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Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 11:03 am
by HelenOE
Worship/Theology #RLLS: "Last year we honored Leonard Cohen's birthday by singing his songs. This year we'll honor him by NOT singing them."
A man blasting Leonard Cohen on the tube made my day
Leonard Cohen is really speaking to me once again. Not a good sign.
nos queda leonard cohen y nadie se digna a oirlo
we still have leonard cohen and nobody deigns to hear him
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves / Everybody's nerves / Everybody's nerves / It's "Hallelujah."

I'm telling Leonard Cohen the next time I bump into him at our breakfast place. He's gonna be soooo mad at you.
Just lying here crying. Listening to Leonard Cohen. I'm in a glass case of emotion.
my English teacher said and I quote "Leonard Cohen has the worst voice" but you know what song he recited on the first day of school?
Scotch. A good read. Leonard Cohen on in the background. Perfect end to an evening and hello, vacation.
Is there any emotional turmoil that listening to Leonard Cohen can't soothe?
I enjoy Leonard Cohen's and Bob Dylan's voices #ConfessYourUnpopularOpinion
I don't think Leonard Cohen is all that depressing. #confessyourunpopularopinion
I don't care for Burt Bacharach as a songwriter. Is that unpopular? #confessyourunpopularopinion

replace Bacharach with Leonard Cohen and I think you'd have an unpopular opinion.
Leonard Cohen may be poetic, but he can't sing #confessyourunpopularopinion
But seriously Leonard Cohen singing Hallelujah is pretty perfect
Musically speaking, I think the only show tighter than Rubén's is Leonard Cohen. They're both f-l-a-w-l-e-s-s.
I dissed INCEPTION, bacon, Batman, Leonard Cohen, and reading on that hashtag. And didn't lose a single follower. WHAT DOES IT TAKE, PEOPLE?
oh god leonard cohen man
Leonard Cohen makes my little stone heart feel things
and my favorite for the night:
instead of drowning my insecurities in rye & scheduled substances i think i might spend the evening with leonard cohen and a mini watermelon

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:48 pm
by HelenOE
I watched bird on a wire the other night it has nothing to do with Leonard Cohen strangely enough. Watched it to the end just in case.
Leonard Cohen tix for the parentals. If this doesn't make me their favourite child, I'm finding a new family.
Staying in bed all day listening to Leonard Cohen
Motivarse cantando "Hallelujah" de Leonard Cohen con tu hermana pequeña no tiene precio
Motivating yourself by singing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" with your little sister is priceless.
Of course, [Man's name] is a Leonard Cohen fan. I live with Stranger Music beside my bed. #soulmates
Leonard Cohen songs without his voice are lacking something fundamental
I keep having this dream where I meet Leonard Cohen in a bar in Montreal. It's a really cool dream.
Escuchar a Leonard Cohen es llenarse de sensaciones intensas, de impresiones fulminantes del mundo, de trozos de vida.
To listen to Leonard Cohen is to fill yourself with intense sensations, explosive impressions of the world, of pieces of life.
Prudie question: Would you rescue from fire the last copy of the complete works of Shakespeare or a single puppy?

Would save my Leonard Cohen record collection. Not too worried about the bard and small pets

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 6:15 am
by HelenOE
Musik är medicin för sinnet. Leonard Cohen, Here It Is: http://youtu.be/Nt-3dyEsftc
Music is medicine for the mind.Leonard Cohen, Here It Is: http://youtu.be/Nt-3dyEsftc
there was a follow-up to a tweet that was posted already:
Leonard Cohen songs without his voice are lacking something fundamental

its like sex without genetalia
The world without Leonard cohen is like the universe without mac and cheese or berewors rolls.its not normal and never will be
Ok so in a nirvana song, kurt cobain says "give me Leonard Cohen afterwards", so I started listening to Leonard Cohen and

