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Leonard Cohen - Coming Back to You (live 1988)

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A great performance of one of his lesser-known songs: 'There are many in your life/ and many still to be/ Since you are a shining light/ there's many that you'll see'. Live in San Sebastian 1988.

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  • Various Positions is my all-time favourite Cohen album. It is such an overlooked pearl.

  • Love this part:

    There are many in your life

    And many still to be

    Since you are a shining light

    There's many that you'll see

    But I have to deal with envy

    When you choose the precious few

    Who've left their pride on

    the other side of

    Coming back to you

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  • Beatiful song..But the singer off the tune..?

  • @TzsilMahler

    Yearwood's fine when she has a good song to sing, like "Coming Back to You."

    When I said Cohen couldn't sing I wasn't using Mariah Carey as the standard. She doesn't know the difference between singing and showing off her voice. I was just thinking of someone who could sing "Happy Birthday" without spoiling your appetite for the cake.

    Never heard Mr. Vysotsky but I'll take your word that he's good. I like Bob Dylan but certainly agree that his singing is an acquired taste.

  • @keithsmith1948 The notion that this category of music emphasizes a singer's vocal abilities is wrong. We have the opera for that- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Maria Callas are true "great singers". Trisha Yearwood and the like are mediocre singers who produce vapid music. It's true that Leonard Cohen is not a good singer, but his vocal abilities are sufficient to convey his genius songwriting and music. It's the same story with Bob Dylan and Vladimir Vysotsky- they are bards, not "Mariah Careys."

  • @keithsmd listen to Memories live on the Field Commander Cohen album

  • A mile of silence.... Jesus fucking christ!

    

  • stunning...almost overflowing with emotion...but Leonard just holds it in restraint.Unbelievable song, beautiful poem too

  • @ForeignWindowFrame

    yeah my favourite too. I´m going to see him in Lisbon 10 Sept. :D Almost there. :D

  • mmmmmmmm

  • @keithsmd ...

    And you've seen all the episodes of American Idol, right?

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