Let's give some credit to that awesome accordion playing

I’m not from Canada I simply love this song because my best girlfriend loved it and she passed very young and I still miss her many years later that’s all ❤

@stephenlewin1226

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss. Remember her through this song

@fionamckinnon1167

Жыл бұрын

@@stephenlewin1226 I do and Thankyou hope you had a lovely Christmas and wising you all good things in 2023

@fionamckinnon1167

Жыл бұрын

@@stephenlewin1226 Hey

@tomdorsey5965

Жыл бұрын

She is still with you and will never leave your heart and mind.

@mattmcquinn4992

Жыл бұрын

Carry on

This cover made a blind man see beauty. Thanks for my kids typing this for me

@blythespirit4077

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful children💕

@stevielouwho

Жыл бұрын

❤❤

@mstick999

Жыл бұрын

Give a listen to Buffy Sainte Marie cover.

@metapenguin1

Жыл бұрын

Bless you, sir. God give you light.

@sulgrave_

Жыл бұрын

I also choose this guy's kids

Margo Timmons has one of the most haunting voices in contemporary music.

@hillbillydeluxe27

Жыл бұрын

You are correct.

@hillbillydeluxe27

Жыл бұрын

Thank you😎

@Creaulx

Жыл бұрын

Also beautifully expressive when required. The Junkies have always had "it". In my top 5 bands of all time.

@blythespirit4077

Жыл бұрын

@@Creaulx Who are your other top bands? I am curious. Thank you! Blythe Spirit💕

@Creaulx

Жыл бұрын

@@blythespirit4077 Tough one as it does change, but I'm never far from Steely Dan, John Hiatt, Blue Rodeo, the Tragically Hip, Crowded House, Van Halen, Max Webster, Lucinda Williams, Crash Test Dummies, Squeeze, STP and dozens of others. Sorry if I'm unable to answer directly... 😂

That accordion.... unbelievably beautiful. The best use of an accordion in 'Rock' music I have ever heard. Sublime, bliss, perfection.

imo, the cowboy junkies are simply a perfect band

Every now and again, someone covers Young's work in a way that makes you appreciate both the original and the cover even more than you did before. This is such a cover. Beautiful.

@zigwil153

Жыл бұрын

very nice

@stevenhanson6057

Жыл бұрын

Yes siree

@petebrett1

Жыл бұрын

Check out Angie Mcmahons cover...

@YewtBoot

11 ай бұрын

Agree. The version of "After the Gold Rush" by Dolly, Linda, and EmmyLou is superb.

@alistairgarratt9409

11 ай бұрын

A voice as beautiful as Laura Nyro

just beautiful... her voice is magic, and the band is hauntingly good....

I drove from Calgary, Alberta, to Sault-St-Marie, Ontario last summer with my family. We weren’t in a hurry and only listened to Canadian legends: lots of Neil Young and Cowboy Junkies. Great country. Great music. Margo has always been my favourite female vocalist. Cowboy Junkies may not be as well known today, but their recent work is at least as good as their classic albums from the late 80s and early 90s. The things that always strikes me about the Cowboy Junkies is that they aren’t stars. They aren’t prima donnas. They are just regular people, like you and me, who happen to be passionate about making the kind of music they want to make. Not much authenticity left these days, but Cowboy Junkies have it in spades.

@blythespirit4077

Жыл бұрын

@asphotographics - So true. Beautifully stated!💕

@matthewkiss4089

3 ай бұрын

I agree......... and I couldn't have said it better. Just a Great band and Great people.....

@besamemucho5

Ай бұрын

Ain’t that amazing most of the Canadian legends made it in USA….

After exhausting shifts as an Army medical intern in Augusta Georgia in 1991, I used to play the Cowboy Junkies "Caution Horses" CD and fall blissfully asleep listening to Margo Timmins' voice. She was then, and still is, phenomenal.

@blythespirit4077

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. And, thank you for your service!💕

@MrMajoco

Жыл бұрын

Wish I had thought of listening to Margo Timmons when I was at Ft Gordon. Glad it helped you get through. Ft Gordon was a real suckfest pretty much every day.

