Favourite.. Less known Canadian bands of 90's fame #7 - Cowboy Junkies

@mawdest (1587)
Canada
October 5, 2016 10:23pm CST
Hey there. On to the fourth out of 10 bands on the list now! The band is Cowboy Junkies. They formed in Toronto, in 1985, and are currently still together. Their sound is that of alternative country, also some blues and folk rock mixed in there as well. Every member of the group, except the bass guitarist, are related to each other. Below is a music video for the band. Enjoy :)
Music video by Cowboy Junkies performing A Common Disaster. (C) 1996 Geffen Records
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@FourWalls (68070)
• United States
7 Oct 16
Yeah!! Cowboy Junkies!!! Excellent pick!!!
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
7 Oct 16
Why thank you! :)
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
6 Oct 16
I remember this band. I probably know their song "Sweet Jane" the best (although that's actually a Velvet Underground cover... but Lou Reed said theirs was his favorite version of the song!), and I know they had a song on the "Pump Up The Volume" soundtrack.
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
7 Oct 16
Ahh very cool! Yes, great song. I don't believe I knew it was a cover, actually. Thanks for your response :)
@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
7 Oct 16
@mawdest I was a Velvet Underground fan in high school. ;)
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
7 Oct 16
@spiderdust Hah, good stuff :)
@crossbones27 (49463)
• Mojave, California
6 Oct 16
Know them without looking lol Nolook pass so to speak lol.
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
7 Oct 16
Haha fair enough!
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Oct 16
Margo Timmins and Cowboy Junkies were pretty well known with songs like Sweet Jane.
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
7 Oct 16
Good point, they probably should not be on this list.. But I was kind of reaching for bands to be honest haha.. Actually the funny thing is is I only really knew the name and am not overly familiar with the band, but wanted to add them to the list, but when I was looking through their songs, I really started getting in to them, they're quite the good band! :)
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Oct 16
I got to see them a few years back. Great show, and got to meet Margo Timmins after the show.
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
7 Oct 16
Oh wow, that's awesome man! I can only imagine it must have been great. I would probably like to go see them too, now that I have been getting in to them as of late, and since they are from the (fairly) local area, I would imagine they play here every now and then. That's awesome you got to meet Margo Timmins too, she is quite the looker and I am sure a very nice person! :)
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Oct 16
@mawdest - Both. Very pretty, and very nice.
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