NICK CAVE - Leonard Cohen's Suzanne

Nick Cave in Leonard Cohen's song Suzanne

Suzanne takes you down to her place newer the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that shes half crazy
But thats why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from china
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That youve always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For youve touched her perfect body with your mind.

And jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said all men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe youll trust him
For hes touched your perfect body with his mind.

Now suzanne takes you hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From salvation army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For shes touched your perfect body with her mind.

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[Camilla902]

I actually think he is. But he´s still the best. Someone should have silenced the stupid chourssinger

[iwai8788]

いい

とてもいい

としか言いようがない

[tar2kovx]

Jeahh

[Rose Raikos]

Beautiful duet



[prettylittleditty89]

Actually... yup ... Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla

[prettylittleditty89]

You talking about the backing vocals? I could be wrong but the do kinda look like backing vocalists for leonard cohen not to mention sound like them. Unless 'the look/sound' was intentionally.

As for shutting them up... suite yourself - but I am glad they are there.

[Norah Atkinson]

This is not my favourite song from L.C. & listening to Nick Cave has done nothing to alter that,but hey each to his own.Thanks for posting,Norah

[Phil Maxfield]

the backing singers are Perla batalla and julie chistenson leonards wonderful backing singers from 1980,s

[Catherine Andrews]

Shut up trolls below....

you are ruining my Nick-cohenesque experience

[Catherine Andrews]

hahahaha

yeah??

hahahaha



[Gunsmith2584]

you tell me

[Fionn O'Neill]

how can a cunt be gay?