Lou Reed - Intro / Sweet Jane Lyrics

easy to hear why they became Alice Coopers backing band

103 NON MI PIACE ????? 103 COGLIONI

In the 70's Boston FM stations would play this in its entirety. Today it would never happen. First the DJ's would talk all over the intro and second it would be cut short for money's sake.

i love this intro and yet there are 97 that don't . ???

Pulling all that stuff off live is pretty damn amazing.

After three decades, still one of my all time favorites!

Love it

I have this lp. Probably the best intro to a song on a live lp.

Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople. Perhaps the perfect guitar intro to anything, ever, by anyone. Zappa, Beck, Page, SRV...Jimi might have had a shot, but Hunter takes it.

El mejor inicio de un concierto de música de la historia. Nada puede superar esto. Escuchad ese portentoso bajo de Prakash John, el compás sostenido de Glan o las electrocutantes guitarras de Dick Wagner y Steve Hunter. Y Lou y su voz en plena forma.
RIP Lou Reed, Dick Wagner y Pennti Glan.

Not a one man intro, listen closely: Steve Hunter/Dick Wagner. Duo was called up many times to add some monster guitar solos were needed. in addition to Lou Reed and Alice Cooper they also assisted Kiss, Aerosmith and Van Halen. Fabulous guitar players.

LOU REED FOR EVER

Great memories with great tunes like this one. One of the best guitar intros in the history of rock n roll.

Standin' on a corner,
Suitcase in my hand.
Jack's in his car, says to Jane, who's in her vest,
Me, babe, I'm in a rock n' roll band.
Ridin' in a Stutz Bearcat, Jim,
Those were different times.
And the poets studied rows of verse,
And all the ladies rolled their eyes

Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane

Now, Jack, he is a banker,
And Jane, she is a clerk.
And the both of them are saving up their money...
Then they come home from work.
Sittin' by the fire...
Radio just played a little classical music for you kids,
The march of the wooden soldiers
And you can hear Jack say

Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane

Some people like to go out dancing
And other people, (like us) they gotta work
And there's always some evil mothers
They'll tell you life is full of dirt.
And the women never really faint,
And the villans always blink their eyes.
And the children are the only ones who blush.
'Cause life is just to die.
But, anyone who has a heart
Wouldn't want to turn around and break it
And anyone who ever played the part
He wouldn't want to turn around and fake it

Sweet Jane

Sweet Jane è una delle piú belle canzoni mai scritte ma questa versione non mi ha mai convinto.
Forse ho bisogno del timbro di Lou Reed per adorarla e qui è decisamente assente.

besttttttttt

I thought this was by far the best introduction into any song. BUT SWEET JANE, YEAH MAN

A great song when he's not singing

Wagner and Hunter.

Sin duda alguna, al menos para mí, Rock 'n Roll Animal es el mejor concierto de rock registrado en vivo de la historia y, esta "Intro/Sweet Jane" su sublime inicio.
Lou Reed siempre fue, y sigue siendo, el mejor, pero su banda de la gira del Berlin, liderada por las extraordinarias guitarras de Dick Wagner y Steve Hunter, fue la mejor de todas las que tuvo en su etapa en solitario. R.I.P. Lou Reed, Dick Wagner y Pennti Glan.

Prakash John, as big as a house.

I'm fucking LOVING these comments. I swear I thought I was the only one who understood how perfect this song is ESPECIALLY THE INTRO. wtf man, it is flawless

my speed periode :)

Dick Wagner, dickheads forevermore...

PS: his fan club was called the dickheads.

He must use poker chips for picks. That is one robust attack.

greatest rock guitar intro ever, then his voice ruins it

🙏🤟💪

Monster guitar

Hooked the second i first head this masterpiece

Matches Hotel California

Rock It!!

Black Oak Arkansas did the best live guitar intro I ever heard.

Dick Wagner's arpeggiated resolution of his sus4 chord @02:45 - O2:48 is sheer brilliance. Never heard anything like that, and never will again.

Prakash John`s contribution here essential and under rated.

He makes it. Fantastic playing

@fernmann7 Totally agree I was at the Lenox Ma . show still one of my favorite concerts Prakash added the big bottom end to two great guitarists

brilliant . . . . photo finish with waiting 4 columbus for best live r ~r intro EVER , sincerely wish peace and an eternity of it
for you mr. reed. peac3 , daviz

The balance is incredible. It´s amazing sound!

