I m impressed with his wit and human intelligence ....and his ability to read his poems just right ahead although they are even more personal than songs are!
i dont think all the people clapping and hootting know the actual song and make themselves look like arses, and i think leonard cohen knows it
theres a cheeky smile on his face through out the whole thing
he looks so out of place in those surroundings, the 20 seconds of introduction music as he walks to the stage, the hoots, the critics, the hollow pretence of it all
that crowd didnt have a clue what he was going on about. It's clear that half of them never even heard 'tower of song' to know he was reciting from it.
but well thats america, thats the showbiz and hollowness of it all.
Ive been trying for forty years just to write words that really say something. I've been listening to Leonard now for fifty, but however I try there's never that razor cutting to the marrow of the soul If I could get out of it for just one second, if I could hold a glimpse of any of his dreams and not let them escape, even then..I would still fail to be like him. Oh! God if I had one grain of his talent I would be so grateful, Leonard I wish I could meet you IN THAT TOWER OF SONG. love you bro.
I thought being followed by JT (in all his infinite, sophomoric jackassery.) and his horny little teenage boy ramblings was a complete insult to the beauty of Leonard's induction.
I couldn't wipe the smile from my face as soon as he appeared stage left... he just had an 'air' about him, an 'assuredness' that warmed me from within...
I enjoyed his choice to do a simple recitation of "Tower of Song," because the words are perfectly poignant on their own. They don't need to be adorned by music.
I love the verse he starts at 8:51, the audience claps and laughs between every verse except at the end at 9:10, every one just falls silent, it's a beautiful moment.
light up the darkness
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I m impressed with his wit and human intelligence ....and his ability to read his poems just right ahead although they are even more personal than songs are!
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The two best songwriters alive in the world right now. His music is so far beyond anything else out there in our lifetime.
MatthewsSongs 9 months ago
Everything L does is so graceful.
MsTjmills 1 year ago
lou reed is kind of a douche here
lionsfan42 1 year ago
no accolade is great enough for this man.....
like a baby stillborn
like a beast with his horn
i have torn.....
manosblim 2 years ago
i dont think all the people clapping and hootting know the actual song and make themselves look like arses, and i think leonard cohen knows it
theres a cheeky smile on his face through out the whole thing
he looks so out of place in those surroundings, the 20 seconds of introduction music as he walks to the stage, the hoots, the critics, the hollow pretence of it all
theres something other wordly about him
tsarenvy 2 years ago 5
you're too right.
that crowd didnt have a clue what he was going on about. It's clear that half of them never even heard 'tower of song' to know he was reciting from it.
but well thats america, thats the showbiz and hollowness of it all.
thankfully mr. leonard cohen is above it all.
alittledropofpoison 2 years ago 5
@alittledropofpoison yes, i don't think he cares about them knowing his songs, he's just recitating himself in a very special and great way.
TheGreeeen 1 year ago
Will see Mr.Cohen again, this time in Saskatoon, SK. Canada Tuesday April 28/09.... can hardly wait.
19531002 2 years ago
Ive been trying for forty years just to write words that really say something. I've been listening to Leonard now for fifty, but however I try there's never that razor cutting to the marrow of the soul If I could get out of it for just one second, if I could hold a glimpse of any of his dreams and not let them escape, even then..I would still fail to be like him. Oh! God if I had one grain of his talent I would be so grateful, Leonard I wish I could meet you IN THAT TOWER OF SONG. love you bro.
onlylexus 2 years ago 5
His golden voice makes me feel secure... its wierd.
smpl187 2 years ago 2
Ahh, Cohen. Such class and majesty.
rybpo7 3 years ago 2
I saw him last year, and it was perfect
hiddeninromance 3 years ago 2
i wish bono would stop shut up and leave people alone. why must he always jump on the bandwagon
JacobtheGreat111 3 years ago
Leonard Cohen....he IS the man....a man who touched the hearts of 1,000,000,000 people..
And I'm damn glad to be 1 in a Billion...Thank you Leonard...Jimi
HippieJimi 3 years ago 2
pure class. beautiful.
djedetmiwesir 3 years ago 3
What an amazing tribute. Gosh.
I thought being followed by JT (in all his infinite, sophomoric jackassery.) and his horny little teenage boy ramblings was a complete insult to the beauty of Leonard's induction.
rchelsea90 3 years ago 6
I couldn't wipe the smile from my face as soon as he appeared stage left... he just had an 'air' about him, an 'assuredness' that warmed me from within...
Damn, I wish I had his words
eirrac54 3 years ago 6
it should have been Michael Stipe instead of Bono.
marokokisetter 3 years ago 5
i love hearing the great ones speak.
helmsbarn 3 years ago 4
I enjoyed his choice to do a simple recitation of "Tower of Song," because the words are perfectly poignant on their own. They don't need to be adorned by music.
But he could write some gorgeous tunes, too.
EuchridEucrow1 3 years ago 6
yes! and I guess that its theme, reflection on growing old, is quite applicable to the setting...
hiddeninromance 3 years ago
Why, oh why, does Bono have to smear his filthy image over every composer-poet?
I've seen him do it to Pete Townshend, George Harrison (who hated U2, incidentally), a bevy of others and now Leonard Cohen.
Otherwise an introduction worthy of Leonard's maginificence. It's nice to see Lou Reed commenting.
EuchridEucrow1 3 years ago 16
@EuchridEucrow1 Thank you ... I couldnt agree more !!!
clickswitchh 11 months ago
just a master, plain and simple
nobody does it better
SafetyChris 4 years ago 6
I love the verse he starts at 8:51, the audience claps and laughs between every verse except at the end at 9:10, every one just falls silent, it's a beautiful moment.
wjesse 4 years ago 5
Unbelievably beautiful. Words fail at the great contribution and the art and poetry in the roots of rock.
ozarkdem 4 years ago 5
Leonard Cohen has the same words to work with as you and me, but look what he does with them.
And all the media attention about the new inductess was about Madonna. Go figure.
GoodOldGar 4 years ago 10
worse, NPR covered Mellencamp...I wrote letter in anger....NOT comparison with Leonard. geeze
Jerry
Ofarimlover 3 years ago 2
I was born like this, I had no choice, I was born with the gift of a golden voice!
pearlyjaw 4 years ago 5