Leonard Cohen "Bird On A Wire" Dublin Concert 2008

Leonard Cohen Concert Sunday 15th June 2008
Kilmainham Dublin

Ok! Competition time:
How many people on the move while Leonard performs Bird On A Wire. Find how many were walking and how many were running?
How many flags?
And where were all these people going?
It's very difficult to count them at the end, they are coming and going from all directions.
Imagine if you were at a concert in the Opera House and everybody walking and running all over the place. There wouldn't be many left in the theatre, as most would be evicted.

The prize for the correct answer is a cookie!
(= an eCookie )

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Bird On A Wire
From Songs From A Room (1969)

LYRICS

Like a bird on the wire,
like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.
Like a worm on a hook,
like a knight from some old fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee.
If I, if I have been unkind,
I hope that you can just let it go by.
If I, if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you.

Like a baby, stillborn,
like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
But I swear by this song
and by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee.
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch,
he said to me, "You must not ask for so much."
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
she cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"

Oh like a bird on the wire,
like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Leonard
• Cohen
• Bird
• On
• Wire
• Dublin
• 2008
• Kilmainham

[Beverlyc3]

iGaucho - Thank you for this. I'm a big fan of Mr. Cohen's. Don't know how I missed this clip - it's brilliant imo. Apologies to Stitchkneemcgee, but I quite like the bubbles - very tongue-in-cheek with a glimpse of igaucho's personality - makes me feel like I was at the concert with a very good friend. Thanks again - lmao.

[iGaucho]

Thank you Beverlyc3 for your kind comments. I was just having a bit of a laugh, i'm glad you enjoyed. That concert was the best i was ever at. It was my woodstock! It rained throughout the concert but it was just great to be there to see the great man live. I saw him in Berlin also. Would have followed him all over Europe if I could have afforded it. May he continue to give us great music for years to come.

[Minnitmonster]

Why didn't you zoom in on the screen?

[iGaucho]

I was so far back in the crowd, i couldnt zoom in with my average camera and couldnt get close to the stage.

Anyway it was a great concert and can't wait to see him in Berlin.

[Mugsel]

Who cares about zoom? This is fucking great no matter.

[BARNAPE]

True greatness.

[MariaMagdalena071]

Goucho ???? THANK YOU for this video !!!!!! I love Cohen so much ....

[WalterJoergLangbein]

Great song.. stupid bubbles...

[weewill32]

was there transcentedial went to loo with black bag y way walking it was awful spectators leonard enjoined it luved it



[tunderbomber]

@MrBobbyzimmerman What is it like to go through life without any sense of humour?

[killerhighheels01]

The irony was fabulous! Hx

[arfer]

Ruined by pop-up's.

[lizdfizzz]

seen the beautful leonard in dublin amasing love this man !!!!!!!!!!!

[iGaucho]

Hey Ya MrBobby. I know I don't have to explain because you have already made your judgement on this vid. Isn't fun though, especially when being Irish and your life time hero is Leonard Cohen and he comes to your country to perform. I never saw Lenny perform live before and man he comes to Ireland. WOW. This is heaven! And what happens, we get shitty weather, like we always do in Ireland and Lenny is in concert outdoors and then it rains like shite.

Let's have fun!

[MrBobbyzimmerman]

The irony is that the idiot who annotated this video with these comments is doing exactly the same thing as the "down in front" idiots he is commenting on.

Let's hear it for brain cell death.

[MrBobbyzimmerman]

Oh yah - the annotations on the vid you deposited here, like a turd in a punch bowl, are really useful. Useful for gauging your usefulness to art, culture, and humanity. Please get yourself sterilized before you have children.

You do not deserve to ever have heard this song. You do not deserve to have a working pair of ears.

You do not deserve to have a working brain, but thankfully, God has already taken care of that.