The songs of Leonard Cohen

[nidhogg]

For those who missed the news buried away in the famous person RIP thread, Leonard Cohen has passed away.

Too great a poet and songwriter to be lost in that thread, so a separate thread for vids of him, and any covers you think exceptional.

I will start with two of of my favs:






(and if you post vids, please delete the "s" to not screw up the thread).

[kmart]

Probably his best known. Covered by a lot of other artists.

[Auroria]

With kids nowadays he's more known as a Kurt Cobain lyric.



"Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld
So I can sigh eternally"

[lom]

He left us an invaluable treasure of songs and I have difficulty to pick a favourite.
Leonard Cohen said his goodbye to us all with the album "You want it darker"
knowing that his time had come to an end

[SKkin]

No doubt in my mind about my favorite...

[david44]

For those of us old enough to be on black and white a classic, I'm sure that line

all the WAY from China inspired me to wander to the mysterious east, first Bethnal Green then Austria and China in 1972

[Seekingasylum]

Feeding me tea and oranges in July 1970, dropping mescalin and giggling my way along the wetlands of Athelney and the setting sun.

Life was so full of promise and then it turned to shit.

[Gazza]

Not my favourite but one of many that I play occassionally.

[aging one]

I may get slayed for this cover. Hillary Clinton on SNL last Saturday night.





She is gone...