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Leonard Cohen - Bird on the Wire (live perf 1972)

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Uploaded by on Mar 1, 2009

Opening scene of Bird on a Wire (1972), a live performance of Leonard's classic. (1 of 10)

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  • I adore this version, which ended up on "Live Songs". The opening sixty seconds are perfection, beautiful words and a guitar that seems to speak. Understated brilliance *****

  • lovely!  the purity of early Cohen is unbeatable!

    this from a complete Tony Palmer concert film?

    wordofgord

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  • Perfect! TY for posting

  • Fantastic version of a beautiful song. I love the live in London version as well.... Older, deeper voiced Cohen.

  • @eleonorall 'these fragments have I shored against my ruin....'

  • Comme l'oiseau sur la branche

    comme l'ivrogne dans le coeur de la nuit

    j'ai cherché ma liberté.

  • I love this song especially love the version that Esther O'faren made! Used to have a copy but sadly was not returned after lent it to a friend! Boyfriend at the time took it with him! he he

  • both artist are greats in different ways.....i love them both<3

  • waits!

  • He is good, but he's not Bob Dylan.

    "The Picasso of song." - Cohen on Dylan.

  • Me: "That's not fair"

    Mom:  "Life's not fair"

    Me: "That's no bloody excuse."

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