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Cowboy Junkies — I Saw Your Shoes
Album: Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes
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Released: 1999
Length: 2:59
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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I saw your shoes by the kitchen door
and I knew I missed you
I saw your shoes by the front door
and I began to miss you more
I saw your shoes on the landing
and lord I knew I cared
I saw your shoes pretty baby
and I longed to have you there.

I saw your shoes by the record player
and I wished you'd call me
I saw your shoes by the tv set
I prayed you'd call
I saw your shoes by the couch
and I longed to feel your touch, babe
I saw your shoes pretty baby
and I had to have you there.

I see your shoes by the shower stall
and I begin to wondering
I see your shoes by the bedroom door
and my hearts starts pounding.
I see your shoes at the foot of the bed
and I start laughing
I see your shoes, pretty baby,
but most of all I see you.
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Thought this was Chrissy Hynde for a second, but lo and behold, the Cowboy Junkies (on speed) instead!
Cool.
Posted 8 months ago by pdxrlk    [ Reply ]
Cool fuzzy guitar!
Posted 2 years ago by dougnichols    [ Reply ]
Good Tune!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Miss you, Lisanne L, and love you forever, not least for turning me on to these rocking Canadians! Fun & wild times we had in Noto shall live on in my mind forever!
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 kbs wrote:


Billy Joe MacAllister on speed...?


So those are Billy Joe MacAllisters shoes?
Posted 3 years ago by quercus    [ Reply ]
I like the CJ, OMG this does sound like Boots are made... I hated that song so much I can’t write the entire title.
Posted 4 years ago by iloveradio    [ Reply ]
These boots are made for walking?
Posted 4 years ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
OK, so there are exactly 2 Cowboy Junkies songs that I can tolerate. Bill, please, pretty please, just play those, 'cause the rest all sound identically dull.
Posted 4 years ago by mbolch30307    [ Reply ]
 jacopo777 wrote:


Took the words right out of my...
 

Billy Joe MacAllister on speed...?
Posted 4 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
ZZzzZZzzz...reliably dull. Wish I liked this band.
Posted 4 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Somebody woke up the Cowboy Junkies.  Nice tune.
Posted 5 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
All I could hear after a few seconds is 'These Boots Are Made For Walking.  This is almost that bad.
Posted 5 years ago by jerund    [ Reply ]
 margo
Posted 5 years ago by pcjimioj189    [ Reply ]
 Stefen wrote:
These boots are made for walking.
 

Took the words right out of my...
Posted 5 years ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
Excellent. Now that we've identified their worst song, can we stop playing it?
Posted 6 years ago by Solrighal    [ Reply ]
boppinest CJ song ever, and it's still lame  holy shit read those lyrics what a joke
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
My ears like this less every time.  Sorry, fans.
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Wow, i'll sound like a hater but this one... uggh.

I was digging the drums and repetitive lyrics but that horrendous attempt at lead guitar had me wincing and laughing. Seriously, the "solo" is note for note what anyone with 6 weeks of bad lessons can manage. And to top it off, the song ends with feedback wailing like the guy is dreaming of Hendrix, but sounding like 4th place at a middle school battle of the bands.

I like music. I like guitar. I like cowboy junkies. I can even appreciate music I don't like. But no one could argue that guitarist isn't awful. Exhibit A is every sour note.

edit: To be fair, I just listened to a live version to give the song another chance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1fnnWKn_q0 and it removed all doubt but I'm not going to say any more because Mr. Timmins might visit this site. Don't give up the dream,  Buddy!
Posted 8 years ago by DragonSixGolf    [ Reply ]
These boots are made for walking.
Posted 8 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

This is likely one of the only songs of theirs to which one could dance.

 

Posted 8 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Nice Bill Margo is real treat!
Posted 9 years ago by Stefan_Lutz    [ Reply ]
Taken on its own: its a seriously good rocking tune!
Posted 9 years ago by Zocket    [ Reply ]
 gatorade wrote:
Turning it up and dancing!{#Dancingbanana_2}

 
This is likely one of the only songs of theirs to which one could dance.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 RabbitEars wrote:

hearing out of the side of my ear, i was thinking it could be berlin. 
 

