 'Neath Your Covers Part 1 (2004) [ larger cover art ] |
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The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
Hey, that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again
Don't run back inside, darling, you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that young anymore
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty but, hey, you're alright
Oh, and that's alright with me
You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain
For a savior to rise from these streets
Well now, I ain't no hero, that's understood
All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
With a chance to make it good somehow
Hey, what else can we do now?
Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair
Well, the night's busting open, these two lanes will take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real
To trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back, heaven's waiting on down the tracks
Oh oh, come take my hand
We're riding out tonight to case the promised land
Oh oh oh oh, Thunder Road
Oh, Thunder Road, oh, Thunder Road
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
Hey, I know it's late, we can make it if we run
Oh oh oh oh, Thunder Road
Sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road
Well, I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
The door's open but the ride ain't free
And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken
But tonight we'll be free, all the promises'll be broken
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of burned-out Chevrolets
They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines rolling on
But when you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind
So Mary, climb in
It's a town full of losers, I'm pulling out of here to win
| Giselle62 (many bear, big rock, estuary California) | Posted: Sep 22, 2010 - 16:47 teapot wrote: The best cover of this song is by Frank Turner. I just listened to yours —-have you heard the one i'm talking about? |
| Johnny_Wave (California, baby) | Posted: Sep 22, 2010 - 16:34 Gaah — another cover that didn't need to happen. There are certain songs that just can't be improved upon, and this is one of them. I want to rate it lower than the 3 I gave it, but out of respect to Springsteen, I can't. If you want to listen to an acoustic version of this song, you can find one on Bruce's "Live/1975-85" album. Now that version, Yes, a solid 10. But not this one |
| teapot (in orbit) | Posted: Sep 22, 2010 - 16:31 The best cover of this song is by Frank Turner. |
| Giselle62 (many bear, big rock, estuary California) | Posted: Sep 22, 2010 - 16:31 Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Tortoise do a GREAT cover of this!! |
| sherf (OCNY) | Posted: Aug 21, 2010 - 16:13 Folks, this just needs a remix. Bring the band up loud, and drop the vocal back into it. Not because it is a bad vocal, it's not, the song just needs a loud band. The end of the song with just the band was nice... |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Jul 20, 2010 - 17:25 Good cover, but lacks the emotion of the original. Gee , that's like saying that picture of Mona Lisa is nice but the original is better,,, duh |
| WayUpNorth (Windswept Exile) | Posted: Apr 16, 2010 - 07:09 Can't say I like this cover, but it makes me realize how much of my overall enjoyment of this song is because of the lyrics/story. |
| RedGuitar (Iowa, USA) | Posted: Apr 16, 2010 - 07:07 nate917 wrote: I'm kind of surprised at the negativity (ear bleach was just funny). This is a cool interpretation of a great song. Did the same ones of you hate their (similarly interpreted) cover of Sweet Jane? And those of you who said yes, don't you at least want to make out with Margot or her brother? Margot maybe, not her brother.  |
| stevebeaver (Washington DC) | Posted: Apr 16, 2010 - 07:07 I like this. Original is better but this is nice |
| bbryan (Austin, TX) | Posted: Apr 16, 2010 - 07:07 Big fan of CJ. This song - not so much. |
| songbirdfemme (syracuse ny) | Posted: Apr 16, 2010 - 07:06 This is an enjoyable version of this song. |
| nate917 (2,815 miles from home) | Posted: Mar 15, 2010 - 17:44 I'm kind of surprised at the negativity (ear bleach was just funny). This is a cool interpretation of a great song. Did the same ones of you hate their (similarly interpreted) cover of Sweet Jane? And those of you who said yes, don't you at least want to make out with Margot or her brother? |
