Leonard Cohen
 

I love listening to Leonard Cohen. New album out, Songs from the Road. Anyone picking this one up?

Never heard of him.

the future, great song

only Canadians like him :)

"Waiting For The Miracle" is pretty good too though :thumbsup

over rated in my opinion. one big song that gets overplayed and over covered by too many musicians.

nce voice + over 45 years of carreer...

Excellent Author and one of the most gifted writers to ever approach music (Kris Kristoffersson comes to my mind as another extremely gifted writer).

I've started to explore his works just recently, it's interesting to read about the background behind his songs.

I've been a LC fan for several years.

Lyric like these in the 60s - how can you not like him


I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
you were talking so brave and so sweet,
giving me head on the unmade bed,
while the limousines wait in the street.

Those were the reasons and that was New York,
we were running for the money and the flesh.
And that was called love for the workers in song
probably still is for those of them left.

This song was written about Janis Joplin whom he has a long running affair with.

seek out the bbc 1968 bootleg. its great.

I'm your man

:1orglaugh

Nope. . .

I LOVE Leonard, (and I'm not Canadian lol) still fuming over the fact that I missed seeing him at a local music festival a few years ago (along with Richie Havens) had no idea they were playing till two weeks AFTER the festival was over.

I have all of his albums (cd's) here and three of his books (but those are still packed up somewhere lol)

I'm sure I'll pick up the new CD

-Loki-

Nice to see he is still putting out good music. The guy is a legend.

-=- Natural Born Killers -=-

Great musician, I'm Your Man is an amazing album.

Is he related to the Cohen Brothers?

I love Leonard Cohen, I heard he was a big influence for Bob Dylan, don't know if its true.

I never heard of him, also.

He has some good ones:

In My Secret Life
Democracy
Closing Time
The Future

Ah yes - Cohen - Music to slit your wrist by

He also wrote 'Hallelujah' that was on the Shrek soundtrack, and which at least one drunk will sing badly--very badly--at karaoke night in my local bar.

If you've heard the song "Hallelujah" and all it's renditions has since been performed by almost 200 artists in various languages, then you've heard of Lenard Cohen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallelu..._Cohen_song%29

Otherwise I don't know what planet you've been living on. LOL.

Ok - did anyone else notice these clips from Man From UNCLE that both leonard nimoy and william shatner were in it?

his "investment adviser" stole all his money, so he has to keep working. :Oh crap

Just recently discovered his music. Hypnotizing.

he is a great writer. could use more like him. :thumbsup

Nice to see that I am not the only one that has thought that.... :thumbsup

ePassporte stole all my money. Now I have to keep working.

i like him. but not canadian :thumbsup

I thought he was dead already, didn't realize he was still making new music. Haha :)

I haven't read anything by him yet. I'll have to pick something up. Any recommendations?

Interesting bit of trivia but Leonard Cohen is a descendant of Aaron, and can give the Priestly Blessing. The hand gesture is related to one Nimoy came up with for Vulcans to use during "Live Long and Prosper." And now, this video brings it full circle. :1orglaugh

ok is not my favorite but sounds good