When you are a Viltrumite with depression and existential problems wandering in space. Leonard, wherever you are, thank you.
@fingerermantraut2343 ай бұрын
Avalanche is one of my favorite songs ever and means so much for me. Whenever I pick my guitar I play it. Every time. I was so shocked when I heard it in invincible. That brought a tear to my eye
@rxsheepxr2 жыл бұрын
This is the hardest shit on the planet. I miss Leonard so much.
@meme63352 жыл бұрын
Indeed shit is hard af haha this is going to be the opposite of hard though and is honestly just first world person soft lmao 😂but I feel like sharing it anyway. In a typically modern way I just stupidly browsed my social media and got caught up in a wave of negativity due to all of the ugliness and hypocrisy I seen on there so I took a breath , got off and immediately turned this song on to cleanse my fucking soul lol This song at least for one moment allows you to invite all of the coldness, ugliness and hatefulness in this world to come have lunch by your side and laugh with you, Leonard’s very own words help you to not fall into that same avalanche he claims to have fell into and for me this is why this song is so powerful and perhaps one of the his best songs. There are other ways to interpret it of course but this is what I’m able to get out of it individually and it most definitely has the ability to heal you for a short while when you need it. I can barely even scratch the surface of how many times this song has helped guide me in a better direction than the one I was headed.
@ludgert.balkenhol15223 күн бұрын
You are not the only one
@dillona23497 жыл бұрын
Leonard was a great song writer but his guitar work deserves more recognition.
@meyou89775 жыл бұрын
Dillon Aubin I have tried to play that I watch his movements on his strumming hand I look like I’m having a seizure he looks like his just rubbing them what the actual fuck haha
@DollySvengali4 жыл бұрын
He was a fucking beast on that guitar. Sometimes when he does this song I feel like he's praying to the goddess who taught him to play guitar like that while singing.
@josyfalcon54424 жыл бұрын
@@DollySvengali Have you watch his speech at the Principe de las Asturias prize?
@balance11823 жыл бұрын
That's what I always said. Totally underrated guitar player.
@lordoflightning75062 жыл бұрын
Learn this leonard cohen song i said Now here i am realizing that some people are just simply not human
@spiritofthewinds90893 жыл бұрын
Okay... this is one of the most fascinating performances of all time I have ever seen. It is so intense and deep and pure and fuck.... I can't. Made me cry. Hard. And I never cry. He was a very very special human being. this is so different from every other performer. He just stares and doesn't move in the least but that's exactly what makes it so intense and wonderfully worthful. It's the first live performance I have watched of him. But this will be on my mind for a very very long time.
@Can-wn2nh2 жыл бұрын
you also made me cry. hard. and I never cry :,)
@fiorellafenati53952 жыл бұрын
the same impression it made on me. one of the wonderful interpretations of him, he brought tears to me too. he is so beautiful and engaging and he gives us all the pain he feels. there are no possible comparisons,
@pinorkle2728 Жыл бұрын
Nick Cave does a great cover, check it out
@id10tcertified11 ай бұрын
Cohen said Cave butchered it... in a good way, let there be more butchers.
@Deadinaditchofficial4 ай бұрын
I’ve stolen that guitar intro of this specific performance many many times….. the first time it struck me, I think I cried and cried. Thank you Leonard for everything you were and are for me, and we miss you
@AndyHope9705 жыл бұрын
2019 anyone? I miss this man
@hessianmusicdealer2 ай бұрын
2024 my man
@melinda823 жыл бұрын
What a song! Thank God he eventually got into the music business and gave the world such very rare gems.
@jis87BE2 жыл бұрын
OMG...life long fan and only discovered this pure gold now!! Even after alllll these years, he never ceases to amaze me!! Thank you, Dexter, thank you mr. Cohen!!!
@iesus682 жыл бұрын
You can go round and round, you can search for something good in music, you can listen to tons of songs, eventually even very very good. But if you want to have your soul touched by the God of music is here that you have to return, submerged by this avalanche feelings
@cheekerpot30083 жыл бұрын
The lyrics... his voice... tears
@garyhosty9 жыл бұрын
beautiful song. depressing ? not at all - the complete opposite - this is life saving stuff.
@juaquinrodriguez83337 жыл бұрын
adam diamond this song saved my life. LONG LIVE LEONARD!!!!!
