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Fun Music Information -> Leonard Cohen

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This is the most recent information about Leonard Cohen that has been submitted to amIright. If we have more information about Leonard Cohen, then we provide a link to the section where it appears (the actual page whenever possible).

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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 Stranger Song"	From the film "McCabe And Mrs. Miller", the song does not mention a stranger or song. - Man With The Deep Voice
"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

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Traveling Dark"	"Traveling Light"	Tess O. Gosset
"Stationary Light"	"Traveling Light"	Tess O. Gosset
"The Strangest Song"	"The Stranger Song"	D. Melody Dole, MD

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"First We Take Manhattan,"	First you have to defeat the US Army	Susanna Viljanen
"Tower of Song,"	Love isn't a structure nor a fortification	Susanna Viljanen
"Dance Me to the End Of Love,"	Love does not have dimensions.	Susanna Viljanen
"Everybody Knows,"	Not everyone can know a particular fact.	Paul Bear

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Gimme All Your Lovin'," ZZ Top	"Here It Is," Leonard Cohen
"Bring Your Love To Me," The Righteous Brothers	"Here It Is," Leonard Cohen
"A Song I'd Like To Sing," Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge	"Here It Is," Leonard Cohen
"Button Off My Shirt," Paul Carrack	"Here It Is," Leonard Cohen
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Her It Is" originally "Here It Is"

Alyssa Jayne

"Morning Gory" originally "Morning Glory"

Mayu

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Traveling Flight" originally "Traveling Light"

Candy Welty

"Drear Heather" originally "Dear Heather"

I once knew a Heather who was pretty drear.

Karen Smith

"Here Zit Is" originally "Here It Is"

Hopefully said at a dermatologist office.

Peter

"Here Wit Is" originally "Here It Is"

Alyssa Jayne

"Here Pit Is" originally "Here It Is"

Alyssa Jayne

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"Traveling Night" originally "Traveling Light"

Candy Welty

"Traveling Sight" originally "Traveling Light"

Candy Welty

"Traveling Fight" originally "Traveling Light"

Candy Welty

"Traveling Tight" originally "Traveling Light"

Candy Welty

"Traveling Eight" originally "Traveling Light"

Candy Welty

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

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...

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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.

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Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Hallelujah"	"Hallelujah"	Gerald P. Murphy
"Hallelujah"	"If Leonard Cohen Sang The Hallelujah Chorus"	Patrick McWilliams
"Dance Me To The End Of Love"	"Inferno, Canto#5B: Dante Sees the Pain of Lust"	Giorgio Coniglio's Grandson
"So Long, Marianne"	"So Wrong, Hairy Ann"	John A. Barry
"Hallelujah"	"Halter, Loosen!"	John A. Barry
"Suzanne"	"Soup Man"	John A. Barry
"Hallelujah"	"Hall o' Losers"	Burl Esk & Burl Ires
"Hallelujah"	"Ah-oo-gah"	Patrick McWilliams
"Hallelujah"	"Jalapeno"	Spock
"Halleujah"	"Hannah Montana"	Fack Sabbath
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:

Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray combined with Leonard Cohen

The former boxing champion.

Submitted By: Paul Bear

Kings Of Leonard Cohen

Kings Of Leon combined with Leonard Cohen

Submitted By: Harvey Wall-Banger

Misheard Lyrics:

"Lady Midnight" Misheard Lyrics: If you want me, you want me, my lord Original Lyrics: You've won me, you've won me, my lord	"Everybody Knows" Misheard Lyrics: Like your father or your doctor died Original Lyrics: Like your father or your dog just died
"I Left a Woman Waiting" Misheard Lyrics: I left a woman weeding Original Lyrics: I left a woman waiting	"Iodine" Misheard Lyrics: I'll die or I'll dine or I owe a dime Original Lyrics: Iodine
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Everybody Knows"

Misheard Lyrics:

Like your father or your doctor died

Original Lyrics:

Like your father or your dog just died

Story about this misheard lyric by: Graham From Perth

How did I mishear this? I spend decades wondering why someone should as upset about their doctor dying as their father.

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

Insulting Song Lyrics:

"Hallelujah"

The Insulting Lyrics:

I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord.
But you don't really care for music, do ya?

Why They're Insulting:

Since these are the opening lines to the song, there is no antecedent to the pronoun "you". While later verses seem to maybe make the song addressed to a love interest with whom the singer has co-habitated, the lack of an antecedent in these opening lines means that "you" seems to be addressed to any random listener. It is rude and/or presumptuous to confront any possible random listener with the leading question "But you don't really care for music, do ya?". If anything, the fact that one is listening to the song suggests that that one DOES care for music.

Submitted by: Karen Smith

Dirty Song Lyrics:

"Chelsea Hotel No.2" The Dirty Lyrics: Giving me head on the unmade bed, While the limousines wait in the street. Why They're Dirty: Most of Leonard Cohen's songs are pretty filthy if you listen, this is just one of the more obvious and well known lines. It shouldn't need explaining as to why it is 'dirty'. Submitted by: Din	"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
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

Song Title Space Change:

"Take This Long In G" originally "Take This Longing"

Submitted by: Sutch

Band Name Anagrams:

Ochre And Leon Submitted by: Daisy Pappus

Leon And Ochre Submitted by: Daisy Pappus

Leon And Roche Submitted by: Daisy Pappus

Song Title Anagrams:

"Take This Long Gin" originally "Take This Longing"

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