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Lee Hazlewood and a mystery song attributed to Leonard
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:55 am
by Bartleby
I have a CD by Lee Hazlewood called “Love and other Crimes” which contains a lovely song entitled “Your Sweet Love” which is attributed to Leonard. The song is not in Jarkko's wonderful, prodigious list of covers. The lyrics are as follows:
Strangers’ arms reach out to me
‘Cos they know what’s so lonely
Then my mind goes back to you
Your sweet love sees me through
Your sweet love sees me through
Strangers’ eyes see through me
They know I need company
Then I stop and think of you
Your sweet love sees me through
Your sweet love sees me through
Strangers take my lonely hands
Tell me that they understand
I tend (?) to them, I think of you
Your sweet love sees me through
Your sweet love sees me through
Does anybody know anything about the song? Is the attribution correct or not? In the meantime Jarkko is looking into it.
Best
Bartleby
Re: Lee Hazlewood and a mystery song attributed to Leonard
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:02 am
by lizzytysh
Hi Bartleby ~
I'm wondering if it's maybe a song that Lee Hazlewood wrote and dedicated to Leonard, as the inspiration for it... or does it actually say "Written by Leonard Cohen"?
~ Lizzy
Re: Lee Hazlewood and a mystery song attributed to Leonard
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:50 am
by jarkko
Bartleby sent me a scan of the song list and indeed this song is credited to Leonard (=he is the author)!!
Looks like we have missed the song totally!
Re: Lee Hazlewood and a mystery song attributed to Leonard
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:25 pm
by lizzytysh
The same "Leonard Cohen"?
~ Lizzy
Re: Lee Hazlewood and a mystery song attributed to Leonard
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:30 pm
by Anne
It is wonderful when we can find a new song. It is especially great when it is performed by the great Lee Hazlewood. I am still saddened by his recent death.
Re: Lee Hazlewood and a mystery song attributed to Leonard
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:22 pm
by jarkko
Leonard emailed that he has not written the song in question.
Re: Lee Hazlewood and a mystery song attributed to Leonard
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:49 am
by lizzytysh
Ahhh. "L.Cohen" makes a huge difference right off the top. Larry Cohen or whatever. The lyrics didn't 'feel' like Leonard's.
~ Lizzy
Re: Lee Hazlewood and a mystery song attributed to Leonard
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:42 am
by opendoor
The Lee Hazlewood fansite attributes "Your Sweet Love" to Lee Hazlewood.
opendoor
Re: Lee Hazlewood and a mystery song attributed to Leonard
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:47 pm
by lizzytysh
Obviously, a memory lapse of the typist who was listening to "Famous Blue Raincoat" at the time.
~ Lizzy