Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan

[subbaeticum]

Una canción excelente, de las que dejan huella, un músico de una calidad excepcional.

[Celcarmar]

con los tiempos... muy conrtemporána

[AnthraxPants]

First We Take Manhattan

[Cascadejackal]

Sirenia made an AMAZING remix of this.

[martyn580]

he looks like morgan freeman

[torgovez]

he looks like stalin in 3:20

[acentogalego]

SUBLIME LEONARD COHEN...

EN YOU TUBE TENGO 40 VIDEOS CON CANCIONES DE MI REPERTORIO

QUE OS GUSTEN

UN CANTAUTOR DE GALICIA-ESPAÑA

APERTAS

XOÁN EIRIZ

[StillFukingHostile]

I came across this song in a book I am reading (Son Of Hamas). It's strange to imagine hearing this song being played endlessly at times, recieving interrogation and torture at a Palestinan/Israeli prison. . . awful descriptions accompanied by an awesome song.

[KeshaSoko]

Very good song!

[XuZhongRui]

« even though he was built to see the world this way, he was also built to disregard, to be free of the way he was built to see the world »

[closertofiftythanyew]

I get the birds now, they are the ones flying alongside the ship when you reached freeland yankland, jews?

[cmsinx]

beautiful msic, a true poet and musician.

[cmsinx]

Having first heard Leonard Cohen in a school common room in 1969 he has been a great source of pleasure to me ever since. Fantastic lyrics, beautiful music, thank you for your creativity and excellent musicality, you are a unique star.

[zapkvr]

I saw Mr Cohen in Melbourne in November last year for the first time since becoming a fan in 1974. It was an amazing show. I heard he lost a lot of do re mi in the crash and it was the reason he decided to tour again. I don't care. It was one of the five concert highlights of my life.

[doronDeutsch]

check out this great Cohen cover

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watch?v=7EcOLLNntfw

[HisGibbonsVoice]

This is so shit lol , how can he write a song like hallelujah and then think this is acceptable? hahah its making me laugh!

[zapkvr]

@HisGibbonsVoice Obviously you don't understand the man. Your loss. I would put Cohen's lyrics against Dylan's any day of the week.

[VOTFEROT]

UNA DE LAS JOYAS DE LA CORONA

[paul55265]

this guys like a good wine he just gets better

[potepen]

yo me quedo con la de morente...

[potepen]

it´s a poem from Lorca

[UkrToday]

Choen, Cave and Dylan. The balad masters

[zentocor]

@UkrToday ...and may I suggest you Fabrizio De Andrè,italian songwriter and poet died 10 years ago

[zentocor]

@UkrToday 

[agypsyrover]

Love you Leonard.....you're a champ......but.....take Berlin if you want it.....but Manhattan still does and will always belong to Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II. May God Save The Queen....don't forget, it's all on 99 year lease - LOL

[agypsyrover]

Love you Leonard.....you're a champ......but.....take Berlin if you want it.....but Manhattan still does and will always belong to Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II. May God Save The Queen....

[agypsyrover]

Love you Leonard.....you're a champ......but.....take Berlin if you want it.....but Manhattan still does and will always belong to Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II. May God Save The Queen....

[LordZhatan]

Yo no entiendo una cosa del íideo.si el papel no tiene marcas por ningún lado como sabe que primero hay q tomar Manhattan y no Berlín?

[acentogalego]

Sublime L.Cohen.Poesía hecha música.

En you tube tengo 40 videos con canciones de mi repertorio.

Un cantautor de Galicia-España

Xoán Eiriz

[LAHIELO]

La versión de Morente se come a ésta.

[Javitomanzano]

@LAHIELO

Son versiones diferentes, estilos diferentes.

Tanto Morente como Cohen son genios, ¿por qué elegir?.

[graham8990]

this song stirs emotions i thought were long dead

[graham8990]

this song stirs emotions i thought long dead

[LaSabica]

La canción llega a los tuétanos. Es como si cantara directamente a los huesos.

[rdegioann452]

pink floyd and nick cave style

[shaharmos]

good singer

[rdegioann452]

@shaharmos

cohen is a "good singer"? he's a legend!!!

[SANDRILLA1979]

EL COVER QUE HACE R.E.M. DE ESTA CANCION ES GENIAL,SE CONSIGUE EN LA EDICION LIMITA DE LA AUTOMATIC BOX.

[dkswede]

155 people took Berlin first! Such morons! :p

[Farctow]

@NAPET1000 You put into words just what I feel about him, and I bet lot of ppl feel that too.

[masumehmalek1]

LOVED IT

[nawelle06]

perfect..

[towerofwow]

he is a genius ... that is all!