I LOVE HIM
Never thought of Leonard Cohen to be the kind of person to sing something like "Give me crack and anal sex"
una vez soñé que leonard cohen aparecía al lado de mi cama con su guitarra y me daba consejos.
once I dreamed that leonard cohen appeared beside my bed with his guitar and he was giving me advice.
En youtube si empezás a tipear "Suzanne" te aparece la opción "Suzzanne Vega" y no aparece "Suzzane Leonard Cohen". Algo esta muy mal.
On YouTube if you start to type "Suzanne" you have the option of "Suzzanne Vega" appear and "Suzzane Leonard Cohen" doesn't appear. Something is very wrong.
(maybe it's the spelling?)
Leonard Cohen hace que te corras y luego disfrutes
Leonard Cohen gets you off and then you enjoy
Ahhhhh Leonard Cohen, you cheeky minx
I spent an entire year of my life trying to convince myself I like Leonard Cohen.
Can we all just take a moment to think about how absolutely perfect Leonard Cohen is?
Ponen a Leonard Cohen y Nick Cave, ya nada puede salir mal
They put Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave on, nothing can go wrong now.
Hoy me entere que Leonard Cohen escribió Chelsea Hotel por que Janis Joplin le chupo la pija en una habitación del hotel.
Today I found out that Leonard Cohen wrote Chelsea Hotel because Janis Joplin sucked him off in a hotel room.
You know it's a party when someone starts covering Leonard Cohen!
and kinda related - shoutout to Leonard Cohen for assisting those of us playing Hallelujah by slipping some chord progression in the lyrics.
Leonard Cohen rules

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 6:16 pm
by HelenOE
Creo que no fue buena idea comenzar el día escuchando a Leonard Cohen. Si tuviera un sillón en el trabajo estaría acurrucado en él.
I think it wasn't a good idea to start the day by listening to Leonard Cohen. If I had an armchair at work I'd be curled up in it.
Leonard Nimoy and Leonard Cohen are two different people? Really?
Fantastic coffee and Leonard Cohen playing, I've reached ecstatic melancholy early today
Get people to think Leonard Cohen is your receptionist by recording 'Who By Fire' as your answer machine message. #thisjokeisabitniche
yeah, every time I try to switch off the Leonard Cohen in our house there's a fecking riot!
Since I learned a Leonard Cohen song on guitar I will declare this summer basically successful.
Quiero desnudar a un hombre aquí, y no por motivos sexuales, es que tiene una franela de Songs of love and hate de Leonard Cohen.
I want to get a man naked here, and not for sexual reasons, it's because he has a T shirt of Songs of Love and Hate by Leonard Cohen.
No puedes versionar a Leonard Cohen. No puedes imitar lo perfecto; Cohen tiene un don. Él es el maestro, el poeta y el cantante.
You can't do a cover version of Leonard Cohen. You can't imitate what's perfect; Cohen has a gift. He is the master, the poet and the singer.
You know your in sum shit when your playing Leonard Cohen all night. It's a Trap!!!
'Hallelujah' de Leonard Cohen es una pieza de arte; es magia, es amor. Cohen es un iluminado, pero esa canción lleva una parte de su alma.
Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is a piece of art; it's magic, it's love. Cohen is an enlightened one, but that song carries a part of his soul.
I've too much respect for Leonard Cohen to ever put his songs or albums on shuffle. Except "Jazz Police." #Truth

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:02 am
by HelenOE
Its only 730 and its already one of those days where I just want to lay in bed, drink bourbon and listen to Leonard Cohen
Little known consequence of the Gretzky trade: A depressed Littlest Hobo quits the road. Spends final years lying on Leonard Cohen's porch.
Leonard Cohen played here a few nights ago. But a few thousand nights ago, I may have been a gladiator…
This chick just quoted Leonard Cohen to describe love. Awesome
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate... La voz del tipo es tan epica, que lo escucharia todo el dia <3
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate... the guy's voice is so epic, I'd listen to it all day <3
When I feel depress I hit the gym, if that doesn't help I listen to Leonard Cohen The Future album,,,amazing
Leonard Cohen stepped out of his lifelong Depression at age 65 - he saw light reflect off metal and Understood the One
Never tell me an artist is "like Leonard Cohen" because I will hate them for not being enough like him and I have to rebuild from there.
After a night of drinking and smoking, I sound like Tom Waits in the morning, Leonard Cohen in the afternoon, & myself around 6:30.

