Wednesday, February 23, 2011

"DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE" - LEONARD COHEN



Leonard is an old man. Well, so what? I am an old lady. In fact, I believe we are the same age. The video is from a few years ago, but not so very many. Leonard has not lost his magic touch. What a gorgeous and romantic song! And the violin!

6 comments:

  1. BooCat, thank you! I thought no one liked the song but me.

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  2. I LOVE Leonard.
    amyj

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  3. Thank you, amy. I love Leonard, too. Is admiring Leonard and his music a generational thing? He seems timeless to me.

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  4. When I was in college (71-75), lots of other musicians were covering his songs. The songs were haunting, and I followed the trail to him and his poetry. At the same time they are evocative of that time of my life, but, as you say, timeless. From word and sound play to howl at the moon lust...
    amyj

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  5. From word and sound play to howl at the moon lust...

    Yes, indeed! He's smart and sexy, Amy. The lyrics of Cohen's songs are often the loveliest of poems. He's a Renaissance man.

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