Posted by free on April 2, 2012, at 16:33:34
In reply to Re: Sigismund: A bit of Leonard Cohen for you. » free, posted by sigismund on April 1, 2012, at 19:04:16
Sig, you caught Cohen (in his prime) at his very "first" concert? Lucky you!! My gosh, I would have loved to have been there to listen to his firsthand account of his relationship with Suzanne Verdal. And, of course, to hear him sing live. I assumed that she's a Candadian as I've read that 'Suzanne' was written while they were living in Canada, but now that you mention it - Verdal has a French ring to it...so maybe they were in Montreal? Have you heard the sad news that Suzanne has been homeless and living in a camper in Venice, California? Not a happy ending for Cohen's muse...
I've been a die-hard jazz and classical lover most of my life, but lately I've been branching out to other genres of music. And Cohen's rich work has captured my imagination. Sigh.
This part is really quite beautiful isn't it? The surreal images leave me in awe. I think the stars were aligned perfectly when he wrote 'Suzanne.'
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
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