 
{#Arrowu} I heard that this AM too, Rabbit.
Posted 10 years ago by JIan    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:
This is the Cowboy Junkies ?
 
 
hearing out of the side of my ear, i was thinking it could be berlin. 
 
Posted 11 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

{#Wave} Hiya, romeotuma!  Guess what?!  I CAN dance like a maniac!!!! Get out here - let's show 'em how it's done, okay?  LOVE this song!!!!

 

miss you so much, Cynaera...

everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches be dancing buck ass naked all over the world like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners...  love this song...  love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll... 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Turning it up and dancing!{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 11 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
I give in.  I am going to rate this.  Never rated these folks before.
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
HAHAHAHAHA!  This song is dedicated to the burkas walking around here.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
This is the Cowboy Junkies ?
 
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]

Shazam!  Love it!  Amen!
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 musicdan wrote:
liked song, bought album on amazon, happy 420
 
And a happy 420 to you, too, sir!  By the way, 420 is the major beer flavor of the Sweetwater Brewing Company, Atlanta, Georgia.  It goes down very easily, especially around 4:22 or 4:23 pm.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]

marvelous...  love it...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]

We be dancing in the pews...  love this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Anyone else get "Tallahatchee Bridge" vibes from this song? RIP Billie Joe
Posted 11 years ago by mrgus    [ Reply ]
liked song, bought album on amazon, happy 420
Posted 12 years ago by musicdan    [ Reply ]
Hey, glad you checked out my shoes. Did you know that These Boots Are Meant for Walkin'?

Nancy doesn't mind that you changed her song... 
Posted 12 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I've never heard this before - REALLY like it and surprised it was CJ...good stuff.

Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 Ntropy wrote:
Wow. A Cowboy Junkies song that doesn't actually bore me to death! Shock of a lifetime.
 

Yea that is pretty much how I see them as well.{#Sleep}
Posted 12 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Always love hearing CBJs and this one is wonderful.
Posted 12 years ago by Whimary    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:
...ah, and people doubted that the junkies could indeed rock...
 
Didn't doubt it, just hadn't ever heard any evidence to support the theory.  Sounds pretty good.
Posted 12 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:

I am ready, Cynaera...  lets you and me do some dancing in the streets...

 

 
No better place than the Strip, right? Where night is day... Day-am, what a great song!!!

Posted 12 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
...ah, and people doubted that the junkies could indeed rock...
Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 Ntropy wrote:
Wow. A Cowboy Junkies song that doesn't actually bore me to death! Shock of a lifetime.
 
Yeah, they are totally capable of being upbeat and interesting. When they want to.

Posted 13 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


love this song soooo much...

 
 
{#Wave} Hiya, romeotuma!  Guess what?!  I CAN dance like a maniac!!!! Get out here - let's show 'em how it's done, okay?  LOVE this song!!!!

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Wow. A Cowboy Junkies song that doesn't actually bore me to death! Shock of a lifetime.
Posted 13 years ago by Ntropy    [ Reply ]
Rock me Margo.
Posted 14 years ago by DanO-1    [ Reply ]
These boots are made for walking...
Posted 14 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
Well, this ain't no slow, sad waltz!  It's got me tapping my foot (weird, for a Cowboy Junkies song...) and wondering if I still know how to dance like a maniac... {#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Yee Haw!!!! Cowboy hour
Posted 14 years ago by dasfeuer    [ Reply ]
fair ta middlin
Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 nalle wrote:
Love them all, a great band from and even greater country.
 
you made me look!  i've been a big Cowboy Junkies fan for years and never knew they were from Canada.

Posted 14 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]

Margo Timmins Cowboy Junkies 6 by =rachellcoe
©2010 =rachellcoe


Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Love them all, a great band from and even greater country.
Posted 14 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
thats cause you are always looking down.So conflicted.
Posted 14 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
 AdyMiles wrote:
this is awful
 

Agreed.
The guitar is just horrible sounding. Actually ruins a pretty good song.