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:40 pm
by HelenOE
just got offered free ticket to rock the bells, & theyre playing leonard cohen in starbucks. nearly makes up for the non pitted olives today
Algo que deben saber de mí es que Hallelujah de Leonard Cohen siempre me va a poner la piel chinita.
Something you should know about me is that Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah will always give me goosebumps.
#youtube Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q&sns=tw … que paz me entra cuando escucho esta rola
#youtube Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q&sns=tw … what peace comes over me when I hear that number
Leonard Cohen must be an alien. his words are like UFO'S abducting my mind maaan
The following tweet is: 1) A "Big Bang Theory" joke 2) An untranslatable (at least by me) pun on Leonard Cohen's name 3) A sex joke. At least it's here for archival completeness. :lol:
—Leonard Cohen.
—Si Sheldon. Todos cohemos, menos tú.
I know I can't afford most of the stuff advertised on TV, but most stuff advertised on TV ISN'T LEONARD COHEN TICKETS!!! *cries*
un grupo de adolescentes escucha, en el euromed, aleluya de Leonard Cohen. Les gusta mucho pero no le conocen. Dicen que no es famoso.
a group of teenagers is listening to Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah on the Euromed. They like it a lot but they don't know him. They say he isn't famous.

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:31 am
by HelenOE
Si quieres enamorarme solo tienes que canturrearme al oído con la voz de Leonard Cohen.
If you want to make me fall in love all you have to do is sing softly in my ear with the voice of Leonard Cohen.
In Montreal, ppl want to get a pic with Leonard Cohen. In Toronto, ppl want to pose with a wasted Rob Ford. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM37L88cjjk#at=32
There are grey clouds over Warsaw and I have Leonard Cohen on shuffle. Wonderful.
soñé que volvía a ver a neil halstead y que tocaba un cover de leonard cohen y todo el mundo empezaba a poguear y aparecía jack white gordo
I dreamed I was seeing neil halstead agan and that he was playing a cover of leonard cohen and everybody started pogoing and a fat jack white appeared
Leonard cohen has cleared my writers block. #Icon
Wow, I'm so jealous. Very few singers get better with age, but somehow, Leonard Cohen has managed the impossible.
Leonard Cohen is a genius, and although that may be something Everybody knows, that knowledge keeps traveling like the rain...
A wonderful week. The weirdest moment was The Spooky Men singing and dancing to Leonard Cohen's Dance me to the End of Love.
#Birdsongs Leonard Cohen with Plover Plover Plover
Living in Newcastle is so Leonard-Cohen-ish.
"From the wars against disorder,
From the sirens night and day"
O no, here comes Half-Beard to pillage us of our tequila, camel reds, and Leonard Cohen records, hide your children!”
Señor Leonard Cohen... hablame esta noche
Mister Leonard Cohen... speak to me tonight

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 2:35 am
by HelenOE
Por ahora nos quedamos en la cama Leonard Cohen y yo. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qaGgzc2U00c
For now we'll stay in bed Leonard Cohen and I.
leonard cohen you smoooooth mother fucker
#LeonardCohen recently released a new album - the #arts know no age #CreativeAging
Leonard Cohen has to be one of the finest lyricists alive. I even prefer him to Bob Dylan.
watching leonard cohen on the telly and sobbing internally. two and a half weeks til i see him for real, oh my goodness
I've recently begun doing impersonations for my Aboriginal father figure. The main ones he loves are Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen and the dove.
Can't buy my BDO tickets because I need the money for Leonard Cohen. Arg arg why would they both go on sale today :'(
* WRATH TO THE INDUSTRY *
* throws multigrain bagel at Leonard Cohen *
"Is Leonard Cohen Jewish?" -my mom
If you like Leonard Cohen, we recommend Chris Isaak.

