leonardcohenforum.com

Ferrat 95

Complainte de Pablo Neruda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pJWaPmszHw

Devine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyUBzhZ1ZwA

Chagall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qwVTrBrV8g

I have had this album since grad school and recently heard it again on a roadtrip over the holidays, IL to TX - almost 2000 miles roundtrip. I dont understand French, those who do will get more out of it. A diverse collection of music on the car stereo hooked to my ipod. King Cole trio, Mati Haskell, Glenn Gould (32 Short Films about Glenn Gould soundtrack), Renee Olstead, Placido Domingo, Bing Crosby, Jennifer Zarine, Gabby Pahinui and Sonny Chillingworth from the Descendants soundtrack and Aaron Neville. And lots of silence too. I was about 40 miles from Muskogee, Oklahoma when I heard Townes Van Zandt singing "A friend said he knew where some easy money was, We robbed a man and brother did we fly, The posse caught up with me, drug me back to Muskogee....". It was not planned. With Muskogee in my rear view mirror I switched to Merle Haggard.

Here is a new version of the song of Mister Leonard Cohen Hallelujah!

Enjoy !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH42ixHrheY

The Waterboys An Appointment with Mr Yeats - one of my Xmas presents to myself - just brilliant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHSPSL64R-8

Hi,

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Bless His Ever Loving Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saJLgdreC8g

All the best,
Merton

Weekend !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbQAPxdvZqM

And more old Memories.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPbvGgBp ... re=related

Wybe

Adele's version got on my nerves a bit, but this is refreshing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipNB-ijxHiI

Very nice Diane. Enjoyed that.

Glad you like it, Kush. Entire Shankar Tucker album is good, can be heard and downloaded here:

http://www.shankartucker.com/

Thanks for the info Diane. Probably would have preferred more Shankar Tucker and less of the peripheral stuff....

I listening to and loving Tom Waits - Bad As Me, next Old Ideas.

http://www.shankartucker.com/

That is very beautiful. Thank you.

This morning on the radio I heard this song of an artist I had not heard before Paolo Nutini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rLR4zAJ3s
I rather liked what I heard and started listening to the lyrics and when the chorus came, surprise, there was such a ring of familiarity:

"It was in love I was created and in love is how I hope I die.
Yeah it was in love I was created and in love is how I hope I die."

Might this have been borrowed from or inspired on Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robbinson's Boogie Street?

"So come, my friends, be not afraid.
We are so lightly here.
It is in love that we are made;
In love we disappear."

Nick Drake's first album "Five Leaves Left".
I've loved Nick Drake and his music for years and i still adore this album.

sheffmark - All Nick's albums are perfection, and for years I thought "Bryter Later" was my favourite. However, ultimately I think "Five Leaves Left" may be the greatest .
P.S. Re your other post - I love the Kinks Sixties singles, and "Village Green Preservation Society".

Hi Tineke. Thanks for the Paulo Nutini. I really love his song, Autumn:

"my hero cried as we stood out there in the cold
like these autumn leaves, I don't have nothing to hold"

My friend who lives in India continues to send me some true gems. Check out this wonderful qawwali fusion. I could listen to these guys forever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXmIpbBO ... AAAAAAAABA