Chelsea Hotel No 2 in the Guardian

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thoughtcat
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Chelsea Hotel No 2 in the Guardian

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http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic ... 57,00.html
my favourite word in songwriting history is actually exceedingly workaday, an unassuming, half-muttered "that", the second-to-last word in Leonard Cohen's Chelsea Hotel No 2: "That's all, I don't even think of you that often." Every single time I hear this line the "that" catches me, as if someone has stepped on the hem of my skirt and dragged me backwards.
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Sorry TC to me it sounds like resignation i knowing that what you want cannot be attained
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it's a sweet piece, so thanks TC for posting the link.
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Thanks thoughtcat, it was a nice piece.
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Yes it hit several nails on the head - ouch!
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