@pedrocesarferrada47755 жыл бұрын
Master....
@itsallgoodman41084 жыл бұрын
Lord Dickens being able to have someone speak to your situation woth great dark wit and underlying compassion. It makes you feel a little less alone in your pain
@meme63353 жыл бұрын
He made the most of what he knew how to play, really great picking in a lot of his songs too. I remember him talking about how he first learned guitar from I believe a Spanish man in Montreal who sadly committed suicide, really good sorry told by him if you haven’t heard it yet.
@dinospumoni56112 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's a Christian piece
@christophermoon649 ай бұрын
How in the Hell did I not see this until now? This is Heartachingly perfect. Does anyone but me notice Leonard doesn't blink for 4 minutes?? He was fucking intense 😳 I love Songs of Love & Hate, but I have to be ready for it. It is the most depressing & beautiful record ever recorded -- we were lucky Leonard graced this earth 🌎 ❤
@fiorellafenati53952 жыл бұрын
a song that I shouldn't listen to because it's too good. and it brings tears to my eyes. it is so beautiful and Leonard's interpretation so heartfelt and profound, as if it were the first time he sang it. hi Leonard, RIP
@scottcreek9426 жыл бұрын
One of the people who made religion beautiful
@guitarista6662 жыл бұрын
I think that's true. The only religion I've ever really known is the church of Leonard Cohen. All others pale in comparison.
@famousblueraincoat.2 ай бұрын
my best and most favorite tattoo I've gotten is a portrait of him, rip leonard you are so missed
@nickguord11078 ай бұрын
How can he not move an inch but still put on such a passionate performance
@fincher71858 ай бұрын
imagine this song while drifts through space
@seancyril707 жыл бұрын
Thank you Leonard. For everything. I love you. Always. Goodbye my friend
@henryporter20814 жыл бұрын
There will never be anyone like him again. Thanks for it all Leonard. PS: THANKS FOR THE DANCE IS WONDERFUL.
@OktoberFilms7 жыл бұрын
An incredible song and a perfect album opener. The chords are relatively simple and I strum the song, but the way he fingerpicks it is beautiful. Oh, and the way he ends it here. Beautiful. RIP, Field Commander Cohen.
@meyou89775 жыл бұрын
Look at that face. He is where he needs to be.
@lenahjonsson7 жыл бұрын
I have begun to long for you; I who have no greed... Miss you L.C.
@RAMLIA17 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Mister Leonard Cohen :(
@corlejune54032 жыл бұрын
Ahora vendrán fanáticos de Dexter New Blood a oír y reescuchar esta canción (como con Runaway de Del Shannon) de la época de la Guerra de Vietnam. INCREÍBLE.
@natasadzafer90075 жыл бұрын
no words to explain 💜 u
@LalisasToxicHusband2 ай бұрын
I like that subtitles are in Spanish. I wonder if people enjoyed this song in Spain... so much Spanish influence in his superb guitar playing on this song
@ima1986Ай бұрын
We do
@FranciscoFerrerGaliana19302 жыл бұрын
Una gran canción.!!!
@davestreatfield25272 жыл бұрын
Astonishing performance ! Some interesting lyric changes from the original recording too ! It's the first time I've found this clip , so thank you very much for posting ! Good wishes
@garywilson30427 жыл бұрын
RIP Mr Cohen
@chaoswitch1974 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorites.
@TheObicobiHD5 ай бұрын
Beautiful
@FuzzYSrb4 жыл бұрын
This song and Black Sails,a perfect match !
@ringoslover Жыл бұрын
This song was actually IN Our Flag Means Death. And it was a perfect match!
@blueoystercultforevs3 жыл бұрын
Interesting to hear the changes he made here from the studio recording: He omitted "I, who have no greed" and replaced it with "I, who rule the seven seas." And the penultimate line became "This is your world, beloved" instead of "It's your turn, beloved."
@iwillregretthis51272 жыл бұрын
it is interesting, i saw another performance where he changed “i, who have no greed” into “i’m waiting on my knees” … always cool to see what he decided to switch up!
@mikeg17457 жыл бұрын
love u LC!
@lelecobudd8 жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@sfoemw4 жыл бұрын
I love ghosts cover of this song
@Bavodekat8 ай бұрын
Awesome.
