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- Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:33 am
- Forum: Thanks for the Dance
- Topic: "A new album of original Leonard Cohen songs is in the works"
- Replies: 54
- Views: 97533
Re: "A new album of original Leonard Cohen songs is in the works"
I'm glad to read this news. They are an aswer to the question I asked long ago (wether there will be a new album of original songs) here: https://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37846&p=368239#p368239. As HugoD said, (I agree with him), we kind of expected this but this confirm...
- Sat Aug 18, 2018 4:25 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: "Hallelujah" was performed in the first anniversary of Barcelona attacks
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1211
"Hallelujah" was performed in the first anniversary of Barcelona attacks
By a choir of young students of music. They also performed "Somewhere over the rainbow", "Imagine", and "Quaselvol nit pot surtir el sol", by Catalan singer Jaume Sissa. https://www.efe.com/efe/english/portada/barcelona-solemnly-honors-victims-on-1-year-anniversary-of-t...
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:34 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Leonard's new song in Peaky Blinders
- Replies: 43
- Views: 23121
Re: Leonard's new song in Peaky Blinders
For anyone who's interested, here is the complete song list of Peaky Blinders soundtrack, including all the seasons: https://www.tunefind.com/show/peaky-blinders
- Wed May 30, 2018 12:36 pm
- Forum: Comments & Questions
- Topic: Is the "There is a crack in everything" verse (The Anthem) related to the Tikkun olam?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3831
Is the "There is a crack in everything" verse (The Anthem) related to the Tikkun olam?
Good morning. I recently have been reading about the Tikkun olam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikkun_olam I just have read again that, and I quote a paragraph from that text: "According to this vision of the world, God contracted part of God's self into vessels of light—partly limiting himsel...
- Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:02 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Will there be posthumous disc?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7071
Will there be posthumous disc?
Hello and Happy New Year. It's a long time since I posted here, but I've been searching for this topic here and I couldn't find anything. Anyway, here is my question: Will be a posthumous disc? And by "A posthumous disc" I mean "TWO" posthumous discs. After Leonard Cohen's death,...
- Sat Jul 08, 2017 1:32 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Flamenco tribute to Leonard Cohen in Pirineos Sur Festival 2017 (Spain)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1475
Flamenco tribute to Leonard Cohen in Pirineos Sur Festival 2017 (Spain)
Pirineos Sur Festival (in Lanuza, Sallent de Gállego, Huesca, Spain) offers a Flamenco tribute to Leonard Cohen on Friday 14th of July 2017. Among the performers there will be Alexandru Bublitchi –moldavian fiddler recruited by Leonard Cohen in his last tour- and Jordi Rallo –Javier Mas colleague, a...
- Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:41 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: "Crack in Everything" post-card
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6051
Re: "Crack in Everything" post-card
it is always a treat to learn the alternative musical tastes of people who admire and listen to leonard. Thank you, Geoffrey. I hope you like this cover of Chuk Berry's "You Never Can Tell" (widely known for 1994 film "Pulp Fiction"), by The Boss. Enjoy it! https://www.youtube.c...
- Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:58 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: "Crack in Everything" post-card
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6051
Re: "Crack in Everything" post-card
Well, that's a man's job: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y04BH-mLFzka man's job is to show her the deepest love, emotion, passion, make her feel secure, take responsibility, be the head of the household and be strict with her, so that she knows he cares
- Fri Mar 31, 2017 4:42 pm
- Forum: You Want It Darker
- Topic: The Darker Album and the Songs
- Replies: 341
- Views: 272546
Re: The Darker Album and the Songs
Mat James, ursula48: Thank you for your aknowledgement. I encourage you to read more works of San Juan de la Cruz. In particular one of his most famous works, the Spiritual Canticle ("Cántico Espiritual"). I copy and paste a paragraph from the English Wikipedia about the Spiritual Canticle...
- Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:59 pm
- Forum: You Want It Darker
- Topic: The Darker Album and the Songs
- Replies: 341
- Views: 272546
Re: The Darker Album and the Songs
Amancio Prada is a Spanish singer who set music to many poems from Spanish poets. Here is a version of Llama de Amor Viva sung by him: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hLyQnFxv1nM
- Thu Mar 30, 2017 6:32 pm
- Forum: You Want It Darker
- Topic: The Darker Album and the Songs
- Replies: 341
- Views: 272546
Re: The Darker Album and the Songs
Now a text comentary in English on San Juan de la Cruz poem: The poem Llama de amor viva was written by San Juan de la Cruz in the 16th century. This poem belongs to the second half of the Renaissance, a period characterized by a rise of the religious theme and a closing of barriers to cultural exch...
- Thu Mar 30, 2017 6:29 pm
- Forum: You Want It Darker
- Topic: The Darker Album and the Songs
- Replies: 341
- Views: 272546
Re: The Darker Album and the Songs
Matt, You should read the original text in Spanish: (The original complete title is "Llama de amor viva - Canciones del alma en la íntima comunicación de unión de amor de Dios". [The Living Flame Of Love - Songs of the soul in the intimate communication of loving union with God.]) LLAMA DE...
- Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:20 pm
- Forum: You Want It Darker
- Topic: The Darker Album and the Songs
- Replies: 341
- Views: 272546
Re: The Darker Album and the Songs
This is an adaptation of Cavafy's poem sung in Catalan, by Catalan singer Lluis Llach. The subtitles are in Spanish: http://ytcropper.com/cropped/Mw58db7a15b497c
- Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:01 pm
- Forum: You Want It Darker
- Topic: The Darker Album and the Songs
- Replies: 341
- Views: 272546
Re: The Darker Album and the Songs
Ithaca by Constantine Cavafy, recited in English by Sean Connery with background music by Vangelis. The text is subtitled in Spanish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3usUuJ6xNs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3usUuJ6xNs
- Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:53 pm
- Forum: Tribute concerts, Cover versions & Soundtracks
- Topic: Judy Collins performs "Suzanne" - 59th GRAMMYs
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1746
Judy Collins performs "Suzanne" - 59th GRAMMYs
I don't know if this topic has already been covered, but Judy Collins performed "Suzanne" at the 59th edition of the GRAMMYs. Great performance, with Collins telling the audience how she first met Leonard Cohen fifty years ago. Transcription of Judy Collins Speech: "An honour to be he...