I couldn't wait for Friday and “The Night of Santiago”, so I listened to Leonard's recitation of the poem “The Faithless Wife” from the audio "Book of Longing” and played some flamenco music in the background. And, well, it kind of worked. --------- Photo dancer: Iatya Prunkova Photo flamingo: Carol...

I just realised the song number five on the new album is called "It's Torn" and not, as I thought, "It's Tom".
This is not a joke. I was really curious who this Tom person is, and was looking forward to finding it out on Friday.

yogi wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 19, 2019 3:42 pm

Audio Samples available:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail ... um/9483947

Thank you!

So ..., “The Night Of Santiago”, one of the songs on Leonard's new album “Thanks For The Dance”. The song – like “Take This Waltz” – is based on a Spanish language poem by Federico García Lorca. I've put together some resources about the poem and its translations, for anyone that is interested. The ...

LisaLCFan wrote: ↑ Oh, well, then, Ha-ha, good one! ( )

Only four more days to go! - I hope it will not be a post-humorous album. But lines like "I care, but very little" and "The neighbour returns my smile of defeat" reassure me.

(Photo: Ghent 2012)

November 13, 1977: Arthur Miller's and Dustin Hoffman's album "Death of a Ladies’ Man" is released - to the consternation of fans and critics alike who can't deal with the combination of Hoffman's raw performance and Miller's perfectionist Wall of Text technique.

Hi Lisa,

I was kidding with my suggestion.

WiTS wrote: ↑ Seems that Happens to the Heart marks the first E (explicit) song of Leonard Cohen.

Probably because of the line "Meeting Christ and reading Marx" ...

I remember that game fondly, Bev ...

Hi Bev,

Nice to team up with you again.

Very clever to use a black and white image and to accompany it with quotations about blackness and light ...

(Except that the file isn't complete yet, of course.)

“When I come to this great city [Dublin], I am permitted to drink inside. Very rarely am I asked to leave a pub. Likewise, I'm permitted to sleep inside. Sadly and unfortunately, my horizontal slumbers are rarely disturbed. – But when it comes to singing, they make you sing outside.“ I always rememb...

Thank you, Anny!