Tribute concert in Tel Aviv

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I just went to an amazing tribute concert for Leonard Cohen’s birthday with my cousin Jonadav. It was in a small bar, completely packed, which helped create an intimate environment. A bunch of Israeli artists I never heard of performed several of his songs, including Suzanne, I’m Your Man (sung by a woman), Hallelujah (the entire bar joined in), Tower of Song, and great Hebrew covers of Chelsea Hotel, Like a Bird, and First We Take Manhattan. Hearing those songs in Hebrew, especially the last one, was kind of surreal. It was a beautiful show and it made me realize that Leonard Cohen’s words are really inspiring and evocative in any language. קודם את מנהטן אחר כך בברלין

(the last sentence surprisingly means "First Manhattan, then Berlin")