Hi Bev,

I remember that conversation as well!

I have to admit that I didn't know that Elvis song until yesterday. I think it's a relatively unknown song that didn't appear on a regular album.

Leonard, Liszt, and Elvis One of my favourite not-that-well-known facts about Leonard's music is that the melody of his song "Came So Far for Beauty" (co-written with John Lissauer) is based on Franz Liszt's piano piece "Liebestraum No. 3". So far, so good. But today I learned that there is also an ...

Thanks, Bev!

"Strange rituals, badges, and rings". He really was a prophet.

My feelings exactly!

Thank you, Bev!

> Famous Blue Raincoat,’ is a reflection on his betrayal by a former lover, Marianne Ihlen, and a male friend. > > Really?? That's new to me as well. But I assume Michael Posner has reasons to say so ... Leonard himself said this (as you probably know): "The problem with that song is that I've forgo...

I really like singing both those songs in German because of how the words flow in that language for them. Plus they were first written and sung in it so it’s good to honour that tradition. These are good reasons. I learnt German and French at high school I'm impressed by the school system down unde...

Glad to hear that, Bev!

I didn't know that you speak (or at least sing) German. Frohe Weihnachtszeit also!

In my ongoing effort to make this a tradition: Here's Leonard singing "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree").

https://clyp.it/4f1oiyni?token=3be541fa ... 44e2cec568

(Based, of course, on a few lines of the song "Non, je ne regrette rien" he sang during a TV interview.)

Very interesting and funny and surprising, Bev!

Congratulations, Jarkko! And thank you!

Indeed: Happy Birthday, Jarkko!

Very interesting. Thank you!

Sylvie Simmons - author of many things, among them the biography "I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen" - has announced her second album, "Blue On Blue", out August 14th. Here's a short background story: https://americansongwriter.com/sylvie-simmons-transforms-from-author-to-artist-with-new-music...

To get a few more views, you could post your videos on the Facebook page "I need a regular dose of Leonard Cohen" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/leonardcohencafe). - There is an open mic project for cover versions going on at the moment. - Or maybe you already know that.