Ever Heard of Leonard Cohen?

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I guess he's a singer. I've been offered two free tickets (excellent seats) to his Rose Garden concert (or where ever it is). I think I've heard the name but is he any good?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Cohen is a Jewish name so I bet he sings something from Fiddler On The Roof.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Go to youtube and listen to some of his songs. I'm not a huge fan, but he is a pretty talented song writer.

 

[ABM]

I've listened to some of his stuff on PBS. He's up there in age (late-70's, I believe), but can still sing pretty well.

You'll have fun.

http://www.youtube.com/artist/leonard-cohen

 

[speeds]

Cohen is an acquired taste. A lot of people find him dull.

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[crandc]

Leonard Cohen is a well known singer and songwriter. Mostly folk songs but he varies. He is best known for Suzanne which has been covered by many artists. I'd sure go. I don't think he sings Fiddler on the Roof any more than Paul Simon does. Any more than Natalie Portman acts in it. Believe it or not, Dog, not every Jew is in Fiddler on the Roof.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

L. I don't think he sings Fiddler on the Roof any more than Paul Simon does. Any more than Natalie Portman acts in it. Believe it or not, Dog, not every Jew is in Fiddler on the Roof.

I was only kidding.

 

[e_blazer]

Another signature song by Cohen is "Hallelujah". Like many singer-songwriters, a lot of the best versions of his songs are by somebody else.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Leonard Cohen is a well known singer and songwriter. Mostly folk songs but he varies. He is best known for Suzanne which has been covered by many artists. I'd sure go. I don't think he sings Fiddler on the Roof any more than Paul Simon does. Any more than Natalie Portman acts in it. Believe it or not, Dog, not every Jew is in Fiddler on the Roof.

"Robert Redford isn't Jewish but my mother thinks he is!"

 

[3RA1N1AC]

its great music to shoot heroin to

he is a lot deeper than you think at first listen

 

[RR7]

I'd happily take those tickets off your hand if you're not interested in going.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Yeah, he's generally classified as "sad-bastard music"

 

[ABM]

Yeah, he's generally classified as "sad-bastard music"

BP will absolutely love him, then.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

its great music to shoot heroin to

he is a lot deeper than you think at first listen

I first heard of Leonard Cohen after hearing Kurt Cobain mention him in an interview.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

give me back my broken night
my mirrored room, my secret life
it's lonely here
there's no one left to torture

give me absolute control
over every living soul
and lie beside me, baby
that's an order

give me crack and anal sex
take the only tree that's left
and stuff it up the hole
in your culture

give me back the berlin wall
give me stalin and st paul
i've seen the future, brother...
it is murder

 

[jlprk]

He sings (and I think he wrote) First We Take Manhattan, Then We Take Berlin. Good tune. Whether you're on the Left or Right, you can adopt it as your own.

He's about 98 years old and barely stands there, so Blazer Prophet, you'll like him, but I'll stick with the Young Spruces or whatever they're called. The Virgin Olive Oils. I don't keep track of their names, but I just love them.

 

[ABM]

...I'll stick with the Young Spruces or whatever they're called. The Virgin Olive Oils. I don't keep track of their names, but I just love them.

BP would be in a veritable stupor with a virgin olive oil...

 

[BrianFromWA]

BP would be in a veritable stupor with a virgin olive oil...

Popeye might have something to say, though...

 

[RR7]

Hey BP, you gonna sell me your seats or what?!