Leonard Cohen — The Future
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Give me back my broken night
my mirrored room, my secret life
it's lonely here,
there's no one left to torture
Give me absolute control
over every living soul
And lie beside me, baby,
that's an order!
Give me crack and anal sex
Take the only tree that's left
and stuff it up the hole
in your culture
Give me back the Berlin Wall
give me Stalin and St. Paul
I've seen the future, brother:
it is murder.
Things are going to slide in all directions
Won't be nothing
Nothing you can measure anymore
The blizzard of the world
has crossed the threshold
and it's overturned
the order of the soul
When they said REPENT
I wonder what they meant
When they said REPENT
I wonder what they meant
When they said REPENT
I wonder what they meant
You don't know me from the wind
you never will, you never did
I'm the little Jew
who wrote the bible
I've seen the nations rise and fall
I've heard their stories, heard them all
but love's the only engine of survival
Your servant here, he has been told
to say it clear, to say it cold:
It's over, it ain't going
any further
And now the wheels of heaven stop
you feel the devil's riding crop
Get ready for the future:
it is murder
Things are going to slide in all directions...
There'll be the breaking of the ancient
western code
Your private life will suddenly explode
There'll be phantoms
there'll be fires on the road
and the white man dancing
You'll see the woman
hanging upside down
her features covered by her fallen gown
and all the lousy little poets
coming around
trying to sound like Charlie Manson.
Give me back the Berlin Wall
Give me Stalin and St. Paul
Give me Christ
or give me Hiroshima
Destroy another fetus now
We don't like children anyhow
I've seen the future, baby:
it is murder
Things are going to slide in all directions...
my mirrored room, my secret life
it's lonely here,
there's no one left to torture
Give me absolute control
over every living soul
And lie beside me, baby,
that's an order!
Give me crack and anal sex
Take the only tree that's left
and stuff it up the hole
in your culture
Give me back the Berlin Wall
give me Stalin and St. Paul
I've seen the future, brother:
it is murder.
Things are going to slide in all directions
Won't be nothing
Nothing you can measure anymore
The blizzard of the world
has crossed the threshold
and it's overturned
the order of the soul
When they said REPENT
I wonder what they meant
When they said REPENT
I wonder what they meant
When they said REPENT
I wonder what they meant
You don't know me from the wind
you never will, you never did
I'm the little Jew
who wrote the bible
I've seen the nations rise and fall
I've heard their stories, heard them all
but love's the only engine of survival
Your servant here, he has been told
to say it clear, to say it cold:
It's over, it ain't going
any further
And now the wheels of heaven stop
you feel the devil's riding crop
Get ready for the future:
it is murder
Things are going to slide in all directions...
There'll be the breaking of the ancient
western code
Your private life will suddenly explode
There'll be phantoms
there'll be fires on the road
and the white man dancing
You'll see the woman
hanging upside down
her features covered by her fallen gown
and all the lousy little poets
coming around
trying to sound like Charlie Manson.
Give me back the Berlin Wall
Give me Stalin and St. Paul
Give me Christ
or give me Hiroshima
Destroy another fetus now
We don't like children anyhow
I've seen the future, baby:
it is murder
Things are going to slide in all directions...
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great POET I guess, but singer too?
david927 wrote:
This song? Really?
Stunning — a 9. I first heard it in an open air market in Berlin and I stopped walking, frozen on the spot, as the rigor of his voice belied the movement in the verse. "When they said, repent... repent... I wondered what they meant." I didn't move until the song finished. And then I walked home without speaking to anyone.
This song? Really?
Over 30 years later still as relevant and fresh as it was in 1992 - true sign of excellent song writing
It's kind of chilling that when this came out I thought he was just exaggerating for dramatic effect. Turns out, just a few years later, to have been a pretty accurate take after all. yikes.
Prescient.
With a touch of humble arrogance.
easmann wrote:
Here's an excerpt from Cohen's Wikipedia page:'The critic Bruce Eder assessed Cohen's overall career in popular music by asserting that " one of the most fascinating and enigmatic ... singer/songwriters of the late '60s ... has retained an audience across four decades of music-making.... Second only to Bob Dylan (and perhaps Paul Simon) , he commands the attention of critics and younger musicians more firmly than any other musical figure from the 1960s who is still working at the outset of the 21st century."'
