Judy Blue Eyes sings Leonard Cohen

[BKoffman]

I just saw Judy Collins at the Coachhouse in San Juan Capistrano. Her soaring voice was better than on the albums from 4 decades ago. Her final encore was a song brought to her by a published Canadian poet in NYC. He said he couldn't sing or play and wasn't sure it was a song. She said he could do both and it sure was a song. She told him that she was going to record it the next day. The song she heard that night in 1966 in the village and played last night in Orange County was, of course, Suzanne. The rest is history. Last night was a recapitulation of that history. Towering. Immediate. I cried.

For those who visited my blog http://bkoffman.blogspot.com/ know that LC's songs are the music echoing in my head and that has helped me reached this time 7 months post bone marrow transplant. And now I will get to see him in concert again. I am a lucky man.

[Eskimo]

Judy and Leonard from a 1976 PBS special:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhfSdq2R9IA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czQoGSYBeHU

...and Judy and Leonard on the story of his joining her on stage in '66:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DvFa63sty8

[MaryB]

Congratulations on your first post Eskimo. What a great way to start. Thank you so much for these videos!
Best regards,
Mary