| bxd_tech | Posted: Mar 15, 2010 - 17:10 My general feeling about covers/remakes/copies, in any art form, is that when faced with a choice between the original and the copy, I will always choose the original because it has a legitimacy that is undeniable. That's not to say that all covers are bad, in fact some are great. My feeling about this cover specifically is that it makes me want to turn my radio temporarily off...which I did. Conversely, if the Boss' version had come on, I'd have turned it up. JMO |
| Feghoot (Renton, WA - the Riviera of the Valley) | Posted: Mar 15, 2010 - 17:06 Once again, junk from the Junkies. She has NO feeling for what she's singing. Please - no more. |
| (former member) | Posted: Mar 15, 2010 - 17:06 Heh. Came here to express my extreme distaste with this, and found I'd already given it a 2. Musta used ear bleach and forgotten that I'd heard it. Wish it'd stay'd that way. |
| rcurrier (San Juan Capistrano, CA) | Posted: Jan 11, 2010 - 16:18 I think they missed a real chance to do an ironic version of Thunder Road. Leave the basic arrangement alone, but focus on the lyrics as wishful thinking. Nothing is going to get better, sorry. At least it would be a different take than the original. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Jan 11, 2010 - 16:15 unclehud wrote: Let me add to the pile of positive comments ... I like this, perhaps even a lot. Covers provide an opportunity for us to see lyrics, melodies, or harmonic constructions through a different set of eyes/ears/instruments. For example, the Junkies convey the original's urgency and energy in their typically understated way. I really like how they mimic the E Street sax work with a Cowboy harmonica. Yo. Saved me some typing. |
| dolfan (Kingsland, Ga./Jacksonville, Fl) | Posted: Jan 11, 2010 - 16:14 FlamingLotus wrote: As much as I love both Cowboy Junkies and The Boss, as well as cover songs in general, this might take a few listens to settle in. CJ do such great covers of Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, etc. Perhaps a less-rockin' Bruce song was in order... As much as I don't want to agree, I do agree. Alas... |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 07:38 Man.. If one could distill the essence of CJ it could be used in tranquilizer darts with great effect. |
| iscoot4peace | Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 07:35 lmic wrote: Square peg in a round hole? Margot's voice, spare and strange, is perfect to interpret Sweet Jane...but just too idiosyncratic to encompass this towering, operatic, rock standard. IMHO. I agree. This is terrible. She sings it like a "Junkie". You are not supposed to "nod" out while singing an epic anthem, Margot? |
| wetzel | Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 07:33 Awful. |
| FlamingLotus (South Austin, baby!) | Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 07:32 As much as I love both Cowboy Junkies and The Boss, as well as cover songs in general, this might take a few listens to settle in. CJ do such great covers of Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, etc. Perhaps a less-rockin' Bruce song was in order... |
| black321 (Bong Island - FL - CA - CO - WA - Bong Island) | Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 07:29 this song was written for them, but somehow they missed it...in the arrangement, should have shifted around the chords a bit. Maybe even adjust the melody a bit |
| lmic (Influential In All The Wrong Ways) | Posted: Nov 09, 2009 - 22:02 Square peg in a round hole? Margot's voice, spare and strange, is perfect to interpret Sweet Jane...but just too idiosyncratic to encompass this towering, operatic, rock standard. IMHO. |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Oct 09, 2009 - 09:19 Let me add to the pile of positive comments ... I like this, perhaps even a lot. Covers provide an opportunity for us to see lyrics, melodies, or harmonic constructions through a different set of eyes/ears/instruments. For example, the Junkies convey the original's urgency and energy in their typically understated way. I really like how they mimic the E Street sax work with a Cowboy harmonica. |
| Forest267 (Milwaukee) | Posted: Oct 09, 2009 - 09:18 The original & Melissa Etheridge's cover far superior imho. This lacks passion. |
| martinc (Ottawa Canada) | Posted: Oct 09, 2009 - 09:18 If this wasn't a cover of a great classic would anyone even notice this song .... I don't mind it but play the original. |
| crockydile (I miss Excelsior!) | Posted: Oct 09, 2009 - 09:18 The Darjeeling version. Now with less passion and energy!  |
| Baby_M (a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | Posted: Oct 09, 2009 - 09:16 tom-kenna wrote: outstanding cover of an epic song Definitely. A different slant than the original—more poignant. |