— Wikipedia: Leonard Cohen
Radio Paradise gives you a lot of music you love. It also introduces you to artists you may not love, but that have influenced, probably, the artists you love. Musicians draw inspiration from other musicians, poets, writers, painters, photographers, films, and who knows what. Leonard Cohen is, and for a long time has been, revered by many but most signicantly by other artists for his lyrics particularly as well as his song craftmanship.
This will not make you like Cohen, or any music you don't like, I get that. But many listeners appreciate the well-curated playlists which include currently and historically influential musicians that shape and shaped the music we enjoy today.
Great post, easmann, but I lean with aaronm and jmassoglia when it comes to actually listening to Leonard for more than one song at a time. FWIW his early hits "Suzanne" and "So Long Marianne" still stop me in my tracks.
Here's an excerpt from Cohen's Wikipedia page:'The critic Bruce Eder assessed Cohen's overall career in popular music by asserting that " one of the most fascinating and enigmatic ... singer/songwriters of the late '60s ... has retained an audience across four decades of music-making.... Second only to Bob Dylan (and perhaps Paul Simon) , he commands the attention of critics and younger musicians more firmly than any other musical figure from the 1960s who is still working at the outset of the 21st century."'
— Wikipedia: Leonard Cohen
Radio Paradise gives you a lot of music you love. It also introduces you to artists you may not love, but that have influenced, probably, the artists you love. Musicians draw inspiration from other musicians, poets, writers, painters, photographers, films, and who knows what. Leonard Cohen is, and for a long time has been, revered by many but most signicantly by other artists for his lyrics particularly as well as his song craftmanship.
This will not make you like Cohen, or any music you don't like, I get that. But many listeners appreciate the well-curated playlists which include currently and historically influential musicians that shape and shaped the music we enjoy today.
Great post, easmann, but I lean with aaronm and jmassoglia when it comes to actually listening to Leonard for more than one song at a time. FWIW his early hits "Suzanne" and "So Long Marianne" still stop me in my tracks.
islanduo wrote:
Yup. Hearing such beautiful music juxtaposed over such dark (and probably accurate) lyrics is very unsettling.
Maybe it will unsettle us enough to do something about it.
Unsettling.
Yup. Hearing such beautiful music juxtaposed over such dark (and probably accurate) lyrics is very unsettling.
Maybe it will unsettle us enough to do something about it.
yofitofu wrote:
Exactly.
Poetry - 10
Music - 4
Exactly.
Wow, it’s spectacularly depressing, but probably right on. I don’t need to hear it again.
BillE wrote:
Apparently all of it, unfortunately
"give me back Stalin" Are you kidding me. Stalin murdered 20 M. This lyric seems to want to bring back the Golden Age when Mao (killed 45 M) and Hitler (killed 11 M). What am I missing here guys?
Apparently all of it, unfortunately
Poetry - 10
Music - 4
brian.gass77551 wrote:
Sadly, Nobel Prizes cannot be awarded posthumously, we must be content with Dylan's.
This song and album are why I think Leonard Cohen deserves a Nobel Prize as much as Bob Dylan. His lyrics are so precise. They are like a scalpel that exposes the illness at the core of modern culture. Beautiful and frightening all at once. A 10 all the way.
Sadly, Nobel Prizes cannot be awarded posthumously, we must be content with Dylan's.
RichW wrote:
It's you. I see nothing to support your claim and deeply appreciate three of the four you cite. I think you are projecting something or other. Do you think that Europeans have it in for Canadians? Probably explains what you sense.
Is it just me but are Canadian artists on RP disproportionally hit with 1's 2's and 3's such that it affects the average? Joni gets it Rush gets it and also Bruce Cockburn and Cohen. I don't get the need. If I don't like a song I don't rate it.
It's you. I see nothing to support your claim and deeply appreciate three of the four you cite. I think you are projecting something or other. Do you think that Europeans have it in for Canadians? Probably explains what you sense.
The soul of Putin.
Feeling like this could've been written this week.... sigh....
Sadly i think he was so right .
