6/28/2023 0 Comments Leonard cohen musicWith that in mind, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite references to Leonard Cohen in song below. Save for maybe Bob Dylan, there’s no other artist whose name alone serves as shorthand for a certain type of tortured poet. Is all this recent love for the legendary singer-songwriter just a coincidence, or part of a growing trend? The truth is, loving Leonard Cohen never really fell out of fashion artists of all stripes have been name-dropping him in songs for decades, and his influence remains massive. Last Friday, Lana Del Rey dropped Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, which includes a nod to the Cohen song on “Kitsugi.” Now boygenius have finally put out their debut full-length album (aptly titled The Album), which features a quote from the same track on “Leonard Cohen.” His first album, Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967), was followed by three more albums of folk music: Songs from a Room (1969), Songs of Love and Hate (1971) and New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974). Today, for the second time in two weeks, we find ourselves listening to a highly anticipated new album that happens to include a lyrical reference to Leonard Cohen’s 1992 song “Anthem” and its most memorable line. Leonard Norman Cohen Hallelujah (1984) Everybody Knows (1988) Suzanne (1967) Who by Fire (1974) Lady Midnight (1969) The Partisan (1969) Bird on the Wire.
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