Dear Leonard Cohen - Thanks For The World Tour. I hope it was good for you, too.

After attending the Leonard Cohen Beacon Theatre Concert in Feb 2009 but before I realized that this concert series had transmuted into the Tour That Never Ends, I began composing a commemorative video I planned to finish once said World Tour was completed.

In the ensuing months, the video project has been altered, amended, and revised numerous times as more concert footage has become available. Such additions and substitutions plus ongoing editing of the work in progress have resulted in a ready to view product that is - if I do say so myself - something I'm getting sick and tired of working on.

Yet, as of today, the Cohen Infinite Tour Loop includes confirmed concert dates through 21 September 2009 with possible venues being considered after that time. Further, rumors of a return North American Tour after the current European leg is finished are being bruited about.

So, I herewith present, on the occasion of the end of the US-Canadian leg and the beginning of the 2009 European leg of the World Tour,

The Heck Of A Guy Dear Leonard Cohen - Thanks For The Tour. I Hope It Was Good For You, Too.
Commemorative Video Celebration Of The First 14 Months Of The 2008-2009 World Tour

The music is the 1980 version of Leonard Cohen's "Do I Have To Dance All Night," an arrangement that has never been released. I have also cobbled together a video for his song and its 1976 version. See the explanations and videos at http://1heckofaguy.com/2009/05/27/leonard-cohens-other-do-i-have-to-dance-all... and http://1heckofaguy.com/2009/04/28/do-i-have-to-dance-all-night-the-leonard-co...

Two more videos commemorating the later portions of the tour can be found at http://1heckofaguy.com/2009/10/14/leonard-cohen-thanks-again-for-the-tour-i-h... and http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/01/07/thanks-leonard-cohen-for-coming-to-the-usa-...

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[loveleonardcohen]

where did you get this track from???

Loving is but it's unfamillair...

[DrHGuy]

This is the 1980 version of "Do I Have To Dance All Night," recorded at the Amsterdam concert that year. I have also put together videos (see "other videos by DrHGuy") for both the 1980 and 1976 versions of this song.

[rzazula]

Nice Job! A fitting tribute to my master.

[Shiverrus]

Excellent! God, I hope that he heads back through North America. And I really hope he's having fun.

[canelanomel2012]

Thanks! Thanks Leonard!

[sweetgypsywife]

Only just found this Allan...but it's got great spirit and I love it! 

[MsAnnSHines]

Great fan vid and excellent version of the song. Thanks for your excellent blog, Dr! Hope you have had a good vacation!

[5hawnK3lly]

very happy to have discovered this :)

[operareg]

We certainly enjoyed ourselves at the Dublin concert on July 19th 2009. I hope Leonard did too! Thanks for an unforgettable evening, Leonard. And thanks to DrHGuy for revealing an unknown Cohen song to me with this video.

[vbManu]

Great Song! thanks for posting

[HandsInTheEarth]

I now have the earlier version of this song!!!!!!! Must have done something good to recieve such karma!

WOOO HOOOO!!!! :) :) :)

[tainaingrid]

very good, I have the 1976 version on single.

Tnx very much 4posting this one!!!

He's so great

[arlenedick15]

Fabulous! Just viewed it for the umpteenth time...bridger15

[leoleoleolove]

Wonderful! Thank you!