LinThizzy wrote:
So sorry, Leonard's music is intended for adults.
Now run along and play with your Lego; there's a good boy.
TRASH - PSD
So sorry, Leonard's music is intended for adults.
Now run along and play with your Lego; there's a good boy.
Jazzy_NL wrote:
If you don’t like hearing a song, just hit the next button, simple as that
It's not that I dislike the song, it's just not something I need to hear every week.
RichW wrote:
Doesn't that defeat the purpose of a rating system that ranges from 1 to 10?
Is it just me but are Canadian artists on RP disproportionally hit with 1's 2's and 3's such that it affects the average? Joni gets it Rush gets it and also Bruce Cockburn and Cohen. I don't get the need. If I don't like a song I don't rate it.
Doesn't that defeat the purpose of a rating system that ranges from 1 to 10?
It's not that I dislike the song, it's just not something I need to hear every week.
RichW wrote:
RichW whenever i hear leonard cohen or the cowboy junkies, i rate them at 8 or above, because they are both really good
Is it just me but are Canadian artists on RP disproportionally hit with 1's 2's and 3's such that it affects the average? Joni gets it Rush gets it and also Bruce Cockburn and Cohen. I don't get the need. If I don't like a song I don't rate it.
RichW whenever i hear leonard cohen or the cowboy junkies, i rate them at 8 or above, because they are both really good
Unsettling.
In reaction to a comment below
He actually had a great voice. Great voices aren’t necessarily perfect.
He was actually a flamenco trained guitarist and could play pretty well. Listen to the Stranger Song. This is why he always played a nylon string Spanish guitar.
His chord progressions aren’t that simple
Is it just me but are Canadian artists on RP disproportionally hit with 1's 2's and 3's such that it affects the average? Joni gets it Rush gets it and also Bruce Cockburn and Cohen. I don't get the need. If I don't like a song I don't rate it.
I LIKE THIS! ...I don't like a lot of his music. ...like Dylan, a lot of other artists do his tunes better then him!
great song with absolutely apocalyptic lyrics
steviedeant wrote:
genius?
I don't know how someone with such a terrible voice, simple chord progression and pretty basic musicianship can do such an incredible song.
genius?
I don't know how someone with such a terrible voice, simple chord progression and pretty basic musicianship can do such an incredible song.
Stetsonman wrote:
nope Leonard really blows goats
that was 10 minutes of dross in my ears I could have done without
Gee, what kind of simpleton spends 10 minutes listening to something they don't like. Wait a minute . . . it's the same kind of simpleton who thinks anyone else cares what they think!
It's okay, you can go back and listen to your 38 Special Greatest Hits cassette anytime you like.
nope Leonard really blows goats
that was 10 minutes of dross in my ears I could have done without
Gee, what kind of simpleton spends 10 minutes listening to something they don't like. Wait a minute . . . it's the same kind of simpleton who thinks anyone else cares what they think!
It's okay, you can go back and listen to your 38 Special Greatest Hits cassette anytime you like.
nice harmonies
i wish i could do that
i wish i could do that
My Westmount homie...love ya and miss ya
YAWN
mattenuttall wrote:
Just tried it - and much as though I like the Thompson family's output, Teddy's version signally lacks the bite of Leonard's original. Maybe his dad would give it a bit more bite and blackness. Perhaps Leonard's ouvre, like Dylan's, works best with limited singers!
People may struggle with Cohen's phrasing and musical accompaniment, which are off for sure. Perhaps Teddy Thompson's version of this song would clear up some doubt of the poem's merit? Bill, you ever spun that version?
Just tried it - and much as though I like the Thompson family's output, Teddy's version signally lacks the bite of Leonard's original. Maybe his dad would give it a bit more bite and blackness. Perhaps Leonard's ouvre, like Dylan's, works best with limited singers!
On_The_Beach wrote:
So sorry, Leonard's music is intended for adults.
Now run along and play with your Lego; there's a good boy.
nope Leonard really blows goats
that was 10 minutes of dross in my ears I could have done without
So sorry, Leonard's music is intended for adults.
Now run along and play with your Lego; there's a good boy.
nope Leonard really blows goats
that was 10 minutes of dross in my ears I could have done without
Pjesnik wrote:
Jesus, I do hear Chris Rea.
