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Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
LEONARD COHEN I'M YOUR MAN includes behind-the-scenes interviews and live performances from the historic 'Came So Far For Beauty' event in Sydney, featuring Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright, Beth Orton, Linda Thompson, Teddy Thompson, Jarvis Cocker, The Handsome Family, Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla, as well as a special performance of "Tower of Song" by Cohen and U2. And in a series of candid interviews, Cohen himself reveals his trademark wry humour and soulful intensity, using his own artwork, poetry and personal collection of photographs to reflect upon his colourful past and his creative process. MMVI Lions Gate Films, Inc.
Soundtrack The film's soundtrack was released by Verve Forecast in July 2006. It included performances mostly recorded at an earlier incarnation of the show in Brighton, May 2004.
Martha Wainwright, "Tower of Song"
Teddy Thompson, "Tonight Will Be Fine"
Nick Cave, "I'm Your Man"
Kate & Anna McGarrigle with Martha Wainwright, "Winter Lady"
Beth Orton, "Sisters of Mercy"
Rufus Wainwright, "Chelsea Hotel No. 2"
Antony, "If It Be Your Will"
Jarvis Cocker, "I Can't Forget"
The Handsome Family, "Famous Blue Raincoat"
Perla Batalla, "Bird on the Wire"
Rufus Wainwright, "Everybody Knows"
Martha Wainwright, "The Traitor"
Nick Cave, Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen, "Suzanne"
Teddy Thompson, "The Future"
Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen, "Anthem"
Leonard Cohen and U2, "Tower of Song"
Laurie Anderson, "The Guests" (iTunes Store bonus track)
_________________ Do not go gentle into that good night. ___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light
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Thanks, Rumpole. Just finished watching it. I didn't like the people doing his songs at first, but they grew on me. A very talented bunch. Loved all the stories -- and always like hearing Cohen's own stories. Maybe I forgot, but I didn't know he was in such a dark place in his life during his time with Spector.
I'm Your Man, Waiting For A Miracle, and The Guests ... are my favorites.
My reputation as a lady's man was a joke. It caused me to laugh bitterly through the ten-thousand nights I spent alone.
This was a surprise to hear. Hoping it's an understatement.
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I thought it was total crap!!! LOL
HAHA! I did have the songs as background and would click back to watch him, Edge and Bono talking. That made a big difference. And the guy that told the story about him feeding the bird in his underwear, then coming back out later in an Armani suit ... that was interesting, and about his dad.
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Leonard Cohen’s New Song, Released on His 82nd Birthday, Is Very Jewish and Very Dark
Dense with Jewish language and themes, the new song 'You Want it Darker' will appear on Cohen's upcoming album of the same name, which features the cantor and chour from the Montreal synagogue he attended as a child. Ruth Perl Baharir and JTA Sep 22, 2016 11:26 PM
Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker (Audio)
Leonard Cohen released a new song on Wednesday, which happens to be his 82nd birthday. The song, "You Want it Darker," lives up to the title's promise with particularly dark music and lyrics.
Dense with Jewish language and themes, “You Want it Darker” will appear on the songwriter’s upcoming album of the same name (his 14th studio album) on October 21.
The song is an eerie, minimalist rumination with strong religious elements in the lyrics. At the end of the chorus Cohen sings “Hineni, hineni; I’m ready, my lord.” Hineni is Hebrew for “here I am,” and is the response Abraham gives when God calls on him to sacrifice his son Isaac. It is also the name of a prayer of preparation and humility, addressed to God, chanted by the cantor on Rosh Hashanah. (Cohen is of course most famous for the use of another Hebrew word).
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Leonard Cohen Dead at 82
Hugely influential singer and songwriter's work spanned five decades
By Richard Gehr 32 minutes ago
Leonard Cohen, the hugely influential singer and songwriter whose work spanned five decades, died at the age of 82. Cohen's label, Sony Music Canada, confirmed his death on the singer's Facebook page.
"It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away," the statement read. "We have lost one of music's most revered and prolific visionaries. A memorial will take place in Los Angeles at a later date. The family requests privacy during their time of grief." A cause of death and exact date of death was not given.
_________________ The most fundamental and major decision that you have to make in your life is this: Do I live in a friendly or a hostile universe? Which is it?
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This is really good. I listened twice, the second time doing nothing else but concentrating on what he was saying. What a blessing to "go" as he did, with a clear-thinking mind, understanding and experiencing the transition process. Only his body failed him.
David Remnick from The New Yorker shared yesterday his last interview with Leonard Cohen on September 2016. 20 min.
LEONARD COHEN - The Last Interview (September 2016)
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Do not go gentle into that good night.
Just finished watching it. I didn't like the people doing his songs at first, but they grew on me. A very talented bunch. Loved all the stories -- and always like hearing Cohen's own stories. Maybe I forgot, but I didn't know he was in such a dark place in his life during his time with Spector.
