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Madeleine Peyroux — Dance Me To The End Of Love
Album: Careless Love
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7.4

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Total ratings: 4372









Released: 2004
Length: 3:51
Plays (last 30 days): 5
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Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove

Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
Show me slowly what I only know the limits of

Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the wedding now, dance me on and on
Dance me very tenderly and dance me very long
We're both of us beneath our love, we're both of us above

Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the children who are asking to be born
Dance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn
Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn

Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove

Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
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Apparently, I rated this a four? I must have been having a bad day. Easily a 7, sorry Mads. 
Posted 3 months ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
Love it, Ella Fitzgerald-ish. 
Posted 8 months ago by MrPou    [ Reply ]
Another cover!?!?!?
Posted 9 months ago by Rcallinjr    [ Reply ]
I had no idea this was a Leonard Cohen track. 
Thanks Bill
Posted 10 months ago by KPC1    [ Reply ]
What a voice and what a gal
Posted 1 year ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
If I can get Cohen's voice out of my head I will love this more! 
Posted 1 year ago by cdysthe    [ Reply ]
Gosh - what a beautiful voice.  Channeling Billie to me.
Posted 1 year ago by ReggieDXB    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill...
involking yet fresh
Thank-you, Madeleine
Beautiful.
Posted 2 years ago by shhhh777    [ Reply ]
Life affirming 
Posted 2 years ago by lindaurq    [ Reply ]
 radioparadise.com wrote:


Really nice, but are you aware of this Yiddish version? I like it even better.
Search for: "Dance Me To The End Of Love - song by Karsten Troyke"



Thank You for the info.
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Pretty damn photo too.
Posted 2 years ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
Most wonderful!
Posted 2 years ago by Feedbacker    [ Reply ]
SUPERB!!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
What a voice- it's every bit as timeless and towering as the song she's singing. Outstanding.
Posted 2 years ago by bialia    [ Reply ]
theres some nice monk stuff going on here 
Posted 2 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
And next we have something from Metal and Peru? Oh... Dance Me to The End Of Language, please!
Posted 2 years ago by thisbody    [ Reply ]
 stangalbraith wrote:

Wow. What a fabulous rendition of a classic Cohen song. I was working hard and then this song captivated me.



Really nice, but are you aware of this Yiddish version? I like it even better.
Search for: "Dance Me To The End Of Love - song by Karsten Troyke"
Posted 2 years ago by radioparadise.com    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
but she probably has hairy toes.
Please don't feed the troll.
Posted 3 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
The popularity of this is a mystery to me (although clearly not to others). Skip...
Posted 3 years ago by dfphillips1    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
please be over soon!
Posted 5 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
Love the sound of her 's' and 't'. Shimmying plush percussion. Sleuthing piano.
Posted 5 years ago by samuel.laguardia538    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Probably not, sorry to disappoint you.
 

but she probably has hairy toes.
Posted 5 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Smoother than a cashmere codpiece
Posted 5 years ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
 stewliscious wrote:
i bet she has hairy armpits.
 
Probably not, sorry to disappoint you.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Small Cappuccino please
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Both this and Leonard's original are splendid.
Possibly even splendiferous, but I'm not committing to that yet.
 
Yes indeed. We miss what you added to our music, Leonard.
Posted 5 years ago by Canadese    [ Reply ]
Wow, love this.
Posted 5 years ago by Marknsalinas    [ Reply ]
Both this and Leonard's original are splendid.
Possibly even splendiferous, but I'm not committing to that yet.
Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
She has turned art from the master into Elevator Music. 
Posted 6 years ago by jackie0    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Billie Holiday singing Leonard Cohen. Too bad Elon Musk didn't choose to make a time machine instead of rockets to Mars {#Hearteyes}
Posted 6 years ago by afrixluvguy    [ Reply ]
not
Posted 7 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
How many great songs did Leonard do! Wonderful{#Notworthy}
Posted 7 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
I usually do not like alternate arrangements of Leonard Cohen songs.  This, though, is magnificent, keeping so well to the integrity of the words/music.
Posted 7 years ago by lissen    [ Reply ]
 markybx wrote:
Jazz is not my cup of tea, but I love this {#Ask}

