Picnic in the Park with Leonard Cohen

[Muzickfreak91]

No wonder he looks so healthy hes drinking V8!! <3

[sujitphatak]

What I wouldn't give for Leonard to be my grandfather or father..!

[AltheaHekate]

Wow, what a man! Simply love him. Love his voice, love his intellect and his kindness..............

Thank you for placing this video.

Blessed be;

Althea

[lukasnummer1]

There has never been a man looking more intellectual than Leonard Cohen! ;-)

And never has anyone recited better! =)

[surfguy87]

0:40...

[jamielees62]

I love this.

[darkmagus64]

It's hard not to feel good when you hear Leonard Cohen

[vulnerome]

What happened right at the end? Did someone summon Philip away?

[vulnerome]

Oh so lovely. Two old friends on a bench in the spring time, talking and reading.

Reallt cheered me up to see this.

Thank you :D

[Ianjcarroll]

Its so beautiful........

[swenjin]

If I could hear my own writings read out by Leonard Cohen, I actually might like them.

[7antoosah]

LOVE U

[1234suicide]

two brothers ...and my ascension...what i should look like and what i will become...

[MsCaro79]

That's why you need me, man!

[chimpiki]

I want Cheetos, beer, and a bench in a sunny park right now.

[lotjeduck]

Hij is zo menselijk en cool en dat maakt hem zo uniek Leonard Cohen.

[robbie69612]

Great post, Thank you.. Great guy. Great Performer.

[sprichbeeke]

Leonard...a real Mensch!!! Lovely!

[crackfarm76]

thanks for sharing this intimate moment with mr. cohen...i really enjoyed it

[jackiemable]

love you !!!!!!!!!!

[MsTaraOHara]

I remember that park its on Marie Anne St ..je pense, I met Leonard there once, lovely man

[elanmak]

Nothing like Montreal in the summertime. Man, it's been so long

[mireiaudina]

Really great!

[GalaxyHorse]

Leonard Cohen, he's a Mensch of the very highest calibre. A singular writer of poetry, a musician of rare quality.

[alikisssa]

@GalaxyHorse Yes he certainly is...

[seabrr11]

We love you Leonard and wait for your next words. We are getting older at the same pace experiencing the same stuff right behind you. We admire the grace with which you handle aging. Leonard, My Love!

[linathan33]

This is so cute! i love the V8 and chips.

[alberts1985]

Thunder sheet

[liveylol]

I just love his voice. So very sexy.......and he looks so beautiful. I do love a chiselled face. A wonderful man. Thanks for posting this lovely video.

[gomezdharmabum]

i like the pause at 6:34

[lizziecohen]

Such genuine, comfortable affection between them and I love how Leonard insisted on reading his poem right then and there... and how naturally well he did so. He's so affirming of everyone he meets... and, as we see here, knows.

Loved his thumb wrestling account and his humour with regard to Kristoferson.

Wonderful footage of Leonard in a friendship comfort zone. He's so at ease... as seemingly always. This is a treasure.

[lizziecohen]

@lizziecohen

And look how very handsome Leonard is on this day and in this natural light.

[sweetgypsywife]

I chuckled my way through this...2 lads on a bench sharing crisps and drink.How relaxed and gentle the relationship between these two poets...

[catgumart]

"From mountain boy I change to street gypsy"---I liked that line a lot--

[Malleck1]

Excellent!!! Cohen the great poet-singer.

 Both of them Simple and humble.

Thanks for sharing.

Malleck.

[chimpiki]

Ahaha, beat Pierre Trudeau in a thumb wrestling match.

[thewordofgord]

that was priceless, thank you!

wordofgord

[mickindanny]

He is sexy!

[philoza51]

wow, i have been a fan of leonard for years, now i have another poet to add to my list. this poem created pictures in my head, beautiful!

[namaste91]

Yeah, i love the part "I change to a street gypsy just in crossing the boulevard" too.Oh boy,Cohen is such a great poet!:)

[tetrault8]

He is reciting my uncle in the video`s poem, not his own

[namaste91]

I get that. I meant with this,that he recites it very beautiful. And respect to your uncle,man.

[vaniac]

Haha Cohen is cool and temperate because he doesn't need the acknowledgment from everyone else. Thanks for sharing though, your uncle is a good writer.

[s2macdon]

That's Philip Tétrault's poetry.

[namaste91]

look 2 comments below^^

[diane308]

Tu es une belle personne Leonard Cohen! :-)

[reallyhatejazz]

You know, that's why I love Montreal. Those ARRET tables. Not even the fuckedest up frenchman takes himself as seriously in his french-sovinism as a canadian. That's almost Europe man, that's Europe. Footsteps of a dying superior culture.

