E-minor7 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .One of the godfathers ~ One of the greatest poets ~ Definitely the wisest Mister Cohen ~ Thank you, Sir . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .♠ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 A great songwriter. We should all appreciate all the great music he brought to the planet. RIP QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Dance Me to the End of Love. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneS Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Somebody'd better go sit with FB; he might could use some company...😔 "There heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning They are leaning out for love And they will lean that way forever..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Definitely will be missed😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Somebody'd better go sit with FB; he might could use some company...😔 "There heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning They are leaning out for love And they will lean that way forever..." Ah..Thanks Anne.Just been round talking to my brother and sister about him.Had a beer in his honor. Loved his writing, his voice,the way he picked that nylon string and like EM7 said his wisdom. Always been amused by people who say "oh gawd music to commit suicide by"..not at all..uplifting and plenty of subtle humor if you really listen. Just hope it wasn't my recent cover of "Famous Blue raincoat" with the sharp E string that shuffled his mortal coil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickthemiller Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Found him in the late 60s - lost him today. He said he was holding out a hand to his long ago love and would soon follow. His music will live on. I heard s quote of his today on BBC radio 4 "there are cracks in everything, there have to be to let the light in" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Terrible, uncanny news. I've been having a sincerely L. Cohen retrospective for the past week, trying to get my kids to appreciate him, and had been hoping that his recent statement about just waiting to die was not indicative of anything particular. Clearly not a man to make meaningless statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Sad news. Very talented man. I was often confused by some of his lyrics, but upon further reading they would sink in and I'd think "Wow!" It seems that it's often that way with the great ones. They kind of see things from a perspective that many haven't been honored with until one of them shows it to us.... Good human being too. "So Long Marianne" and "Bird on A Wire" are awesome, but so is "Hallelujah." Epic songs to me. His way of looking at love and the contradictions of life was really unique. Many people who simply hear his voice, but don't anything else about him, might wonder why he's trying to sing. To me, the thing about Cohen is that you had to know who he was and where he was coming from. He was not a singer, but he had an amazing and poignant way of saying things in a song that sounded incredibly human. Very unique individual. Maybe even more unique than people like Dylan, Cash, Springsteen, and a few others. Lately, I believe he'd commented about his failing health and being near the end and that he was in a hurry to finish his latest album. Another giant that walked the earth when we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Another giant that walked the earth when we did. damn Larry, there's a song there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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