New Song from Chicago

[B4real]

Hi Albert,

I Have just watched the new song and firstly I want to say how much I enjoy your videos. Such wonderful quality - keep 'em comin' I reckon the title of this new song is "Feels So Good". I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Absolutely love your work Al. Leonard you will never grow old - always trying something new

[TheSpice-BoxOfEarth]

Wow, thank you so much Albert, what a wonderful video, what a wonderful song! Leonard has broken new ground with blues and in what way, just perfect!
Lullaby, The Darkness and now that song...if Leonard records those master pieces in his next CD, it will be the album of the century!
Gee, I can`t wait!

[howthelightgetsin]

Thank you so much for this video

[kwills]

What can I add to all of the above except
Thank you very much IrishAl.

[lightasabreeze]

Thank you for giving us a taste of the new song. I could not catch the words too well, so it would be nice if anyone got them, Are they words from a poem already written or a new poem?
I loved the sound, these are the songs I love the best. Good Luck with the song Leonard.

[RainDog1980]

The lyrics have a few good twists... this is what I can gather from the video:

Feels so good baby, not to love you like I did.
Feels so good baby, not to love you like I did.
It's like they tore away my blindfold,
and they said "we're gonna let this prisoner live."
It's like they tore away my blindfold,
and they said "we're gonna let this prisoner live."

Feels so good baby, just to wake up in the morning by myself.
Cup of coffee in the kitchen, fire up a little danger to my health.
It's like the same old broken heart, but it feels like it belongs to someone else.
I've got the same old broken heart, but now it feels like it belongs to someone else.

(Neil Larsen solo)

Feels so good baby, to see you smilin' back at me.
It's so good baby, not be each others VIP.
It's like they tore away my blindfold,
and they said "we're gonna let this man go free."
It's like they tore away my blindfold,
and they said "we're gonna let this man go free."

Feels so good, not to love you like I did.
Feels so good, I don't know why, but it just is (?).
It's like they tore away my blindfold,
and they said "we're gonna let this prisoner live."
It's like they tore away my blindfold,
and they said "we're gonna let this prisoner live."

I love the prisoner simile, and I like it, but it is missing the B section from his typical writing style. Cohen (as most songwriters) tends to write in an "AABA" style, where the melody repeats twice, then changes, and resolves back to the original. In this case, he's just holding on to that one idea.

[sue7]

I really loved the song: thanks again, Albert, filming it so expertly and posting it so speedily.
And thanks, Raindog1980, for the lyrics: I think you're correct about the second line of the last verse. That's what I heard on my second listen.
The song feels to me as though it's still taking shape. The arrangement seemed much more spare and stripped down than the other song arrangements on this tour. There also seemed to be more straight repetition of the lines than is usual: that may be because of the bluesy nature of the song...

[holydove]

LisaLCfan, you made me laugh, thank you; I guess you are right, "Him" would seem most apropos. There were basically two thoughts behind my array of pronouns. I didn't want to offend any lingering feminists who might feel that assuming that God would be a "Him" would be sexist. Also, Mr. Cohen seems so all-encompassing in his brilliance that I believe we could see him (or Him!) as a kind of embodiment of all of humanity, including all genders or pronouns.

In fact, I was just recently thinking about this: while Leonard's persona is very masculine, he is clearly totally in touch with his female side, which is probably (at least partially) why he is able to create such exquisite art. And, kind of ironically, the great communication that he has so skillfully developed with his female side, makes him even more masculine. I think this is probably true of any great artist, whether the artist is male or female, that the greatest art comes out of this interaction between the anima & animus (as Jung would call it).

Anyway, your wit is appreciated!

[holydove]

Just wanted to add, I did not mean anything derogatory with the phrase "lingering feminist" - I'm sure I would be one of them, in my way. Just meant to say that, in my perspective, if there is something that one would call God, I don't think it would have any gender, or it would include all genders.

[zodkavombie]

Fantastic clip, thanks a lot for sharing this

[Andrew (Darby)]

Thanks Albert for sharing this excellent recording of Leonard's great new bluesy number.

I also can't wait for the next new album - the songs are clearly gathering themselves.

Cheers
Andrew

[Phantom Stranger]

Thank you for uploading this performance. Leonard has another great song to add to his discography.

[ladydi]

- the songs are clearly gathering themselves.

LIKE DOTS! Don't know why but this statement from Andrew seemed to jump off the page! Jarkko?

[sturgess66]

- the songs are clearly gathering themselves.

LIKE DOTS! Don't know why but this statement from Andrew seemed to jump off the page! Jarkko?

Somewhere - someplace - I mentioned that Diana. Could this world premiere of a brand new Leonard Cohen song - a live performance - constitute one of those dots? Nothing important - of course ...

Or - maybe Jarkko was just as pleasantly surprised as the rest of us. But it definitely is dot-worthy I think. IMHO. Haha!

[basecamp]

Thanks for sharing!