[avidan39]

THIS MAN IS THE BEST EXAMPLE FOR EVERY ARTIST AND PUBLIC FIGURES , NOT DRUG ADDICTS LIKE [ELVIS,MJ,] LEONARD COHEN ONLY MADE A BETTER SOCIETY

[closertofiftythanyew]

@avidan39

I think he did have his moments - he is only human after all, like the rest of us. What was his poison, you will have to ask him.

[Kaassart]

@avidan39 The man has his own demons and always had. closertofiftythanyew is right I guess.

[probabilissimus]

@avidan39 Don't mean to be rude - Cohen IS the exemplar of people who made a better society - but he used to be known as Captain Mandrax, and his history of substance, er, Enjoyment, is well known. If you're brilliant, you can improve society while ignoring its mores. It's only if you're not as talented as Cohen is that you have to behave nicely: genius follows its own rules.

[destructivedandy]

@probabilissimus well said :)

[thakrak]

@avidan39 Listen to Enrique Morente's cover of this song and enjoy...

[catyule13]

@avidan39 atually, he took quite a few drugs in his youth. the trick is to stop in time.

[catyule13]

@avidan39 actually, he took quite a few drugs in his youth. the trick is to stop in time.

[RandyLahey911]

@catyule13 nah the trick is to do more and more till you die

[spaced0ubt]

@RandyLahey911 nah the trick is to do so many you live forever.

[rickypaullill]

@avidan39 ...just like your not a very good example with your angst...show some compassion and stop looking to others to lead you... "REPENT REPENT I WONDER WHAT THEY MEANT"

[cinedores]

@avidan39

LEONARD COHEN ONLY MADE A BETTER SOCIETY

dial a cliche you cunt retard

[avidan39]

THIS IS FARAWAY ABOVE THE CHEAP  MUSIC PLAYED BY THE VERY BIG NAMES [ELVIS,MJ] THIS IS SMART MUSIC

[avidan39]

HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE MUSIC WORLD

[Trafalgar76]

@NAPET1000 Okis, thanks :-)

[Trafalgar76]

3:23 yes, checking in out in google, there's a doubt wether he says "sister" or "system",... what do you people think? O_o anyway, such a great song !!!

[sweetgypsywife]

@Trafalgar76

system in verse 1

sister in verse 5

xx



[Trafalgar76]

@sweetgypsywife

Thank you Sweet, you're right, now it is absolutely clear :-) Thanks to Napet as well and let us enjoy such a great all-time song !!!  :-)

[chewgrind]

WATCHMEN!!

[sootybambam]

leonard cohen does trace,, now that would be awe some

[SARITHBO]

@ bloommingrose : I didn't know Holocaust also took place in Canada...

[CollectionOfDeath]

it's Father's Day and everybody's wounded

[tovi0903]

THE BEST ONE....

[phabi0]

well they took Manhattan, alright.

[Stevensmeven]

The 80's weren't all that bad in hindsight :)

[yodismo]

bossssssssssssssssss, primero manhattan , y luego ?

[sofakingdrunk66]

The Monkey & the Plywood Violin....

[sootyfred123]

fadsf

[SWANNROIG]

Best forever. Nothing more.

[Missanasoria]

I´d marry him

[JPSSdB1]

The words to his songs are often great poems and so much better than his poems per se

[jillhoward6]

a total joy. Thank you

[myblueandme]

Song is inspired by Hitlers life.

[PutItAway101]

@myblueandme Actually it's about the Red Army Faction.

[GokuMcDuck]

@PutItAway101

Red Ribbon?

[nidgybaby]

@myblueandme

[RJJR15]

is this a political song?

[sirfreedomfighter2]

Food to the soul and mind...I hear it my dreams......

[MadBugger]

This just might be the coolest song EVER!

[PascaleAgnewDouchain]

always love this song.

[cofpaddy]

Been a while since I've seen the original video...

[shmis]

5.00 - 5.12 his turn in time with the music as if he went somewhere is so funny

[fringedweller99]

take me back to the sandbox.

[paulakareg]

Class.

[MX2803]

He's great and ofcourse a jew!

[trebuchet21]

I agree strongly with you guys, this is a great song

By the way, i've heard Leonard Cohen is a cousin of a the old mayor of Rotterdam Job Cohen

[carlosdyc]

Magical cover of this song !!! Enrique Morente (cantaor flamenco) and Lagartija Nick (rock band)

[TheFriedLiverAttack]

yeah you should carry christs messages home

[perefet007]

This guy is a f@#$ng genious. HE is just great.

[MTA1981SOLORZANO]

sirenia



[alikisssa]

The greatest singer and songwriter of our times

[PatersonFinest]

I am so glad I watched the end credits to the Watchmen and discovered this song!

[bloommingrose]

I ABSOLUTLEY LOVE HIM ALSO!! I WISH I HAD THE$ TO SEE HIM!! IT BREAKS MY HEART!!!