Musical coincidence, I'm sure.
ppopp wrote:
He's making fun of Chris Rea.
Try listening to his 'Shamrock Diaries' before write anything like this again.
He's making fun of Chris Rea.
Try listening to his 'Shamrock Diaries' before write anything like this again.
Jesus, I do hear Chris Rea.
Musical coincidence, I'm sure.
A perfect song for an absolutely political incorrect movie. While hearing the song the pictures appear in my head.
I love Natural Born Killers.
I love Natural Born Killers.
BillE wrote:
Does it really need an explanation?
Your servant here, he has been told
to say it clear, to say it cold:
It's over, it ain't going
any further
And now the wheels of heaven stop
you feel the devil's riding crop
Get ready for the future:
it is murder
"give me back Stalin" Are you kidding me. Stalin murdered 20 M. This lyric seems to want to bring back the Golden Age when Mao (killed 45 M) and Hitler (killed 11 M). What am I missing here guys?
Does it really need an explanation?
Your servant here, he has been told
to say it clear, to say it cold:
It's over, it ain't going
any further
And now the wheels of heaven stop
you feel the devil's riding crop
Get ready for the future:
it is murder
Lets sing another song, boys.
This one has grown old and bitter.
This one has grown old and bitter.
True friends stab you in the front.
disturbingly good
ppopp wrote:
Try listening to his 'Shamrock Diaries' before write anything like this again.
He's making fun of Chris Rea.
Try listening to his 'Shamrock Diaries' before write anything like this again.
This song and album are why I think Leonard Cohen deserves a Nobel Prize as much as Bob Dylan. His lyrics are so precise. They are like a scalpel that exposes the illness at the core of modern culture. Beautiful and frightening all at once. A 10 all the way.
sqqqrly wrote:
I think Cohen is also singing the Judeo-Christian apocalyptic vision along the lines of the Book of Revelation.... This song is awesome.
BillE wrote:
You miss understand the entire song.... He is mirroring us and consequences. He is not advocating.
The future is now.
"give me back Stalin" Are you kidding me. Stalin murdered 20 M. This lyric seems to want to bring back the Golden Age when Mao (killed 45 M) and Hitler (killed 11 M). What am I missing here guys?
You miss understand the entire song.... He is mirroring us and consequences. He is not advocating.
The future is now.
I think Cohen is also singing the Judeo-Christian apocalyptic vision along the lines of the Book of Revelation.... This song is awesome.
BillE wrote:
You miss understand the entire song.... He is mirroring us and consequences. He is not advocating.
The future is now.
"give me back Stalin" Are you kidding me. Stalin murdered 20 M. This lyric seems to want to bring back the Golden Age when Mao (killed 45 M) and Hitler (killed 11 M). What am I missing here guys?
You miss understand the entire song.... He is mirroring us and consequences. He is not advocating.
The future is now.
BillE wrote:
Point of view BillE - broaden your mind to understand, LC was a brilliant poet albeit critical at times.
"give me back Stalin" Are you kidding me. Stalin murdered 20 M. This lyric seems to want to bring back the Golden Age when Mao (killed 45 M) and Hitler (killed 11 M). What am I missing here guys?
Point of view BillE - broaden your mind to understand, LC was a brilliant poet albeit critical at times.
"give me back Stalin" Are you kidding me. Stalin murdered 20 M. This lyric seems to want to bring back the Golden Age when Mao (killed 45 M) and Hitler (killed 11 M). What am I missing here guys?
On_The_Beach wrote:
So sorry, Leonard's music is intended for adults.
Now run along and play with your Lego; there's a good boy.
Utilizing convicted mass murderer Manson in one's lyrics is so Adult
So sorry, Leonard's music is intended for adults.
Now run along and play with your Lego; there's a good boy.
Utilizing convicted mass murderer Manson in one's lyrics is so Adult
Example of why he's freakin good...
The woman in blue, she's asking for revenge,
the man in white -- that's you -- says he has no friends.
The river is swollen up with rusty cans
and the trees are burning in your promised land.
And there are no letters in the mailbox,
and there are no grapes upon the vine,
and there are no chocolates in the boxes anymore,
and there are no diamonds in the mine.
