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- Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:56 pm
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's poetry and novels
- Topic: Hunting for a poem by leonard Cohen
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5194
Re: Hunting for a poem by leonard Cohen
Hi Hiten, There are alot of Cohen poems which have elements of what you are looking for in them. Do you happen to remember which book of poetry it was you owned? I own Stranger Music, published in 1993 which has most of Leonard's published songs and poems up until that time in it. If you could narro...
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:00 pm
- Forum: Comments & Questions
- Topic: Your Question Would Be?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1982
Re: Your Question Would Be?
Could you ever believe again that a single line from a Chinese poem could change forever how blossoms fell, and that the moon itself rose on the grief of concise, weeping men to journey over cups of wine? That invasions were begun for a crow to pick a skeleton, and dynasties sown and spent to serve ...
- Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:58 pm
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: Hidden Gems - Suggestions for a Tribute Show
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2569
Re: Hidden Gems - Suggestions for a Tribute Show
How about "Storeroom," the bonus song that was included on the CD version of one of Leonard's early albums? I am surprised that this song never receives much (any?) mention, the music is rather unique and captivating. Good luck with your project! Hey that is a good one! Nice choice. Here'...
- Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:41 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: Hidden Gems - Suggestions for a Tribute Show
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2569
Re: Hidden Gems - Suggestions for a Tribute Show
Hello all! I'm looking for some lesser known songs that I can check out to cover for a tribute show in Chicago next month. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for any input! Probably anything from the Dear Heather or Death of A Ladies Man albums would constitute lesser known songs of Leonard Cohen....
- Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:35 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: Avalanche
- Replies: 25
- Views: 66609
Re: Avalanche
Hi Kalinowt, This is very interesting! I've never seen a credible interpretation of "Avalanche" but you say you've heard "Avalanche" interpreted a million different ways. Could you please direct me to any of the other interpretations that you think are worth considering. All goo...
- Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:19 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: Avalanche
- Replies: 25
- Views: 66609
Re: Avalanche
Hi Bobdylan I've heard this song interpreted a million different ways. I don't think there is any definitive agreement out there on what it means One aspect of these debates about meaning that has seldom been touched on is the surface metaphor Cohen appears to be tapping into to convey his deeper me...
- Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:57 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Leonard Cohen acceptable in Iran?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1825
Leonard Cohen acceptable in Iran?
Not sure what to make of this story. If it's true it's pretty strange.
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- Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:07 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Leonard Cohen in the top 30 tours worldwide
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1527
Re: Leonard Cohen in the top 30 tours worldwide
Just having a little fun with the numbers calaculating artists on this list by how much they made on average by show. As I suspected Leonard placed substantially higher on that kind of list. Just the Top 10 for example (gross) 1) Bon Jovi $2.5 million per show 2) AC/DC $4.43 million 3) U2 $4.02 mill...
- Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:11 pm
- Forum: Comments & Questions
- Topic: Cohen's Father's war record?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7855
Re: Cohen's Father's war record?
Just some interesting tidbits I've come across since last posting to this thread. First, Leonard Cohen mentions in Nadel's biography I think that if Nathan had survived Leonard would have likely been sent to military school to become a soldier instead of becoming a poet. His father was very proud of...
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:11 am
- Forum: Comments & Questions
- Topic: Leonard does not own the rights to Suzanne?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9912
Re: Leonard does not own the rights to Suzanne?
Hi ALB, That's old news. Leonard was cheated out of them originally, but he reaquired the rights, finally, about 1990 or so. I am watching the DVD "Bird on a Wire" by Tony Palmer. Leonard speaks before performing Suzanne and says that "the rights were stolen from me..." He goes o...
- Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:08 pm
- Forum: Comments & Questions
- Topic: Marianne's son
- Replies: 9
- Views: 86815
Re: Marianne's son
Does anyone know what happened to Marianne's son? While the adults in his life went about leading their interesting lives, I wonder how much attention the needs of the child received. I looked up the Norwegian tax records, and there is an Axel Joachim Jensen, born in 1960, who doesn't appear to be ...
- Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:42 pm
- Forum: Comments & Questions
- Topic: Leonard's thoughts on Jesus
- Replies: 22
- Views: 20647
Re: Leonard's thoughts on Jesus
Hi seadove, No one is claiming Leonard Cohen is a Christian. But that does not change the fact that Cohen's mother was a Messianic Jew (this is well documented elsewhere) who respected Jesus, not in his Christian incarnation, but in his orignal Jewish "Yeshua" one. Remember Leonard Cohen w...
- Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:25 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's poetry and novels
- Topic: Analysis of For E.J.P.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11922
Re: Analysis of For E.J.P.
I would say off hand it is the greater reality of nature subsuming all human efforts. How many "great poets" have been lost to time and the fall of civilizations, or how many great poets can't we understand because they happen to be part of a linguistic minority, or speak a dead or dying l...
- Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:15 pm
- Forum: Comments & Questions
- Topic: Who's Ray Who's Diz?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1795
Re: Who's Ray Who's Diz?
I don't know if Leonard, Ray Charles or Dizzy Gillespie ever knew one another or collaborated in any way. Does anyone else know anything about this? The only reference, (which was more than half-speculation), I found was that when Cohen was writing his book Beautiful Losers on Hydra he would often l...
- Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:48 pm
- Forum: The World Tour 2010
- Topic: CONCERT REPORT: Lisboa, Portugal, September 10, 2010
- Replies: 59
- Views: 59203
Re: CONCERT REPORT: Lisboa, Portugal, Sept. 10, 2010
What do think they mean by "creeper"? Maybe crooner? The portugese word is "baritone rastejante." Darn Google translator again, lol! http://www.destakes.com/redir/13fa5583efc3906e0a6a7154358d9fac Leonard Cohen at the Atlantic Pavilion, Lisbon Gentleman of the darkness came back t...