Uploaded by adnanmeerza on Mar 8, 2009
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So it now stands at Orton and Buckley as the only performers that I will listen to do a Cohen cover.
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das Beste was ich jemals hörte - jede Nacht
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@pokey29 Aha. And what is funny? Cohen often writes in a way that that often invokes religious archetypes to comment on sexual themes. But that does not put religion in the center of his poetry. And certainly not in center of this song. Anyways they suppose to "bind you with love that is GRACEFUL and green as a stem"... Well - to me this rendition is NOT graceful - it is tired and contrived.
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@woland99 Actually pretty sure the religious imagery goes with relevant parts of song. But funny you made a point to post against the Christian imagery LOL
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Brilliant!!!!
Some kind of perfection within its inperfection!
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I PREFER EVERYTHING LEONARD COHEN WRITES TO BE SUNG BY HIM BUT THIS IS FANTASTIC. VRY MOVING LEONARD-LIKE
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so beautifull
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what's with all the Christian stuff? that song has NOTHING to do whatsoever with Jesus.
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I loved the original version but this- this just reached into my gut and *wrenched*. One of the few songs to genuinely move me. Fantastic!
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@Cantshaketheseblues leonard cohen is a profoundly "spiritual" singer/songwriter. he probably sees religious overtones in every experience that he feels is "important" to him. (cohen is also an intellectual. he certainly would have been familiar with the old tradition of seeing "prostitutes" as "spiritual" or even as "religious" figures. the carnal or secular nature of his experience wouldn't negate any spiritual meaning it might have had for him.)
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excellent rendition....Beth can sing anything & make it magic.....its just beautiful that she combined Cohen the wordsmith with her soul....
can't get enough of this
many thanks!!!
ivebeenthere1 2 years ago 9
while "covers" of well heard or favorite songs can many times be a disappointment for the listener, that is not the case here. an atmospheric and lovely rendition well done. 5* thnx for the upload =)
SheerFolly 2 years ago 7