Amen. Good bless you, Mr. Cohen.

I heard Madeleine Peyroux sing this, and that was my introduction to Leonard Cohen.

When my kids ask if anything good came out of all that mess in the mid-to-late sixties, I'll tell them about civil rights and Leonard Cohen. The rest was decline and despair.

Here's where he impinged on my little rural world:

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

Try "Tower of Song." For a creative person with a talent, a wild streak, and a deep perception of what's going on in the world, it's like the words were wrung from one's own deepest feelings. 2009 "Live in London" is a wonderful rendition.

No disrespect intended to Leonard Cohen, but today is Bob Dylan's 70th birthday.

/Actually Tuesday was. It's a bit past my bedtime now.

See Dubya, that was a magnificent piece.

Thank you for posting these songs. After I recovered from my panic that Mr. Cohen might have passed away, I went walking and listened to Live in London and my heart was filled. I saw him on this tour when he was in Phoenix and can honestly say it changed my life. He was gracious and warm, but best of all, at he intermission and when he went on and off stage thereafter, he *skipped.* That concert was a privilege and a blessing.

Who could possibly be better than Leonard Cohen? How about Leonard Cohen with Sonny Rollins? It's worth waiting through the 30 second commercial for the superiority of sound over the Youtube versions. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ifvp_sonny-rollins-leonard-cohen-live_music