 
Jazz is my cup of tea, and I hate this
Posted 7 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
quite likable, I'll tag it with a 7
Posted 7 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
One of the songs from the excellent film 'V for Vendetta'.
Posted 8 years ago by apowys575    [ Reply ]
Incredible, evocative, surreal interpretation of LC's brilliant gem echoing the voice of Billie Holliday and the wacky keys of Yo La Tengo.
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Well i have to say that it feels strange listening to this now.
Posted 8 years ago by Sbed    [ Reply ]
Nice but still I prefer Lenard Cohens live version
Posted 8 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
This and pink martini, excellent
Posted 8 years ago by Croussi    [ Reply ]
{#Hearteyes}
Posted 8 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
Wow. What a fabulous rendition of a classic Cohen song. I was working hard and then this song captivated me.
Posted 8 years ago by stangalbraith    [ Reply ]
Wow, I thought this was Billie Holiday. 
Posted 8 years ago by Schmoogsley    [ Reply ]
Do I hear some "Salt Peanuts" in this, as well? 
Posted 8 years ago by Ipse_Dixit    [ Reply ]
Jazz is not my cup of tea, but I love this {#Ask}
Posted 8 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
Any chance you can add the Carolyn Sills Combo rendition of this song (or anything they play, really)
Posted 8 years ago by kcriqui    [ Reply ]

Always loved this track from 2004's Careless Love! :)


Posted 8 years ago by Eagle25000    [ Reply ]
Welcome to the EPCOT Billie Holiday Experience
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Blow me (away) again baby. Anytime. 
Posted 8 years ago by CaptainConnector    [ Reply ]
i could listen to more
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
I still think she is the grand daughter of Ella Fitzgerald.


Posted 8 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
beautiful ...
Posted 8 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
                                                                                 Bring A  Bell     (ə)

                                                                Insider how'd you escape modern times?
                                                                       I wonder why they never notice
                                                                        In no cent but is my shagreen.
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
Sometimes it takes two to create perfection.
10
{#Meditate}.

edit: I understand Madeleine may be focusing on her own songwriting these days, but it sure would be grand if she were to do an entire album of Leonard Cohen songs. What marvelous interpretive possibilities!
Posted 8 years ago by haretic    [ Reply ]
 Shmelo wrote:

I bet you have a sister you call wife.

 
OMG..Too funny!
Posted 8 years ago by tkosh    [ Reply ]
 stewliscious wrote:
i bet she has hairy armpits.

 
I bet you have a sister you call wife.
Posted 9 years ago by Shmelo    [ Reply ]
i bet she has hairy armpits.
Posted 9 years ago by stewliscious    [ Reply ]
Nicely produced album ... the echoes of Billie Holiday's voice hit a sweet spot! {#Cheers}
Posted 9 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
Couldn't disagree more. This song demands Mr. Cohen's voice.
 
RabbitEars wrote:
impressive piano player
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Goldings

 great rendition of this song!

 


Posted 9 years ago by bstevens1951    [ Reply ]
impressive piano player
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Goldings

 great rendition of this song!
Posted 9 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Absolutely delicious lyrics. Mr. Cohen. 

 
Never would have guessed that this was Leonard's doing. Madeleine makes this song playful...not sure Cohen could pull that off these days, with a voice that's turned into an ashtray. 
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I saw her last month at the Montreal Jazz fest and it was a very disappointing show, although her band was pretty good.
Posted 9 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
LOVE her voice!
Posted 9 years ago by senorcerveza    [ Reply ]
This entire album is a treasure! Sound quality is audiophile quality!
Posted 9 years ago by daniel_rusk    [ Reply ]
I just bought tickets to see her next month in Montreal at the Jazz festival
Posted 9 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
very BillieHoliday-ish in my opinion...and I like it!
Posted 9 years ago by latrippa    [ Reply ]
Perfect in every way....The song not your mittens
 
Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
 NeuroGeek wrote:

Glad I read further down the posts before I wrote something repetitive.  I was going to go with mittens, though.
 
