The love song Leonard Cohen “sweated over” for years
Leonard Cohen was a writer before he was a musician, so he took plenty of time writing lyrics. This is reflected in his track ...
American Songwriter2 天
3 Key Tracks From Leonard Cohen’s ‘Various Positions’
Leonard Cohen’s most famous song, “Hallelujah,” almost didn’t see the light of day. When he submitted his seventh album, Various Positions, Columbia Records didn’t think it had commercial appeal in ...
American Songwriter5 天
Leonard Cohen’s Overlooked Classic From 1984
Leonard Cohen’s record label in the U.S. didn’t think his seventh album, Various Positions, had commercial appeal. With ...
PBS1 个月
Leonard Cohen's music and poetry celebrated at festival
This annual three-day San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival features his music and his poetry performed by local musicians and poets, many of whom never got to experience him in life. CLAY EUGENE ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency6 年
Leonard Cohen takes down Kanye West and Jay-Z in posthumously published poem
(JTA) — Leonard Cohen may have died in 2016, but the modern-day Jewish psalmist is still giving us gifts from the grave. Take for example this poem he wrote in 2015, published for the first time ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency20 天
Leonard Cohen, whose Jewish-infused poetry and songs inspired generations, is dead at 82
(JTA) — Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose ... Cohen began to publish poetry and then novels, and was noticed by the national Canadian press. Moving to New York in the late ...
PBS23 天
Leonard Cohen
The life and legacy of unlikely music icon Leonard Cohen Poet, novelist and musical cult figure Leonard Cohen passed away on Thursday at age 82. Not a great singer, Cohen was a reluctant performer ...