The woman in blue, she's asking for revenge,
the man in white -- that's you -- says he has no friends.
The river is swollen up with rusty cans
and the trees are burning in your promised land.
And there are no letters in the mailbox,
and there are no grapes upon the vine,
and there are no chocolates in the boxes anymore,
and there are no diamonds in the mine.
A masterpiece. I would also recommend Democracy on the same album.
If you're a Leonard Cohen fan, look up the memorial concert that was done in Montreal on Youtube. Some very good covers of his work.
I also recommend the movie Leonard and Marianne to Cohen fans.
If you're a Leonard Cohen fan, look up the memorial concert that was done in Montreal on Youtube. Some very good covers of his work.
I also recommend the movie Leonard and Marianne to Cohen fans.
easmann wrote:
Spare us.
“I've seen the nations rise and fall
I've heard their stories, heard them all
but love's the only engine of survival”
It’s the same secret message the sages have whispered for many, many years. The same one we know in our hearts is true even while we scoff at it, or simply ignore it, at our increasing peril. While rough beasts race towards Bethlehem on a 24 hour news cycle.
I've heard their stories, heard them all
but love's the only engine of survival”
It’s the same secret message the sages have whispered for many, many years. The same one we know in our hearts is true even while we scoff at it, or simply ignore it, at our increasing peril. While rough beasts race towards Bethlehem on a 24 hour news cycle.
Spare us.
“I've seen the nations rise and fall
I've heard their stories, heard them all
but love's the only engine of survival”
It’s the same secret message the sages have whispered for many, many years. The same one we know in our hearts is true even while we scoff at it, or simply ignore it, at our increasing peril. While rough beasts race towards Bethlehem on a 24 hour news cycle.
I've heard their stories, heard them all
but love's the only engine of survival”
It’s the same secret message the sages have whispered for many, many years. The same one we know in our hearts is true even while we scoff at it, or simply ignore it, at our increasing peril. While rough beasts race towards Bethlehem on a 24 hour news cycle.
Great track, from a great album, by a great artist - one of Canada's finest IMO (and there's been quite a few). RIP Leonard Cohen.......Long live RP 
My father used to call him "Depresso Cohen."
Moving to 10 !
Agree Costello’s version was truly moving! The entire concert was such an amazing tribute
The wikipedia article lists his genres as “folk” and “soft rock.” I mean… I guess...?
I was blown away by Elvis Costello's performance of The Future during the Tower of Song memorial to L Cohen in 2017.
The entire show is amazing!
(See 27 mins)
https://gem.cbc.ca/media/cbc-music-specials/season-2017/tower-of-song--a-memorial-tribute-to-leonard-cohen/38e815a-00d99b3c4e3
The entire show is amazing!
(See 27 mins)
https://gem.cbc.ca/media/cbc-music-specials/season-2017/tower-of-song--a-memorial-tribute-to-leonard-cohen/38e815a-00d99b3c4e3
I've always liked the sound of his unique voice and what he says with it.
Thanks!
mongobot wrote:
Too eclectic for ya, eh? Too bad for you....this LC song is great....anal sex and all....Long Live RP!!
If I ever stop listening to this station, too much Leonard Cohen will be one of the reasons.
Too eclectic for ya, eh? Too bad for you....this LC song is great....anal sex and all....Long Live RP!!
well to be honest things did slide in all directions from the time LC wrote this, and I'm not sure that there is anything I can measure anymore, and pretty sure that we don't even know what the order of the soul is, at least here where I live... just saying... thx RP, RIP LC
People may struggle with Cohen's phrasing and musical accompaniment, which are off for sure. Perhaps Teddy Thompson's version of this song would clear up some doubt of the poem's merit? Bill, you ever spun that version?
Kind of like a response to Sympathy for the Devil.
Only 10% contributing! Shame!
repugnant,repugnent, repugnit
Canadian Bob Dylan. I love this man!
Now that I can see the lyrics to that song I had no idea it was soooo dark and disturbing. Cohen and Dylan really dive deep.
What a great Leonard Cohen song! Thanks for playing!
what a talent ... lord love him
Modern day prophet at work.
