Terrible idea: video of Barbie dolls mourning LC's passing

[Hartmut]

Maybe I'm too sensitive, but I think this is a terrible idea:

'Exclusive premiere: Richard McGraw “Leonard Cohen R.I.P. (the song)”'
http://www.ifc.com/fix/2012/03/premiere ... ohen-r-i-p

The video shows Barbie dolls mourning Cohen's passing.

[Mabeanie1]

There is only one word to describe this in my opinion and that is: sick. I know he refers to a dream right at the start but the image of the hospital bed and the angel etc is just too much. I would feel exactly the same way whoever it was supposed to be.

Wendy

[bridger15]

I agree and I think this is a terrible name for a thread on this forum

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=31570&p=298375#p298375

---Arlene

[Hartmut]

I think this is a terrible name for a thread on this forum

I don't really agree, obviously. But I don't want to offend you. So I just changed it to 'Terrible idea: video of Barbie dolls in mourning'.

Better?

Hartmut

[bridger15]

@Harmut
I meant the the name of the thread for which I posted the forum link.

[Hartmut]

@Harmut
I meant the the name of the thread for which I posted the forum link.

Ah, ok; I wasn't sure. - Thanks.

Yes, you're quite right about that.

[Cate]

I wish it started about 30 seconds in.

I actually think that parts of this song are beautiful, I like the melody and love his voice. What I don’t love is the title. I think something more original would have been better and I can’t help but wonder if the purpose of having Leonard's full name there is to ‘cash in’ on it.

I get where he’s coming from. I think this is a common enough 'worry' type of dream and I can see him wanting to write about it, despite it being morbid.


(edit note - I don't think I expressed myself well the first time so came back in an attempt to be clearer)