Leonard Cohen – poet, songwriter, singer, and Buddhist monk – is no longer on this plane of existence. Wow. Literally late this morning, I was listening to his 1975 song epic “Death of a Ladies Man” while color correcting photos. I’ve been a great admirer of his work since the early 1990s when I first learned about his work. His song “Everybody Knows” was featured so prominently in the film “Pump Up the Volume”. Kurt Cobain sang in “Pennyroyal Tea”: “Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld so I can sigh eternally.” Then three of his songs were used in “Natural Born Killers” that now seem so relevant these days: “The Future”, “Waiting For the Miracle”, and “Anthem”. And the list of his great poetry and songs are unbelievable: “Hallelujah”, “Sisters of Mercy”, “Suzanne”, “Who By Fire?”, “Bird On The Wire”, and so many more. Thank you, kind soul, for giving us all so much who were lucky enough to discover it.
“I did my best, it wasn’t much. I couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch. I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you. And even though it all went wrong. I’ll stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah.” -“Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen.
“I’m ready, my Lord.” –“You Want It Darker” by Leonard Cohen. (Released just mere weeks ago.)
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