Chelsea Hotel

Chelsea Hotel 2 - Leonard Cohen

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[MikeMirarchi]

Thank you for posting this. Leonard Cohen truly is a genius, and even, dare I say, a prophet. The last verse of this song has to be one of the coldest, saddest, and harshest pieces of song ever written:

I don't mean to suggest

That I loved you the best.

I can't keep track of each fallen robin.

But I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel.

That's all, I don't think of you that often.

[SithianHawk]

Another Cohen song that sums up something that happened to me. Even though its about Janis Joplin I still think anyone who lost someone they loved but didnt love them back can relate to this. Thats the beauty of Leonard. His songs are stories where anyone can find something, a line, a character, an event, and feel like someone understands them.

[MrSickness1138]

Had to cry today...thank you Leonard, I needed that, Ive been running from love for too long....

[gramule]

@DirkjeA ditto. thank you.

[NadiaDowton]

I hope Janis can/did hear it. Soooo beautiful! The man is a poet beyond compare.

[tristhan1181]

I love this song. Was Leonard harsh? Perhaps, or maybe, he was just honest. They were musicians in a time of free love. They were together for a brief time, and when that time was past, they went their separate ways. Did he love her best? No, he didn't. Did he love her in his way? Yes, he did, but there were others who loved her more. Oh, and I always thought the "keep track of each falling robin" was a play on words. God sees every falling sparrow...that kind of thing.

[blueguitarblue]

@DirkjeA Thank you. I always wanted a more romantic name! Like Leonard wrote: "Your heart was a legend." Have you heard Rufus Wainwright's version on the DVD celebrating Leonard's cannon. It's genius. He also sang: "Anything Goes." His sister, with an uncannily beautiful voice sang "The Traitor." And there was this one singer who has the voice of God's sweetest angel. I think his name is Antony. He sang: "If it be your Will." His voice is so superior to almost every male voice I've ever heard.

[DirkjeA]

@blueguitarblue oh sweety, just be proud to be named after such a great lady, that touched the heart and souls of so many. As for Leonard Cohen, you just said it all.

[blueguitarblue]

@DirkjeA Leonard Cohen is one of the greatest poets in Northern American history. I hate it when songs are remade by others, except when it come to Leonard! But, he is a flawless poet who can take you to a private place and teach a profound resonating gut-wrenching message along the way. Guess what? I was named after Janis! Never appreciated that until I realized what a genius she was. The Blues Mama! The lyrics you quote are my favorite also. Great minds think alike!

[DirkjeA]

@blueguitarblue You told me again you preferred handsome men

but for me you would make an exception.

And clenching your fist for the ones like us, who are oppressed by the figures of beauty,

you fixed yourself, you said, "Well never mind, we are ugly but we have the music."

Never there was a poet that could paint the hurt of living in such a way I would feel it cut deep in my heart.

Never came across a more beautiful lovesong like this one......

[DirkjeA]

I understand he wrote this after spending a night at this hotel with Janis Joplin, and if you know about Janis her lifestory this lyrics become even more touching as they are now.

[archaist]

God this song is beautiful. I think of it all the time.  "We are ugly but we have the music."