Leonard Cohen - Tower Of Song

[Tartarox]

"I was born with the gift of a golden voice..." (sincere applause)

[khingdheano]

Brilliance almost beyond understanding. For some, anyway.

[trojasnsoldier69]

Leonard Cohen and Hank Williams are legends and will always live in my heart.

[robert140377]

thanks a lot :)))

[dylans8]

ive been lucky enough to see him twice hes a genius and what a voice

[roughouser13]

He's good. He should go on Oprah.

[sophielago]

@roughouser13

too hip for O.

[robi2000]

He's a living legend

[joeythelips01]

Nice video,

it is a slight bit strange when the crowd throw in a forced fake laugh at bits in the song like "Hank Williams hasn't answered  yet" as if they didn't know he was going to say that, and clap when he sing "i was born with a gift of a voice" still love the upload none the less

[b1kuje43]

what makes you call the laughter fake? have you ever been to a live show? the feel is completely different. You get sucked into this kind of mob euphoria, so, really, I have no doubt the laughter is genuine. It's one thing to hear Cohen's delivery on your stereo and another the have the man right infront of you in an intimate setting.

[joeythelips01]

yeah i have seen him twice in benicassim last year and berlin 3weeks ago

[Soniags]

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G beauty of a great song!

[topclaw]

17 eh? I'm only 19 m'self. It's good to see young pricks like us can appreciate such music while other kids our age listen to their Dragonforce and Soulja boi....hope that didn't come off as to osnobbish.

[gazeff]

The moronic clappers don't even know when a song is finished

[majorsnag]

dick'eads doin' ya head in

[gazeff]

Roger. I will be seeing Cohen in January in a open setting at an Australian winery estate. I hope there aren't too many drunken audience members there

[gazeff]

Unless they're clapping a great instrumental solo, it just means they don't know the song enough to know when it ends

[kisaparty123]

maybe they haven't heard it before, at first hallelujah was the only song of his i knew, but normally even if you don't know the song, you'll know when its over, the person stops singing and the instruments stop playing. Thats a major sign.

[gazeff]

I am just an cranky old music snob. I discovered Cohen in 1968 when I was 18 years old. Hard, even for me, to believe that you can listen to someone for 41 years, and NOT get bored !!!

[kisaparty123]

No, its okay.. i get your point. I could listen to somebody for a long time and not get bored, something else would probably get in the way... but nonetheless its Leonard Cohen is really cool.

[brokenmelodybass]

what about damien rice?

[Joller515151]

i heard him myself, it was fantastic in ´Denmark, his just awesome man, 72 ;)

[b1kuje43]

this audience is just awesome. look at them erupt as Cohen sings "I didn't have a choice, I was born with the gift of a golden voice", then look at the smile on Cohen's face--if that ain't love I don't know what is.

[sheddevils]

Speaking as someone lucky enough to be at two of the three Holy Heart performances, the crowd was incredible.

You should take your racist bull and poke it right back up where it came from.

[HughJardon69]

Leonard Cohen is pure genius.

[ameliepaja]

yes. he is! :)

[fourayes]

@HughJardon69 cohen is gay and so are guys that like his music

[khingdheano]

@fourayes Sorry that your mother mistreated you.

[khingdheano]

@fourayes It's so easy to be a dick, isn't it?

[HughJardon69]

@fourayes Just because you saw your dad get fucked up his hairy asshole and enjoy it does not mean that you have to hate on gay people.

[EuchridEucrow1]

However what I really take issue with is the rowdiness of the crowd. I suspect from just this clip that a good 75% of the audience was pissed to the giils.

It even seems to throw Leonard off at times. With some artists the audience participation would add to the performance. I think it detracts from this one though.

That, in a nut shell, is my complaint.

However, I do thank you for uploading this and giving us a glimpse of this tour.

[EuchridEucrow1]

Well Ireland never really produced a composer of significant stature, so even in your sarcasm you're providing a grain of truth.

However, that's aside from the point. Irish folk music developed pretty much as a means of socializing. Get drunk, clap your hands during the middle of the song etc.

I've never heard anything remotely Celtic in Cohen's music. There're some Jewish folk and French-Canadian influences, but nothing Celtic.

[UnspokenEnd]

This is a really great video.

I've only started to listen to LC recently and this is probably my favorite song by him.

Thanks for uploading it.

[BlueEyesBlueToo]

This is my most favorite video of all. I look at it at least 2 times a day and have it posted to my web family tree and album. I never fail to beeam a smile when he sings "born with a golden voice" and everyone claps - he looks sooooo proud and shy and vulnerable - I could just give him a big kiss!!! He's more attractive now than ever.

Thank you Colin Yetman

[wakeupmartin]

great work. I'm sure Leonard wouldn't mind.

[lakedolfin]

Thanks for posting this wonderful video, not like others from live concerts where you mostly see curtains instead of LC.

Audience reaction is great as usual.