One of my first proper forays into the life and music of Leonard Cohen was the tribute concert documentary I’m Your Man (2005), which I’ve mentioned here on many occasions. One of the first performances from the concert that made…
One of my first proper forays into the life and music of Leonard Cohen was the tribute concert documentary I’m Your Man (2005), which I’ve mentioned here on many occasions. One of the first performances from the concert that made…
Cohen, who was infamously known as a “ladies’ man,” was never short on romantic and lustful songs. He could paint desirous and appetising scenes with rich imagery – you only have to revisit one of his most beloved songs, Suzanne,…
It was called the Traitor. It was about the feeling we have of betraying some mission that we were mandated to fulfil and being unable to fulfil it and then coming to understand that the real mandate was not to…
How Leonard Cohen weaves poetry into music so seamlessly is on full display in today’s track – Take This Waltz. Inspired by the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, the lyrics of Take This Waltz are a loose translation, into English,…
I can’t forget that I miss you Leonard… Leonard Cohen’s 1988 album I’m Your Man is a magnificent album. I would highly recommend anyone unfamiliar with Leonard’s music to try it on for size because it bottles everything he is…
I would class Ain’t No Cure for Love as a top tier Leonard Cohen song. Unlike the first song of his presented from the library, the restrained and melancholic A Thousand Kisses Deep, I would highly recommend anyone unfamiliar with Leonard’s…