| Mugro (Lane Village, Red Sox Nation) | Posted: Oct 09, 2009 - 09:16 rluking wrote: Ugh. Meh. And Feh.  Bruce's original is a classic. What does this cover add? Not much, in my opinion. I did like the CJ's cover of Sweet Jane, BTW. |
| Essbee (Big Bend Region, Texas) | Posted: Oct 09, 2009 - 09:15 Cowboy Junkies always makes me happy. |
| rluking (Underground) | Posted: Oct 09, 2009 - 09:14 Ugh. Meh. And Feh. Oh, I forget Blech. |
| tom-kenna (pompano beach) | Posted: Sep 07, 2009 - 21:09 outstanding cover of an epic song |
| kaybee (Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 20:41 I'm not normally crazy about the Junkies and I like Bruce's version better, but this is nice. It makes you sit up and take note of the lyrics. |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 08:32 I pretty much like this version. I like her voice and the lyrics are easier to understand - a much cleaner sound. Never really a Bruce fan, but both versions are good I think. It's funny. When I was back in art school this song came on the radio at lunchtime. My girlfriend and I were hanging with others in the parking lot and the line came on ..."you ain't a beauty, but hey, you're alright". My girl exploded - "what kind of crap is that?! If a guy said that shit to me I'd tell him to go fuck himself!" We all laughed our asses off. I think someone even shot a soda out their nose! Good times they were. |
| iscoot4peace | Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 08:31 Proclivities wrote:I completely agree with your formulaic comment! The Junkies pretty much play and sing like their name...slow and nodding out. Tragic for them to cover an anthem like "Thunder Road"! It's not a bad version really, but there's something too formulaic about this band (to me). I suppose any number of artists could be accused of the same thing, though. |
| redstorm (East Coast!........ Lou!) | Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 08:31 this is not awful....but it just does not have the passion, the angst that the original had/has. of course hearing bruce when he was young/and breaking ground (and so were we) he spoke to our personal angst, and revealed his own.... sounds like the band want's to run hard and explode, and the singer just is not able to keep up.... a 6 in memory of the real thing. |
| skyguy (CO) | Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 08:31 gazza wrote: should have stayed in bed.... she simply moved from the bed to the stool. |
| skyguy (CO) | Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 08:29 They were like -"crap that tune has too much punch and emotion. Lets monotone it down a bit. Ahh that's better." Cowboy Junkies,the mayonnaise of rock. |
| crockydile (The swamps of Houston) | Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 08:28 romeotuma wrote: This song is good for the ears... Not mine!! I love the Junkies, but this is a terrible interpretation of this song. Ugh!  |
| tompoll (Seattle WA USA) | Posted: Jul 06, 2009 - 16:27 rah wrote: sacrilege. Well, sorry if this comment is sacrilege, but I like this one better. It shows what a wonderful song it is, and what a fantastic songwriter Bruuuuuuuce is, but I like the song done in this style better. |
| rah | Posted: Jul 06, 2009 - 16:21 sacrilege. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Jun 04, 2009 - 21:24 rcurrier wrote: Not a beauty, but, hey, it's all right. I prefer Bruce's version, but I don't think this is nearly as bad as other commenters. It's not a bad version really, but there's something too formulaic about this band (to me). I suppose any number of artists could be accused of the same thing, though. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jun 04, 2009 - 21:21 This song is good for the ears... |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Apr 02, 2009 - 15:38 radiojunkie wrote: Have to agree with all the negatives on this one. Yeah, I like other CJs, but not this. I couldn't agree with you more. |
| Leslie (Antioch, CA) | Posted: Apr 02, 2009 - 15:38 Nice try, but when you start with a sucky song well... |
| rcurrier (San Juan Capistrano, CA) | Posted: Apr 02, 2009 - 15:37 Not a beauty, but, hey, it's all right. I prefer Bruce's version, but I don't think this is nearly as bad as other commenters. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Apr 02, 2009 - 15:36 I adore the original but this cover is quickly growing on me. |
| ace_of_aces (FINLAND) | Posted: Jan 29, 2009 - 13:03 The first line of the original works better: "The screen door s-lams..." ("slam" being 2 syllables) |
| siandbeth (Santa Cruz California) | Posted: Jan 29, 2009 - 13:01 For crying out loud - if you're going to cover Bruce you might want to raise your voice at least once. Shameful. |