Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 He was a published poet and novelist before he ever recorded an album. I love his poetry; his voice I can only take in small doses. If someone asks you what any Leonard Cohen song or poem is about, and you say "It's about the wonders of s*x and the pain of love," you'll be right about 90% of the time. ;) I know people sometimes look for a Christian/Biblical interpretation of Hallelujah (e.g. the whole song is about David, or it's about the singer's relationship with God), but Cohen is actually an ordained Buddhist monk. He still considers himself a Jew as well, and he uses a lot of Judeo-Christian symbolism in his writing, but often the Biblical allusions relate more to the idea that love and s*x mirror religious experience in terms of the depths of joy and pain. E.g. "Remember when I moved in you, the holy dove was moving too, and every breath we drew was hallelujah." I think the David/Bathsheba references (and, more obliquely, the Samson reference — "she cut your hair") refer to a common theme in Cohen's writing: that even the most powerful man on earth is helpless in the face of love/s*xual attraction. If you look at Cohen's own life, he seems to have spent an awful lot of it vacillating between "helpless" and "aw, bummer." :lol: Jackie Wow, great explanation. And so true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I get chills from the top of my head to my toes every time I hear it. It is SO beautiful and moving. I loved this version, and especially loved the last guy who sang with the blond hair. BEAUTIFUL!!! I also LOVED the winner of American Idol's rendition. I don't think I've ever heard a bad one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 I know this has been way overdone, but it gets me every time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVbkz_3lO3c And someone better play it at my funeral. Or else. Yeah, she's really good. I love her song "Building A Mystery." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I know this has been way overdone, but it gets me every time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVbkz_3lO3c And someone better play it at my funeral. Or else. Okay, first the very thought of your funeral when I havn't even had the chance to MEET YOU ALIVE yet,.....just choked me up, but..... I'm not sure I could keep a straight face if I heard the "SPCA Propaganda Theme Song" at your funeral! :001_huh: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 My favorite line from Hallelujah is this one: And remember when I moved in you The holy dove was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Okay, first the very thought of your funeral when I havn't even had the chance to MEET YOU ALIVE yet,.....just choked me up, but..... I'm not sure I could keep a straight face if I heard the "SPCA Propaganda Theme Song" at your funeral! :001_huh: :lol: LMAO :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Okay, first the very thought of your funeral when I havn't even had the chance to MEET YOU ALIVE yet,.....just choked me up, but..... I'm not sure I could keep a straight face if I heard the "SPCA Propaganda Theme Song" at your funeral! :001_huh: :lol: STOP! That's why I said it's been overdone. It's the animal song now. I still love it. Maybe you can sing it at my funeral since you said something about dying cats or whatever when you sing. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I actually prefer Leonard Cohen's own version. His voice is rough and edgy, as are the lyrics. It's not a pretty-pretty song lyrically. I find it too "sanitized" when sung with an intention to make something angelic out of it. Listen to the complete Cohen version on youtube. Close your eyes at about 3:55 and tell me if you hear Pink Floyd. I don't know which was written first so I don't know if one influenced the other. I checked with a couple musicians to make sure I wasn't imagining it before I posted this. They said they heard it as well. I don't play so I don't know the chord structure but it sounds the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Yeah, she's really good. I love her song "Building A Mystery." Her voice is just so unusual. I get tired of the flowy lovey voices. I like the unusual ones. You know the ones with some edge and distinction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 STOP! That's why I said it's been overdone. It's the animal song now. I still love it. Maybe you can sing it at my funeral since you said something about dying cats or whatever when you sing. :D Yeah, there will be cats mewing loudly from the outside. Poor things. ETA: That's what I'm gonna start calling my voice: "edge and distinction". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Yeah, there will be cats mewing loudly from the outside. Poor things. ETA: That's what I'm gonna start calling my voice: "edge and distinction". Yeah, go ahead and do that. Yep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 LOL you guys are killing me. I like that. Edge and distinction! KidsHappen, Can you give a link to the specific one you are listening to? There are a few on Youtube of varying lengths. I love Pink Floyd, by the way! "Wish You Were Here" is one of my favorites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I'm picturing all of us in a big ol' virtual living room right now, drinking wine, nibbling on pqr's armadilla BBQ listening to all of these beautiful haunting melodies, holding hands, singing Kumbaya at the end......:grouphug: .....and I'm not even drunk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Oh and while we're talking about sad lyrics, you know which one chokes me up every