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- Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:25 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Leonard fans should watch Mr. Mercedes (also, a bit about Stephen King)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4512
Re: Leonard fans should watch Mr. Mercedes (also, a bit about Stephen King)
Has anyone else here caught the Leonard Cohen easter eggs in this show yet?
- Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:15 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Leonard Cohen Easter Eggs in Emily St. John Mandel Novels
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4162
Leonard Cohen Easter Eggs in Emily St. John Mandel Novels
Don't know if this really counts as "news," but couldn't figure out where to place it, so moderators, please feel free to move it to another section! I discovered Emily St. John Mandel not too long ago and have now plowed through four of her five novels. Two of them have small but definite...
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:38 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Statement from Cohen Estate: Unauthorized use of "Hallelujah" as finale to Convention Festivities
- Replies: 50
- Views: 27339
Re: Statement from Cohen Estate: Unauthorized use of "Hallelujah" as finale to Convention Festivities
That is a quite brilliant statement. Yeah, it makes me laugh over and over. The author of that response certainly captured a bit of the classic Cohen humor there. Unfortunately the people who need to read that response won't. Or if they do, let's face it, they simply won't understand it. Here it ho...
- Tue Sep 01, 2020 5:51 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Statement from Cohen Estate: Unauthorized use of "Hallelujah" as finale to Convention Festivities
- Replies: 50
- Views: 27339
Re: RNC use of "Hallelujah" as finale to Convention Festivities
the webmaster should stop this thread. it is becoming too politically opinionated, and that is no way to encourage interest in leonard's music. Unfortunately we are being dragged back into a world where politics are of upmost import. Suggested readings: In the Garden of Beasts, The Splendid and the...
- Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:40 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Statement from Cohen Estate: Unauthorized use of "Hallelujah" as finale to Convention Festivities
- Replies: 50
- Views: 27339
Re: RNC use of "Hallelujah" as finale to Convention Festivities
the webmaster should stop this thread. it is becoming too politically opinionated, and that is no way to encourage interest in leonard's music. Unfortunately we are being dragged back into a world where politics are of upmost import. Suggested readings: In the Garden of Beasts, The Splendid and the...
- Mon Aug 10, 2020 4:30 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Montreal Leonard Cohen Memorial Commemorative Box Set
- Replies: 86
- Views: 39362
Re: Montreal Leonard Cohen Memorial Commemorative Box Set
Wow, even with the discount that's just too rich for my blood unfortunately. It's great that this is for charity, and it looks like a lovely set, but here is hoping the release a crappy non-collector's version I can buy later on for a more reasonable price. I care about the content, not the exclusiv...
- Tue Jul 28, 2020 3:25 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Leonard fans should watch Mr. Mercedes (also, a bit about Stephen King)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4512
Re: Leonard fans should watch Mr. Mercedes (also, a bit about Stephen King)
I finally had to time to finish the first season of Mr. Mercedes (I tend to save shows I really enjoy until I can watch them with my full attention) and was absolutely delighted with the Leonard Cohen easter eggs throughout. I can't recommend it enough to LC fans, but as before, I really can't say m...
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:06 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Waiting For The News To Come
- Replies: 171
- Views: 25569
Re: Waiting For The News To Come
A complete boxed set on Vinyl would be, wow, fantastic. I already have quite a few of them on vinyl, but a complete set would be amazing.
I'm waiting impatiently while I sip coffee from my Cup of Longing.
I'm waiting impatiently while I sip coffee from my Cup of Longing.
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:28 pm
- Forum: Thanks for the Dance
- Topic: "Thanks for the dance" - the new album
- Replies: 219
- Views: 154551
Re: "Thanks for the dance" - the new album
Someone is not convinced.... https://www.npr.org/2019/11/21/781542909/leonard-cohen-and-harry-nilsson-are-releasing-new-albums-whether-they-like-it-or I had initial misgivings, followed by real hope with the release of The Goal and What Happens to the Heart, but in the end I do feel that my initial...
- Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:02 pm
- Forum: Thanks for the Dance
- Topic: "Thanks for the dance" - the new album
- Replies: 219
- Views: 154551
Re: "Thanks for the dance" - the new album
Will Hodgkinson in The Times : Friday, 22nd November 2019 ALBUM REVIEW | POP Leonard Cohen: Thanks for the Dance review — in his final days one thing was on his mind: sex ★★★★★ Posthumous albums are rarely a good idea, but this one is different. When Leonard Cohen was dying he recorded a handful of...
- Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:11 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Posthumous album
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3297
Re: Posthumous album
There is no doubt I was anxious about this when I first heard about it. But these first two releases have assuaged my worries. I think they both sound like they treat Leonard's vision with the respect that is due. I actually like both videos. Something I rarely do, even when it is Leonard. The only ...
- Tue Oct 01, 2019 4:09 pm
- Forum: Thanks for the Dance
- Topic: "Thanks for the dance" - the new album
- Replies: 219
- Views: 154551
Re: "Thanks for the dance" - the new album
No one to follow and nothing to teach Except that the goal falls short of the reach Oops. Well I edited this whole post because I had misread the line as "the reach falling short of the goal." What happens when I try to put thoughts together the morning after a night out. I will have to p...
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:29 am
- Forum: Thanks for the Dance
- Topic: "Thanks for the dance" - the new album
- Replies: 219
- Views: 154551
Re: "Thanks for the dance" - the new album
It's nice that the lyrics are "except that the goal fell short of the reach." Leonard sometimes, heartbreakingly, questioned his own talent ("Needless to say, I am one of the fakes, and this is my story"). The first time I listened to this I expected that so strongly that I swear...
- Sat Sep 21, 2019 5:13 pm
- Forum: Thanks for the Dance
- Topic: "Thanks for the dance" - the new album
- Replies: 219
- Views: 154551
Re: "Thanks for the dance" - the new album
I absolutely love "The Night of Santiago", it's another translation of a poem by Lorca (think "Take this Waltz"). I can't wait to hear it!
- Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:30 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, film by Nick Broomfield
- Replies: 75
- Views: 34226
Re: Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, film by Nick Broomfield
Trailer immediately reminds me of:
And now you want to marry me
You want to take me down the aisle
You want to throw confetti fingerprints
You know that's not my style
O sure I'd like to marry you
But I can't face the dawn
With any girl who knew me
When my fingerprints were on
And now you want to marry me
You want to take me down the aisle
You want to throw confetti fingerprints
You know that's not my style
O sure I'd like to marry you
But I can't face the dawn
With any girl who knew me
When my fingerprints were on