[samugrose]

THEY SENTENCED ME TO 20 YEARS OF BOREDOM

[HitchHikersBlues]

This is an awesome fuckin tune.

He taught it was relevant then, in the 80's, so it was!

Leonard, this tune has never been more relevant man, 2010.

[lightfightsdark]

Yep Watchmen. Featured 2 Leonard songs the other Hallelujah

[anacarduo]

ostinata

[urmahma]

yeah groovy baby

[TheMate01]

Was this the song played at the end of watchmen?

[tonelar415]

@TheMate01

yeah, they use a couple Leonard Cohen songs

[Redgrant80]

Be prepared!

[powerotoc]

he was a great folk songwritter and writter too. this album is quite representating of the eighties, and even if it's not my favorite it's a quite good albulm a little bit too eighties...maybe. my favorite album is new skin for the old ceremony, and i really love song of love and hate. But all his album deserve to be listen

[iamdougiam]

@powerotoc WAS?

[bigqman123]

what the hell is this?

and why is he so popular?

[johnmckinlay67]

...ah don't like your fashion business mister. : )

[toddandhisdog]

I thought I was completely ignorant of him. I didn't know that I knew so many of his songs. What are his better albums?

[moyadapne]

@toddandhisdog  I started with Various Positions and worked my way up. The ones I didn't like at first soon become favourites. If you like him, take a look at Tom Waits too. (with an open mind;)

[moyadapne]

@moyadapne I ain't saying Various Positions was HIS first....just mine. (Before I get shot down by the experts).

[toddandhisdog]

I am still stunned that I know so much of his work and only now do I realise how prolific his talent is. Awesome discovery thanks to your posting this. I can't thank you enough for opening the door for me. Thanks for the Tom Waits tip, but I'v already been a huge fan for years. I had Franks Wild Years as a young'un and loved it while friends didn't get it. nearly 20 years later, Heart Attack & Vine, Bone Machine and Mule Variations are all on the MP3 player too.

[hansvandergevel56]

the greatest he really is

[UChamberlain]

I Love you! Leonard, I love this song and all of your songs! Just posted on FB!!! XXOO

[MrJoe147258369]

great, but 've you had a look also for boris bukowski? performed with the same title - just try it, maybe you 'll like it.

[somers16]

only just started listening to LC and i like what im hearing

[cupcakesgorawr]

Why did a Zbigniew Preisner playlist brought me here?

[MrEASTLANDS]

MY FAVE COHEN TRACK

[kramerou]

Escuchad la versión de Morente y Lagartija Nick. . .

[dstheunis5n]

this is a awsome song

[SheIsntReal94]

what album is this from ??? :)

[MainManAus]

I fuckin' love this song!!

[bloommingrose]

I am especially moved when he say's "I don't like what happened to my sister". Don't forget he was born in 1934 before WW2 !!!

[awkwardhandful]

@bloommingrose Thank-you for this GEM of information! I did not know that is was a LITERAL reference to his sister. I LOVE this guy. I mean LOVE him. I saw him in 2009 in Brisbane on his world tour and I plan to see him again in 2010! LOVE LEONARD!!!!

[bloommingrose]

@awkwardhandful I ALSO ABSLUTLEY LOVE LLEONARD!! I WISH I HAD THE $ TO GO SEE HIM. I ENVY YOU!

[AtomAnt11]

@bloommingrose He was born and raised in Montreal, Canada.

[narutogaara122]

@AtomAnt11 

[magmabrander]

who is that girl on the train she was pretty, the one with the big lips

[ermakoki]

Choen marco muchas noches inolvidables de mi vida.. GRACIAS COMPAÑERO..

[EspioArtwork]

Featured in Watchmen (2009)

[cgnetwork1]

God Bless Leonard Cohen.

[paduaprs]

this is a very interesting song.

how creative artist is he!

[Grisfelt]

Boring

[evieiable]

TUNE.

[nmud]

Yea! Take DC..BO is a disaster and a communist.

[closertofiftythanyew]

you all do know this song is all about the trains to aushvitz, etc,? heathens to reality

[alstaniforth]

@closertofiftythanyew

I know it isn't 100% reliable but according to wikipedia : 'The song refers to the "naivety and narcissism" of the West German Red Army Faction, "...designer terrorism by celebrity terrorists, as much about radical chic as about real politics."'

So it's more about post-war Germany than wartime Germany - if wiki can be believed.

[closertofiftythanyew]

@alstaniforth Yes, I read that too. Only way to actually find out is ask The Man himself. Could be about a daytrip to the coast to see the sea and the gulls, as far as we know.

[romainxer]

This song is asociated to a very special period of my life........ unforgetable

[treisilords]

Leonard Cohen should be studied as one of the main poets in XX century.

Just the poet!

[faricallas]

El Rey de la música británica...

[scoobeedu]

Very cleva song about opening a reastaurant in Manhattan and then also in Berlin and dominating the industry .Cleva!