time? Billy Joel's Goodnight Saigon We met as soul mates on Parris Island We left as inmates from an asylum And we were sharp, as sharp as knives And we were so gung ho to lay down our lives We came in spastic like tameless horses We left in plastic as numbered corpses And we learned fast to travel light Our arms were heavy but our bellies were tight We had no home front, we had no soft soap They sent us Playboy, they gave us Bob Hope We dug in deep and shot on sight And prayed to Jesus Christ with all of our might We had no cameras to shoot the landscape We passed the hash pipe and played our Doors tapes And it was dark, so dark at night And we held on to each other like brother to brother We promised our mothers we'd write And we would all go down together We said we'd all go down together Yes we would all go down together Remember Charlie, remember Baker They left their childhood on every acre And who was wrong? And who was right? It didn't matter in the thick of the fight We held the day in the palm of our hand They ruled the nights, and the nights Seemed to last as long as six weeks... ...On Parris Island We held the coastline, they held the highlands And they were sharp, as sharp as knives They heard the hum of our motors They counted the rotors And waited for us to arrive And we would all go down together We said we'd all go down together Yes we would all go down together ....that line about "we promised our mothers we'd write" makes me cry every freakin time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 I'm picturing all of us in a big ol' virtual living room right now, drinking wine, nibbling on pqr's armadilla BBQ listening to all of these beautiful haunting melodies, holding hands, singing Kumbaya at the end......:grouphug: .....and I'm not even drunk! haha! Yeah! Pass the wine! I need it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I'm picturing all of us in a big ol' virtual living room right now, drinking wine, nibbling on pqr's armadilla BBQ listening to all of these beautiful haunting melodies, holding hands, singing Kumbaya at the end......:grouphug: .....and I'm not even drunk! Wait a minute! MamaT will not join us if we are eating armadillos. We will have to eat Nutella instead. No bacon though!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 You and me both, Nance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Wait a minute! MamaT will not join us if we are eating armadillos. We will have to eat Nutella instead. No bacon though!!! :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton It's late in the evening; she's wondering what clothes to wear. She puts on her make-up and brushes her long blonde hair. And then she asks me, "Do I look all right?" And I say, "Yes, you look wonderful tonight." We go to a party and everyone turns to see This beautiful lady that's walking around with me. And then she asks me, "Do you feel all right?" And I say, "Yes, I feel wonderful tonight." I feel wonderful because I see The love light in your eyes. And the wonder of it all Is that you just don't realize how much I love you. It's time to go home now and I've got an aching head, So I give her the car keys and she helps me to bed. And then I tell her, as I turn out the light, I say, "My darling, you were wonderful tonight. Oh my darling, you were wonderful tonight." Ahhhhhh.......Love it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest janainaz Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I love that song. I first heard it on American Idol when Jason Castro sang it. Love it, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 OK you guys listen to this song with me now. sniff, sniff. (Yes, I confess, I LOVE Meatloaf and this is one of my favorites!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I know this has been way overdone, but it gets me every time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVbkz_3lO3c And someone better play it at my funeral. Or else. I love this one. It has always (well since it came out) been one of my favorites. If I was going to have a funeral, I would want this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Oh and while we're talking about sad lyrics, you know which one chokes me up every time? Billy Joel's Goodnight Saigon We met as soul mates on Parris Island We left as inmates from an asylum And we were sharp, as sharp as knives And we were so gung ho to lay down our lives We came in spastic like tameless horses We left in plastic as numbered corpses And we learned fast to travel light Our arms were heavy but our bellies were tight We had no home front, we had no soft soap They sent us Playboy, they gave us Bob Hope We dug in deep and shot on sight And prayed to Jesus Christ with all of our might We had no cameras to shoot the landscape We passed the hash pipe and played our Doors tapes And it was dark, so dark at night And we held on to each other like brother to brother We promised our mothers we'd write And we would all go down together We said we'd all go down together Yes we would all go down together Remember Charlie, remember Baker They left their childhood on every acre And who was wrong? And who was right? It didn't matter in the thick of the fight We held the day in the palm of our hand They ruled the nights, and the nights Seemed to last as long as six weeks... ...On Parris Island We held the coastline, they held the highlands And they were sharp, as sharp as knives They heard the hum of our motors They counted the rotors And waited for us to arrive And we would all go down together We said we'd all go down together Yes we would all go down together ....that line about "we promised our mothers we'd write" makes me cry every