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“Famous Blue Raincoat” is one of Leonard Cohen’s better-known songs. It appears on his third album, Songs of Love and Hate, released 1971.

The song is written in the form of a letter, and tells the story of a three-sided affair between the speaker, a woman named Jane, and the addressed person, who is identified only briefly as, “my brother, my killer.” Implied in the song is that Jane was either engaged to or married to the speaker, but after the events, “And you treated my woman to a flake of your life, and when she came back she was nobody’s wife.”

Later in the song, the speaker admits that he is partially grateful for the affair, because Jane had been troubled, and the affair alleviated it when he hadn’t been able to.
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  • bulletproofQpid

    One of the best songs ever. Leonard Cohen writes them like no one else.

    Saturday morning

  • Gabrmachado

    Slow death.

    Wednesday morning

  • PattySauce

    This man has a beautiful voice

    19 days ago

  • tweexcoreasfuck

    My brother, my killer.

    last month

  • Tango-Whiskyman

    :(

    last month

  • HotKnives20

    The most beautiful musician/writer I've ever encountered. I never thought I'd be infatuated with someone old enough to be my grandfather.

    last month

  • itsnotoveryet27

    he has the licence to be honest

    last month

  • zapatosgrandes

    your living for nothing. i hope you are keeping record -- sigh...

    March 2012

  • Ohnooes

    <3

    March 2012

  • d0l

    favourite of his.

    March 2012

  • kikikirsche

    ♥

    March 2012

  • wonski94

    Be honest, it's the best song of Leonard Cohen.

    March 2012

  • jackjr112

    I love any thing he sings, it's great to listen!

    March 2012

  • DonkeyKongJr13

    amazing

    March 2012

  • davidbowiegirl

    Great song <3

    February 2012

  • SoupForOne

    this is absolutely hauntingly beautiful

    February 2012

  • Cassete_Boy

    it makes me feel creepy all over

    February 2012

  • Cassete_Boy

    tingles down my spine

    February 2012

  • supersteveme

    who needs drugs when someone moves you like this

    February 2012

  • SecretSheridan

    Oh my and the tears rolled down my cheek..

    February 2012
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