What's your favourite song from each LC studio album?
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Great question. I really had to think about this one. Here goes:
Songs of LC -- Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (but this was a very tough call)
Songs from a Room -- Seems so Long ago, Nancy
Songs of L and H -- Famous Blue Raincoat (of course, but with Last Year's Man a very close second)
New Skin -- Who by Fire (just)
DOALM -- pass (can I substitute The Gypsy's Wife?)
Recent Songs -- The Guests (this was the toughest call)
Various Positions -- If it be your Will
I'm Your Man -- First we take Manhattan (only recently promoted but firmly the current favourite from this album)
The Future -- Closing Time (Leonard's greatest modern song, in my view)
Ten New Songs -- Alexandra Leaving (by some distance)
Dear Heather -- Villanelle for our Time
Songs of LC -- Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (but this was a very tough call)
Songs from a Room -- Seems so Long ago, Nancy
Songs of L and H -- Famous Blue Raincoat (of course, but with Last Year's Man a very close second)
New Skin -- Who by Fire (just)
DOALM -- pass (can I substitute The Gypsy's Wife?)
Recent Songs -- The Guests (this was the toughest call)
Various Positions -- If it be your Will
I'm Your Man -- First we take Manhattan (only recently promoted but firmly the current favourite from this album)
The Future -- Closing Time (Leonard's greatest modern song, in my view)
Ten New Songs -- Alexandra Leaving (by some distance)
Dear Heather -- Villanelle for our Time
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One Of Us Cannot Be
Bird On A Wire/So Long Nancy
Famous Blue Raincoat
Chelsea Hotel (obvious choice, but I love it!)
Don't have Death of Ladies Man and Recent Songs (i'll get them soon)
If It Be Your Will
Take This Waltz
Anthem
Alexandra Leaving
Don't have Dear Heather
Bird On A Wire/So Long Nancy
Famous Blue Raincoat
Chelsea Hotel (obvious choice, but I love it!)
Don't have Death of Ladies Man and Recent Songs (i'll get them soon)
If It Be Your Will
Take This Waltz
Anthem
Alexandra Leaving
Don't have Dear Heather
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Re: What's your favourite song from each LC studio album?
Yaniv,
You don't have "Recent Songs"?!!! Go straight to Music - Leonard Cohen on http://www.amazon.com page 10, where you can buy (brand new) the trilogy of "Recent Songs", "Death of a Ladies' Man" and "The Future" for $13.00 - all with their original covers in jewel cases, in a cardboard cover (you can use "The Future" as a present).
All the best, John E
You don't have "Recent Songs"?!!! Go straight to Music - Leonard Cohen on http://www.amazon.com page 10, where you can buy (brand new) the trilogy of "Recent Songs", "Death of a Ladies' Man" and "The Future" for $13.00 - all with their original covers in jewel cases, in a cardboard cover (you can use "The Future" as a present).
All the best, John E
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Re: What's your favourite song from each LC studio album?
My list today (changes almost every day):
Songs of Leonard Cohen - The Stranger Song
Songs From a Room - Seems So Long Ago, Nancy
Songs of Love and Hate - Diamonds In The Mine
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Lover, Lover, Lover
Death of a Ladies Man - Memories
Recent Songs - The Traitor
Various Positions - Dance Me To The End Of Love
I'm Your Man - Take This Waltz
The Future - Closing Time
Ten New Songs - That Don`t Make It Junk
Dear Heather - Because Of
Songs of Leonard Cohen - The Stranger Song
Songs From a Room - Seems So Long Ago, Nancy
Songs of Love and Hate - Diamonds In The Mine
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Lover, Lover, Lover
Death of a Ladies Man - Memories
Recent Songs - The Traitor
Various Positions - Dance Me To The End Of Love
I'm Your Man - Take This Waltz
The Future - Closing Time
Ten New Songs - That Don`t Make It Junk
Dear Heather - Because Of
A cross on every hill
A star, a minaret
So many graves to fill
O love, aren’t you tired yet?
- The Faith, Leonard Cohen
A star, a minaret
So many graves to fill
O love, aren’t you tired yet?
- The Faith, Leonard Cohen
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Re: What's your favourite song from each LC studio album?
Songs of Leonard Cohen - Master Song (but every song on this album is incredible)
Songs From a Room - Seems so long ago, Nancy
Songs of Love and Hate - Avalanche (but Famous Blue Raincoat and Dress Rehearsal Rag are just as great)
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Take This Longing
Death of a Ladies Man - title track
Recent Songs - Came so far for Beauty (I guess)
Various Positions - If it be your will
Ten New Songs - Here it is (incredible)
Dear Heather - The Letters
I can't say that I like 'all' of his albums
Songs From a Room - Seems so long ago, Nancy
Songs of Love and Hate - Avalanche (but Famous Blue Raincoat and Dress Rehearsal Rag are just as great)
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Take This Longing
Death of a Ladies Man - title track
Recent Songs - Came so far for Beauty (I guess)
Various Positions - If it be your will
Ten New Songs - Here it is (incredible)
Dear Heather - The Letters
I can't say that I like 'all' of his albums
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Re: What's your favourite song from each LC studio album?
