ElmerJFudd Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Leonard Cohen CC GOQ Born 21 September 1934 (age 82) Westmount, Quebec, Canada Died 10 November 2016 (age 82) Genres Folk soft rock Occupation(s) Musician singer songwriter poet novelist painter Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wright Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Rest in Peace. "I cried when I wrote this song Sue me if I play too long" Walter Becker Donald Fagan 1977 Deacon Blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Rest In Peace. ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX88 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Wow... didn't know he was in his 80's. I have had a bit of interest in him because Neil Larsen had been in his band ( on Hammond, possibly still using an M-3) recently, and I am a huge fan of Neil. I thought it was a little odd that Neil was doing this, but the Leonard Cohen gig was apparently fairly lucrative so that might explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin Dance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely in Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove Dance me to the end of love May you be gathered safely in, Mr. Cohen. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miden Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Yes indeed. A true lyricist. He will be missed. There is no luck - luck is simply the confluence of circumstance and co-incidence... Time is the final arbiter for all things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 A legend has gone..RIP Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moj Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 RIP A great artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Now, I bid you farewell, I don't know when I'll be back. They're movin' us tomorrow to the tower down the track. But you'll be hearin' from me, baby, long after I'm gone. I'll be speakin' to you sweetly from a window in the Tower of Song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I must be honest, I didn't know of him or his greatness. Just reading some of his lyrics/poetry and hearing a few of his songs and finding out he's been on this earth more than 80 years. RIP. AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill bosco Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 now Jesus was a sailer , when he walked upon the water and he stood a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower and when he knew for certain , only drowning men can see him he said all men will be sailers then until the sea shall free them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Wow that is really too bad. "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Such a great poet... R.I.P... Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicale Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 And Dylan got the Nobel ? Musicale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelp Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Waiting for that card so high and wild he'll never need to deal another... Roland Fantom 06; Yamaha P-125; QSC K10; Cubase 13 Pro; Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfields Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I have had a bit of interest in him because Neil Larsen had been in his band ( on Hammond, possibly still using an M-3) recently, and I am a huge fan of Neil. I thought it was a little odd that Neil was doing this, but the Leonard Cohen gig was apparently fairly lucrative so that might explain it. http://cohencentric.com/2015/07/09/neil-larsen-the-impeccable-nearly-invisible-leonard-cohen-world-tour-keyboardist-part-1/ has a pretty funny take on his presence in that band. It seemed to be an extraordinarily well-reviewed tour. Leonard Cohen's been keeping me good company in my home office today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 RIP, o Tower of Song. :cry: Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamer65 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Suzanne was my first love in music. He didn't own this song. It was for everybody. Writing something like this is the ultimate thing for a composer. RIP. One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. - Bob Marley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulf Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Must admit I got tired of playing "Hallelujah" on all the Christmas concerts, but this year I will happily do it to honor Cohen. R.I.P. Rock bottom bass Fakebook Pro Sheet Music Reader - at every gig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51recording Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Dear 2016: you suck. Please stop doing this..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bachus Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do ya? It goes like this: The fourth, the fifth The minor fall and the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah... Where like noboddy else he made lyrics and chords go hand in hand.... Korg Kronos 88, Yamaha Tyros5 (76), Integra 7, macbook pro/mainstage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill bosco Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 nina simones' version was the first i heard , probably on wnew fm in the early 70's, always found it very moving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markay Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 RIP Leonard. Made my world richer from Suzanne through First We Take Manhattan to You Want it Darker. From the refrain in You Want it Darker "I'm ready my Lord". A misguided plumber attempting to entertain | MainStage 3 | Axiom 61 2nd Gen | Pianoteq | B5 | XK3c | EV ZLX 12P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Probably first became aware of him through a somewhat unexpected source: Roberta Flack (the aforementioned "Suzanne", from her "Killing Me Softly" album). I was intrigued about this songwriter, not knowing he was also a performer until years later when I started coming across other material by him. Yes, he wrote a lot of real poetry and not just song lyrics, which is why many felt he was more deserving of the Nobel than Dylan. Even Dylan himself considered himself indebted to Cohen and praised him to no end. Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKnuckles Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 There's a blaze of light in every word... ...and from your lips we drew the Hallelujah. RIP Leonard Cohen. xx "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Suzanne in Italian, adapted and sung by the great Fabrizio De Andrè. RIP sweet poet. [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I didn't post it at the time because I wasn't sure and didn't have time to look it up, but my first exposure was actually slightly earlier, but the same performer, as Roberta Flack covered "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" on one of her first couple of albums. It moved me deeply, in a way that no song had before it. Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 September 2016 [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4PqY-VgSsI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polychrest Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Leonard Cohen's Third Act A good portrait of the man and the challenges he faced in recording his final album. “For 50 years, it was like being chained to a lunatic.” -- Kingsley Amis on the eventual loss of his libido Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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