ALMOST LIKE THE BLUES COVERS

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ALMOST LIKE THE BLUES COVERS

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My ALMOST LIKE THE BLUES COVER

I've made it for a Russian tribute project .
Song published here by kind permission of Roman Gavrilin, one of the members involved in the project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84p5uzYEOqk

The promo-single for the Russian Leonard Cohen Tribute has just been published at Cohen's Russian Web to download it (link over the cover art pic). The download includes 2 songs and cover art.

http://lcohen.ru/lead-single
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-Madrid 1993 (standing up face to face to Leonard, leaning my arms upon the stage (no cams, no security line), my hands touched Cohen's feet!) (talked to Cohen for 20 minutes after concert!!!)
-Lisbon 2009 (1st row!!)
-Madrid 2012 (1st row centred facing Leonard!!)
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My guess is that you are the first one in the entire world to cover this song...
Well done.
Sounds good.
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BlizzardofIce wrote:I guess is that you are the first one in the entire world to cover this song...
Well done.
Sounds good.
I guess so too!! Thanks so much! Glado you like it!
-Madrid 1993 (standing up face to face to Leonard, leaning my arms upon the stage (no cams, no security line), my hands touched Cohen's feet!) (talked to Cohen for 20 minutes after concert!!!)
-Lisbon 2009 (1st row!!)
-Madrid 2012 (1st row centred facing Leonard!!)
-FOREVER
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Excellent cover . I think i like the backing music a little better than the original.
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cohenadmirer wrote:Excellent cover . I think i like the backing music a little better than the original.
Thanks so much, cohenadmirer! Reading your pist makes me feel deeply honoured! I appreciate it very much. But anyhow, I still preffer Cohen's original than mine!!
Thank you again!! My pleasure having recorded it!
-Madrid 1993 (standing up face to face to Leonard, leaning my arms upon the stage (no cams, no security line), my hands touched Cohen's feet!) (talked to Cohen for 20 minutes after concert!!!)
-Lisbon 2009 (1st row!!)
-Madrid 2012 (1st row centred facing Leonard!!)
-FOREVER
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Here you are now the "B-side" :) of the Promo SP from the Russian LC Tribute project, HUNTER'S LULLABY (cover by Daniel Granado)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd5s-yL ... tube_gdata

This cover, besides my cover of "Almost Like the Blues" (Side A :)) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84p5uzYEOqk) make up the 2 songs for the SP they've chosen in Russia to promote the tribute project to LEONARD COHEN for his 80th birthday and the song will have more surprises in its last version, when publishing the project ...
I know I'm Spanish, not Russian, but they kindly wanted me to collaborate with these two covers, which I've appreciated very much! I'm deeply honoured.

You'll listen to it soon...

In the meantime, here's a pre-listening of it

ENJOY!!

All kinds of comments are deeply welcome in your posts!
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-Madrid 1993 (standing up face to face to Leonard, leaning my arms upon the stage (no cams, no security line), my hands touched Cohen's feet!) (talked to Cohen for 20 minutes after concert!!!)
-Lisbon 2009 (1st row!!)
-Madrid 2012 (1st row centred facing Leonard!!)
-FOREVER
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Thanks for your help in promoting LC BY RU, Daniel! And once again, thank you for the songs! It was such an honour to work on this project with you.

And - our tribute album features another (compared to the original YouTube version) edition of ALTB: https://www.copy.com/s/VHWNaZoGV2CNyEzT/LC%20BY%20RU (#19).

Meanwhile, here's the 1st live / 2nd overal cover:
Brothers Lazaroff take on Leonard Cohen's "Almost Like The Blues" from his most recent album "Popular Problems" at KDHX's Leonard Cohen 80th BDAY tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBT_3_f1it0

About the event (St. Louis, Sep 20)
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