TRASH - PSD
Really not wanting to hear this right now—"PSD"!
ojibwe wrote:
There's a distinction between "speechless" and "breathless". I'm neither, but someone, at that link, seems to be breathless.
Well, that is one interpretation.
There's a distinction between "speechless" and "breathless". I'm neither, but someone, at that link, seems to be breathless.
mongobot wrote:
that and Vienna Teng.... soooo painful
If I ever stop listening to this station, too much Leonard Cohen will be one of the reasons.
that and Vienna Teng.... soooo painful
Seems a tat ironic to give this song a godlike
I wanted to put it in words, using my best english, but I'm not sure I can.
Just this, each time I hear this song coming up whatever it is I'm doing, I'm seized, frozen. I wish he is wrong, It's just exorcising poetry, isn't it
I wanted to put it in words, using my best english, but I'm not sure I can.
Just this, each time I hear this song coming up whatever it is I'm doing, I'm seized, frozen. I wish he is wrong, It's just exorcising poetry, isn't it
ojibwe wrote:
Speechless.
Never heard of the whole affair, but it does cast a very different light on him. Sad, but the future he sings about is already here.
Speechless.
Never heard of the whole affair, but it does cast a very different light on him. Sad, but the future he sings about is already here.
Brilliant.
Gimmee the PSD button.
jackie0 wrote:
Well, that is one interpretation.
Cohen left the Buddhist monastery where he lived after having discovered that his manager, Kelley Lynch, had stolen almost all his money.
Well, that is one interpretation.
pixiep wrote:
cheers to that
Love Leonard...would be happy not to ever hear this particular song. Ever again.!
cheers to that
Love Leonard...would be happy not to ever hear this particular song. Ever again.!
R.I.P. Leonard Cohen.
An awesome artist, an example of a strong and determined and civil person living and loving til the end
❤️
❤️
GTT wrote:
The first one given to a poet singer-songwriter should have gone to Leonard Cohen. No disrespect intended for Bob Dylan.
I think the next Nobel prize for literature should go to ... Leonard Cohen.
The first one given to a poet singer-songwriter should have gone to Leonard Cohen. No disrespect intended for Bob Dylan.
The second LC song on RP that makes me think, "This fits the times." And I am not thinking of his untimely death.
I have seen the future, brother:
It is murder.
It is murder.
Things are going to slide in all directions
Won't be nothing
Nothing you can measure anymore
The blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold
and it has overturned the order of the soul
RIP Mr. Cohen
R.I.P. Leonard.
You will be missed.
You will be missed.
RIP Leonard.
Lyrically, excellent value for the money.
jimtyrrell wrote:
I m with You. Wow, He has worn my ass out this one. This was such a beautiful day here in downtown Washington until the mushroom cloud appeared.
I love U Leonard. 9 4me
Right On!!
I m with You. Wow, He has worn my ass out this one. This was such a beautiful day here in downtown Washington until the mushroom cloud appeared.
I love U Leonard. 9 4me
Right On!!
GTT wrote:
Yes!! My thoughts exactly! He is a genius. R.I.P.
I think the next Nobel prize for literature should go to ... Leonard Cohen.
Yes!! My thoughts exactly! He is a genius. R.I.P.
GTT wrote:
I m with You. Wow, He has worn my ass out this one. This was such a beautiful day here in downtown Washington until the mushroom cloud appeared.
I love U Leonard. 9 4me
I think the next Nobel prize for literature should go to ... Leonard Cohen.
I m with You. Wow, He has worn my ass out this one. This was such a beautiful day here in downtown Washington until the mushroom cloud appeared.
I love U Leonard. 9 4me
I think the next Nobel prize for literature should go to ... Leonard Cohen.
bm.deavenport613 wrote:
Ha!!!
Everybody should get a little anal sex from time to time.
Ha!!!
Everybody should get a little anal sex from time to time.
Decent song, annoying production.
He's making fun of Chris Rea.
jimtyrrell wrote:
"clink" cheers jimtyrrell : )
I love this song. The beautiful voices of the backup singers contrasted with his gruff voice makes his apocalyptic story all the more humorous.
So what if he doesn't have a great voice, "it's only rock and roll"!