freakin time! :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) I thought about using Hurt by Johnny Cash, but we were out of songs by that time. The first time I heard JC's version of Hurt (it's originally a Nine Inch Nails song), I was driving south trying to beat death to my dad. I couldn't get a flight out that would have got me there sooner than driving. This came on and I couldn't help but pull over to listen. Broke down and sobbed for half an hour. That song is so "my dad" especially the line about "my empire of dirt." Farmers will get that one for sure. I did get there, but he was unconscious. I sat and sang his favourite hymn to him. Left the room to speak with my brother. He died while we were talking. That JC song came on the radio again on our drive to his funeral. I can't even finish typing this Edited August 27, 2010 by Audrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 OK you guys listen to this song with me now. sniff, sniff. (Yes, I confess, I LOVE Meatloaf and this is one of my favorites!) I might get kicked out of this party, but I have never been a Meatloaf fan. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 The first time I heard JC's version of Hurt (it's originally a Nine Inch Nails song), I was driving south trying to beat death to my dad. I couldn't get a flight out that would have got me there sooner than driving. This came on and I couldn't help but pull over to listen. Broke down and sobbed for half an hour. That song is so "my dad" especially the line about "my empire of dirt." Farmers will get that one for sure. I did get there, but he was unconscious. I sat and sang his favourite hymn to him. Left the room to speak with my brother. He died while we were talking. That JC song came on the radio again on our drive to his funeral. :grouphug: I feel your pain. I feel a very painful blog post coming on. BTW: I listened to the Jason American Idol version. I think he's too young to sing about such things. Just my opinion.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 The first time I heard JC's version of Hurt (it's originally a Nine Inch Nails song), I was driving south trying to beat death to my dad. I couldn't get a flight out that would have got me there sooner than driving. This came on and I couldn't help but pull over to listen. Broke down and sobbed for half an hour. That song is so "my dad" especially the line about "my empire of dirt." Farmers will get that one for sure. I did get there, but he was unconscious. I sat and sang his favourite hymn to him. Left the room to speak with my brother. He died while we were talking. That JC song came on the radio again on our drive to his funeral. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Cyndi and Audrey :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 I might get kicked out of this party, but I have never been a Meatloaf fan. :tongue_smilie: LOL that's okay. It's a touching song though, that particular one. I like a lot of their songs though. Meatloaf was the second live concert I ever saw (after Aerosmith/Skid Row). BTW: I listened to the Jason American Idol version. I think he's too young to sing about such things. Just my opinion.... Maybe, but he did it so well lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 BTW: I listened to the Jason American Idol version. I think he's too young to sing about such things. Just my opinion.... He is a wee young thing. :D:D:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 He is a wee young thing. :D:D:D:D Yes, and so adorable, I'd like to put him in a cage and keep him for a whi.... err.... never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Yes, and so adorable, I'd like to put him in a cage and keep him for a whi.... err.... never mind. I hear ya...:thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 LOL. Now that I have managed to appear quite lecherous, I think I better head to bed. It is nearly midnight, which is past my bedtime (hey, I'm not a young thing like Jason Castro anymore haha). Thanks for the conversation and the music, ladies :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Nakia, that is sweet. Isn't it weird how music can just so totally transport you? I can hear a song that was popular when dh and I were dating/first married and it brings it all back. (I tell my oldest every time I hear one.) I am in AWE of people who can make music! My son has been like that since he could talk, remembers every song he's ever heard and is already playing guitar. So sweet! (he was named after Jakob Dylan of the Wallflowers.) I write, but I really wish I could be musical! And RE: the wee young Jason Castro.....I really think that you need to have had your heart broken and mended to be able to really GIVE IT YOUR ALL in a song like this. That's why I like Cohen's version. It's raw and gritty, not sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Oh, I love this song! And I've been sitting here for the last hour listening to the different versions, thanks to this thread! I don't know that I can pick a favourite as they're all so wonderful. But I have to say that Kurt Nielson in the video from the OP (fourth guy) was just brilliant! I also *love* Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Iz. I had that playing during my birth with my youngest. It is just such a spiritually moving song for me... you can feel the magic as he sings it. Here's another song that moves my soul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLqb64Pb9So It's the muppets and Harry Belafonte, which might not be what you'd first think of when you say soulful music (ha ha), but I think this song is beyond amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I