@Logan-wv8qf

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your service to our country! -An Army Veteran and Proud Teacher ❤️🇺🇸

@Phaedrus5015

11 ай бұрын

@@Logan-wv8qf Thank you for your service as well, both in the Army and in the crucial, and underappreciated, profession of teaching.

There are bands that can take you back. Back to your mystical, magical days long gone. Lovers lost. Times forgotten to all but you. And... maybe... her..? For a moment you can visit again. The greeting. The caress. The longing shared. Thank you Neil. Thanks, Junkies. And... I still miss you, #1...

@DaveAnderson-xh7qe

Ай бұрын

Yes. She does remember. The Universe is not indifferent, and Love does come full circle. Time and Distance do not affect.

@MichaelCherau-kt8gy

Ай бұрын

Very nice words

Wow, What a rendition of a great Neil Young song. So nice to listen to. Thank you so much I am 76 & love it.❤

I don't think I've ever heard an accordion sound so beautiful, mind blown. What an awesome cover, Junkies style.

@gausselim1474

Жыл бұрын

This is precisely why I listen to a lot of Mexican music- the accordion; I love it! If you want to hear some of the most beautiful Bolero music with an accordion, harp, & voices, then the Veracruz album by Tlen Huicani is the one you should listen to.

@ehbuller

Жыл бұрын

Try Sonny Landreth Live in Lafayette. Very good blues accordion, if you can believe it.

This band is filled with power and is profoundly underrated. I have been touched so deeply by these guys and I will always be grateful to them for doing what they do.

this woman could sing the phone book and it would sound great!

Soul to burn beautiful rendition of a classic Neil song!

This voice and band are underrated.

@froittjentzen

Жыл бұрын

Those who underrate don’t deserve any better so why care?

@hillbillydeluxe27

Жыл бұрын

You are correct.

@saginawdan

Жыл бұрын

@@froittjentzen The use of the word underrated is overrated.

@chocho8036

Жыл бұрын

@@saginawdan amen i think it every time and how there was a time when i never heard anyone use it😂

@chocho8036

Жыл бұрын

they were greatly listened to in their day they just might not be as famous now

This song speaks to so many, on so many levels.

@dianebedow

Ай бұрын

❤❤❤

I loved their cover of Sweet Jane, but this is on another plane. Shivers.

My heart is breaking because I’m listening to this by myself and I no longer have anyone to share these moments with.

@Hf20o

Жыл бұрын

It makes you feel doesn't it?

@robertpiekosz7470

Жыл бұрын

Hang in there Buddy. Someone will appear. 😊

This is my favorite cover of this song. The 23rd time I listened to it, I realized the drummer is impeccable. Great song.

I have seen the Cowboy Junkies at least 12 times live over the last 20 years and they have always been absolutely amazing in concert her voice and her brothers guitar playing are spectacular.

I think it is more than a Cover - this song is a Hommage!

@blythespirit4077

Жыл бұрын

A lovely truth❣️

Margo Timmons/ Cowboy Junkies Voice is so beautiful. I just love this rendition of Neil Young's song. Absolutely Heavenly.

@user-zk5xl7fi3t

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@brianroyster7510

4 күн бұрын

Such an underrated voice and band. I've loved Margo's voice since the first time hearing the Junkies cover Sweet Jane in the late 80's.

Neil Young, one of the greatest songwriters of all time. And Margo Timmons/Cowboy Junkies covering his songs. Absolute musical heaven.

@mctavish23

4 ай бұрын

Well said.

@BobC59

3 ай бұрын

Powderfinger ain’t too shabby either 😉

Beautiful, haunting and humble. A wonderful testament to Canadian culture of a different time. God bless them.

This is music from heaven and beyond....

That accordion is like water flowing through the soul....

@Kyra-rc1jk

2 ай бұрын

Oh, like poetry... Thank you for putting all those overflowing emotions into words❤

Love me some Cowboy 🤠 Junkies, the Accordion reminds me of Garth Hudson

Ive always loved this band . Thank you very much. Im in the hospital,I found out I have lung cancer today. It spread. This is very soothing.

