And from the same song, "I said to Hank Williams, 'How lonely does it get?' Hank Williams hasn't answered yet."
That actually got a laugh at the concert I attended!
And from the same song, "I said to Hank Williams, 'How lonely does it get?' Hank Williams hasn't answered yet."
That actually got a laugh at the concert I attended!
RIP Leonard Cohen. This year has just been so sad with all these deaths. I'm glad he did live a long life and he was such an amazing songwriter. "Hallelujah" is one of my all-time favorite songs too, especially Jeff Buckley's version. It's just a beautiful song. I remember "The West Wing" used it in one of my favorite examples of a TV series using a song to score scenes too in a music montage. That was just so well made and it made me love the song even more. It also makes me think of Glenn and the others who died this past year as "Hallelujah" was the song they used for the In Memoriam tribute at the Emmys back in September.
~*Amanda*~
"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key."
OT: was surprised to see Mr. Cohen with a cigarette on his recent album cover. I didn't realize he was a smoker (I don't say this in a judge-y way; I'm a smoker myself).
He was noticeably out of breath while speaking recently http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/new...ity-faith.html
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There is only one version of Hallelujah & that is Leonard's himself. The song should be sung totally straight exceept for the lines leading to the chorus - 'the baffled king composing Hallelujah' etc.
While he was a very accomplished songwriter he never had Dylan's depth or range of subjects. An over-reliance on the word 'beauty' (yes, even in Hallelujah itself) and an over-reliance on cloying female backing singers didn't help his records.
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
RIP.
John Cale did a superb cover of Hallelujah: it is stark, just his voice and a piano, and very moving. It's understated but deeply felt.
RIP Mr. Cohen. Obviously a legend.
I was never a fan and didn't know he penned "Hallelujah", but I love that song and have heard many covers of it that brought me to tears. I will take a listen to his version.
"They will never forget you 'till somebody new comes along"
1948-2016 Gone but not forgotten
And in honor of the man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q
What a deep voice! Beautiful!
"They will never forget you 'till somebody new comes along"
1948-2016 Gone but not forgotten