Leonard Cohen is gone
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Leonard Cohen is gone
Died today at the age of 82. I'm feeling such profound sadness.
Another drop of bitterness added to this annus horribilis.
Another drop of bitterness added to this annus horribilis.
Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.
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Shouldn't this be in the Cottage? Or am I missing something?
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It can be wherever you want it to be.
Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.
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I think it would probably be more appropriate, but I don't want to step on any toes.
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I think I will move it to the Cottage. People might find it there who'd miss it here.
There will be a tag left in this forum that will take people to the new location.
There will be a tag left in this forum that will take people to the new location.
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Thanks, Prim. I should also note that I removed a post that I made because in an apparent senior moment I posted the exact same video that Impy had already posted.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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What a great performance. And what an important thing to remember right now.
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What a loss. A little more light gone out of the world.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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The Saturday Night Live people evidently had the same thought:Dave_LF wrote:What a great performance. And what an important thing to remember right now.
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I can't see the SNL video, as I'm in the wrong country. Anyone have another link?
They're holding a candelight vigil on the doorstep of Leonard's home in Montreal, and PM Justin Trudeau has commented on what a great loss his death is: http://montrealgazette.com/entertainmen ... dead-at-82 The linked article from the Gazette provides an excellent summary of his life and career.
They're holding a candelight vigil on the doorstep of Leonard's home in Montreal, and PM Justin Trudeau has commented on what a great loss his death is: http://montrealgazette.com/entertainmen ... dead-at-82 The linked article from the Gazette provides an excellent summary of his life and career.
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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Apparently, Cohen had cancer, and was suffering a great deal of pain from compression fractures in his spine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxHdbDO76fY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxHdbDO76fY
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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Thank you for the link, Sunsilver.
Several of my family members have been in deep mourning over Leonard Cohen’s death. For my father, my aunt (his sister), and my eldest cousin (her daughter) the music of Cohen was an integral part of their own lives. My dad’s favorite song is “Famous Blue Raincoat”.
My aunt saw Cohen live for the first time in 1979 when she was just fifteen years old. She had to convince my grandfather to take her to Munich for the concert; so, she crossed border for Cohen. ^^
Several of my family members have been in deep mourning over Leonard Cohen’s death. For my father, my aunt (his sister), and my eldest cousin (her daughter) the music of Cohen was an integral part of their own lives. My dad’s favorite song is “Famous Blue Raincoat”.
My aunt saw Cohen live for the first time in 1979 when she was just fifteen years old. She had to convince my grandfather to take her to Munich for the concert; so, she crossed border for Cohen. ^^
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Thanksgiving. Whole family, ages 9 to 79, gathered around the piano--and my daughter picked up the viola and our uncle the guitar--and we all sang a couple of glorious, heartfelt rounds of Hallelujah, and it was so sad and so sweet.
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Very fitting.
Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.
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"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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I watched Justice League last night. Rubbish movie, but this Leonard Cohen Cover at the beginning was brilliant.
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That is brilliant. Loved it
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