Posted 15 years ago by bronorb    [ Reply ]
Yeah......this is pretty bad.
Posted 15 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
 Cambot wrote:
Reminds me of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"
 
I hope the similarity is intentional.
If so, I can understand, and perhaps see it as a bit of an homage.
If not... well then it's just not very well conceived.


Posted 15 years ago by flatpicker    [ Reply ]
this is awful
Posted 15 years ago by AdyMiles    [ Reply ]
 Vandy005 wrote:
Okay, so all there songs sound exactly alike to me, yet for some reason I still like them....  Inconceivable!
 
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

{#Tongue-out}

Posted 15 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
Okay, so all there songs sound exactly alike to me, yet for some reason I still like them....  Inconceivable!
Posted 15 years ago by Vandy005    [ Reply ]
can you smell my shoes!!!! I can smell you and you smell so so good
Posted 15 years ago by mr_toad    [ Reply ]
Smokin'
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
My all-time favorite CJs tune!!! Thanks
Posted 15 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
 OldFrenchie wrote:

Me three!
 

Me four(skin)!
Posted 15 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this song, it makes me sing "These boots are made for walkin"
Posted 16 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Margo, I love you. Marry Me!
Posted 16 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
iggam wrote:
They don't usually rock like this.
yeah, i like the rocking side better!
Posted 16 years ago by phillips    [ Reply ]
so, they woke up and now they want to rock?
Posted 16 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
They don't usually rock like this.
Posted 16 years ago by iggam    [ Reply ]
alanthecowboy wrote:
That's harsh dude! Did a Canadian piss in your cornflakes this morning? Sign me up for tomorrow morning, either way.
hey, come on, it was a compliment. ...dude.
Posted 16 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
govna wrote:
not bad for one of the worst bands in the world.
That's harsh dude! Did a Canadian piss in your cornflakes this morning? Sign me up for tomorrow morning, either way.
Posted 16 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
They should release more outakes and b sides. I like this much better than almost all of their regular album output that I've heard.
Posted 16 years ago by andrewimft    [ Reply ]
not bad for one of the worst bands in the world.
Posted 16 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
Groooooooovy.!!
Posted 16 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
these boots were made for walking...
Posted 17 years ago by talibanismurder    [ Reply ]
Great stuff... just upped my rating to a 9. I remember seeing the CJ's in Toronto in 1986 or so at the Rivoli, I think it was. :-)
Posted 17 years ago by MM_Prague    [ Reply ]
Cambot wrote:
Reminds me of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"
And it should follow this track imo =)
Posted 17 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
A real shoesong,,Bill likes as much as iI do,would be Boys in high heel ones,,can not be overplayed Bill!! This one only #5
Posted 17 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Got a shoe thing going this morning Bill? ('In These Shoes?' -> 'I Saw Your Shoes') How 'bout 'The Big Shoe Dance' next?
Posted 17 years ago by Bad_Art    [ Reply ]
This person seems to own a lot of shoes that they profligately leave strewn about. I'd suggest someone with less interest in their pedal extremities, and more interest in housekeeping.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
Cambot wrote:
Reminds me of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"
Just what I was gonna say!
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
guitar mixed way too low .. I'll bet it has a great fuzz edge to it up another couple notches. Otherwise, pretty good .... for the C.J.'s ...
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"
Posted 17 years ago by Cambot    [ Reply ]
Mangoman wrote:
Wow? Did the Junkies discover coffee or something?
Nice to hear them "rushing" instead of "nodding" for a change of pace
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by h2o    [ Reply ]
meower215 wrote:
Is this one of the slow waltzes?
Perhaps a rarity?
Posted 17 years ago by Geo_orc1    [ Reply ]
Is this one of the slow waltzes?
Posted 17 years ago by meower    [ Reply ]
Mangoman wrote:
Wow? Did the Junkies discover coffee or something?
ROFL!! O.k. I love the CJs, but that comment is funny.
Posted 17 years ago by QueenLucia    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
Me too!
Me three!
Posted 17 years ago by OldFrenchie    [ Reply ]
I like this version.
Posted 18 years ago by djinnthespazz    [ Reply ]
Old_Pool_Skunk wrote:
You on the guitar... sit down and turn that thing off. Now learn the song.
Uhh. The guy playing the guitar almost certainly WROTE the song...
Posted 18 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
Zowie! Nice to hear an upbeat CJ song - and definitely great it's not "Sweet Jane!' Sing it, Margo!!
Posted 18 years ago by marlenacb    [ Reply ]
Darkmatter wrote:
Funny, I hear echoes of "These boots are made for walking" in some specific parts of the song.
You must be deaf not hearing that!
Posted 18 years ago by PeeBee    [ Reply ]
Darkmatter wrote:
Funny, I hear echoes of "These boots are made for walking" in some specific parts of the song.
Me too!
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
I'm guessing the album art is intended to look like a well-worn LP cover. Nice touch. Too bad the song doesn't quite live up to the creativeness of the album art.
Posted 18 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Boring & repetitive
Posted 18 years ago by ZedLeppelin    [ Reply ]
You on the guitar... sit down and turn that thing off. Now learn the song.
Posted 18 years ago by Old_Pool_Skunk    [ Reply ]
Hadn't heard this version. I've got a live version that is significantly less boppy. But with the CJ's, that's not necessarily a bad thing....
Posted 18 years ago by Cdog    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by kaspur3    [ Reply ]
Not really Cowboy Junk. Just sounds like it after listening to the Beatles. Sorry, boys, but they're a tough act to follow.
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
Funny, I hear echoes of "These boots are made for walking" in some specific parts of the song.
Posted 18 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
"I see your shoes by the bedroom door and my heart starts POUNDING" I dig the sexy lyrics and the abrasive guitar. Excellent tune.
Posted 18 years ago by outerspace    [ Reply ]
This must be my favorite from Cowboy Junkies. Makes me feel good, happy.
Posted 19 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
I own this CD and really enjoy it. For those who looks for some CJ variation this is it. I especially liked the effort to make the CD cover look like an old, well loved vinyl record sleeve with the wear patterns from the rim.
Posted 19 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
Wow? Did the Junkies discover coffee or something?
Posted 19 years ago by Mangoman    [ Reply ]
Boooooooo-ring.
Posted 19 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
But...but...it started and I thought, "Gee, what band is ripping off Cowboy Junkies' 'Common Disaster'?" And it turned out to be Cowboy Junkies ripping off Cowboy Junkies! Guess they should change their name to Fine Young Cannibals...
Posted 19 years ago by radiojunkie    [ Reply ]
I used to like Cowboy Junkies, but their music has become increasingly interchangeable. Same licks, same beat, same -old same-old.
Posted 19 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
Whoa! Like, cheery up-tempo Junkies! Doesn't show off Margot's to-die-for voice quite like the more usual fare, but I like it. . . .
Posted 19 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
LEFTY6 wrote:
This is the third Cowboy Junkies song today
So "Paradise" lives up to its name. Your welcome.
Posted 20 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Man, those must be some nice shoes. Where can I get a pair? Imagine the marketing promo: "These shoes will guarantee that you get laid". I could be a millionaire.
Posted 20 years ago by cataloger    [ Reply ]
LEFTY6 wrote:
This is the third Cowboy Junkies song today
gee i had to turn in earlier than...Was "sweet jane" one of them
Posted 20 years ago by ronny    [ Reply ]
This is the third Cowboy Junkies song today
Posted 21 years ago by LEFTY6    [ Reply ]
Wow...didn\'t know the Junkies could rock this hard. Someone must have taken away their Prozac. Good stuff! Question regarding the CD title: what\'s a wlatz? If it\'s as hard to do as it is to say....
Posted 21 years ago by ludwig7    [ Reply ]
Yow! This song is on KPIG at the same time! Coincidence? Hard to say.
Posted 22 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]