Really, Spotify?
I was there in 2008 & I can tell you that Leonard Cohen can SING! Oh yes.

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:17 pm
by HelenOE
La voz de Leonard Cohen tan seductora.
Leonard Cohen's voice, so seductive.
Now Leonard Cohen is a man who can write lyrics.
Outside a restaurant in the centre of Moscow. A stereo is blaring out an impassioned Russian language version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
La música de Leonard Cohen calma a un bebé en dos minutos
Leonard Cohen's music calms a baby in two minutes.
Dreamt i did a duet with Leonard Cohen last night. Thought it went well.
"Surely, Leonard Cohen has done similar things." @kpfallon on comprehending Justin Bieber's bare ass
(I am sure he has. But he's not such an idiot as to let a photograph like that get into circulation)
Worthing Museum has a long multi-coloured patchwork 70s skirt with Leonard Cohen embroidered on one panel. That'll be at my talk!
Leonard Cohen is returning to Ireland with the frequency of a redemptorist preacher.
Eating Italian with the sproglets. 8yo is such a fan of bolognese he's singing "Bollelujah!" to the tune of the Leonard Cohen song.
... question for followers of the day: what activity do you take to lift you out of a low mood? Can't be eating related.

A good book and my favourite music on the CD player. Never fails to help.

& me. When I was very low, Leonard Cohen's earlier songs were best to cheer me up. For anger, King Crimson.
just gonna listen to leonard cohen all day
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah grande este canadiense, enorme.
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah this Canadian's great, huge.

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:24 am
by HelenOE
Me acaba de preguntar el taxista si me molesta que ponga un cd de Leonard Cohen. Aún queda gente con clase.
The cabdriver just asked me if I minded if he put on a Leonard Cohen CD. There are still people left who have class.
Nunca logré resistirme a la voz arrugada de Leonard Cohen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14lKBKNS6LU … Analgésico infalible
I've never managed to resist the rumpled voice of Leonard Cohen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14lKBKNS6LU ... infallible painkiller
It's ok, Leonard Cohen is soothing my troubled soul.
Little Leonard Cohen on the drive home. Y'all don't know bout that man.
Listening to Leonard Cohen waiting for meteors :)
Que se cuele Leonard Cohen con "waiting for the miracle" a la una de la mañana, no es de Dios, no lo es.
It's not God's doing, it's not, that Leonard Cohen slips in at one in the morning with "waiting for the miracle"
...It's not a rumor when everyone already knows.

Now I have Leonard Cohen stuck in my head.
i played the wire in The Wire kinda the center of the whole show nbd

wait, were you the Wire in that Leonard Cohen song? The one the bird was on?

omg so embarrassed you recognized me, i'm a very private person
Leonard Cohen = Perfection.
Leonard Cohen para el alma.
Leonard Cohen for the soul

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:11 am
by HelenOE
Leonard Cohen como sinónimo de perfección.
Leonard Cohen as a synonym for perfection.
F. Murray Abraham ‏@FiserableMucker
My Leonard Cohen tickets have arrived. They're quite beautiful. I don't want some usher tearing them up willy nilly.
If Lynyrd Skynyrd and Leonard Cohen ever did an album together, it would be called Leonard Skynyrd.
Leonard Cohen is the Canadian Willie Nelson.
Who would win in a fight between Leonard Nimoy and Leonard Cohen? That is the eternal question.
Leonard Cohen is the coolest!*

