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Montreal, Quebec, Canada (1934 – present)
Leonard Cohen, (born September 21, 1934 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a poet, novelist and singer-songwriter. His musical career has largely overshadowed his prior work as a poet and novelist, although he has continued to publish poetry sporadically after his breakthrough in the music industry.
Musically, Cohen’s early songs are based in folk music, in terms of both melody and instrumentation; from the 1970s, though, his work begins to show the influence of various types of popular and cabaret music. Since the 1980s he has typically sung in a deep bass register, accompanied by synthesisers and female backing vocals.
Cohen’s songs are often emotionally heavy and lyrically complex, owing more to the metaphoric word play of poetry than to established conventions of songcraft. His work often explores the themes of religion, isolation, and complex interpersonal relationships.
Cohen’s music has become highly influential to other singer-songwriters, and more than a thousand cover versions of his works have been recorded. He is also popular in his native land, having been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and awarded the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest civilian honour.
Musically, Cohen’s early songs are based in folk music, in terms of both melody and instrumentation; from the 1970s, though, his work begins to show the influence of various types of popular and cabaret music. Since the 1980s he has typically sung in a deep bass register, accompanied by synthesisers and female backing vocals.
Cohen’s songs are often emotionally heavy and lyrically complex, owing more to the metaphoric word play of poetry than to established conventions of songcraft. His work often explores the themes of religion, isolation, and complex interpersonal relationships.
Cohen’s music has become highly influential to other singer-songwriters, and more than a thousand cover versions of his works have been recorded. He is also popular in his native land, having been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and awarded the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest civilian honour.
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Songs of Leonard Cohen
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I'm Your Man
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Songs of Love and Hate
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Songs From a Room
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Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
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Everybody Knows
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Who By Fire
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The Partisan
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Dance Me To The End Of Love
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The Future
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First We Take Manhattan
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Shoutbox
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aaronws wrote:
got teary-eyed when he played famous blue raincoat
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eternalcowboy2 wrote:
i want to have sex0r while listening to new skin for the old ceremony ftw
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MrLJM wrote:
"...a man named Bob Dylan." - Who?!
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polyesterrbride wrote:
Figured you all would also enjoy the holiday musical stylings of a man named Bob Dylan. His new video for "Must Be Santa" is absolutely great! http://bit.ly/449KiL
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Gaston89 wrote:
Avalanche, the best.
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wolfgirl_at wrote:
The DVD 'Live At The Isle Of Wight' is wonderful!
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Fviegas wrote:
love his voice... if you like the way he sings try joao gilberto, the bossa-nova greatest singer...
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Kaskait wrote:
Genius!
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Taka36 wrote:
Lover,lover,lover!!!!!!......
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BrorT wrote:
”I fought against the bottle, but I had to do it drunk.”
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bravephrend wrote:
How cool is this guy!
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vargai wrote:
Who by fire? Leonard Cohen, the greatest songwriter of our time
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ribarino wrote:
... who but you would take me in A Thousand Kisses Deep? ~
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clouddead79 wrote:
A master songwriter
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Nikopol_XP wrote:
vote for this: http://www.lastfm.de/music/Leonard+Cohen/+images/37973191
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MrLJM wrote:
"Do you think he could pull one more from his cloak?" - Steady on now!
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Sabbage wrote:
Do you think he could pull one more from his cloak?
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fireandmusic wrote:
show me slowly what I only know the limits of... <3
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tezzagamer wrote:
Well hes been talking about rerecording stuff that hed already written with the tour band, so I dont think we'll see any acoustic material. I would like some too, but hey, Cohen can do wrong in my book.
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ForSatori1919 wrote:
I'm loving the new live stuff, but I still desperately want him to go back to releasing acoustic material from the studio. If he can't play anymore that's fine just get guys like Ben Chasny or James Blackshaw to play guitar on the albums. Sparse acoustic arrangements work so well with Cohen's voice.
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Watch Exclusive Video on AOL Spinner
21 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/leonardcohenlegacy
This week on AOL's Spinner, see an exclusive video and read an interview with filmaker Murray Lerner, who talks about filming Leonard Cohen's Live at the Isle of Wright in 1970.
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