Leonard Cohen - I Can't Forget (live 1988)

Leonard looks like he's really feeling this one ;) From his concert in San Sebastian 1988.

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[sweetgypsywife]

beautiful ..he is deep in this song...however seems to stop at 2.35?

[messalina79]

@sweetgypsywife not that I'm aware of - maybe it's your connection?

[seepaert]

The backgroundsinger to rhe right very much looks like Sharon Robinson, with who Leonard recorded "ten new songs". She still sang with him during the legendary 2008 series of concerts.

[messalina79]

I can see why you might think that, but it is in fact Perla Batalla, not Sharon Robinson.

[tomyt03]

@pbalwaysinformed No he was definitely more influenced by Cale's version. His loss I guess...

[avrahamalchek]

the best singer known. so true, so beautiful. he must be jewish, no...

[BarPeleD]

@alberts1985

He's not a US born citizen....doesn't qualify...



[pbalwaysinformed]

@mickycisme No, I think Buckley covered Cohen's "Various Positions"-Version of Hallelujah.

[mickycisme]

@seerocco soy de los estados unidos, pero en verdad soy de la tierra ... yo no creo en países, sólo creo en las personas. especialmente personas que hacen el mundo más hermoso, como Leonard Cohen:

Tocar las campanas que aún pueden sonar

Olvidad su oferta perfecta

Hay una grieta en todo

Así es como la luz se pone en

(Siento no hablar bien el español.)

[seerocco]

@mickycisme micky de donde eres'?

[seerocco]

bueno,para mi no es la mas popular pero creo que ya se ha ganado un gran respeto

[mickycisme]

I was so happy when this wave of adoration for Cohen arose... he had been so important a generation before, but a lot of people had lost sight of him by the 80s. Then only-semi-ironic hipster appreciation brought him back, and shortly after that the "I'm your fan" compilation - and especially the John Cale cover of "Hallelujah" that was on it (Buckley later covered Cale's version, not Cohen's) - blew the doors off the hinges and everyone welcomed Cohen back into their lives. To our benefit.

[alberts1985]

i wish he was the president of the United States