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No apologies for returning to this subject....two simply outstanding videos and songs....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGorjBVag0I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU3IJ_IP5L0
..and probably the best ever cover version....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MDlMdu2gjw
...Once upon a time there was a LC convention in Hydra...I wish I could have gone, but circumstances at the time meant I couldn't....one of life's regrets......
Tomorrow the first song will get a name-check from me.The cover version you picked, Maurice, is probably the only cover of any Cohen song that gets anywhere near the essence of the original. But here is the original:
https://youtu.be/wHAHt2Hv_DI
And two others:
https://youtu.be/H2VJhd-i1QE
https://youtu.be/JTTC_fD598A
May your memory be a blessing, Leonard.
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Click on the Hydra 2002 link, towards the bottom of the left hand column. Perhaps one day a reunion will be in Britain.
https://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/
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Nick Cave's version of Avalanche is pretty good. Nothing on the original though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX1vVP1Tb64
My reasoning with probably 99.99% of Cohen covers is that the performer puts far too much of themselves into the song instead of letting his stark words speak for themselves. One case in point, in a myriad of cases, was the butchering of, 'Hallelujah,' where a whole succession of singers thought they could do better than Cohen and turned a gem into tarnished glass. Sorry, NYCBlue, Cave's version also falls into this trap.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
However Cave's 2015 restrained rendition in London I believe is much closer to the song's essence.
https://youtu.be/w5AjWTOTMg0
Janileigh Cohen, clearly allows the song to sing to us by not getting in it's way.
https://youtu.be/OsU_nYDF4TM
And of course, the Cohen original live:
https://youtu.be/xxaOcHcrd8k
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I certainly see your point. I still think the NC version is reasonably strong however overdone. Songs Of Love and Hate is the only Leonard Cohen album I ever owned. My dad used to play it when I was really young. He ended up giving it to me because my mum hated it so much. I love that record, but somehow never got into Leonard Cohen's other stuff. Dress Rehearsal Rag is probably my favorite Cohen song. Thanks for those links. They illustrate your point well and the Janileigh Cohen version is a real treat. I've never heard of her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve the Tea
If you start with Cohen's earlier stuff there's no major mind-shift to make. His second album is a classic. This one is off that. Have a good journey discovering the rest of Cohen.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
https://youtu.be/GEmLSmb_2wk
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:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve the Tea
No apologies for posting yet another link....25 minutes but it if gets one more LC fan.....this is a fantastic 4 dong video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEzUK6zN074
No need to apologise, Maurice. Here are another two of note:Quote:
Originally Posted by Maurice Swan
https://youtu.be/7MXhhCKvQcI
https://youtu.be/HD7aBz99jkw
I think Mike needs to make this thread a sticky!
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My favourite is a recorded song in 2016
You Want It Darker
https://youtu.be/v0nmHymgM7Y
There were three Cohen songs in, 'McCabe & Mrs Miller.' They were:
(i) The Stranger Song
(ii) Sisters of Mercy
(iii) Winter Lady.
https://www.criterion.com/current/po...abe-mrs-miller
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