Fun Music Information -> Leonard Cohen

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Quotes:

But now its come to distances and both of us must try,
your eyes are soft with sorrow,
Hey, that's no way, to say, goodbye

Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir,
I have tried in my way to be free.

Submitted by: LucidLupin

Weird Names of Music Performer's Children:

Lorca (daughter) - Named after Federico Garcia Lorca - a Spanish writer, I believe. Submitted by: JANE HOWE
Lorca - Submitted by: JANE HOWE

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name	Comments & Submitter Name
"The Old Revolution"	"I have changed my name so often, I've lost my wife and children but I have many friends, and some of them are with me." - Feurzeug
"Story of Issac"	"You who build these altars now to sacrifice these children, you must not do it anymore. A scheme is not a vision and you never have been tempted by a demon or a god." No mention of Issac in the song. - Feurzeug
"One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong"	"I lit a thin green candle, to make you jealous of me." I only just realised that some Leonard Cohen song titles are not used as lyrics. - Feurzeug

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Who Are You?," The Who	"You Know Who I Am," Leonard Cohen
"You Don't Know Me," Ray Charles	"You Know Who I Am," Leonard Cohen
"Baby, I'm Gonna Leave You," Led Zeppelin	"Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye," Leonard Cohen
"Goodbye Stranger," Supertramp	"Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye," Leonard Cohen
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Morning Gory" originally "Morning Glory"

Mayu

Recordings:

May 12 "A Plea to the over 40's " by James Bufton Davies a parody of "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen

It's a plea to the over 40's... youtube: (Windows Media) (Comments)

Jan 11 "Hallelujah (The Speculator's Hymn)" by iFeden a parody of "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen

A short hymn written by speculators in celebration of the bailout plain. A parody of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. You Tube: (Quick Time) (Comments)

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"The Future"	"Hairless"	Smeg And The Heads
"Hallelujah"	"Tallulah"	Marthadtox
"Hallelujah"	"Halitosis"	Jon Goldney
"Hallelujah"	"A Boy Named Sue"	Patrick McWilliams
"Hallelujah"	"Hallelujah"	Patrick McWilliams
"Suzanne"	"Barack"	Patrick McWilliams
"Hallelujah"	"Ferris Bueller"	Lee Crowe and Alan Hochbaum
"Hallelujah"	"Hallelujah UK X Factor Winner's Version."	Katefox
"Everybody Knows"	"The Wild Wind Blows"	MarthaDtox
"Hallelujah"	"Nakamura"	Stephen Turner
There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Night Comes On Leonard Cohen	The Night Comes Down Queen	The Night Comes On Down	Rock Princess

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Kings Of Leonard Cohen

Kings Of Leon combined with Leonard Cohen

Submitted By: Harvey Wall-Banger

Misheard Lyrics:

"Hallelujah" Misheard Lyrics: The Holy Dark was moving too. Original Lyrics: The Holy Dove was moving too	"Field Commander Cohen" Misheard Lyrics: I heard you threw your oblong into the pool. Original Lyrics: I heard you threw your lot along with the poor.
"First We Take Manhattan" Misheard Lyrics: I'd really like to live inside you, baby. Original Lyrics: I'd really like to live beside you, baby.	"Waiting For The Miracle" Misheard Lyrics: Nothing left to do when you're begging for a crawl. Original Lyrics: Nothing left to do when you're begging for a crumb.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"First We Take Manhatten"

Better Lyrics:

Ah dont like your west indulgence system
And ah dont like those tapes that sound so thin
Ah dont like what happened to my biscuit
First, we take Trollhatten, then we take New York

Original Lyrics:

I don't like your fashon buisness system
And I don't like those drugs that make you thin
I don't like what happened to my sister
First we take Manhatten, then we take Berlin

Submitted by: Jesus

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Suzanne"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water.

Why They're Nonsensical:

Oh so that made him a sailor? If he ever glided along the ground in a sailboat, I guess that would make him a pedestrian at THAT time. :)

Submitted by: Karen Smith

Misrhymed Song Lyrics:

"Hallelujah"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

But you don't really care for music, do ya?
The baffled king composing hallelujah.

Why They're Misrhymed:

In every single verse, Cohen rhymes something else with 'hallelujah' - as well as 'do ya?' he manages 'overthrew ya,' 'what's it to ya?' and 'fool ya.' When he sings it, it almost sounds like it rhymes, too!

Submitted by: Red Tim

Dirty Song Lyrics:

"Take This Longing" The Dirty Lyrics: Take this longing from my tongue, All the lonely things these hands have done... Why They're Dirty: He's spanking his monkey, isn't he? Submitted by: Dazzla	"Hallelujah" The Dirty Lyrics: She tied you To a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Why They're Dirty: She gave him a haircut??? Yeah, right! Submitted by: mahmudin
There are additional dirty lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Waiting for the Miracle"

The Lyrics:

There's not much entertainment
and the critics are severe.
The Maestro says it's Mozart
but it sounds like bubble gum

Who They Mention:

Mozart

Submitted by: Tania WYEP

"The Future"

The Lyrics:

and all the lousy little poets
coming round
trying to sound like Charlie Manson.

Give me back the Berlin Wall
give me Stalin and St. Paul

Who They Mention:

Charles Manson
Josef Stalin
St. Paul

Submitted by: Tania WYEP

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Democracy"

The Lyrics:

from the brave, the bold, the battered
heart of Chevrolet:
Democracy is coming to the USA

Product Brand Name:

Chevrolet

Submitted by: Tania WYEP

"Closing Time"

The Lyrics:

So we're drinking and we're dancing
and the band is really happening
and the Johnny Walker wisdom running high

Product Brand Name:

Johnny Walker (Scotch Whiskey)

Submitted by: Tania WYEP

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Democracy"

The Song Lyrics:

It's coming from the silence
on the dock of the bay,
from the brave, the bold the battered
heart of Chevrolet

Song They Mention:

"(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding

Submitted by: Tania WYEP

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Suzanne"

Opening Lines:

Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river

Comments:

Submitted by: Sutch

Super Long Pop Songs:

"Death of a Ladies' Man" Length: 9:19

This is probably the only Leonrad Cohen song this long, it is 2 minutes and 59 seconds shorter than Desolation Row by Bob Dylan (one of Leonard Cohen's idols).

Submitted by: Feurzeug