Leonard Cohen - Montreal interview, part 2 of 3 (NRK, 2006)

[vigtigyou2uber]

Great man, great interview and thanks for uploading!

However, the song "Hallelujah" is annoying enough as it is (an opinion i know Mr. Cohen shares with me), but hearing that barrage of covers of it made my ears bleed.

[sujitphatak]

Who is the interviewer? She is as beautiful and graceful as Leonard.

[kaarekjohnsen]

@sujitphatak See the info below the video! Her name is Helle Vaagland.

[sujitphatak]

@kaarekjohnsen Thanks so much. I totally missed her name from the description.

[sujitphatak]

No surprise that Bob Dylan used to cover Hallelujah years before the world accepted the greatness of that song. Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen are two giant artistes and greatest in their own rights.

[grettasgun1]

Humble

[mac899]

I think he is genuinely the nicest man I've seen.

[klimkovsky]

No one sings his songs better than L. Cohen himself.

[Batmanwaffledog]

"Even though it all went wrong, i'll stand before the Lord of Song" Favourite line ever! I'm so glad I got to hear him say it :)

[MonkeyHunch]

@Batmanwaffledog Not a prayer to "god" but a prayer to music

[glossy104]

Did my version of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' - second guessed myself on it until this interview, now I know he would forgive & maybe even like!

[glossy104]

so gentle, humble & kind, so wise, so amazing. Thought-stopping in his words, heart-wrenching in his song. Leonard Cohen has given us everything he has to give. And what he has to give is everything beautiful, gentle, kind and thoughtful. One in a billion. I'm sure he would disagree, but we judge.....

[sweetgypsywife]

I did my best, it wasn't much

I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch

I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you

And even though

It all went wrong

I'll stand before the Lord of Song

With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

[Haimait]

"Tower of Song" is so much better without U2. We don't need bono or any one else to try to "improve" it. Please don't!

[carsanookdotcom]

Merci beaucoup

Good interview;subtitels and all. The cover versions of Hallelulah. Oh yeah!

BangkokJohnny

Royaume de Thailande

[optimusripe]

@timeszero it's a mere observation.

[optimusripe]

that antony guy is a fucking weirdo

[timeszero]

@optimusripe I find it difficult to believe that someone who throws around labels like "fucking weirdo" can appreciate Leonard Cohen.

[MyDadsMusic1]

@timeszero I agree with you, however one can yet understand the reason why someone would say that, I mean; he is a bit weird-looking isn't he? In his way though he does touch the soul of that song somehow. Fair due's to everyone I say. and Cohen is the Master,

[UTubeGoFuckYourself]

The judgement that is coming will be over why he collaborated with U2

[sweetgypsywife]

Wonderful...and so true and wise

[levellifemars]

yes bono is a little bitch

[piepiemushroom]

Yeh Bono who's real name is Paul and he dyes his Ginger pubes fuck off celebrity parasite! Oh yeh only one person looks good in leather pants jim Morrison!

[piepiemushroom]

Yeh Bono who's real name is Paul! And dyes his Ginger conker! Fuck off! Celebrity parasite!

[EllyMcCormack]

I wish U2 would stop befriending ALL of my heroes. It's REALLY starting to annoy me. Isn't saving thousands of african's enough for you guys!?!?

[letmeloginyoucunt]

@EllyMcCormack

don't you mean pretending to save

[EllyMcCormack]

@letmeloginyoucunt I did indeed. Good call.

[Raindogs111]

Great interview.

What a seeker this man is. It's rare to see someone be this honest about their doubts.