@michelejohanson42

11 ай бұрын

I am so sorry to hear that. May all go well with you. Glad you had some pleasure on this awful day.

@coolaprilfool1335

10 ай бұрын

Ive decided to mock cancer. This isnt the first time doom showed up for me. Ive got more lives than any 2 cats. Walked my dogs for the first time in a month last night. I had to sit and rest on the way home. Stay high friends

@michelejohanson42

10 ай бұрын

@@coolaprilfool1335 I love the way you roll. Take care. Enjoy every moment.

@tomsoule1366

7 ай бұрын

@@coolaprilfool1335 You're up and fighting. That's the spirit!

@michaelking9772

3 ай бұрын

God Bless you,I lost my Brother lately a sudden heart attack but he went to Canada years ago and came home to Ireland and told me to look up the Cowboy Junkies best advice God Bless him he ever give me.!!!!

Anything by the Cowboy Junkies is an automatic "like"

@amcmenemy5647

Ай бұрын

Darn Tootin'.

This music is sublime! My daily tonic...

@blythespirit4077

25 күн бұрын

@itsonlyme741 Thank you for your kind words💕

an australain who sits on the ground and loves his bush, this song sinks into my heart, cover or not , got a rello who married a Canadian lass and lives in your place, Ontario, and this song is one of thier favourites.

That voice is just amazing.

Wow....not sure how I missed this wonderful group. Geez.

If music moves you we are all from the same place.

Heavenly. If these folks are ever coming through your town on tour ... i highly recommend you attend. Best $ you'll ever spend. The entire band is absolutely on fire here. So in sync as a unit, yet so individually brilliant too. Simply magnificent from each of them.

I came across this by chance. Love her voice. She really knows how to convey 'helpless'

This Band deserves so much more! First time I heard Them,was sweet Jane !

This song so epitomizes when you go farther north in Canada,, see the stars, hear nature, and feel truly isolated, and yet? And wow does Margo Timmins and company do this justice

Beautiful lady, beautiful voice, beautiful song, beautifully played. Just beautiful.

@nelsonx5326

Жыл бұрын

Yes.

@Agnos66

Жыл бұрын

Maple Leaf Margo !

Margo and the Junkies are flawless interpreters, just amazing, then NOW everywhere between..as much as I love NY,, Margo has her way of transforming

@user-op9mv5lq1u

2 жыл бұрын

I love your words

@starlandandmore

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said it better

How have I never heard of the Cowboy Junkies???!! Brilliant!

This is the most soulful expression of this song that I’ve ever heard.

Her voice adds the right amount of pathos to Neil Young's great lyrics and score. Perfect. Thank you again, Junkies.

I''m going to say it again, because this man is a phenomenal accordion player. I've never heard anything this so amazing and fitting for a song as this. Brother, you are the real deal. I love it! Keep on keeping on. Accordions ROCK!

@GrandmaSmith-jn1uy

Жыл бұрын

Accordions are so under rated - I have heard them played in some astonishing music. If I had not seen it, I'd never have believed it! This is super!

@alessandroluismartins2206

Жыл бұрын

Concordo plenamente Joseph!!! O Sanfoneiro ou Gaiteiro é assim chamado no Estado do RS. Quando tiver a oportunidade de conhecer o Brasil e principalmente o Estado do Rio Grande do Sul você vai surpreender que somos um um Estado que carrega as tradições gauchescas e com muita dança e principalmente a gaita sempre e presente em todas as apresentações. Um forte abraço 🇧🇷

Such beauty in a haunting song..just the best tribute to Neil Young’s poetry there can be

@stargazer6753

Жыл бұрын

Agreed my friend.

Just turned the tv off after watching the news, the sheer inhumanity inflicted on young women in Israel and the destruction in Gaza. Scrolling aimlessly through YT came across this. Sitting in the dark and letting it flow over, can't help but make you feel better. Thankyou Cowboy Junkies

WOW Mr. Young would be impressed. God BLESS CANADA.