What's a glove got to do with it?  What's a glove but a five-fingered mitten?
Nice version of this tune. 
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
This is so catchy, really like it
Posted 9 years ago by petersteward    [ Reply ]
Not my taste!
Posted 10 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 Burg wrote:
{#Music} Very enjoyable.

 
Certainly more enjoyable than famous blue raincoat as done by jennifer warnes. Probably about even with judy collins' version of that same raincoat, in my opinion.
Posted 10 years ago by averybadcat    [ Reply ]
 oldnickname wrote:
Never actually liked Cohen's interpretations of his own songs.

 
Not really "interpretations" if that's the way he wrote them.
Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
{#Music} Very enjoyable.
Posted 10 years ago by Burg    [ Reply ]
 2020sk wrote:
Oh I'm sorry, I've really tried to like her, but since Katie Melua came around this backward-looking jazz seems increasingly pointless. Other commentators have pointed out her similarity to Billie Holiday, but Madeleine Peyroux's incredibly weak last note on this unimaginative rendition of Leonard Cohen's rather enjoyable romp is, in my extremely humble (and prepared to be proved wrong) opinion, a terrible let-down. I truly regret...

 
I checked out  Katie Melua. She is a very good singer but I don't think she is so good that she make the entire genre pointless. There seem to be a lot of interesting retro jazz singers coming out these days. Many seem to be using different models from the past greats. A lot of them are getting well deserved air time (IMHO) here.
Posted 10 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
Never actually liked Cohen's interpretations of his own songs.
Posted 10 years ago by oldnickname    [ Reply ]
Oh I'm sorry, I've really tried to like her, but since Katie Melua came around this backward-looking jazz seems increasingly pointless. Other commentators have pointed out her similarity to Billie Holiday, but Madeleine Peyroux's incredibly weak last note on this unimaginative rendition of Leonard Cohen's rather enjoyable romp is, in my extremely humble (and prepared to be proved wrong) opinion, a terrible let-down. I truly regret...
Posted 10 years ago by 2020sk    [ Reply ]
Absolutely delicious lyrics. Mr. Cohen. 
Posted 10 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 Really enjoyed this

          {#Daisy}
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
 Perhaps without Madeleine, we would have been different (worse).
But she is with us. {#Good-vibes}
Only positive emotions!



Posted 10 years ago by gresua    [ Reply ]
anywhere, lady.......great keyboard too
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
{#Bananapiano} oh yes I do like this....
Posted 11 years ago by bubink    [ Reply ]
It's good but it's just not Leonard.
Posted 11 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Reminds me a lot of Billie Holiday. Very cool. 
Posted 11 years ago by musikluvr    [ Reply ]
ou la la, c'est tres jolie! {#Cheers}
Posted 11 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]

Mniam mniam! lovely voice :)


Posted 11 years ago by spiggy    [ Reply ]
I want to hear ore of her.  I want her to be as famous as her unique voice demands...
Posted 11 years ago by bubink    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:
Nicely done. However, did she really add anything to Leonard Cohen's (the song's writer) original version except a female voice? Not much of a novel cover, imo.

 
They get major kudos, they changed it up a bunch.  The way that Cohen plays it, especially in concert, is almost like a slow polka, almost like a borderline mournful klezmer band.  He keeps it straight ahead 2/4 time and plays it even.  This cover swings!  You can tell Peyroux and her band are really enjoying the material and that care shows!  They've earned a very solid '9' from me!
Posted 11 years ago by pcicatar    [ Reply ]
Touch me with your glove?
Posted 11 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
any alley, anytime.....{#Hearteyes}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
Nicely done. However, did she really add anything to Leonard Cohen's (the song's writer) original rendition except a female voice? Not much of a novel cover, imo.
Posted 11 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
I keep thinking that this is Melody Gardot when I hear her...  But that's OK!
Posted 11 years ago by dris    [ Reply ]
great voice.....{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananasplit}{#Bananapiano}{#Bananajam}{#Drummer}.....hot band
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
Not my taste, this big band sound!
Posted 11 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Just noticed myself swaying back and forth in my office chair while I work on taxes....  nice little escape!


