Trump killed Leonard Cohen
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... just sang his "Halelujah" for the first time at a public event eight days ago. He was a great Jewish Buddhist and they don't come along every day.
I have never been a fan of his music, but I know many people are. Zoomer Radio in Toronto, AM 740, has a show dedicated to his music, every Saturday from 4:30 to 5PM. I expect it will be a special one this weekend. I listen to Zoomer Radio occasionally, via the computer. It features music from the 50s to the 70s
Zoomer Radio - CFZM - AM 740 - Toronto, ON - Listen Online
If you are a Cohen fan, this will be a 'do not miss' experience.
Zoomer Radio - CFZM - AM 740 - Toronto, ON - Listen Online
If you are a Cohen fan, this will be a 'do not miss' experience.
I LOVE Halleluliah. Any version but his is the best. Rest of his stuff was good too.
I can't believe he was same age as my parents.
RIP
I can't believe he was same age as my parents.
RIP
Well, Obama was blamed for every mishap under the sun so mebbe it's time to start a BLAME TRUMP campaign.
But not here. I always liked Leonard Cohen who was VERY popular in NYC back in the day. He was a true Canadian gem.
RIP
Thank you so very much for this Murphy. I've been a fan since I read his first book of poetry yeah these many years ago. I have all his CDs. I will be tuning in for sure. Fare Thee Well Leonard.
I remember when this one made the rounds when Obummer first got elected.......
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBVaqrqb3bk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBVaqrqb3bk
Leonard and Dylan........hardly melodious true but those lyrics..........man they just grab your soul.
"Sail on, sail on
O mighty Ship of State
To the Shores of Need
Past the Reefs of Greed
Through the Squalls of Hate
Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on"
Now this is exactly the type of gathering I can totally get behind.............
They brought tears and books of poetry, songs and tributes and bottles of wine. Within hours of the announcement that Leonard Cohen had died, mourners in his hometown of Montreal began to gather to pay homage to one of their city’s greatest sons.The vigil outside Mr. Cohen’s home just off Saint Laurent Blvd. began small, and grew as the night went on. Some strummed Mr. Cohen’s works. Others gathered in a circle and sang his songs.
“I feel we lost a prophet,” said Montrealer Dan Levy, after depositing a candle on the steps of the muted greystone house. “We’re mourning, but we’re mourning a great life. I’m not somebody who has many heroes but he was my hero.”
Mr.Cohen knew his city intimately and Montrealers felt they knew the artist the same way. He is a source of inspiration and pride, and he crossed the city’s language divide to become an almost universally beloved figure.
Sitting cross-legged in the grass in the Parc du Portugal, across the street from Mr. Cohen’s home, Lydia Yakonowsky described the songwriter as her “only idol.” She had spent the night crying after learning of his death.
“I work in a cubicle. Sometimes I listen to his music while I work, and I feel moments of illumination,” she said. “His poetry is so uplifting.”
By 11 p.m., about 200 people has massed near Mr. Cohen’s home. The air, aside from the soft chords of a guitar, was silent. Candles and bouquets of roses began to pile up in a shrine on the house’s doorstep. Someone lit two sticks of incense.
On a lamppost by the door, a mourner taped a note. In French, it read: Montreal: Leonard Forever. RIP.
Mourners gather in Montreal to pay tribute to Leonard Cohen - The Globe and Mail
“I feel we lost a prophet,” said Montrealer Dan Levy, after depositing a candle on the steps of the muted greystone house. “We’re mourning, but we’re mourning a great life. I’m not somebody who has many heroes but he was my hero.”
Mr.Cohen knew his city intimately and Montrealers felt they knew the artist the same way. He is a source of inspiration and pride, and he crossed the city’s language divide to become an almost universally beloved figure.
Sitting cross-legged in the grass in the Parc du Portugal, across the street from Mr. Cohen’s home, Lydia Yakonowsky described the songwriter as her “only idol.” She had spent the night crying after learning of his death.
“I work in a cubicle. Sometimes I listen to his music while I work, and I feel moments of illumination,” she said. “His poetry is so uplifting.”
By 11 p.m., about 200 people has massed near Mr. Cohen’s home. The air, aside from the soft chords of a guitar, was silent. Candles and bouquets of roses began to pile up in a shrine on the house’s doorstep. Someone lit two sticks of incense.
On a lamppost by the door, a mourner taped a note. In French, it read: Montreal: Leonard Forever. RIP.
Mourners gather in Montreal to pay tribute to Leonard Cohen - The Globe and Mail
Leonard and Dylan........hardly melodious true but those lyrics..........man they just grab your soul.
I'd add Paul Simon to that list (except that he can actually sing)
All three are/were profound twentieth century Jewish bards. Their poetry and prose should be added to the Talmud to last the ages.
I'd add Paul Simon to that list (except that he can actually sing)
All three are/were profound twentieth century Jewish bards. Their poetry and prose should be added to the Talmud to last the ages.
