Barenaked Ladies - Jane (Official Music Video) 

This song gives me an overwhelming sense of nostalgia and brings a tear to my eye. When I was around 5 or 6, my dad would work half days on Fridays so he would pick me up from school and take me to get ice cream, go to the mall or go to the park. In the car, he would play his favourite 70s, 80s, and 90s songs that we would both sing a long to including this one which was one of my favourites. Up until today I forgot about this song and haven’t heard it in years but I heard it playing again for the first time today when I stopped at a drugstore and it unlocked one of my very few precious childhood memories. Love you dad ❤

2024 still listening to this true Canadian classic should have a lot more views.

I used to sing this to a coworker everytime I saw her. She was a sweet older lady who served us tea (Japanese company) at 3pm everyday. That must've beed in the early 2000s and I just found out from a former coworker she passed May 2019. I searched for this right away. This will always be her song. Rip Jyuri "Jane" Oda...

I loved this song from the second I heard it played everywhere around the CNE in 1994. It is bittersweet to hear this song now that I met, and lost my very own Jane. She works at a store. I was dazzled by her smile. It wasn't long before we pretty much lived together. She was divided, but I couldn't decide which side I was on. The side that wanted me, or didn't. The side I wanted to be with, or the one I didn't. Owing to her crippling anxiety over relationships she was always pushing me away. I was a coward when I stayed and put up with the pushing, and a traitor when I let her have her way, and left. I brought her presents, took her places, endulged her quirky side, she sometimes thought I was patronizing her, when I wanted to show her that I cared. I often felt like I was 14 again. She made me feel young, and full of vigor and hope. With her unpredictability, I just as often felt confused and unsure of things...again, much like when I was 14 and figuring out relationships. She thought it would be cooler if we just stayed friends. ...until she wanted more again. She was damaged by previous relationships with guys who weren't willing to put in the effort. She doesn't think any man is different. She didn't give me a chance to succeed or mess up. She is desired by people at her school and work. Guys fall for her, and some get hooked like I did. Trying to prove you are different, I guess puts you in the category of a "lovesick jerk". It was a heck of a Rollercoaster ride while it lasted. Dating a woman with mental health issues is not a bowl of cherries, that's for sure.

so i'm american, and my best friend and i drove up to toronto, from chicago, in 2003, and when not too shortly after we crossed the border, this song came on the RADIO! will always remember it. (this song has never been on american radio)

I love how utterly 90s this video is.

Their best song in my opinion

One of the best songs they ever did. Anyone else listen to this on Boom 97.3 and K-FUN during our short summers? Pure Bliss with the windows down. Some of the best times of my life are when the DJ says the ladies are coming up on a Saturday evening.........

I played this song a lot around my niece 20 years ago. Now she has a daughter named Jane. 💖

I always liked the casting of Jane in this video. She's an attractive woman that you can imagine the band members would be infatuated with but she isn't like a supermodel that would be completely out of their league either. That actress is exactly what the "cute girl working at the store" looks like.

I love this song so much. Canadian rock is my life. And look how cool we looked in the 90s 😂. Fkn love the 90s WOOOO!

This was written about the intersection of Jane and St. Clair. When one of the members saw this on a map of Toronto it was stated that this must be the most beautiful woman in the world. Thus this song was born. ❤❤❤

Me listening as a kid: such a pretty song! ♡ Me listening as an adult: Dude, Jane and St Clair is my intersection! Nice.

Haven't gave them a true listen but only listened to them on the radio when they were on. These guys are so good.

I woke up this morning with this song randomly in my head. I haven’t heard it in years but still sounds just as fresh as when I first heard it years ago! 🇨🇦

Going to see Barenaked Ladies play live tonight. Really hoping they play this song. It’s always been one of my favourites.

If you grew up in Canada in the late 90s/2000s this was ALWAYS on rock stations.

my name is Jane but I am just now discovering this song for the first time! I love the way they sing my name in this song! beautiful!

The perfect voice for a perfect song..amazing

My big sister died 9 days ago. This was one of her favorite songs. Her middle name was Jane and she always loved BNL and identified with this song specifically. I'm listening now and doing my best not to cry. I love you, sister. I'll see you again, you're no plain Jane, you've always been gorgeous and amazing.

I just listened to The Hilarious World of Depression podcast with Steven Page as the guest. He was dealing with a depressive episode on the day of filming this. Grateful to Steven for sharing his journey.

My best friend Jane was in an accident that caused severe brain damage and left her very disabled as she is paralyzed and can’t talk. I still visit her every once in a while and when I play this song her face lights up with pure joy. ❤

Masterpiece””

Guess you had to be there in 1994. But, for my money it is their greatest song.

Absolutely one of my favorite bands. They are in the top 2. I actually saw them live and they are amazing. I'm glad Steven Page is back with them and his drug addiction isn't a problem anymore. He has one of the best voices that I've ever heard.

THESE GUYS ARE GEEKS! OMG!

Gooood, I was spending forever looking for the song. Only thing I could remember was the chorus.

The Barenaked Ladies have never been the same since Steven Page left the band. Too bad they can't put past disagreements aside and get back together.