So what if he doesn't have a great voice, "it's only rock and roll"!
"clink" cheers jimtyrrell : )
Oh my god. Make it stop.
mobboss wrote:
He's an international treasure and should be accorded respect. It's his world weary experienced voice which gives proper counterweight to his lyrics along with his angelic backup singers. Don't like? Press PSD. Like? Enjoy one our greatest living singer/ songwriters. I'd listen to him read his grocery list. Peace.
jackie0 wrote:
Agree.
Cohen left the Buddhist monastery where he lived after having discovered that his manager, Kelley Lynch, had stolen almost all his money. The result - new songs, and a world tour. Not bad considering he's in his 80's. The London concert is on film, an absolute masterpiece of music, soul, and cinematography. Never have I seen an artist so gracious and generous in crediting his most excellent side men (and women!).
Agree.
Cohen left the Buddhist monastery where he lived after having discovered that his manager, Kelley Lynch, had stolen almost all his money. The result - new songs, and a world tour. Not bad considering he's in his 80's. The London concert is on film, an absolute masterpiece of music, soul, and cinematography. Never have I seen an artist so gracious and generous in crediting his most excellent side men (and women!).
Recently, I was in a prison in Estonia, this song came to mind. Really.
OK, the prison had been decommissioned, but nevertheless.
OK, the prison had been decommissioned, but nevertheless.
This song is like a terminal prophecy
But i love the songs of Leonard.
But i love the songs of Leonard.
DJ_BellsEye wrote:
me, Chris Rea :-D
Wow, I must be losing my mind- I thought this was Tom Waits!
Love hearing both Waits and Leonard Cohen on RP!
Love hearing both Waits and Leonard Cohen on RP!
me, Chris Rea :-D
I am a fan of Leonard Cohen
Haters are gonna hate. Suzanne takes you down, seriously you are not down with the poetry? We have too many songs and not enough songwriters.
Wow, I must be losing my mind- I thought this was Tom Waits!
Love hearing both Waits and Leonard Cohen on RP!
Love hearing both Waits and Leonard Cohen on RP!
LinThizzy wrote:
Skydog wrote:
translation;
I 'd rather hear a thousand hyenas drives a collapsing crane to 52nd Street .
Or does Lin mean I'd rather be on the Road to Hell with Chris Rea? Because that's what I think of when hearing this song.
Ich würde eher zu tausend Hyänen hören einen zusammenbrechenden Kran bis 52. Straße fährt.
Skydog wrote:
translation;
I 'd rather hear a thousand hyenas drives a collapsing crane to 52nd Street .
Or does Lin mean I'd rather be on the Road to Hell with Chris Rea? Because that's what I think of when hearing this song.
mongobot wrote:
3 plays in the last 30 days. What don't you understand about "eclectic" and the PSD button (Play Something Different) button?
If I ever stop listening to this station, too much Leonard Cohen will be one of the reasons.
3 plays in the last 30 days. What don't you understand about "eclectic" and the PSD button (Play Something Different) button?
If I ever stop listening to this station, too much Leonard Cohen will be one of the reasons.
Instant Natual Born Killers flashback! 
LinThizzy wrote:
What?
Ich würde eher zu tausend Hyänen hören einen zusammenbrechenden Kran bis 52. Straße fährt.
What?
Genious.
The words of the Apocalypse set to the music of the Chicken Dance ... pure genius.
LinThizzy wrote:
translation;
I 'd rather hear a thousand hyenas drives a collapsing crane to 52nd Street .
Ich würde eher zu tausend Hyänen hören einen zusammenbrechenden Kran bis 52. Straße fährt.
translation;
I 'd rather hear a thousand hyenas drives a collapsing crane to 52nd Street .
Hey,
I've just finished reading Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'.
This is just the feel of the book!
I've just finished reading Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'.
This is just the feel of the book!
Destroy another fetus now
We don't like children anyhow
I've seen the future, baby:
it is murder
...is meant. It seems anti-abortion, but could as well be a reference to the mindset of a radical religious person. Or is Cohen radical in his own position here, that he indeed sees abortion as murder? Given the context how he "demands" things he sees as "bad", I have the impression he is indeed anti-abortion here.