JENNIFER WARNES ~ Famous Blue Raincoat ~
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gorgeous
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@edmund184 I've always thought it had some reference to the Canadian poet Irving Layton.He and Cohen were close at one time; not sure if Layton had anything to do in particular to Cohen's relationship problems, but probably did with many other people they both knew.He was quite a pig-headed ladies man was Layton.One of the main characters in Cohen's novel "Beautiful Losers" is a very apt characterization of Layton. Layton died in the 90's I think, but by that point they hadn't spoken in years
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This is still my favorite version of this song.
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It's 4 in the morning, the end of December. in my time zone
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Lovely... stolen from a friend
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Great voice!!
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i love this song
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Leonard Cohen is brilliant; and this version is one of the best.
Was it written about someone in particular?
edmund184 1 year ago 9
@edmund184
Don`t know about that. I will have to Google it.
Scout4Me1 1 year ago
@edmund184 -- It is allegedly based on a true love triangle between Cohen and another man, though in a BBC interview he admitted to having forgotten exactly who originally inspired it. Perhaps ultimately a mashup of experiences?
Wikipedia's article about it is called Famous_Blue_Raincoat.
cryptess 1 year ago 8
@cryptess Interesting. Thank you for your comment! Take care!
Scout4Me1 1 year ago
I saw Jennifer Warnes live in 2008. Amazing...
Kuratako 2 years ago
Awesome!
Scout4Me1 2 years ago 2