Leonard Cohen - Democracy (Spoken Word, Orchestral Version)

A jarring, studio version of one of Leonard Cohen's biggest hits that came with a bootleg I purchased of a 2008 concert in Moncton.

It's possible that the composer here is the minimalist genius Philip Glass, given that he wrote the song cycle, BOOK OF LONGING, which was based around Cohen's book of the same name. It was also realeased in 2008. However, the instrumentation and atonal structure sets it apart from the sing-song quality of that work. Therefore, it's just as possible that Cohen himself composed the music here.

If anyone has any information on this track, please let me know.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Rare
• Leonard
• Cohen
• Philip
• Glass
• Unknown
• chromatic
• atonal

[a1000kissesdeep]

The source of this recording is UNITED STATES OF POETRY soundtrack CD.

The video clip is available on the DVD of TV series, and I believe it's also on YouTube.

Composers are tom&andy.

[EuchridEucrow1]

Hey, thanks!

[charlie1arthur]

remember what thre so-called father of democracy said, a.de tocqueville:

" I am at war with myself"...

[SofieLSadeghi]

@1NWOMD Why are you being so aggresive? I wouldn't say he's a moron, he's just different from you.

Democracy isn't always a bad thing. Democracy isn't the same as a fascist regime. If leaders are appointed, then it's not a democracy.

And how would you define a free society?

[SofieLSadeghi]

@1NWOMD That's the whole idea about this poem. Cohen is being sarcastic. He knows that USA is not ruled by true democracy.

[Harbertbeach]

So appropriate for our times. Gives me the chills in a good way.