Hi, all,
long absence, am cleaning out hundreds and hundreds of unread emails out of my
inbox. But if something goes by that attracts my attention, I often stop and
check it out.
Leonard Cohen was a remarkable artistic talent. Another great song of his was
“Suzanne.” Hallelujah is a haunting, brilliantly crafted, thoughtful piece
loaded with beautiful imagery and association. I have not read any of his
novels, either, but it’s on my list of things to read and discover…
MIriam, you refer to the “Audible October 17th edition of the New Yorker.”
(that’s a direct paste from your message. What do you mean? I there something
put out by Audible itself? Or do you mean on Newsline? Or is there an audible
edition on the New Yorker website itself? Please clarify. Thanks.
On Oct 18, 2016, at 9:05 PM, Carl Jarvis <carjar82@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm not Roger or Bob, but Gads Zooks! I haven't thought of old
Leonard Cohen since...since...since the 1960's. I had no idea he was
so highly regarded, and I didn't know he wrote novels, but I smoked a
little weed and listened to some of his musical efforts from around
1967 to 1970, or so.
Carl Jarvis
On 10/18/16, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Any of you guys know of a song writer and performer named Leonard Cohen?
He's about 83 years old and there was a long article about him in the
Audible October 17th edition of The New Yorker that is on BARD. I never
heard of him, but the article was fascinating so I found some of his music
on the web. His big song is Hallelulia. There's another one, Dance Me To
Love. It's the stranges stuff I've ever heard. I mean it's poetry sung to
two or three notes by someone who, as far as I'm concerned, doesn't have a
singing voice. But I'm old and my taste in music is very strange and
speicific: old classical, big band music, romantic ballads, folk music,
country music, old fashioned negro spirituals, (that's what they're
called),
almost nothing popular written after Slow Boat To China. David Remnick, who
wrote the article on Leonard Cohen, also has one on Bob Dillon and his
prize
for literature. His article is on the web with links to a number of
Dillon's
songs on You Tube. I listened to a few with which I'm unfamiliar. Like
Cohen's, they're like complicated poetry, except they're a bit more
lyrical.
So Bob, Roger, you people who know this kind of music, what are your
thoughts?
Miriam .
