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It's amazing this contemporaneously little known relatively unpopular song, written by an extremely talented but moderately popular mid-level artist, on an old 80's somewhat obscure album, became so damn popular and copied decades later!
Just amazing.
Just amazing.
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If I'd ever heard of Leonard Cohen in his prime, I took no notice.
But once I heard this once, and especially saw this particular video, I was awestruck. Lot of stuff in this song speaks to me.
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One of my favorite songs. Beautiful rendition. For those who are sooo familiar with the tune, you may not have paid attention to the words beyond the refrain. Here they are...
I just read these lyrics recently. Eye opening...
Thank you, Goshin. Great way to end the evening.
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Here's the tune that launched him:
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Cohen's "Hallelujah" is an utterly brilliant song. It's been covered by many -- Jeff Buckley's version is probably the best of the covers -- but all of the covers pale in comparison to Cohen's original. His deep, wavering baritone sets the mood for a song that comes off as maudlin but is actually quite inspiring. Just fantastic.
Leonard Cohen had a few other songs I liked, but nothing will ever touch "Hallelujah."
Leonard Cohen had a few other songs I liked, but nothing will ever touch "Hallelujah."
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Yep - powerful lyrics, as is usual for Cohen.
He was a published poet for quite a few years, before becoming a musician.
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The version by KD Lang is probably the best
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Something I like: Foo Fighters' cover of Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street." Replaces the obligatory 1980s ROCK SAX with a heavy guitar riff, but is otherwise pretty true to the original.
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Anybody that's ever had their heart broken in a really big way can relate to those lyrics.
I'm about as eloquent as a fence post tonight, probably past time I go to bed.
I'm about as eloquent as a fence post tonight, probably past time I go to bed.
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Since Cohen's Everybody Knows Is one of my faves, I tend to like his rendition of it the best.
Here's Everybody Knows...
Quite a powerful writer...
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That was excellent!
I'll toss you back a cover by (IMO) a female counterpart to Cohen's world weary beaten voice, from the same generation and era,
Maryanne Faithful covering John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" from her '79 Broken English LP:
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[video]https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DP_NpxTWbovE&ved=0ahUKEwjir_b15o_WAhUDw4MKHXsfAwUQt9IBCJsBMBY&usg=AFQjCNGoKW_DmptovwW3icYnT6E6bPxN3A[/video]
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I saw Leonard in 2013 here and was fortunate enough to see him sing both of those live. Incredible performer. There were almost as many younger fans there as there were oldies which is really a testament to just how many people over the years that still enjoy and have been touched by his music.
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I'm jealous!
When I went to bed last night, I asked Alexa (Amazon's sophisticated Siri, sort of) to shuffle his music. Perfect! Except I was still awake when the shuffle ended because I was concentrating on the lyrics. Powerful songs.