*caveat: I know absolutely nothing about what’s cool. But I know what I like, & I like him.
Dear Master #leonardcohen Please perform "Waiting For The Miracle" at the Stockholm concert! My soul needs it!
Delighted for happy husband. He's got us tickets to see #leonardcohen next month. He's a v happy man - & is playing lc on piano now.love it.
"First we take Molino del Rey. Then we take Chapultepec" - Leonard Cohen feat. North American Army circa 1847.
No youtube u piece of shit i wanted 2 listen 2 'Hallelujah' by Leonard Cohen wtf did u automatically redirect me 2 'Harlem Shake'
Leonard Cohen. My god. So fucking talented
imagine leonard cohen singing you a lullaby.
Adding Leonard Cohen to the "puts the kids to sleep fast" playlist. Amen! (don't worry I really did thank God. It's not an empty "Amen!")
"I was suicidal and I put on one of your records and you saved me" (a girl addressing Leonard Cohen at a concert in the UK in the 70's)
I should go to bed, but I think I'll curl up inside a few Leonard Cohen lyrics instead...

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:48 am
by gregjackson12
Good list of tweets going on. Seems that I am not the only huge fan of Leonard Cohen. Keep them coming :)

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:40 pm
by HelenOE
Thank you for the encouragement, Greg!

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 4:29 am
by HelenOE
Todas las canciones en la radio son muy tristes hoy o soy yo?
Are all the songs on the radio today really sad or is it me?

todo es proyección. Menos la música de Leonard Cohen q si es triste de por sí ;-)
it's all projection. Except Leonard Cohen's music, that's sad all by itself ;-)

puede ser ;) y lo de Leonard Cohen también :)
might be ;) and the part about Leonard Cohen too :)
Que grande es Leonard Cohen!!!
Leonard Cohen is so great!!!
Antony singing "If It Be Your Will". I'm in the right place to appreciate him & Leonard Cohen finally.
Es muy frívolo, pero q tu esposa haya puesto en tu ipod un disco de Leonard Cohen te hace saber q estás con la chica ideal
It's very frivolous, but your wife putting a Leonard Cohen record on your iPod lets you know you're with the ideal girl
Ufff Leonard Cohen is love!
BERLIN TOMORROW *excited*

Have you already taken Manhattan?

are you calling me a muppet?

Actually, I'm calling you Leonard Cohen. Or Jennifer Warnes. Take your pick.
Which may or may not have anything to do with this tweet:
leonard cohen really reminds me of kermit the frog. that's all goodnight folks
Went to Tears R Us today. Bought a tiny violin and a Leonard Cohen songbook.
Expectations for Star Wars 7 are now lower than Leonard Cohen's voice.
My mom just busted into my room and said it smelled like pot. I read her a Leonard Cohen poem and told her to think about it. She said "No."
Perhaps reading Leonard Cohen poems before going to sleep is not the best idea. Can't stop.

Re: The birds they Tweeted at break of day...

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 5:58 pm
by HelenOE
I've struck a goldmine of unseen Leonard Cohen photos tonight. My apartment is alive with the sound of swooning. Bearded 1970s Cohen, oh my!
I get goosebumps every time I listen to Leonard Cohen sing Hallelujah. EVERY SINGLE TIME
It's a Leonard Cohen kind of night. "Suzanne" and wine before bed seemed like a good idea.
Leonard Cohen is the man!
Hay días que estás en unas canciones y otros no.
There are days when you're in some songs, and not others

Yo me hallo más a menudo en las de Leonard Cohen.
I find myself most often in Leonard Cohen's.
*Listening to Leonard Cohen*

Mom: he's ruining the guitar with his singing

Me: No, you're disowned!
thoughts of my mother and her consoling bosom. the smell of homemade cheesecake and the sound of Leonard Cohen.
Leonard Cohen’s “20 years of boredom for trying to change the system from within” is painfully apt re tenure.
Best line from Wednesday night shiur: "Leonard Cohen songs? Is that Ashkenazic Shul music?"
And finally, witness the effect of a single misquoted word:
He's coming like the tidal flood beneath the lunar sway
Imperial, mysterious, in amorous array