Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat (Live)
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Publicado 2011-09-17
Lyrics:
It's four in the morning, the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening.
I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert
You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record.
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
Did you ever go clear?
Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older
Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
You'd been to the station to meet every train
And you came home without Lili Marlene
And you treated my woman to a flake of your life
And when she came back she was nobody's wife.
Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth
One more thin gypsy thief
Well I see Jane's awake --
She sends her regards.
And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
What can I possibly say?
I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you
I'm glad you stood in my way.
If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free.
Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good so I never tried.
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
Sincerely, L. Cohen
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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My favourite line is 'thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes. I thought it was there for good so I never tried". Moves me every time...
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God what a horrible week...RIP to a man I never met, but who means more to me than most the people i have met.
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Goodbye, Leonard. Thank you for staying with us so long.
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Leonard Cohen was one of the most important songwriters ever to have lived. His incredible and massive body of work is one of the most brutally honest, and beautifully expressed translations of human psychology and emotion that exists. He was a true pioneer, perhaps not through any true desire to be a trendsetter, but through a manner of carrying out all aspects of his artistry completely in his own way. The world has lost one of its most unique voices, but a voice that I'm sure will be heard for generations to come. Rest in peace to a truly great man, a man that helped me realise the power of music, and a songwriter that will forever be an inspiration for me to make and perform music.
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"Jane came by with a lock of your hair" is one of the most powerful and poignant phrases and musical history. The lilt and melancholy of this song are unsurpassed. He was a genius. RIP L. Cohen
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It's not just the amazing words, it's the way leonard sing them...
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"Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes I thought it was there for good so I never tried."
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It’s the end of December and I’m here , feeling my lowest today. I’m writing this down for next year December, I hope come back stronger and happier.
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Jesus this song is like the embodiment of sadness in sound form. RIP Len.
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And here we are again....it's 4 in the morning at the end of December: What incredible lyrics, backing instrumentals and that voice. Thank you Leonard, one of your best!
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you walk into his/her room, hear this song. You just walk away. No questions asked. You just know that it is over...
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I am so grateful to have lived at the time of Leonard Cohen and in the time of cd's, mp 3's, and radios and youtube so we can always draw on him when we need him.
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Wishing you the most blissful transition possible.
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These songs saved me from during the roughest time in my life and made me smile. Leonard Cohen, Immortalized in life and death. Good-bye until I see you again. "Hey, that’s No Way to Say GOOD-BYE Leonard Cohen
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What will we do without you, Leonard?
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oh this is my all time favorite song...love forever. Goodbye, Leonard
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This is a most interesting version of one of L. Cohen's most fascinating songs. He takes liberties with the lyrics making it even sadder and more reflective. He appears depressed here also. He did suffer from periodic depression, not uncommon for someone who viewed this sad world so darkly. He was one of the greatest poet-songwriters of all time. I'v'e loved him and his songs and his poetry for over 45 years and feel like I've lost a brother. I'm sure there is a special place in Heaven for him, this brilliant, modest, self deprecating humanitarian. R.I.P Leonard my brother.
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Leonard Cohen is a poetic and musical genius. One of the greatest of our time.
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I am absolutely heartbroken that we've lost him
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Lines like "And when she came back she was nobody's wife", and "What can I tell you, my brother, my killer/ I guess I miss you, I guess I forgive you/ I'm glad you stood in my way" and "Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes/I thought it was there for good so I never tried" just amaze me and leave me in awe. These lines completely nail it and are written with such ability, sensibility and depth. Leonard is a pure genius! What a wordsmith!