Hé les gars.
Macron à écouter lou Reed mais pas à ma sauce.
C'est un copieur mal éduqué.
Lou Reed c'est un créateur de la musique pop point barre.

This is so musical, still sends shivers down my spine, even after all these years. It also had danger and darkness in it, like true rock 'n roll should be. Compare this to the computerized crap of today...

This is one of the greatest moments in Rock and Rock history.

Qui croirait que son père était pasteur {[ EVANGELISTE]}????
Lou REED a échapper q l'obscurantisme des Évangélistes

Absolument magistral, du rock'n'roll digne de ce nom

Feel so bad for the dislikes, born without a brain.

best version!!!

Blisssssssssssss

Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter in the intro made the fool sound good.

Check out lou on the bob dylan special (axs tv) singing "ounce of pride". He nails it.

Lou reed was great - until he stopped doing heroin. Sad to say.

Actually it's GARCIA

lou made you proud to be a new yorker

New york is a shithole - no rocker is ever gonna change that.

Out of tune

Lou Reed's intro is the best I have ever heard in my life. Rest in Peace Lou Reed (1942-2013) 71 yrs old

MY all time favorite song.

#Anthem-level song. holds up with time. still a goosebumper of an intro. :-)
RIP Lou Reed and Dick Wagner.

I bought the album twice, the 8 track, the cassette, and the CD. lol No better rock ever. The guitar work here and on into Heroin is the best on record.

Cue applause

Lou Reeds best album.

Hunter and Wagner should've hired a better singer. Who was that clown anyway?

Leonard Cohen. With John Entwistle on bass, and Karen Carpenter on drums. Keyboards by Doctor Phibes

Thanks for sharing . Sure was sweet !

I have a fishing boat I named Sweet-Jane because it just seemed to fit the old girl.

Rocking out in 1973, still on the greatest live songs and live albums ever produced Wagner and Hunter are awesome!

best intro ever...

Can never get tired of listening to this classic track....

I still ride to 125street...aaah, but those were different times!

that NYC DJ!

This one is for Carroll fuckin Miller WNEW . 102.7 FM.... your not forgotten !

One of the best songs ever performed, guitars spot on, band just tight....

The thing is, the whole thing is, what is it, what is it exactly, that Jane is doing, sitting there by the fire, what is it that Jane is doing while the radio plays, what is Jane doing that makes Jack say her name like that, over and over, what. exactly is she doing that makes Jack say, "Sweet Jane, sweet Jane, sweet Jane?"

She's looking at a pic of Joanna Love

Dick Wagner said in his book "Not Only Women Bleed" that him and Steve Hunter got fired because the audience was paying attention to them and not Lou. Great intro and song though. Cheers!

Lou FUCKIN Reed !

Lou's best album by far. The late great Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter on guitars make up one of the greatest twin guitarattacks ever!!  PLAY LOUD!!!!!

Thank God I'm not aware Thank God I just don't fuckin care .....

saw lou reed at capitol theater, passaic n.j. everyone was dissappointed because the guitarist was different

I'd feel the same way.

Wowzers! Killed it!!!

Steve Hunter!!!!

Dick Wagner guitar FTW!

Best guitar work ever

honestly, this is the best live intro to this song that exists.

No; it's the best intro ever.

Undoubtedly the best ever intro to a rock song. I'd love to know its origin. Was it Wagner or whoever? Can anyone enlighten me, please?

I did some digging according to Steve Hunter this is how it came to .
“That’s right. It’s sort of a long, weird, convoluted story. I actually started writing that piece when I was in Mitch Ryder’s band, in Detroit. I wrote a couple of bits of it, and then put it on the back burner, and then kept returning to it every once in a while. My intention was to write a whole song. It became an intro because Lou’s manager came to us while we were rehearsing the tour, and asked if we could play something would serve as an opening for Lou to come on-stage. We messed around with a few things, and finally I said, “You know, I’ve got this piece I’ve been working on. Maybe we can make something happen with it.” I showed it to the band, we all started playing on it, and it just sounded great. While we were touring in Europe, the intro actually opened “Vicious.” It was only when we got to America that Lou wanted to open with “Sweet Jane.” It just so happens that both songs are in similar keys. “Vicious” is in E Minor and “Sweet Jane” is in E Major, so the intro worked without having to change anything. We just adapted it for “Sweet Jane.” I had written the framework and the opening lines, and from there we improvised our parts. We played it differently every night. Some nights it was better than others, but it was always a lot of fun to play.”

