Look, I am not obsessive compulsive, even though I play the picture game (which I actually blame for the situation I now find myself in) - I did give a “twisted evil” smiley to kaz when he said it would be impossible for me to guess his picture.

Well, necessity is the mother of invention. I have today completed an up-to-date new song book with lyrics which I have titled “49 Songs”. I have done it to complement my official song/lyric “The Little Black Songbook” with 70 songs in it. You see, I just didn’t have them all. As a LC fan, I feel it was the least I could do so I could always carry ALL his lyrics with me at ALL times.
Here is my book cover: Don’t ask how long this has taken me to do (just as well I’m on holidays at the moment). All songs with lyrics are neatly arranged in perfect alphabetical order, index pages, varying styles and formatting with columns and numbered with footers. I really didn’t want to admit to having done this, not even to myself and I fear it may be used in evidence against me. But, as you all know, the way to a cure is to first admit that you have a problem (secretly I don’t have one because I had such fun putting this together).

Even though this labour of love has been completed to the ‘enth’ degree, I have just realised as I am typing this that there now has to be another song book still to be written – the song lyrics which are not official like the ones on Rare Live Songs and what about the different verses sung in live concerts, not to mention songs on “The Other Songs of Leonard Cohen Vol 1 and 2”…..I was feeling so proud of myself for finally accomplishing a major feat and now, here I go again. See, I told you I wasn’t OC......and if anyone tells me I’ve missed a song…..agh! agh!
Oh, and what about a book including all the songs Leonard has written but has not sung….somebody stop me now….