Songs of Leonard Cohen - Sisters of Mercy
Songs From a Room – Seems so Long ago
Songs of Love and Hate – Famous Blue Raincoat
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Who by Fire
Death of a Ladies Man - Don't go Home
Recent Songs - Ballad of the Absent Mare
Various Positions – Hallelujah
I'm Your Man – First, we take Manhattan
The Future – The Future
Ten New Songs - Boogie Street
Dear Heather - The Letters
I wonder if someone with a bit more time and net wisdom could create a widget to tally the song choices?
David
Songs From a Room – Seems so Long ago
Songs of Love and Hate – Famous Blue Raincoat
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Who by Fire
Death of a Ladies Man - Don't go Home
Recent Songs - Ballad of the Absent Mare
Various Positions – Hallelujah
I'm Your Man – First, we take Manhattan
The Future – The Future
Ten New Songs - Boogie Street
Dear Heather - The Letters
I wonder if someone with a bit more time and net wisdom could create a widget to tally the song choices?
David
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Re: What's your favourite song from each LC studio album?
Hi.
Here's my list (took me long to complete it, difficult choice):
Songs of Leonard Cohen: Sisters Of Mercy (or maybe Stories of the Street, I cannot tell )
Songs From A Room: Story of Isaac
Songs of Love And Hate: Famous Blue Raincoat (could be Last Year's Man, I don't really know)
New Skin for the Old Ceremony: I Tried To Leave You
Death of a Ladie's Man: None, this album does not exist for me.
Recent Songs: The Gypsy's Wife (or maybe Humbled In Love, or The Window )
Various Positions: Dance Me To The End Of Love (that was easy! )
I'm Your Man: Take This Waltz
The Future: Anthem
Ten New Songs: By the Rivers Dark (+ Here It Is )
Dear Heather: There for You (I think I like Dear Heather more, but I picked this, because in Dear Heather I don't like the spelling part )
Here's my list (took me long to complete it, difficult choice):
Songs of Leonard Cohen: Sisters Of Mercy (or maybe Stories of the Street, I cannot tell )
Songs From A Room: Story of Isaac
Songs of Love And Hate: Famous Blue Raincoat (could be Last Year's Man, I don't really know)
New Skin for the Old Ceremony: I Tried To Leave You
Death of a Ladie's Man: None, this album does not exist for me.
Recent Songs: The Gypsy's Wife (or maybe Humbled In Love, or The Window )
Various Positions: Dance Me To The End Of Love (that was easy! )
I'm Your Man: Take This Waltz
The Future: Anthem
Ten New Songs: By the Rivers Dark (+ Here It Is )
Dear Heather: There for You (I think I like Dear Heather more, but I picked this, because in Dear Heather I don't like the spelling part )
"Oh chosen love, Oh frozen love
Oh tangle of matter and ghost
Oh darling of angels, demons and saints
And the whole broken-hearted host
Gentle this soul..."
Oh tangle of matter and ghost
Oh darling of angels, demons and saints
And the whole broken-hearted host
Gentle this soul..."
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I'll play! Tough to choose just one (so I chose two! Is that allowed?) but as of today, here's my list (some of these choices were influenced by LC's recent tour).
Songs of Leonard Cohen - Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye / Sisters of Mercy
Songs From a Room – You Know Who I Am / Bird on the Wire
Songs of Love and Hate – Famous Blue Raincoat / Last Year's Man
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Chelsea Hotel #2 / Who By Fire
Death of a Ladies Man - True Love Leaves No Traces / Fingerprints
Recent Songs - The Gypsy's Wife / The Smokey Life
Various Positions – Dance Me To The End of Love / Hallelujah
I'm Your Man – First, we take Manhattan / Ain't No Cure for Love
The Future – Closing Time / Anthem
Ten New Songs - In My Secret Life / Alexandra Leaving
Dear Heather - Nightingale / The Faith
If I had broken the rules further, I could have added, for some albums, a third, fourth, perhaps even a fifth "favourite," since I am very indecisive, as a rule.
Songs of Leonard Cohen - Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye / Sisters of Mercy
Songs From a Room – You Know Who I Am / Bird on the Wire
Songs of Love and Hate – Famous Blue Raincoat / Last Year's Man
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Chelsea Hotel #2 / Who By Fire
Death of a Ladies Man - True Love Leaves No Traces / Fingerprints
Recent Songs - The Gypsy's Wife / The Smokey Life
Various Positions – Dance Me To The End of Love / Hallelujah
I'm Your Man – First, we take Manhattan / Ain't No Cure for Love
The Future – Closing Time / Anthem
Ten New Songs - In My Secret Life / Alexandra Leaving
Dear Heather - Nightingale / The Faith
If I had broken the rules further, I could have added, for some albums, a third, fourth, perhaps even a fifth "favourite," since I am very indecisive, as a rule.
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Songs of Leonard Cohen - Sisters of Mercy, Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye
Songs From a Room - A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes, Lady Midnight
Songs of Love and Hate - Love Calls You By Your Name, Sing Another Song Boys
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Take This Longing, Chelsea Hotel
Death of a Ladies Man - I Left a Woman Waiting, Paper Thin Hotel
Recent Songs - Ballad of the Absent Mare, The Window
Various Positions - Coming Back to You, Night Comes On
I'm Your Man - Take This Waltz, I Can't Forget
The Future - Anthem, Democracy
Ten New Songs - Alexandra Leaving, Love Itself
Dear Heather - The Faith, Go No More a Roving
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Songs From a Room - A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes, Lady Midnight
Songs of Love and Hate - Love Calls You By Your Name, Sing Another Song Boys
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Take This Longing, Chelsea Hotel
Death of a Ladies Man - I Left a Woman Waiting, Paper Thin Hotel
Recent Songs - Ballad of the Absent Mare, The Window
Various Positions - Coming Back to You, Night Comes On
I'm Your Man - Take This Waltz, I Can't Forget
The Future - Anthem, Democracy
Ten New Songs - Alexandra Leaving, Love Itself
Dear Heather - The Faith, Go No More a Roving
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Re: What's your favourite song from each LC studio album?
I see that I started a trend, listing two songs from each! Thanks, John, for playing by my rules! (And, who I am to change the rules, anyway?)
Re: What's your favourite song from each LC studio album?
I couldn't do it with just one before, but now that we are listing two - here goes
Songs of Leonard Cohen = So Long Marianne - Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye
Songs From a Room = The Partisan - Tonight Will Be Fine
Songs of Love and Hate = Joan of Arc - Diamonds in the Mine
New Skin For the Old Ceremony = Lover, Lover, Lover - There Is a War
Death of a Ladies Man = Fingerprints - Don't Go Home With...(wish they would redo this CD)
Recent Songs = Guests - Gypsy's Wife
Various Positions = Dance Me To the End of Love - If It Be Your Will
I'm Your Man = Take This Waltz - I'm Your Man (this was hard)
The Future = Light As the Breeze - Closing Time (hard)
Ten New Songs = Boogie Street - Here It Is
Dear Heather = Because Of - The Faith
Even with 2 choices, this is still hard!
Best regards,
Mary
Songs of Leonard Cohen = So Long Marianne - Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye
Songs From a Room = The Partisan - Tonight Will Be Fine
Songs of Love and Hate = Joan of Arc - Diamonds in the Mine
New Skin For the Old Ceremony = Lover, Lover, Lover - There Is a War
Death of a Ladies Man = Fingerprints - Don't Go Home With...(wish they would redo this CD)
Recent Songs = Guests - Gypsy's Wife
Various Positions = Dance Me To the End of Love - If It Be Your Will
I'm Your Man = Take This Waltz - I'm Your Man (this was hard)
The Future = Light As the Breeze - Closing Time (hard)
Ten New Songs = Boogie Street - Here It Is
Dear Heather = Because Of - The Faith
Even with 2 choices, this is still hard!
Best regards,
Mary
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Re: What's your favourite song from each LC studio album?
Two songs is less agonising, I'm going to do it again
Songs of Leonard Cohen - Master Song; So Long, Marianne
Songs From a Room - Lady Midnight; A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes
Songs of Love and Hate - Sing Another Song, Boys; Avalanche
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Take This Longing; There is a War
Death of a Ladies' Man - Memories; Death of a Ladies' Man
Recent Songs - The Window; Our Lady of Solitude
Various Positions - If It Be Your Will; Hallelujah
I'm Your Man - Everybody Knows; I Can't Forget
The Future - Waiting for the Miracle; Anthem
Ten New Songs - In My Secret Life; By The Rivers Dark
Dear Heather - The Faith; The Letters
Songs of Leonard Cohen - Master Song; So Long, Marianne
Songs From a Room - Lady Midnight; A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes
Songs of Love and Hate - Sing Another Song, Boys; Avalanche
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Take This Longing; There is a War
Death of a Ladies' Man - Memories; Death of a Ladies' Man
Recent Songs - The Window; Our Lady of Solitude
Various Positions - If It Be Your Will; Hallelujah
I'm Your Man - Everybody Knows; I Can't Forget
The Future - Waiting for the Miracle; Anthem
Ten New Songs - In My Secret Life; By The Rivers Dark
Dear Heather - The Faith; The Letters
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Re: What's your favourite song from each LC studio album?
It´s a long time ago, that I heard a studio album!
Songs of LC: One of us cannot be wrong; Hey that´s no way to say goodbye
Songs from a room: Seems so long ago, Nancy; Story of Isaac
Songs of love and hate: Last year´s man, Famous blue raincoat
New skin for the old ceremony: I can hear it up and down: Why don´t you try; A singer must die
Death of: That´s the opposite of new skin: none of them is a favourite song, but and only live I like Iodine and memories
Recent songs: Humbled in love; The smokey life and my all-time favourite The gypsy´s wife
Various positions: The law; If it be your will
I´m your man: Everybody knows; First we take Manhattan
The future: Waiting for the miracle
Ten new songs: Sorry, but no favourite songs again, maybe: A thousand kisses deep or here it is, but no song will find a place of a 4CD (or more)-Box of
my favourite songs
Dear heather: same problem: I like a little bit The faith
Maybe time for a new topic: What´s your favourite(s) live version of each song
Atb
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Songs of LC: One of us cannot be wrong; Hey that´s no way to say goodbye
Songs from a room: Seems so long ago, Nancy; Story of Isaac
Songs of love and hate: Last year´s man, Famous blue raincoat
New skin for the old ceremony: I can hear it up and down: Why don´t you try; A singer must die
Death of: That´s the opposite of new skin: none of them is a favourite song, but and only live I like Iodine and memories
Recent songs: Humbled in love; The smokey life and my all-time favourite The gypsy´s wife
Various positions: The law; If it be your will
I´m your man: Everybody knows; First we take Manhattan
The future: Waiting for the miracle
Ten new songs: Sorry, but no favourite songs again, maybe: A thousand kisses deep or here it is, but no song will find a place of a 4CD (or more)-Box of
my favourite songs
Dear heather: same problem: I like a little bit The faith
Maybe time for a new topic: What´s your favourite(s) live version of each song
Atb
Fried
Re: What's your favourite song from each LC studio album?
A VERY tough call, but I'll have a go: my second choice is in brackets -
Songs Of: Suzanne (Master Song)
From A Room: Seems So Long Ago, Nancy (You Know Who I Am)
Love And Hate: Dress Rehearsal Rag - can't believe no one's picked this before! (Last Year's Man)
Live Songs: Bird On The Wird (You Know Who I Am)
New Skin: Who By Fire (Chelsea Hotel #2)
Lady's Man: Memories (Iodine)
Recent Songs: The Smokey Life (Came So Far For Beauty)
Various Positions: Dance Me To The End Of Love (Night Comes On)
I'm Your Man: First We Take Manhattan (Everybody Knows)
The Future: Anthem (Waiting For The Miracle)
Cohen Live: Dance Me To The End Of Love (Heart With No Companion)
Field Commander Cohen: Memories (The Gypsy Wife)
Ten New Songs: In My Secret Life (Boogie Street)
Not listened to Dear Heather enough to form an opinion yet!
Songs Of: Suzanne (Master Song)
From A Room: Seems So Long Ago, Nancy (You Know Who I Am)
Love And Hate: Dress Rehearsal Rag - can't believe no one's picked this before! (Last Year's Man)
Live Songs: Bird On The Wird (You Know Who I Am)
New Skin: Who By Fire (Chelsea Hotel #2)
Lady's Man: Memories (Iodine)
Recent Songs: The Smokey Life (Came So Far For Beauty)
Various Positions: Dance Me To The End Of Love (Night Comes On)
I'm Your Man: First We Take Manhattan (Everybody Knows)
The Future: Anthem (Waiting For The Miracle)
Cohen Live: Dance Me To The End Of Love (Heart With No Companion)
Field Commander Cohen: Memories (The Gypsy Wife)
Ten New Songs: In My Secret Life (Boogie Street)
Not listened to Dear Heather enough to form an opinion yet!
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Re: What's your favourite song from each LC studio album?
Songs of Leonard Cohen - Suzanne
Songs From a Room - A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes
Songs of Love and Hate - Avalanche
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Take This Longing
Death of a Ladies Man - Death of a Ladies Man
Recent Songs - Ballad of the Absent Mare
Various Positions - Dance Me To The End Of Love
I'm Your Man - First We Take Manhattan
The Future - Waiting For The Miracle
Ten New Songs - In My Secret Life
Dear Heather - The Faith
Songs From a Room - A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes
Songs of Love and Hate - Avalanche
New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Take This Longing
Death of a Ladies Man - Death of a Ladies Man
Recent Songs - Ballad of the Absent Mare
Various Positions - Dance Me To The End Of Love
I'm Your Man - First We Take Manhattan
The Future - Waiting For The Miracle
Ten New Songs - In My Secret Life
Dear Heather - The Faith