I saw these beauties in the very early 80s. In a small bar in Brookline. They were like grown children and they killed it. I wondered how such youth could create so much. Respect.

the best rendition of this magical song I've ever heard.

One day.. One day I hope to get to see CJ live. I have been listening for so many years; thank you for all the music that you have shared with us all.

"Helpless" still gives me the shivers, and this cover does a great job of it!

what a fabulous cover of a fabulous song

My children introduced me to The Trinity Session years ago…any thereby,introduced me to The Cowboy Junkies. Margo Timmons has the most beautiful voice…it is haunting,it is ethereal,it is unequaled,in my opinion by anyone except perhaps Natalie Merchant or Joan Osbourne…happiness ,to me,is being alone ,in my car,singing with her.

In these times of trouble and despair this version of this song is therapy to my soul. Beautiful vocals and a silky smooth sound. Well done

@blythespirit4077

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Billy❣️

@peteespinosa2186

Жыл бұрын

You are so correct Billy Ray Valentine/Capricorn We are experiencing some very bad times, this makes it a little easier to navigate. Seas are rough, hold on my brothers and be kind to each other.

I love this wonderful cover of Mr. Neil Young, his version is hard to top, but this is gorgeous, and I am mourning my mom’s recent death (2 months ago)& my dad is in hospice dying, and I feel Helpless Helpless Helpless, I have been listening to this version the last 5 months, it makes me cry, but it’s beautiful ❤

@blythespirit4077

18 күн бұрын

@jimrebr Such a touching comment. May God bless you and watch over you through these difficult times. I certainly understand the feelings of helplessness. If you get a chance, let us know how you were doing as you walk this difficult path. Someday, someday, the healing will begin. It takes time. But healing is what we need when we go through such difficult, difficult, moments in our lives. My prayers are with you.

Cowboy Junkies performing Neil Youngs Helpless is. With a doubt my favorite song. Margo’s voice is angelic. The rest of the Junkies are awesome. Michael and sometimes Margo compose and write some of the greatest songs in the world.

@blythespirit4077

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! I just bought their new book. It’s The Authorized Biography of Cowboy Junkies called MUSIC IS THE DRUG. It’s an amazing book. I highly recommend it❣️

@martinpope3835

2 жыл бұрын

@@blythespirit4077 the song that was on "natural born killers"

@blythespirit4077

2 жыл бұрын

@martin pope - Yes, that was “Sweet Jane” 💕 kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWukk7emqszRfqw.html

@AMEER-114-

2 жыл бұрын

"WITH a doubt" you said.

1970 An old villa with bay windows facing East was the perfect place to listen to this.

To get to my new home, I often have to drive on Ontario street. How can I NOT start singing this iconic song?

This is the kind of sad, sobering song that the Cowboy Junkies are really great at. I love it.

@HighSpeedNoDrag

2 жыл бұрын

Mellows me Out and a little in.

@thomaskauser8978

2 жыл бұрын

Sad , sobering about a homecoming?

@blythespirit4077

2 жыл бұрын

About coming home, and the various emotions that come with it.💕

Stupenda grazie un milione di volte...

Hauntingly beautiful....the entire band... Somehow... So Canadian. Bravo!

One of the most beautiful reditions of my favorite Neil Young songs! What a voice.

I have heard a lot of covers of this song, but they have to be the best I've ever heard....

What a brilliant cover of this song. It is one of my favorite Neil Young songs. In this cover, the harmonic and the accordian provide a haunting aspect in the background that make this cover particularly outstanding, perhaps my favorite version of this song.

