Great riposte, Lightning. Brings to mind an interesting question: I wonder if there are any women out there who've sparred with him or thrown his lines back at him that way. I'd be very curious to know what his response might have been.
Duke Ellington was a fabled ladies' man, and --according to legend, anyway-- he had an armamentarium of come-on lines that many women who'd usually know better found well-nigh irresistable when they came from him (e.g., "You've got to tell me your name, because last night when I saw you in my dreams I could only call you 'darling'). But he did get turned down on occasion; when this happened, they say, he simpply kept those eyes a-twinkling and that smile a-shining, and moved on to talk to someone else in the room.
The closest I've ever come to seeing any kind of back-and-forth banter between Leonard and a woman was an interview I read a few years ago, when the interviewer suggested that it was good to know that Leonard had matured since "Suzanne," becuase women were "getting sick and tired of hearing about "f#!*!ing perfect Suzanne and her f#!*!ing perfect body." She went on to suggest that Leonard's more reccent work was more "mature" because it contained more genuine "passion, desire, sensuality..." and probably a couple of other words, to which he responded: "Please continue -- you're turning me on."
She shot back: "Speaking of maturity..." [no doubt with raised eyebrows and a rather acerbic tone] and went into another question.
'T'would have been fun to have been a fly on the wall during that interview!
David
Which is the most sensual Cohen's song
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"Nothing is said that is not sung."
In love with Leonard?
Ummm.... no.
For better or for worse, I "long to hold some lady," and that longing has not dimished over the years -- for me, any more than it has for Leonard.
For better or for worse, I "long to hold some lady," and that longing has not dimished over the years -- for me, any more than it has for Leonard.
"Nothing is said that is not sung."
Til recently I would've said I find a combination of Take this Waltz (the lyrics) and Dance me to the end of love (the music - but lyrics too) the most sensual of LC's songs (Like everyone else here I also find all his songs and poetry extremely sensual).
Hallelujah's always been one of my very favourite LC songs but I did wonder where or how the term Hallelujah fitted in (my mind does get a bit fuzzy at times
) Thanks to my dear friend Pete, I've now seen a video of LC singing Hallelujah - and Lord am I a believer in the HALLELUJAH phenomenon 
This for me has to be his most evocative song.
Yours in-anticipation-of-a-free-LC-(with syrup)with-every-muffin-voted-for.
Jo
Hallelujah's always been one of my very favourite LC songs but I did wonder where or how the term Hallelujah fitted in (my mind does get a bit fuzzy at times
) Thanks to my dear friend Pete, I've now seen a video of LC singing Hallelujah - and Lord am I a believer in the HALLELUJAH phenomenon This for me has to be his most evocative song.
Yours in-anticipation-of-a-free-LC-(with syrup)with-every-muffin-voted-for.
Jo
"... to make a pale imitation of reality with twenty-six juggled letters"
"... all words are lies because they can only represent one of many levels of being"
Sober noises of morning in a marginal land.
"... all words are lies because they can only represent one of many levels of being"
Sober noises of morning in a marginal land.
Take this longing
Hi everyone, I'm just registed here following some good advice from Linmag and Lizzyyish on the official site.
To me the most sensual Cohen song must be: Take this longing:
"Hungry as an archway
through which the troops have passed,
I stand in ruins behind you,
with your winter clothes, your broken sandal straps.
I love to see you naked over there
especially from the back.
Oh take this longing from my tongue,
all the useless things my hands have done,
untie for me your hired blue gown,
like you would do for one that you love."
To me the most sensual Cohen song must be: Take this longing:
"Hungry as an archway
through which the troops have passed,
I stand in ruins behind you,
with your winter clothes, your broken sandal straps.
I love to see you naked over there
especially from the back.
Oh take this longing from my tongue,
all the useless things my hands have done,
untie for me your hired blue gown,
like you would do for one that you love."
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Re: sensual song
I often experience a similar sensation while listening to this song.Sandra wrote:In "Waiting for the miracle" when he says "Baby,I´ve been waiting,I´ve been waiting night and day...."
I feel my skin and hair standing up...
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yet the expectation of lyrics (eventually realized to be an unfulfilled expectation) may be more 'sensual' than lyrics. I just can't help it, ever since I listened to the "Tacoma Trailer" at the end of the future album, it's been the subtlest, most absorbing, piece of Cohen music I've ever experienced. It conjurs thoughts of bare hallways, half-glasses of wine, single piano notes, soft skin, and above all else, a melancholy sensuality that..........breaks the soul. Beautiful.
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Incredible description, Style. I'll listen to it with your images in mind. Since I can't help but think of the Tacoma trailer I stayed in while traveling with the Renaissance Faire, I revert to the simplicity and magic of that time when I hear it. Behind that always come the green of Washington state and Tacoma being there. I hadn't gone to an inside environment, at all, in my mind when I listened to it. I will now......"breaks the soul "......well said.
"......well said.
. I guess an alternative might be to type your postings in Word, do spellcheck, and then cut-and-paste them to here.