Little slice of heaven right here.
Thank you, YT bots. And thank you, RCA / Sony ME beancounters, for *finally* realizing you get more $ (and ¥ and €) by leaving these tracks up than by taking them down.
Sure took you long enough. Better late than never, I spose.

arena rock lou ..sellout lou? he hated this shit..this record sold pretty good ..I was 15 when it came out . I thought it was great. I didn't know what a velvet underground was. steve hunter and dick wagner tear some rippin'  licks.

heard this in '74 at 14 y.o.   amazing song, and what a great time for rock 'n roll.

I still put my headphones on and lose myself in the music....
Sad it doesn't exist today.

Wagner & Hunter were also "ghost" guitartist's on Aerosmith's "Train Kept A Rollin'.  If ya listen to it you can here the similar styles.  Hunter played the intro and Wagner the mid song classic solo.  For years it was rumored that it was Jeff Beck; not true.

Ray Kistler Bob Ezrin studio ringers. Ezrin knew how to corral off the wall acts. Reveled in it. made reed Cooper Kiss and Floyd step their games up. called it rock school boot camp. wonder if he could work with let's say U2...hmm REM the orig 4 BTW. just a dumb thought.

Hunter and Wagner also played on the billion dollar babies album with Alice Cooper

Faaaarrrrrrr out man!!

I think this intro with the dual leads is absolutely the best intro ever. They are so melodic and blend so well together, it is a masterpiece in music.

agreed.  heard it first time in '74 and had to try to learn on my univox.

Steve Hunter & Dick Wagner on dual lead guitars. Sooo good, right up there with all the best double lead rock guitarists. You know who the others are.

@James Micucci Dicky and Skydog?

Great intro to a beginning guitar player like me. Sure it wasn't a million notes a second but it had such an energy.....

“Considered by many to be Reed's best live
recording of classic Velvet Underground material, this five-song disc
benefits form the strong backup efforts of a band that includes the
guitars of Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner. "Sweet Jane," "Heroin,"
"White Light/White Heat," and "Rock 'n' Roll" are all here. Robert
Christgau said it most succinctly: "This is a live album with a reason
for living." The sound quality on the CD is really very good for a
concert recording. The unforgivable absence of any real information in
the almost nonexistent liner notes is an all-too-common omission from
so-called budget releases. B+ “

~ Bill Shapiro, Rock & Roll Review: A Guide to Good Rock on CD, 1991.
“Retaining guitarists Hunter and Wagner
from the Berlin sessions, Reed hired a rhythm section consisting of
Prakash John on bass, Pentti Glan on drums, and Ray Colcord on
keyboards. Two shows were recorded at New York's Academy of Music in
1973. Behind Reed the band produced fierce near-heavy-metal
twin-guitar apotheosis for ninety minutes. Just under half of the
concert made it onto this album. An FM radio staple at the time, Rock
'n' Roll Animal includes searing versions of The Velvet Underground
classics "Sweet Jane," "Heroin," "White Light/White Heat," and "Rock 'n'
Roll," plus "Lady Day" from Berlin. * * * “

~ Rob Bowman, The All-Music Guide to Rock, 1995.

considered to be ONE OF THE BEST LIVE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME !!!

Simply my favorite Intro of infinity...a Genesis...

Classic Lou Reed.........none better !!

its all rap and murder shit i cant make out

born in 1976 loved to have been young adult then

Saw this tour at Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Loudest rock show ever. All horns for speakers. It was great!!!!!

i was only 13 and loved just the beat now i am 55 haha still love this

I was 15. It's what made me want to learn how to play guitar.

yepir, what a great time to be a teen, 70's rocked.

I was 17. I started getting into heroin.

pulling lyrics and guitar like this doesn't happen these day. Yet watch out for Five Finger Death Punch. True to lyrics.

Doesn't get much better than this. Sorry to those who can't understand..

Lou Reed's best album, and the best backing band ever! Believe me, this rocker knows - killer!

Rowdyman1 & Dallas Latham THANK GOD For Intro & the rest of one of the best albums ever produced...& cant forget the many lives this music has influenced. Its good to hear positive input...ROCK ON !!

LOU REED

DIS IS DOPE !!

Fucking jet propelled rock n roll

Heard this version in a bar at Rutgers University back in 1989....Pete's Scarlet Pub...I was blown away.

love the bass line in this song.