had no idea there was a Bon Jovi version of this song. How did I not know this?!?!? I haaaaated the last AI winner's version of Hallelujah. It's my very least favorite version of this song, hands down. I'd rather hear Barney sing it. :glare: Another song that I first heard on American Idol and instantly loved was "Falling Slowly" when Kris Allen sang it: If someone asks you what any Leonard Cohen song or poem is about, and you say "It's about the wonders of s*x and the pain of love," you'll be right about 90% of the time. ;) I know people sometimes look for a Christian/Biblical interpretation of Hallelujah (e.g. the whole song is about David, or it's about the singer's relationship with God), but Cohen is actually an ordained Buddhist monk. He still considers himself a Jew as well, and he uses a lot of Judeo-Christian symbolism in his writing, but often the Biblical allusions relate more to the idea that love and s*x mirror religious experience in terms of the depths of joy and pain. E.g. "Remember when I moved in you, the holy dove was moving too, and every breath we drew was hallelujah." I think the David/Bathsheba references (and, more obliquely, the Samson reference — "she cut your hair") refer to a common theme in Cohen's writing: that even the most powerful man on earth is helpless in the face of love/s*xual attraction. If you look at Cohen's own life, he seems to have spent an awful lot of it vacillating between "helpless" and "aw, bummer." :lol: Jackie :iagree: nodding in agreeance.... Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) Those of you studying the Hallelujah lyrics, did you look at Leonard Cohen's version? Some of the lyrics are different: "Hallelujah" Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you To a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Baby I have been here before I know this room, I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you. I've seen your flag on the marble arch Love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah There was a time you let me know What's really going on below But now you never show it to me, do you? And remember when I moved in you The holy dove was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah You say I took the name in vain I don't even know the name But if I did, well really, what's it to you? There's a blaze of light In every word It doesn't matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you And even though It all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah Supposedly there were originally a lot more verses — I once read an interview with John Cale, saying that when Cohen faxed him the lyrics, there were 15 pages! Cale chose the ones he wanted to use, which include: Maybe there's a God above But all I ever learned from love Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya It's not a cry that you hear at night It's not somebody who's seen the light It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah I'd sure love to see the rest of the unpublished verses! ETA: According to this article, Cohen wrote more than EIGHTY verses! I wonder if he'll ever publish them??? Jackie Edited August 27, 2010 by Corraleno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I love these lines: But all I ever learned from love Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya It is such a haunting, full image in such a short phrase. I find there's a lot to chew on in this little bit right here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 If someone asks you what any Leonard Cohen song or poem is about, and you say "It's about the wonders of s*x and the pain of love," you'll be right about 90% of the time. I know people sometimes look for a Christian/Biblical interpretation of Hallelujah (e.g. the whole song is about David, or it's about the singer's relationship with God), but Cohen is actually an ordained Buddhist monk. He still considers himself a Jew as well, and he uses a lot of Judeo-Christian symbolism in his writing, but often the Biblical allusions relate more to the idea that love and s*x mirror religious experience in terms of the depths of joy and pain. E.g. "Remember when I moved in you, the holy dove was moving too, and every breath we drew was hallelujah." I think the David/Bathsheba references (and, more obliquely, the Samson reference — "she cut your hair") refer to a common theme in Cohen's writing: that even the most powerful man on earth is helpless in the face of love/s*xual attraction. If you look at Cohen's own life, he seems to have spent an awful lot of it vacillating between "helpless" and "aw, bummer." Oh, thank goodness for that. It explains why I felt uncomfortable listening to my niece's choir ( a bunch of 7 and 8 year olds) singing this song. I'm glad it's not because I have a warped mind :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Oh, thank goodness for that. It explains why I felt uncomfortable listening to my niece's choir ( a bunch of 7 and 8 year olds) singing this song. I'm glad it's not because I have a warped mind :001_huh: No way!!! Did the choir director not read the lyrics?