This song always makes me cry. Where he sings “Jane doesn’t think a man could ever be faithful” ughhhh I can relate :(

still a fav 21 years later. i been a fan of these guys for almost 25 years. seen them live 3 times. great sophmore album "maybe you should drive"

Love this song...brings back lots of memories...

Love this song and BNL! Always!

Toronto memories… 💕☺️

One of my fav riffs to play. So beautiful

Miss the 90's

this song makes me feel human again

I love how blissful their faces are in this.

"Still dazzled by her smile while I shoplift there" This lyric slays me! Dazzled by her smile, but still focused enough to get the shoplifting done. Who says guys can't walk and chew gum?!?!

The melody of the chorus is so satisfying

Beautiful and catchy song with an edgy riff! Super vintage classic

I always imagined Jane was a closeted gay girl who was putting up with boys because she felt like she had to, but wasn't really into them because she secretly liked girls. But maybe that's because I was a closeted gay girl who was putting up with boys because I felt like I had to, but wasn't really into them because I secretly liked girls and had a crush on Jane. Still do! 🥰

Always loved this song, and for some reason this music video makes me love it even more despite it's randomness!

This song introduced me to them.

Ah high school...the pain..the suffering...moments of extasy

underrated song.. reminds of a time

Great then, great now.

Beautiful song with the Barenaked's trademark sense of quirky humor.

I still love this song. In hind sight they should have played this in Thor: Love and Thunder.

Their masterpiece

Please come back together guys, only good music on the radio theses days.

Just heard this song on the radio for the first time and love it

My name is Jane. I love this song.

I love how at the end of the video, Steve is giving the “TIME OUT!” signal from underneath the water haha!

spent so much time waiting on call with telus customer support.. this song is stuck in my head

Damn, they all look so young!

Great Songs Never Get Old! "Music is the map of your life!"

Beautiful. Thank you for posting this.

Jane doesn't think a man can ever be faithful. Will I ever find true love? I guess that's up to me 💟

Back when music still had So much feeling

On hold music of Telus

I love the irony of this song. This was written about a girl who worked at a health food store on the Danforth in 1993, but the name was named after the corner of Jane St and St. Clair West in Toronto's west end. The song's co-writer being TinTin Duffy (the original singer of Duran Duran before Simon LeBon) thought this sounded like the most "beautiful street corner in the world" (it's not BTW - I used to drive a bus around that part of town and I would have driven faster if I didn't have kids on board!).

they never got better than this song!

Scarborough boys for life. Such great memories of getting into BNL in Scarborough in 91. They were our band and damn did we love them ❤️

2022 and still never tire of these guys

Great Canadian track

“No Juliana next to my Evan” wonderful line.

No lies, I was looking for this song my whole life lol

Amazing!

Jesus christ, that sudden transition into One Week at the end scared me.

I’m Jane still

Beautiful song.

THIS LINE UP RULES. GET IT BACK, OR YOU WILL FAIL IN THE END.

This song makes me actually feel 14 again.

Proof you should never judge a book by its cover. They look like nerdy goofballs here but damn they can sing and this song is poetry.

The perfect song..x

Reminds me of my beautiful childhood:)

4:05 🤣this video is in my playlist and this part always makes me laugh

This song sings to me.

Still can remember the shoplifting days.

Beautiful. Pure musicianship. We need BNL to get back together with the original lineup...

Great song and video by BNL....this is one of my favorites.....along with This is Where it Ends, A, Intermittently, Pinch Me, One Week, It's All Been done, Raisins, Hello City, Enid , Brian Wilson. Box Set, Jane, YOKO ONO, IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS and Life, In a Nutshell

This sounds like ahead by a century just a bit

Glad to hear about them getting the HOF nod at the Juno Awards. Looking forward to hearing them play with Steven Page again.

One of the few pop songs to incorporate a dulcimer

When nerds make good music😊

Named after the intersection of Jane and St. Clair in T.O.

Awesome song what are the nicest sounding drums and one of the nicest voices Stephen page

This one will always remind me of you..... JaYne Greenhaf, RIP ❤

F*king brilliant

Best song by them. Bring Steven back u fools. Get over the bullshit.

I know for a fact that jane sinclair was my grandmas grandmother and she worked at the store and everyone who lived there had an irish hair colour but my grandmas grandfather had very blue eyes and ginger hair this is a beautiful song a mix of templar knights and masons meeting up again in northern ontario

Wow only 68k views for these legends

This is a poem where I reference this song... For all that was, is forever gone. Like a lions injured roar... He roars not because of the soar, But says "I will live on - forevermore. Sometimes the pain is so viciously strong, It crushes the heart but bi-passes the brain. Her name - Jane. Who made me so merry, But I knew would never marry. Like a flying, dancing bee until its final hour, "I WILL FIND YOU NEXT FLOWER!"

Cool jammed.

nice

JANEEEEEEEEEEE

I will follow you way down wherever you may go I'll follow you way down to your deepest low I'll always be around wherever life takes you You know I'll follow you Ba, da, da, da, da Da, da, da, da, da Ba, da, da, da, da You know I'll follow you La, da, da, da, da Wherever life takes you, you know I'll follow you

my name is jane

My name is Jane and my ex-boyfriend sang this to me on the phone a couple weeks ago.

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