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The ponies run, the girls are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while and then it's done
Your little winning streak
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat
You live your life as if it's real
A thousand kisses deep
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
I'm back on Boogie Street
You lose your grip, and then you slip
Into the Masterpiece
And maybe I had miles to drive
And promises to keep
You ditch it all to stay alive
A thousand kisses deep
And sometimes when the night is slow
The wretched and the meek
We gather up our hearts and go
A thousand kisses deep
Confined to sex, we pressed against
The limits of the sea
I saw there were no oceans left
For scavengers like me
I made it to the forward deck
I blessed our remnant fleet
And then consented to be wrecked
A thousand kisses deep
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
I'm back on Boogie Street
I guess they won't exchange the gifts
That you were meant to keep
And quiet is the thought of you
The file on you complete
Except what we forgot to do
A thousand kisses deep
And sometimes when the night is slow
The wretched and the meek
We gather up our hearts and go
A thousand kisses deep
The ponies run, the girls are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while and then it's done
Your little winning streak
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat
You live your life as if it's real
A thousand kisses deep
| milleronic (Minnesota) | Posted: May 01, 2013 - 19:19 Stingray wrote: THIS GUY IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TERRIBLE!!!! Agreed. Thanks RP for the PSD! |
| Tennisgirl (Stones Throw from T.O.) | Posted: Feb 28, 2013 - 05:20 richlister wrote: I needed to turn on the sub-woofer to hear anything. Leonard's new album out soon, '11 New Songs That are slightly newer than the last 10 but not that much with an extra track feat. someone' It is said that Cohen's long-time trusted Manager depleted him of all of his funds. He needs to build up a new nest-egg for his retirement at such a late stage of his life, the poor guy. Help him out and buy.... |
| Sjaaks | Posted: Feb 28, 2013 - 04:57 And here i am thinking this is a music station... |
| tulfan | Posted: Feb 28, 2013 - 04:56 Never saw or heard the appeal of this "artist". |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Feb 28, 2013 - 04:56 Go Lenny - sexing it up nerd style. Simply one of my favourite things in the world - Can't get enough Lenny! |
| yanet (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Dec 27, 2012 - 13:45 ugh. see ya later, think i will go listen to some NPR. |
| richlister (Here, there, pretty much everywhere.) | Posted: Nov 26, 2012 - 04:52 I needed to turn on the sub-woofer to hear anything. Leonard's new album out soon, '11 New Songs That are slightly newer than the last 10 but not that much with an extra track feat. someone' |
| Pedro1874 (Newton-le-Willows, England) | Posted: Oct 25, 2012 - 20:27 Cynaera wrote: Something about Leonard Cohen's music makes me want to just sink into a deep, comfortable leather chair with a glass of warmed brandy and some dim lights while I watch the snow falling gently outside. Even his chirpiest songs simply don't fit as well on a sunny Saturday morning in the park with the frisbee and the neighborhood kids. Let's keep Cynaera's wonderful posts alive and on the front page. Sharon Robinson and Leonard the perfect 10 for me. Check out Sharon's only solo album. Real late night chillout music to relax to. |
| Pedro1874 (Newton-le-Willows, England) | Posted: Sep 24, 2012 - 08:28 THIS GUY IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BRILLIANT! EVEN BETTER IN CONCERT! Checkout the "Live in London" DVD. |
| mrtuba9 (most likely near Normal) | Posted: Sep 24, 2012 - 08:28 Stingray wrote: THIS GUY IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TERRIBLE!!!! You know, I really don't like most of his stuff, but this caught my ear, and a 5. |
| Stingray | Posted: Jul 23, 2012 - 10:55 THIS GUY IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TERRIBLE!!!! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: May 21, 2012 - 03:57 Cynaera wrote: Something about Leonard Cohen's music makes me want to just sink into a deep, comfortable leather chair with a glass of warmed brandy and some dim lights while I watch the snow falling gently outside. Even his chirpiest songs simply don't fit as well on a sunny Saturday morning in the park with the frisbee and the neighborhood kids. Yep, I can see that scene. I'm not sure that yer man ever does 'chirpy'. He's an acquired taste, and thanks to RP I've acquired it and now really appreciate him as a songwriter. If his voice gets any lower it'll be in that subsonic range which induces fear in the listener. It certainly gives me the willies. |
| rockstarbro (Up and to the right. A little higher. A little to the left. Ahhh... that's it. RIGHT THERE!) | Posted: Apr 19, 2012 - 10:28 RKeaton wrote: I truly pity those who turn a deaf ear to people like L Cohen. Completely agree. I snuck in a L Cohen song on a playlist that my wife listens to. She's a Nick Cave fan. He does a fantastic version of Suzanne. She was completely blown away. Had to replay it twice before moving on. |
| RKeaton | Posted: Mar 18, 2012 - 19:42 I truly pity those who turn a deaf ear to people like L Cohen. |
| gemtag (Texas) | Posted: Mar 18, 2012 - 18:12 Something about him makes me want to clear my throat. |
| Dminor | Posted: Mar 18, 2012 - 18:09 Hey, he looks like spock's brother. |
| Cynaera (In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | Posted: Dec 14, 2011 - 11:26 Something about Leonard Cohen's music makes me want to just sink into a deep, comfortable leather chair with a glass of warmed brandy and some dim lights while I watch the snow falling gently outside. Even his chirpiest songs simply don't fit as well on a sunny Saturday morning in the park with the frisbee and the neighborhood kids. |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Dec 14, 2011 - 11:26 yodasan_magoo wrote: This is bad enough to make me long for Bob Dylan's singing. Couldn't have said it better. |
| izman | Posted: Nov 12, 2011 - 18:51 MiracleDrug wrote: okay maybe it's just me... but doesn't Leonard sound like the DEVIL singing?  no it's not just you...he can sound downright evil to me at times |
| hencini | Posted: Nov 12, 2011 - 18:33 Wow. Hearing this from the other room, I thought it was Tom Waits at first. Either way, a fine way to spend the next four minutes. : ) |
| ScottN (Vacationing in Gaza) | Posted: Nov 03, 2011 - 18:15 Live version gets a 10. For me, LC is the most distinguished poet/singer/song writer of my era. Many, many others are very notable, but his lyrics and his now older, and better, voice simply put him over the top. Genius. |
| yodasan_magoo (Close to the far side) | Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 05:07 This is bad enough to make me long for Bob Dylan's singing. |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 05:03 okay maybe it's just me... but doesn't Leonard sound like the DEVIL singing? |
| mrdak (Middle GA) | Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 08:17 Damn Bill....... you're playin' some good shit today  |
| patrick30 (Austria) | Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 08:16 mark lanegan sometimes sounds a bit like leo. but not as full and warm. maybe in a few years... |
| colt4x5 (scrambling.) | Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 08:15 A great album, start to finish. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 09, 2011 - 23:40 gjones wrote: Deep Yes, and soooo smooth... love it... |
| BikeCoachDave (Columbia, Ky.) | Posted: Jun 08, 2011 - 08:07 Was pretty surprised to see this with such a high overall rating. Even my office assistant chimed in unsolicited to say, "this sounds strange but I like it." Afraid all I can muster is a 6. Still, thats 'pretty good' I think. |
| gjones | Posted: Jun 08, 2011 - 08:05 Deep |
| ScottN (Vacationing in Gaza) | Posted: Aug 20, 2009 - 22:48 He does an elegant tone-poem recital of this (rewritten) on his new Live in London release. |