Musicians from the likes of Leonard Cohen make it very difficult for the selection of their best songs. A choice that, on the other hand, is nothing more than a review of our memory and that accounted for his lyrics and compositions in our life.
To remember your impressive work, Hypertext has chosen some of the best songs of Leonard Cohen. A small selection is subjective and personal to pay tribute to a singer only.
First we take Manhattan (1988)
The letter written by Leonard Cohen was initially interpreted by Jennifer Warnes in 1987, but a year after the canadian artist recorded this song for his album "I’m your man". Other singers, like Joe Cocker or Enrique Morente, would also paths versions of this song.
Because of (2004)
This letter is a composition of his more recent. Leonard Cohen released the song on his album "Dear Heather", where he recites a poem that is then disseminated in his book Book of Longing, released in 2006.
Dance me to the end of love (1984)
One of the letters unforgettable and essential of Leonard Cohen. The song, released in his album "Various Positions", was also part of the soundtrack of the science fiction film Strange days and was covered by artists such as Madeleine Peyroux or Jorge Drexler.
So long, Marianne (1967)
His love affair with Marianne Ihlen, whom he met on a Greek island in the decade of the sixties, inspired one of his best letters, published in his first album, "Songs of Leonard Cohen".
Marianne died last summer, and Cohen dedicated to him a letter as beautiful and as heart-rending, that they remembered a few months ago in Verne.
I’m your man (1988)
The song served as the name for the eponymous album of 1988, Leonard Cohen included other letters, such as the aforementioned First We Take Manhattan. It was chosen by Rolling Stone as one of the best compositions by the canadian.
Suzanne (1966)
as it happened with other songs, Suzanne was composed from a poem above by Leonard Cohen, Suzanne takes you down.
The lyrics are about a fleeting encounter with Suzanne Verdal in Montreal, and in it are listed some symbols of the city, as the river of St. Lawrence or the chapel Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours.
The Partisan
This song was not originally written by Leonard Cohen, but the musician gave a version of the letter in French of La Complainte du Partisan, composed by Emmanuel d’astier of the Vigerie. The interpretation of Cohen is one of the versions most well-known of a letter which talks about the resistance during World War II.
Chelsea Hotel#2 (1974)
even Though this song has been interpreted recently by artists such as Lana del Rey, the original letter was published by Leonard Cohen in his album "New Skin for the Old Ceremony".
The artist speaks of his encounters with singer Janis Joplin, although years later he would regret for having been so indiscreet associating his name with this song.
Closing time (1992)
Included in the album "The future" (1992), Closing time is a song full of nostalgia for the time past, for the years of youth lived and the relationships that were but no longer are. Cohen sings in his maturity to the longing, to that desire of liberty which is expected in the future, and warns us, that leaves the aftertaste of death on that decline that begins to be old age.
Hallelujah (1984)
Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi and even Il Divo versionaron the song with uppercase letters of Leonard Cohen. A letter that, far from being a religious composition, mixing old stories and biblical stories to talk about the concerns and insecurities of our existence. The song, included on his album "Various positions", was part of the soundtrack of Shrek.
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