Leonard Cohen
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 06: Singer/musician Leonard Cohen takes the stage to perform at Radio City Music Hall on April 6, 2013 in New York City.
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I wrote this song for a great singer who died at the end of the ‘60s
Leonard Cohen’s powers of seduction are undimmed. Once they gave him the reputation of a ladies’ man. Now, almost 78, he deploys his gallantry for a different purpose – to sweep audiences off their feet
Leonard Cohen is special and this concert – all two-and-a-half-hours of it – was unforgettable.More quotes »
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Double mastectomy defuses 'ticking time bomb'
Leonard Cohen is honoured at the Glenn Gould Prize... Passengers leapt into the sea and fought over lifejackets... One man dies as winds of over 160kph hit Britain and... We encourage all readers to share their views on our articles and blog posts. We ar 6/18/13 from Canada.com Read more »
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Leonard Cohen Singing Hallelujah
Lenny Cohen is where I’ve been going most of my life for a reflection of my own sadness. He doesn’t lie about the human condition, he doesn’t offer false hope, heck, he doesn’t offer much hope at all. But if beauty in the face of hardship is what you’re from The Jewish Press Read more »
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As the ‘Father of South Africa’ lies in hospital, students mark one the key moments in the liberation struggle
Leonard Cohen is honoured at the Glenn Gould Prize... Passengers leapt into the sea and fought over lifejackets... One man dies as winds of over 160kph hit Britain and... We encourage all readers to share their views on our articles and blog posts. We ar from Canada.com Read more »
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Album: Françoise Hardy, Midnight Blues (Ace)
Culled from three albums recorded in Paris and London between 1968 and 1972, Hardy sings – in English – songs by Leonard Cohen, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Randy Newman, Beverley Martyn, Neil Young and others. It's all very enjoyable, partly due to the charm of from The Independent Read more »
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Paperback review: I'm Your Man, By Sylvie Simmons
It's often a disappointment to read biographies of artists you admire; they can turn out to be much less admirable than their work. This is not the case with Sylvie Simmons's brilliant biography of Leonard Cohen. In a meticulously researched book of 500 from The Independent Read more »