[avidan39]

favorite part 0:00- 5:47 leonard cohen=beethoven=piaf

[TheFriedLiverAttack]

n the three fates weep...death to the pigs..

[unabnats]

Therefore, Germany was not obligated to declare War against us. Yet, he did. The only time he decrlared War against any other /Nation during WWII. If he hadn't, we probably still wouldn't have declared against him. Unless he fought alongside Japan against us. Which they never did, I don't believe. The bomb was originally meant for Germany. Finally, there was no great debate whether to use the bomb. Other than worrying it might be too big an explosion. Why would there be?

[deutschschoen]

@unabnats Genau. Hitler did FDR the biggest favor by declaring war. I think after the Howler(world cup term is appropriate) at Stalingrad with the 6th Army, that Hitler knew it was over(everyone else did). The maniac simply wanted a bigger catastrophe. It sounds crazy but I believe it. Regarding the A-bomb, of course it was correct to use it. Hindsight is so easy. There were still young radicals in Japan that wanted to kill the Emperor and continue. It had to be done.

[unabnats]

We did not declare War against Germany after Pearl Harbor. Germany was sinking our ships before Pearl /harbor. We (US) discovered plans for the occupation of South America by Germany before Pearl Harbor. Japan attacked Guam, Philippines among other US territory on Dec. 8th. I doubt even Roosevelt would let Phillipines fall on purpose. We did not know we would win WWII. If Russia fell, we might not have. Japan did not declare War against Russia. It never attacked Russia during the War.

[deutschschoen]

@unabnats Japan attacked the USSR in July 1938. That fell within the time frame of WWII if you count Asian battles. Had Japan been successful, it would have continued. I completely agree though that the U.S. needed Russia to stay alive. Russia never faced less than 70% of German forces. Usually much more. This seems to not be recognized by many Americans, glad that you do. Danke. I think the U.S. knew, at least deep down, that it would win no matter what. Just helped that Russia was there.

[cloudani]

Watchmen!!!!

[TheFriedLiverAttack]

why did they cut the head of of john the baptiste once he returned and and spoke not

[ryry2133]

Gosh, this song is just amazing. Its a debate between this song or Hallejuah as my favorite. Both great songs from an amazing artist!

[JohnBrentMachina]

I found the one thing that makes up for Canada's mistake of having Justin Beiber. Leonard Cohen, you are awesome. That is an understatement of course.

[crusiatusblack]

@JohnBrentMachina Don't use Leonard's name in the same sentence as that other dude's name :p Leonard is my god!

[aminevich]

@crusiatusblack amen brother! I have never cared to chase movie stars (they all look short in real life). However, I'd love to sit for a cup of coffee and hear this man speak. I feel blessed to live in the same time span as Leonard Cohen. I've seen ever show I could and have been moved each time.

[crusiatusblack]

@aminevich Amen! The words of this man are golden.

[Heretbg]

Chill out it is just a song. there is no Pearl Harbor nor Roosevelt nor Yanks nor whatever CRAP you guys want to talk about instead of listening to the song.

[17Hongo]

Very cohen - dark, sexy and brilliantly written and sung - possibly his greatest

[TheFriedLiverAttack]

first we work for satin then we by our feredom

[HolyMotherofGrid]

@TheFriedLiverAttack Hate to ask, but is English your 3rd, or your 4th language?

[TheFriedLiverAttack]

@HolyMotherofGrid no its before recorded history... get it your holoaust and your inqusition is nothing... except what saint paul said... paradise fell...do you remember? the end of all >

[HolyMotherofGrid]

@TheFriedLiverAttack ok........ he says, slowly backing away from the insanity of the "virtual world", lol!!

[TheTomnom]

This songs send shivers up my spine!!! Brilliant =:)

[Booshoundable]

I literally cannot put into words how much love and respect I have for this man's lyrics

[isabel9004]

yuo are the best leonard cohen

[DarkCuteWhiteAngel]

@isabel9004 "it"s young free and single?

[Carefulspider]

So you are a rapist/ Asshole.

[beckkah]

The song refers to the "naivety and narcissism" of the West German Red Army Faction, "...designer terrorism by celebrity terrorists, as much about radical chic as about real politics."

No one would write anything nowadays with such a theme, obviously this specific topic is out of date, but it's still so awesome =]

[donottawaguitar]

nice

[portstick]

Love it!!!!!

[arachnodongle]

Manhattan is in SO MUCh TROUBLE.

[healthhaterxx]

LC really does look like Spock. I thought Spock was in an Obsession commercial at first. Is this song really about fashion? I'm just going to pretend it's some kind of stewie griffin/antichrist anthem cause that's more fun.

[singinglawnchair]

Leonard Cohen is like an English-speaker's Serge Gainsbourg. Simply fantastic.