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 – “He said, ‘I like this song you … Continue reading Bob Dylan: Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
– Happy 76th Birthday Tom Jones Birth name Thomas Jones Woodward Also known as Tom Jones Born 7 June 1940 (age 76) Treforest, Pontypridd,Glamorgan, Wales Genres Pop, rock, country, Soul Occupations Singer Years active 1963–present I remember watching Martin Scorsese’s wonderful The Blues (a 2003 documentary film series) ten years ago, and there was a fantastic sequence of Van Morrison,Tom Jones & Jeff Beck performing Bring … Continue reading Tom Jones covers Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Billy Joe Shaver, and more (videos)
Like a Bird on a Wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free ~Leonard Cohen, Bird On A Wire “The older I get, the surer I am that I’m not running the show.” ― Leonard Cohen “I don’t remember lighting this cigarette and I don’t remember … Continue reading September 21: Leonard Cohen was born in 1934 – Happy Birthday
…I must say I’m pleased with the album. It’s good. I’m not ashamed of it and am ready to stand by it. Rather than think of it as a masterpiece, I prefer to look at it as a little gem. ~Leonard Cohen (to Melody Maker’s Harvey Kubernik in March 1975) That miraculously intimate voice has … Continue reading August 11: Leonard Cohen – New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974)
OLD post … You’re being redirected to a newer version…… It’s four in the morning, the end of December I’m writing you now just to see if you’re better New York is cold, but I like where I’m living There’s music on Clinton Street all through the evening. – The problem with that song is … Continue reading The Best Songs: Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen)