Happy Birthday, Leonard! Looking forward to the new album!

After much lurking and thinking and struggling, I've come to the conclusion that I am not smart enough for this game!
But I soooo want to play, because I soooo miss the Picture Game!
Anyway, here is my attempt:

whistling past his Daddy's grave
Why Don't You Try

You want to change the way I make love
I want to leave it alone
Different Sides

A nice surprise to see this in the Wall Street Journal this weekend. http://www.wsj.com/articles/kazuo-ishiguro-on-leonard-cohens-i-can-forget-1429022730 Kazuo Ishiguro, 60, is author of eight novels, including his latest, “The Buried Giant” (Knopf). He spoke with Marc Myers. When I was writing my t...

Welcome, benndak.

The photo is by Dominique Issermann. See a slideshow with this photo among others she has taken over the years: http://www.dominiqueissermann.com/#!leo ... tour/c1ks7

(she is also his ex

Love this. Thanks, Jarkko!

I realise that it's ineffably tedious for those of you who've known Leonard for 40 years and attended every concert on his recent six-year tour to have to listen to the witterings of someone who is only just discovering him for the first time Not at all...I'm enjoying your postings, even if I haven...

Junk wrote:Nice to hear a couple of snippets of Go No More A-Roving in the Michael Winterbottom film 'The Trip To Italy.'

Just watched this (so funny) and couldn't figure out which song it was! Knew I would find the answer here.

The Cathedrals gospel quartet. The bass vocalist (if you like that kind of thing ) - George Younce - is one of the greats...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhZKRfN-4jA

Slow: A great song. 'A weekend on your lips, a lifetime in your eyes' :D :D :D I love this Album. Is it just me, or does anyone else always think "lifetime on your thighs" at this point in the song? I know the correct lyric but my mind just always goes there (what does that say about me - ha). I bl...

Has anyone in the US received their CD/t-shirt bundle? I ordered a couple of weeks ago and expected it arrive on or around the release date - or at least thought I would receive an email about shipping by now. So far, nothing. Anyone else?

Happy 80th birthday, Leonard! Thank you for the magnificent new album. I'll be listening on your birthday...and forever.

This also comes to mind:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/201 ... hings.html

Does anyone know when the US merch shop http://leonardcohen.shopfirebrand.com/ will be updated with the new products?

Edited to add: I just got a notice that there is 14% discount this weekend with the code: NOCURE. (Only for European shop though)