Now, forced back into the spotlight at age seventy-two, Cohen is back with the soundtrack to the movie I'm Your Man, which is mostly drawn from two recent tribute concerts held in Australia. High points include Beth Orton's faithful rendition of "Sisters of Mercy" and Antony's beautiful, quivering take on "If It Be Your Will." It's Rufus and Martha Wainwright, however, who steal the show: Rufus delivers "Chelsea Hotel No. 2" as if he had been the one getting blown by Janis Joplin on the unmade bed, and sister Martha's tender version of "The Traitor" rivals the original. (That said, whoever made the decision to not include their gorgeous duet on "Hallelujah" deserves to be drawn and quartered.) The set wraps up with a new version of "Tower Of Song" that finally features Cohen on vocals, backed by U2 -- who make it sound like it was cut for Zooropa.
(Posted: Jul 24, 2006)
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- Tower Of Song
- Tonight Will Be Fine
- I'm Your Man
- Winter Lady
- Sisters Of Mercy
- Chelsea Hotel No. 2
- If It Be Your Will
- I Can't Forget
- Famous Blue Raincoat
- Bird On A Wire
- Everybody Knows
- The Traitor
- Suzanne
- The Future
- Anthem
- Tower Of Song
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rubyann writes:
i think that leonard cohen is the greatest . i love his songs . my brother told me to buy my first cd of leonard cohen , and it just woke me up to so many things . i hope that i will meet leonard cohen someday . just to say thank you. his songs mean so much if we all listened to what he is singing . keep it going . love you leonard .
Aug 12, 2006 17:30:19
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