@fionamckinnon1167

Жыл бұрын

Mee too

So glad I discovered this group. Fantastic voice and musicians. Thank you God!,

There is a town in north Ontario, With dream comfort memory to spare, And in my mind I still need a place to go, All my changes were there. Blue, blue windows behind the stars, Yellow moon on the rise, Big birds flying across the sky, Throwing shadows on our eyes. Leave us Helpless, helpless, helpless Baby can you hear me now? The chains are locked and tied across the door, Baby, sing with me somehow. Blue, blue windows behind the stars, Yellow moon on the rise, Big birds flying across the sky, Throwing shadows on our eyes. Leave us Helpless, helpless, helpless. Neil Young

@blythespirit4077

10 ай бұрын

@idw9159 Thank you for providing the lyrics❣️

I’ve loved the CJ’s ever since I first saw them on Johnny Carson’s show & that’s been many moons ago! ❤

This is what happens when you sing from your soul and not from this fucked up world. There is hope. It's dim, distant, and almost forgotten. Be true...faithful...and strong. We will make it.

@DaveAnderson-xh7qe

5 күн бұрын

Absolutely. There is only Love. What we learn here, what we take with us.

been remembering this band to night .. havent heard them for ages ... this and powderfinger are heart warmingly fantastic ... you can see the emotions floating with the words ...

Margo and the band just nail this. Beautiful.

My brother turned me onto the Junkies sitting around a campfire. I am mesmerized by Margo's voice. Terrific band, just wish I had known about them sooner. Powderfinger just bowled me over

@fionamckinnon1167

Жыл бұрын

You have the best name Vincent starry night x

@vincentboris4075

8 ай бұрын

​@@fionamckinnon1167thanks, not many Vince's out here. Just seen your reply. I hope you are in a warm, loving place

@fionamckinnon1167

8 ай бұрын

@@vincentboris4075 X

@fionamckinnon1167

8 ай бұрын

X@@vincentboris4075

Never gets old. It's our song

@blythespirit4077

11 ай бұрын

@danielcampbell7908 - Yes, it is our song!

This is a glorious version of an excellent song. Thanks for posting

Thank you Blythe spirit. I don't know how you can post this great music without commercials, but this is a great collection to add to my library. Peace love and light.

Geez, what a voice and what a band. So soulful.

Margo and Beth Gibbons are to die for, vocally.

👍 not only Margo and the guitarrists are greatfull, but also the Drummer and the Bassplayer. To deliver a carpet on good music this is essantial. Thank's for that.

Thank you for freeing the music for those whose love of music is paramount and above copyright infringement. :)

Great cover of most wonderful song ever. I first heard in a 4 AM bar in near NorthSide Chicago in must be 1969 when I was 21 and stoned.

I am not the only one who loves this song.

As with all the best music this discovered by accident on KZread! just love the performance and musicianship! a new fan!

I love the harmonica on this song and have taught many people to play like this

@makiburgess5733

Жыл бұрын

That’s Jeff Byrd, usually the bass guitarist.

Hey, goosebumps all over , this is so haunting....am a Neil Young fan from India

@blythespirit4077

9 ай бұрын

@tusharray - So glad it means a lot to you.💕

Seen them in Cleveland at The Odeon in AROUND 1998 or so. What a beautiful voice, and guitar as well... Fabulous...

Awesome!!!

Emotion, timing, poetry, music all in balance. Don't get that a lot. Masterpiece.

@blythespirit4077

8 ай бұрын

@johnlock4275 💕

I come here often to be taken away to that little old place by the road to Belgrade. Thank you.

My late husband loved Neil Young. Hes been gone 2 years now. He wdve loved this recording.

@blythespirit4077

Жыл бұрын

@Heather L - I am sorry for your loss, but I do believe your late husband is able to listen to Neil Young now anytime he wants to. Thank you for your kind words.💕

The Best

Simply awesome! A historical song can transcend time by interpretations of other great musicians

Incredible....heart broken

Knocking on heavens door.

@DaveAnderson-xh7qe

25 күн бұрын

Mama put my guns in the ground.

Such a voice! I had the song "If You Were the Woman & I Was the Man" a duet with Margo & John Prine played at my wedding...the Bride & Groom dance song. Just beautiful.

Maravillosa Banda !💓💓💓🙏

for every gangster and bad person out there in our world there is are people like this at the other end of the spectrum. People so aware of their own flaws they can’t help but redeem themselves. ❤

Absolutely AMAZING!

love it!!!

The accordian, so beautiful. And a voice that needs no backing vocals❤