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Hello, I'm a closet songwriter and wrote this song about a month ago when I was feeling very blue and uninspired. I post my songs on a couple of internet forums and one of the gentlemen on the forum assisted me in beefing-up the production a bit on this. I've received quite a bit of feedback on it (mostly positive) and thought I would place it on the Leonard forum for you to enjoy and comment on, if you like.


Looking for Leonard Cohen
by Wendy DuMond

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9112029

I'm looking for Leonard Cohen
Leonard, where have you been?
My whistle, it keeps blowing
and my train wreck is just round the bend

I'm looking for your answers
won't you show me what to do
I wonder if it matters
Leonard, am I getting through?

Won't you shine your light
through the crack in my night
won't you heal me with your song
Won't you come to my tomb
Dance me into your room
And direct me to where I belong?

I'm looking for your torch out there
burning somewhere in the rain
you tell me there's some beauty there
in the middle of all of the pain

You say all have sinned
And we're sinning again
And we've all fallen short of the mark
And we're telling our lies
And we wear our disguise
Could we all be lost to the dark?

But I'm looking for you poet
Won't you show me what you know?
I'm doomed here and you know it
And Leonard where did you go?

Leonard where did you go? x 3

Sorry..discovered that the link was not working. I just fixed it and it's working for me.

i liked it very much. text, melody, voice, instrumentation and atmosphere. thank you. wish it had been a little bit longer than three minutes and twelve seconds, though - but time always goes too quickly when one is receiving pleasure.
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Really enjoyed - especially your voice.
Thanks for sharing it
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Excellent!

Thank you for sharing this Wendy, you have a beautiful voice.

Aw, this is just LOVELY. Thanks Wendy! I feel it, lady. Grand work

Wendy, as you have written:

there's some beauty there

Gracious voice, charmed by song.

Thank you very much for listening. I think the lyric might need a tweak or two, but I've received such a great response to this song, I'm considering entering it into a few contests. It most likely wouldn't win or place, but it was a labor of love.

Wendy, loved the song and your voice. I think a lot of us have had similar sentiments but not quite the ability to express them as well and as lovely as you have.

Marsha

I just came across this song again after 9 years and as the above link is not working I thought those who hadn't heard it before might like a listen. It has a certain feeling to it and it's a change to hear an original song and not a cover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyqlySS530U

Geoffrey wrote: ↑Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:29 am ... wish it had been a little bit longer than three minutes and twelve seconds....
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Geoffrey, the above link is longer at 4mins 30secs.

Thanks for posting that

the internet signal here is not strong enough to play youtube videos, b4real. may be back home sometime next week, and will see it then. thank you for thinking of me. it's impossible to post any pictures, but lahcen is so kind, and his 90 years old father is staying with us - a wonderful gentleman called ibrahim, so alert, the energy of a teenager. today we walked the length of karl johans gata, all the way to the palace. i log in here and read what is happening, but writing myself is not at all easy. takes ages. bye for now xxx

B4real wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:15 am I just came across this song again after 9 years and as the above link is not working I thought those who hadn't heard it before might like a listen. It has a certain feeling to it and it's a change to hear an original song and not a cover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyqlySS530U
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Hi Bev,

When I clicked on your link, it said that it the video is "private", and it wouldn't let me see it. Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Lisa

HI Lisa, that's a shame because it was pretty much as everyone has described it.
Seems it's status was changed after lazariuk (my pleasure to help) viewed it.
I had another look today and it's back online with a different link -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjwOk_MHVsQ
It's working now at the time I've posted it.