree, the junkies are talented, but townes cuts straight to the soul
fantastic
This is Townes Van Zandt's song, right? The Junkies do it nicely.
Thank you very much. :)
Muy buena
super
Margo singing Townes.
Nice version but why the hell did they have to change the second verse? Why changing the meaning of the whole sentence? This is joking with Townes' poetry. Shame that is not enough, definitely!
bullshit, has not changed anything, invents another story
Yeah. Also don't why do they sing 'they never come to leave' in the first verse. Should be 'they only come to leave'
House Above The Sun . Thanks! This is exactly what I was talking about. Changing one word is completely altering the meaning of what Townes wrote.
Unfortunately Sir Reginaldo Andrade cannot get it, but we can live with that...
This song was written by Townes VanZandt. Listen to the original, and you'll understand that the Junkies murdered it! However, you likely won't understand WHY they murdered it! Townes deserves better!
#IDAMARIAPAN #WORDSINLINESPACEANDTIME #DYLANIMP #idaCJ #idaxyz #idaCOHEN whereareyoutomight ANGELMINE #IDAKHAN Bob Dylan
There's a long-distance train rolling through the rain, tears on the letter I write.
There's a woman I long to touch and I miss her so much but she's drifting like a
Satellite. There's a neon light ablaze in this green smoky haze, laughter down on Elizabeth Street
And a lonesome bell tone in that valley of stone where she bathed in a stream of pure
Heat. Her father would emphasize you got to be more than street-wise but he practiced
What he preached from the heart.
A full-blooded Cherokee, he predicted to me the time and the place that the trouble would start.
There's a babe in the arms of a woman in a rage
And a longtime golden-haired stripper onstage
And she winds back the clock and she turns back the page
Of a book that no one can write.
Oh, where are you tonight?
The truth was obscure, too profound and too pure, to live it you have to explode.
In that last hour of need, we entirely agreed, sacrifice was the code of the road.
I left town at dawn, with Marcel and St. John, strong men belittled by doubt.
I couldn't tell her what my private thoughts were but she had some way of finding
Them out. He took dead-center aim but he missed just the same, she was waiting,
Putting flowers on the shelf.
She could feel my despair as I climbed up her hair and discovered her invisible self.
There's a lion in the road, there's a demon escaped,
There's a million dreams gone, there's a landscape being raped,
As her beauty fades and I watch her undrape,
I won't, but then again, maybe I might.
Oh, if I could just find you tonight.
I fought with my twin, that enemy within, 'til both of us fell by the way.
Horseplay and disease is killing me by degrees while the law looks the other way.
our partners in crime hit me up for nickels and dimes, the guy you were lovin' couldn't stay clean.
It felt outta place, my foot in his face, but he should-a stayed where his money was green.
I bit into the root of forbidden fruit with the juice running down my leg.
Then I dealt with your boss, who'd never known about loss and who always was too proud to beg.
There's a white diamond gloom on the dark side of this room and a pathway that leads up to the stars.
If you don't believe there's a price for this sweet paradise, remind me to show you the scars.
There's a new day at dawn and I've finally arrived.
If I'm there in the morning, baby, you'll know I've survived.
I can't believe it, I can't believe I'm alive,
But without you it just doesn't seem right.
Oh, where are you tonight?
townes van zandt's version feel more real to me .
this is just another exaggerated tribute ,,
Hi - I just spotted this and the disagreements from others. I like the Junkies well enough, but I'm right with you here - 'exaggerated tribute' is exactly the point. There was really nowhere to go from Townes's 2m15s of perfection on the original.
@@davidmorgan3947 Exactly. The fact that the original is so short and sparsely arranged is why it's genius. His son JT did a very good rendition of it at TvZ tribute concert- VERY similar to the original but less twangy. THAT is a good cover. Changing TvZ words is criminal.
The only cover of a TvZ song that I've found is Cat Clyde's cover of "Nothin'".
th-cam.com/video/setIQguNrTI/w-d-xo.html