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by greenfairy
Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:11 pm
Forum: Comments & Questions
Topic: Misheard Lyrics
Replies: 110
Views: 35105

Re: Misheard Lyrics

I, too, always had trouble with that line from A Signer Must Die , and I like "laid" better than "late" there. One I messed up for a long time was from Field Commander Cohen : The patron saint of envy, the grocer of despair... I thought it was patron saint of Indie , like Indie r...
by greenfairy
Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:43 pm
Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
Topic: Whats your favourite Leonard Cohen's song?
Replies: 230
Views: 86997

hmmm...

Well, I'd have to say my all-time favorite is the first Cohen song I fell completely in love with, and that's Famous Blue Raincoat. It still crushes me. Take This Longing is awesome, too; "take this longing from my tongue/whatever useless things these hands have done." But really, I'm with...
by greenfairy
Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:32 pm
Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
Topic: Favorite LC Album Cover?
Replies: 33
Views: 14145

Best of...

I would have to say one of my favorites is still the "Best of" album, where he's adjusting his tie or something in front of a mirror, and he's wearing that ridiculously great fitted jacket, with some hotel room in the background...maybe just because it's the first one I bought. :wink:
by greenfairy
Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:24 pm
Forum: Comments & Questions
Topic: What Does Leaving Green Sleeves Mean?
Replies: 35
Views: 28262

food for thought

Wow, guys, that's a lot of information - quite interesting! I knew that Greensleeves was an old ballad (I read that it may have been written by, or more likely for, Henry the IV or something?), but the rest of it was new to me.
by greenfairy
Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:31 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Happy Birthday, Leonard!
Replies: 97
Views: 33366

Hope you had wonderful birthday...

Yeah, I'm never on time for anything these days...but Happy Birthday! Hope you had fun! And I'm sure I speak for a lot of people when I say I cannot wait to see what your 71st year brings.

Cheers!
Carol
by greenfairy
Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:09 pm
Forum: Other music
Topic: Tom Waits's real gone!!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 2967

I heard it earlier this week - definitely a high point for Waits.
by greenfairy
Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:38 pm
Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
Topic: Favourite L.C line...
Replies: 121
Views: 35206

Thanks for the welcome, Lizzy! I'm actually from the US.

I thought of another line to add, although it isn't in his music - "Never make decisions when you have to pee." It's from Beautiful Losers. I use it all the time.
by greenfairy
Mon Oct 04, 2004 11:01 pm
Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
Topic: Favourite L.C line...
Replies: 121
Views: 35206

Hi all, I'm new. I loved all of your line choices, and wanted to contribute some of my own: (this one has been pulling at me lately): We were locked in this kitchen I took to religion and I wondered how long she would stay I wanted so much to have nothing to touch I've always been greedy that way -T...

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