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I listened to the 30 minute BBC Radio 2 broadcast "Patti Smith on Song Writing" at 7 pm last Friday.

At the end the announcer stated who was going to be on the programme in the next two weeks. Next week was some country singer but the week after will be "Leonard Cohen interviewed by Mark Ellen".

Interesting.

Mark Ellen is the editor of The Word magazine and I spotted him amongst the audience at the Anjani 'showcase' at The Cuckoo Club in London back in March.

This was mentioned in todays Daily Mail.

Leonard Cohen... on songwriting(BBC R2)
He may be famously morose, but Leonard cohen has a sparkling wit. Here he explains to Mark Ellen how he come up with stunning songs like Hallelujah

It was rather nice hearing LC and the trailer this morning drooollllll

Mark Ellen is ed. of 'The Word' magazine.I have posted in the 'news' section that the July issue of the mag. features Mark Ellen's interview with Leonard.

Streaming audio of BBC2 at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainfram ... dio2.shtml

And the link to the programme write up http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/musicclub/d ... ting.shtml

it was good but ened a bit odd just seemed to go onto something else what you think?

The show is still available at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainfram ... ongwriting

I am always amazed at what empathy and patience LC has.
Marc Ellen interweaves songs that are obviously spliced in later to the
interview and generally are not experienced at the moment.
I am off with the music then have to go to the interview and
because the emotion is not singingly present I am some what jarred.

But otherwise I enjoyed LC's answers. What was it 80 verses to Hallelujah.
I would love to hear one CD with all 80.
All in all go listen.

sealharvey wrote:But otherwise I enjoyed LC's answers. What was it 80 verses to Hallelujah.
I would love to hear one CD with all 80.

He must be playin' with us (15? 80?), bring out those notebooks now (wearing that blue chinese dress)!

Sealharvey wrote, at 135 on a Saturday afternoon -"I am some what jarred."
Bit early in the day isn't it?

Leonard Cohen....On Songwriting

6 Music Stories

Mark Ellen in conversation with Leonard Cohen on songwriting.

repeat from - 15 June 2007

1 hour.

broadcast 02.00 hours uk time - wednesday 7th november.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001s69k

Thanks for the info. 1pm my time so will try and remember to catch it. Really have no memories of listening to it all those years ago!

it's broadcast at 2 o clock in the morning (uk time)!!!

unless your time zone is 11 hours different.