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Leonard Cohen — Boogie Street
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jun 18, 2013 - 03:38
 
 Coppertop wrote:
If aged Bourbon could sing, it would sound like Leonard Cohen.
 
Sounds about right. I know nothing about Bourbon, but following your analogy I'd figure Leonard Cohen to be the singing equivalent of a good Islay malt such as Lagavulin - deep, smooth, and medicinal, which stays in your sense centres for a long time after drinking.

bb_matt
(Hampshire, England)
Posted: Jun 18, 2013 - 03:33
 
"I'm wanted at the traffic jam, they're saving me a seat"
Damn, that's an awesome line :) 

Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK)
Posted: May 17, 2013 - 07:39
 
 Bozo wrote:
This man does not deserve to be in the ROCK AND ROLL Hall of Fame  while Chicago, Yes, Hall and Oates, the Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, etc.etc. sit on the wayside.  What gives?

 
That's a joke, isn't it?   Please tell me it is!

kdarwish
(Turku, Finland)
Posted: Apr 16, 2013 - 00:17
 
Wonderful, life and Boogie, Cohen's voice is truly pantheistic, thank you DJ.

ferwoman
Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 13:42
 
First time I heard this, it is fantastic! Instant "9" and probably going higher. Wow.

idiot_wind
Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 13:42
 

C'mon play something form the Love and Hate album...

..there are no diamonds in your mine...

Bozo
(Steeler Penguin Pirate land)
Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 13:40
 
This man does not deserve to be in the ROCK AND ROLL Hall of Fame  while Chicago, Yes, Hall and Oates, the Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, etc.etc. sit on the wayside.  What gives?

Ouachita
Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 13:39
 
The poet.  The poet.  Sending me lasting contributions three minutes at a time.

Pedro1874
(Newton-le-Willows, England)
Posted: Feb 12, 2013 - 04:32
 
Ahhhhhhhhhh, Leonard and the fabulous voice of the great singer/songwriter Sharon Robinson.  Leonard introduces her as his "collaborator".  (Even though the three attempts at downloading songs from her album have been rejected by Bill!)  If you like this, she has made only one album,  "Everybody knows",  5* late night chilling music {#Good-vibes} {#Notworthy}

ploba
(the other coast and hang a left)
Posted: Feb 12, 2013 - 04:24
 
bumped to a nine this morning.   can't wait to see you in April Leonard!!!!

ckcotton
(Adding snarky comments since 2007)
Posted: Dec 11, 2012 - 11:24
 
 Webfoot wrote:

Maybe it's my mood, but man this is boring right now!

 
Its not your mood..... they are ALL boring

 

JIan
(SW Desert, AZ, USA)
Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 16:49
 
 Coppertop wrote:
If aged Bourbon could sing, it would sound like Leonard Cohen.
 
Love it!

Webfoot
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Jun 05, 2012 - 11:32
 

Maybe it's my mood, but man this is boring right now!



socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 15:45
 
I heard this morning that he has a new album coming out!  KEXP played a track off it — pretty good, will have to give a few more listens.

Coppertop
(Kailua, Hawaii)
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 15:43
 
If aged Bourbon could sing, it would sound like Leonard Cohen.



Grammarcop
(Upriver from Zug Island)
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 15:41
 
I think I need a cigarette.

hcaudill
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 13:43
 
Bill, why does this cut off early? 

ch83575
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 13:41
 
 hallogallo wrote:


Leonard Cohen = coolest guy on this planet.
 
Leonard Cohen = Anthony Bourdain

Same guy... I swear.

 


errantpenny
(where the fog breaks)
Posted: Aug 25, 2011 - 12:26
 
There are some really great comments here from Cohen fans—too many to quote. My only quibble with this song is that it really needs a bottle of wine to complete the experience, and it's too early for wine—at least it is for me! {#Cheers}


scrubbrush
(Sea of Calm)
Posted: Aug 25, 2011 - 12:22
 
wow. super-groovy.
instant 8. probably moving to 9 soon.


Grammarcop
(The end of the Pointe)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 14:42
 
Well!

thediceareloaded
(Munich, Germany - and yes, it is cold here!)
Posted: May 22, 2011 - 22:49
 
To the untrained ear it could sound like kitsch, but only if you don't listen to the lyrics.

Always has been, always will be a 10.... 

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 09:17
 
 Rooney wrote:
Aw, come on.  This is Leonard Freaking Cohen, for crissakes.  I love the way this man can turn a phrase, inject his mysticism and earthiness all in the same breath.  I'm giving him a 10 and wish it could be more to counteract you whippersnappers that are clueless. 
{#Ass}
 

Yea, I am with you. Kids today.......{#Lol}

scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 09:16
 
this song reeks of schmaltz - 2 

hallogallo
(Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 09:14
 


Leonard Cohen = coolest guy on this planet.




FlatCat
(Chicago)
Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 20:58
 
The word lugubrious was coined just to describe this song. But who could have guessed that song so described could be so good?