[wovokanarchy]

Don't worry Harper and his Cons will take care of that.

[sophiasebastien]

So he lives in Montreal and he says "tonnerre" with such a heavy English accent? No way...

[missclimpson]

What a sweet man.

I'm looking for my toes.

[fantinlatourful]

such a delicious video, imagine you're walking in some crappy area of Montreal and all of a sudden you see Leonard Cohen sitting an a park bench shmoozing with a bum who he's known for many years. I would go and sit at his feet and listen and soak up all that is Leonard for hours upon hours.

[Sweden80Here]

Go easy on the tomato juice cohen !

hehe this is great !

[lilifyre]

This reminds me of a couple of "street people" I knew in St.Louis, MO. They were brilliant, I'd heard they had 5 graduate degrees between the 2 of them. Like Philip in this clip, if you take the time to speak with them you find a treasure of pure genius.

[Ermengarde11]

This is so cool, I have always imagined LC walking around and sitting in a park, just being a regular guy. And here it is!

[sowhatnowhere]

All this time I thought ol' Leonard was drinking yoo-hoo, but upon closer inspection it's obviously v8. Had to be that I was by the relaxed feel of the mood and setting. This is a terrific little gem.

[sowhatnowhere]

that I was *distracted, that is.

[TravelFactory]

A joy to share this random moment. Thank you for posting it.

[ampheat]

"Leanord Park in Montreal" is not the name on the park sign. It's Portuguese Park in honour of the Portuguese immigrants who settled in the area. It woudn't be a bad idea to rename it though since Leanord has his home in Montreal just in face of the park. i used to live in the area for many years and having Cohen as a neighbour added to the real pleasure.of life in the Plateau are of Montreal.

[jamsheed1979]

We love you Leonard

You are the true representative of human being

[rscrob]

I love tits. I bet these guys do, too.  We have so much in common

[chcnz]

Oh I wish it was me having a picnic with Leonard. I wouldn't know what to say though.

Beautiful soul.

[joshgeorgepaynesmith]

you guys are kind of stupid its in the information.

[joshgeorgepaynesmith]

his names phil tetrault.

[RichardGillard321]

Please could someone tell me the name of the guy Leonard Cohen is talking to? He seems to be quite a character. He also seems to be something of a poet.

[JacobtheGreat111]

'i beat him at thumb wrestling'

he is such a leg-end

[outdemonsout]

Thanks gazilion times for this!

Love it,love it!

"...go easy on tomato juice!.."

hahahahahahahaha

[incaFB]

Who is the other poet??anyone knows?

[Arvid87]

The last sound person alive!

[wolfmansteve]

Leonard Cohen, legend

[treintjefop]

This is GREAT!

[joshgeorgepaynesmith]

to answer ure question the other guy is my freind sashas uncle.

[RichardGillard321]

OK, so the other guy is Josh's friend Sasha's uncle, but what is Sasha's uncle's name?

[apacolipps]

This is tremendous. I've never heard Leonard in such informal, colloquial circumstances.

[mkevinm]

i really like this video,it shows how down to earth cohen really is.thanks...peace...m_________

[royalmontpark]

i live on the boulevard and constantly walked in this park. i never saw this guy.

[neptunecello]

"Didn't you lose a toe up there or something?..."

[ThisPoetsFan]

Thanks for providing an explanation and this whole segment.

[roverspaul]

Sorry, but who is Cohen talking to?

[tensago]

they must be old friends

[vivahate33]

That's great!

Leonard is still sexy ;-)

[arvensis68]

yeah, he is like a fine wine :)

[neptunecello]

Yes, totally. I wish I could meet him, but I think I would do something ridiculous like faint.  Really, I would.

[gingernut53]

Thank you for this great clip. I watch it over and over and over ...... What a man.

[hkoch100]

Awesome.

And yes Leonard you look cool in grey and black ;)

[Liquidsound]

This was nice.

[strawwoodclaw]

Excellent Clip

[Cayucahini]

mmm - a special moment in my sunday morning to see these two sharing a conversation.

[justdasi]

Of all the people on the planet, he's the one I'd like most to meet. His songs ring thru with humanity. That is their beauty. Thank you for posting this.

[coloardokid103]

i wish i just saw him on the side of the street like this it would be a dream

[joesphk]

This is brillent stuff so relaxed and a real person that cohen is --He really love tomatoe juice ,worth watching and lisening Long may he live

[wrdsrgr8]

Thanks for posting this. Cohen is very cool and Tétrault is an interesting character - I need to find out more.

[joesphk]

Great to see Leonard so up close and real Like a GURU