Posted 11 years ago by sanityatwork    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Sounds eerily like Billy Holiday.
 

    Yes she sounds very much like Billie! I think that's why i like her so much.
Posted 11 years ago by lianecat    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
This is another of those artists that I know my parents would love, if they were still alive.  So, I'll just have to love her FOR them.  She's got such a sexy, sleek voice - rich with nuance.  I also love that she doesn't need a zillion instruments - a piano, an upright bass, and her voice are just the right combination for magic.

Yum.{#Meditate}{#Sunny}
 

Miss you so much, Cynaera...

love this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:
 Felix_The_Cat wrote:
Ella, we miss you...
Ella? From Peyroux? 



  More like Billy with the range she never had. Oh, this is going to get me into trouble.


Posted 11 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
Yummy!
Posted 11 years ago by lianecat    [ Reply ]
I love this set.
Posted 11 years ago by dig    [ Reply ]
very nice jazz voice!  very cool song. 9 points :-) 
Posted 11 years ago by leg    [ Reply ]
Wow, more, and more again, and then smack with it one more time because, yanno, wow.
Posted 11 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
I prefer the original version bij Leonard Cohen...
Posted 11 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
Saw Madeleine earlier this year in NYC.  She opened up for Judy Collins.  Thought Madeleine was the headliner of the show.  She only played about a 40 minute set, and we left after she was done.  She was wonderful to see live.  Looking forward to seeing her again in the future, hopefully as the headliner of a concert so it's longer.  Love her music.
Posted 11 years ago by cafortier    [ Reply ]
 Felix_The_Cat wrote:
Ella, we miss you...
Ella? From Peyroux? 


Posted 12 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
Did Ella & Billie have a love child? Thanks RP.
Posted 12 years ago by lunatic    [ Reply ]
this song makes me feel so good....{#Hug}
Posted 12 years ago by asilbuch    [ Reply ]
Ella, we miss you...
Posted 12 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
I love this song but I prefer this version : from Hate Gibson
Posted 12 years ago by palad1    [ Reply ]
Who is Billy Holiday? Billie Holiday's brother?

— The Spelling Police

 On_The_Beach wrote:
Sounds eerily like Billy Holiday.
 


Posted 12 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]

Nice soft voice... Southern women can express more with their voice and eyes than most women can with 14 tonnes of words ... And Smart men listen to what was said, meant and left out...
Posted 12 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
 Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:
I think somebody better call the jazz police...
 

Posted 12 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
Not my kinda a thing. However, I love the album cover.. grrrowl! 
Posted 12 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
Here french stuff is far better.  I saw her in concert once but she was not comfortable on stage, probably because she was in montreal and she couldn't speak french that well.
Posted 12 years ago by blackjackshellac    [ Reply ]
I think somebody better call the jazz police...
Posted 12 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
 fingerpin wrote:

I hate it when a man touches me with a gloved hand. {#Eh}

 
Glad I read further down the posts before I wrote something repetitive.  I was going to go with mittens, though.

Posted 12 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
I recently just did for the first time and thought it very good.  This version though qualifies for my new favorite cover!  {#Dance}

 scarpen wrote:
Check out The Civil Wars version of this song.
 

Posted 12 years ago by pcicatar    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:
"touch me with your naked hand..." Tell me she did NOT just say that! I am shocked at such perverse filth here on Radio Paradise!
 
She was just singing Leonard Cohen's words. What does that make HIM in yer eyes? Haha, just sayin'...


Posted 12 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]
Check out The Civil Wars version of this song.
Posted 13 years ago by scarpen    [ Reply ]