Bleyfusz
Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 12:14
 
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:
Never heard this song before, but like it instantly!
 
So did I the first time I heard it.


ScottN
(Vacationing in Gaza)
Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 19:32
 
Easily a 9 from me and this, imo, is not nearly LC's best work.  Try Take This Waltz or The Gypsy's Wife  which are unfortunately not in RP's library.
Zen Buddhist, Jewish, activist, provacatuer and peacemaker, humble and tastefully ostentatious.  A Man in Full, including his faults.
His body of work as a whole is magnificent, rising occasionally to Genius.  In his prime perhaps only Dylan equals.


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 06:44
 
 ortallcowgirl wrote:


Didnt you know that mainstream music isnt about music anymore but who sleeps with who, who does the most drugs, and who is getting attention or plastic surgery.  Mainstream has forgotten music and focused on the demented lives of those who "perform" on stage.

Thank goodness for someone like Bill, this is what they call real music!
 
True enough: mainstream music is all S/spectacle, no substance. As evidence I offer the popularity of the execrable X Factor, which is no more than karaoke meets 'reality TV' (which of course isn't about reality at all).

Kudos to Bill & Becky for playing music with substance and meaning. I've really become quite a fan of old gravel-voice since listening to RP. The guy deserves to be a star, and not to be mentioned in the same breath as, say, Lady Gaga.


Rooney
(Near Paradise)
Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 09:15
 
Aw, come on.  This is Leonard Freaking Cohen, for crissakes.  I love the way this man can turn a phrase, inject his mysticism and earthiness all in the same breath.  I'm giving him a 10 and wish it could be more to counteract you whippersnappers that are clueless. 
{#Ass}

tipper
Posted: Oct 14, 2010 - 11:08
 

Okay, I’ll admit it, I was surprised.




scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 15:43
 
it's the Bee Gees in the background I could do without.

jadewahoo
(Beautiful Earth)
Posted: Jun 08, 2010 - 21:59
 
So come, my friends, be not afraid.
We are so lightly here.
It is in love that we are made;
In love we disappear.

Geez... Cohen can twist a phrase, bringing it from insanity into the most sensible emotion, a wondering why we hadn't seen it that way before...

calypsus_1
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 23:25
 

Mr. L Cohen by ~crazy-david
dave wilson  ©2009-2010 ~crazy-david




calypsus_1
Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 23:36
 

Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson - "Boogie street" Live Lisbon (2009)



macadavy
(Cascadia's attic, eh?)
Posted: Mar 05, 2010 - 20:33
 
 BettyB wrote:
I really don't get this. At all. Blech.
 
So sorry for you - come north and make "Love Where the Nights Are Long"!  {#Wink}


ortallcowgirl
(Globe, Arizona)
Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 08:39
 
 LongGoneDaddy wrote:
Cohen got the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys, and it was barely a footnote somewhere between LadyGaGa and Pink's performances....guess he should have that boob job to get some attention! ;) 
 

Didnt you know that mainstream music isnt about music anymore but who sleeps with who, who does the most drugs, and who is getting attention or plastic surgery.  Mainstream has forgotten music and focused on the demented lives of those who "perform" on stage.

Thank goodness for someone like Bill, this is what they call real music!

greg6494
(St. Louis)
Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 08:38
 
ah, the possessive grammar of a critic

 j7 wrote:
cohen's a snore
 



LongGoneDaddy
Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 08:37
 
Cohen got the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys, and it was barely a footnote somewhere between LadyGaGa and Pink's performances....guess he should have that boob job to get some attention! ;) 

dakine1972
Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 08:36
 
Great tune...

ortallcowgirl
(Globe, Arizona)
Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 08:34
 
I am feeling that Motown beat. . .

Dinges,_the_Dude
(under sea-level, N52°22', E4°52')
Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 13:37
 
Never heard this song before, but like it instantly!

plaice3
(Cape Cod)
Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 13:24
 
I think LC gets better with age ... so smooth.

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 13:23
 
Nice!

bchartier
(Toronto, Ontario Canada)
Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 13:22
 
I always thought he said "Beaubien Street".  Montrealers will understand.

j7
Posted: Sep 29, 2009 - 14:28
 
cohen's a snore

SweTex
(Swede living in Texas)
Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 13:09
 
 ThePoose wrote:


Dylan and Allan Ginsberg sang b/g vox on a 1977 Cohen lp produced by Phil Spector entitled Death of a Ladies' Man. The song had the subtle and mysterious title of ''Don't go home with your hard-on.''
 

Chorus;
"Don't go home with your hard-on
it will only drive you insane
You cant shake it or break it with your Motown
you can't melt it down in the rain"

{#Roflol}


gtm256
Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 13:03
 
Nice to hear a bass voice for a change.

Limpopoking
(The Parish of St. Alfonzo)
Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 13:01
 
This is one awesome album {#Cool}

bwcyclist
(Everywhere....)
Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 13:00
 
Don't really know Leonard's stuff but, this is tremendous...sheesh.  Always a pleasure to hear something new and cool on RP.{#Angel}