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Oh, thank goodness for that. It explains why I felt uncomfortable listening to my niece's choir ( a bunch of 7 and 8 year olds) singing this song. I'm glad it's not because I have a warped mind :001_huh: Seriously??? :eek: Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest janainaz Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Might as well link He is my favorite AI contestant ever!! Oh, I have to agree with this. No one has compared in any way for me since he was on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I love Leonard Cohen & have for decades now. I like him singing anything & while this song isn't my fave of his, there really are no LC songs that I don't like. His poetry is amazing. What I also like is Nancy White's song "Leonard Cohen's Never Gonna Bring My Groceries In" :D "I was listening to music as I swept the kitchen floor. I was needing a shampoo and I was pushing 44. And I had one of those flashes that hits you now and then About experience manqué and certain sadly missing men. And I realized in horror as I stroked my double chin, Leonard Cohen's never gonna bring my groceries in! I've a husband and a baby, there's another on the way. And, like Leonard, I am aching in the place I used to play. But really, I'm enjoying all this domesticity. Hey, I never have to deal with Warren Beatty's vanity. But there is one thing I regret, and my regret is genuine. Leonard Cohen's never gonna bring my groceries in. Oh Leonard and me, together we'd be great. Strumming our guitars and singing songs while it got late! (Well, not TOO late, these days I kind of fold about eleven. But for a little while it would be heaven, heaven, heaven.) Oh, Leonard and me, we'd be so decadent. We'd look at all those bottles, wonder where the wine all went. (Well frankly I can't drink it anymore, my head can't take it. But I know me and Leonard we could make it, make it.) I love each line he's written, Except for maybe one: "Nancy wore green stockings [Male chorus] and she slept with everyone."*) I thought: "What if somebody thinks he's singing about me?" 'Cause after all, I lived in Montreal in 1963. And perhaps I was his type when I was young and sweet and thin. But now Leonard's never gonna bring my groceries in. Oh, Leonard and me, we're soulmates, there's no doubt. I feel it in my heart, we'd have so much to talk about. We'd hole up in the Tower of Song with coffee strong and bitter. That is, of course, if I could get a sitter, A sitter, a sitter. Hey, I'm just some singer looking for a sitter." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achristean Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Wow! That was great. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 What I also like is Nancy White's song "Leonard Cohen's Never Gonna Bring My Groceries In" :D That song is genius! And it's especially apropos, because after listening to Hallelujah, and reading some of Cohen's poetry, I was sitting here kinda wistfully remembering an old flame who was a writer and poet, thinking about how we used to stay up all night drinking wine and talking and.... stuff. :tongue_smilie: And now I'm sitting here on a homeschool message board, which sure isn't where I would have thought I'd be, if anyone had asked me 20 years ago. And then you posted that song, and I'm laughing soooo hard :lol: So thank you ;) Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 And then you posted that song, and I'm laughing soooo hard :lol: So thank you ;) Jackie Oh, you're welcome. Were you veering dangerously close to maudlin retrospection? :D Put away the red wine & the poetry books & the old photos & letters. You'll wake up with an awful headache if you don't (not that I know anything about these things.....) I so know what you mean. When I was 20, I would have never guessed in a thousand years that this is what I'd be doing at 43. I just wish I could find an mp3 of it b/e Nancy sings it so well, but she's doing a very good job protecting her copyright - smart gal. She did another one for Leonard - when he was up on Mt Baldy http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/white.html He was in Vancouver recently & I didn't go. :001_huh: Because? I dunno why. Mostly because I don't really like large concerts like that & I'm cheap, cheap, cheap; but I've been regretting it like crazy ever since. I even had the tickets in my shopping cart, with a priority code for fans, a day ahead of the general public .... & I let them go..... promising myself instead to buy a cd & a book & drink a glass of wine at home in a toast. Was that stupid or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 She did another one for Leonard - when he was up on Mt Baldy http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/white.html :lol: I love this: It seems to me the world has lots of monks and meditatorsAnd some come up with brand-new thoughts And some are just translators But what the world needs now is Leonard Cohen as he was 'Cause nobody loves women truly madly deeply Like our Leonard does Cohen, from an interview in the Telegraph, 2008: He once dryly described his reputation as "suicidal, depressive, melancholic and a ladies man, as if women appreciated these other qualities". You'd think more men would have figured out by now that women will put up with pretty much anything in return for having passionate poetry written about them. :lol: Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I really like the Allison Crowe version of the song. Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jazzyfizzle Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Hm I never watched ER! I do love me some Jon Bon Jovi! lol. Arrrgh help me, I'm stuck on Youtube and I can't get off! I just rewatched the series finale of "Six Feet Under"- the final scenes where Claire is driving and they keep showing flash forwards of how all her loved ones age and die, and finally she does, too, set to "Breathe Me" by Sia. Yes, that one stayed with me for a long time and turned my mind over and over! One reason was probably that we had lost DH's sister not too long before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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