Leonard Cohen Recites God Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot
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Uploaded by DrHGuy on Feb 3, 2011
The words Leonard Cohen recites in this 1967 performance was a passage from his 1966 novel, "Beautiful Losers." This passage was itself later published separately as an illustrated book called "God is Alive, Magic is Afoot." Buffy Sainte-Marie first released "God is Alive, Magic is Afoot" on her album, Illuminations, in 1969. Cohen's recitation includes a final section absent from the Buffy Sainte-Marie version:
"Old friend, aren't you happy? You and Edith alone know how long I've waited for this instruction.
--Damn you, Mary Voolnd spits at me.
--What?
--Your hand's gone limp."
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Great upload !
I always thought Buffy wrote those magnificent lines. Her rendition is amongst her finest songs.
TWD66 1 week ago
AMEN!
gmikestallings 1 month ago
Love it! Thank you for sharing....
What would life been without a little magic? I think the works and songs of LC are magic....
Blessed Be;
Althea )0(
AltheaHekate 1 month ago
I just recently was introduced to Leonards work..and became a new admirer
MsAnnestube 5 months ago
Leonard knows. I hope he really has chosen the right side.
dressrehearsalrags 9 months ago
Thank you from me too!
rlfmoba 9 months ago
THANK YOU ! for posting this Wonderful reading by Lenny of his Amazing work.
I just wish that he - and you - had ended this piece with :
"....and TIME Itself... the Magic length of GOD..." .
Where Buffy Sainte-Marie knew was the place to end ,
..... the Magic length for this piece.
To go beyond this point, takes away the piece's Magic !
Just my 2c.
MAY GOD BLESS US WITH MORE MAGIC !
NikkiVideo 10 months ago
Thank you for making this available Alan.
ThisPoetsFan 1 year ago