The true meaning behind The Velvet Underground song ‘Sweet Jane’

During his time with The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed wrote plenty of material about subversive topics, but is 'Sweet Jane' ...
Rolling Stone

Hear the Velvet Underground Play an Early Version of ‘Sweet Jane’

Although the Velvet Underground didn’t issue a studio version of “Sweet Jane” until their 1970 album, Loaded, the group had begun playing the song live the previous year. A recording of one of these ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

When the Velvet Underground Made a Commercial Move on ‘Loaded’

Lou Reed wanted to be a star in 1970. It wasn't always this way. On the first three albums he made with the Velvet Underground, he was contentious, abrasive and as far from the mainstream as an artist ...
NME

Early version of The Velvet Underground’s ‘Sweet Jane’ is released – listen

An early recording of The Velvet Underground‘s ‘Sweet Jane’ has been posted online. The song was originally released on the band’s 1970 album ‘Loaded’. This previously unheard live version, unveiled ...
Billboard

Cowboy Junkies’ Haunting ‘The Trinity Session’ Turns 30

According to the BBC, Reed himself called the Canadian band's 1988 version "the best and most authentic version I have ever heard." By William Goodman It’s no secret: Lou Reed, the inimitable Velvet ...