@SwarnaShanmugalingam6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@robertkelly55154 жыл бұрын
i never known anyone in my life with a voice so deep as leonard Cohen's, I mean it's un - naturally DEEP, like h's putting it on - Hehehehehe - makes me laugh!!! he's brill like.
@alexanderduluoz3 жыл бұрын
I’ve met many people with voices that deep. Hell, my voice is that deep when I first wake up
@Cornloaf6 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to hear the Ghost take on this song!!
@kunah10005 жыл бұрын
They did an amazing job ;)
@joseluisfelixsaborit53352 жыл бұрын
¡Genial!, Cohen,gracias por tu poesía,que es nuestra.
@cinemelies7347 күн бұрын
When you want to go to a cave with your mom to Alaska for a cure
@mariehone71307 жыл бұрын
Nous pensons à toi ,Léonard ....
@brunavendramini88755 жыл бұрын
Violonista sensacional.
@fernandotoyos8122 Жыл бұрын
Maravillosa
@vicshere99 Жыл бұрын
I imagine God sounds like this.
@luisardilag79319 ай бұрын
Genio
@alphaq33689 ай бұрын
Anyone else here because of the show invincible?
@viniciusrodrigues87972 жыл бұрын
First the glove now smell. One plus one is equal.....
@Ifbbprostevenwain3 ай бұрын
What year is this from?
@TheWadanambi5 жыл бұрын
Love from Ceylon! 😘
@Can-wn2nh2 жыл бұрын
I am here again
@robertkelly95083 жыл бұрын
he was a humble man I guess, but I like that as humbleness is the future.
@manuelantoniocortesballest60063 жыл бұрын
Robeert, More than humble, he was honest ... with himself and with others. That honesty makes his Poetry immortal.
@RorschachCZ7 жыл бұрын
Anyone knows how is called that incredibly cool guitar move he does with all of his fingers when he finishes the song?
@thekid82005 жыл бұрын
it's a flamenco move called rasgueado, althoug he does his on take on this and also moves the fingers upwards
@dinospumoni56112 жыл бұрын
Are we all in agreement this is an explicit Christian allegory spoken from the perspective of Christ?
@Perom66967 жыл бұрын
♥♥♥
@niginit5 жыл бұрын
He didn't fucking blink........................................the entire song.
@niginit5 жыл бұрын
The only other time I've seen this happen is with Maynard from Tool in the 93' club bootleg video. His eyes never shut.
@lukeleonard25043 жыл бұрын
If anyone knows the tablature to the opening picking and scale before he hits the first Am chord, I'd be eternally grateful if you let me know where to find it. I've been listening to this so much but I just can't quite figure it out!
@@marie-josehoppenbrouwers6300 Hi thanks, I've seen that previously. However, that lesson starts at the first Am chord. What is unique to this live performance is prior to hitting the 1st Am chord he plays a really nice intro scale, particularly with a descending base. This is what i'm trying to figure out but can't.
@Pindakaaspot3 жыл бұрын
@@lukeleonard2504 I think it's the Andalucian cadence
@MOUBARRET4 жыл бұрын
👁 El ojo
@erenjager99434 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what is the technique he is using in the guitar?
@user-cn9sn7zp1m4 жыл бұрын
Tremolo
@erenjager99433 жыл бұрын
@@user-cn9sn7zp1m thanks!!
@branavila38436 жыл бұрын
ghost- Avalanch (cover)
@Xedome2 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell remove the undertexts! Where's the original without!?
@chrisconnolly74926 жыл бұрын
I like both versions. leonard cohen avalanche and Nick Cave and the bad seeds version. But I have to say Nick Caves version is so much darker and more fitting like it was made for him to cover. I've heard a few covers of this song and they don't really sound that great. Nick Cave actually naild the song and did it right. Both versions are are absolutely awesome.
@TheShylock445 жыл бұрын
Yes! Exactly!
@adamnicholson12738 жыл бұрын
And justin Bieber can get billions of views, and Mr, Leonard Cohen gets,, a few thousand :(
@juaquinrodriguez83337 жыл бұрын
Adam Nicholson ugh! I know right? I fuckin love this man, he's my favorite song writer of all time!
@hmao44667 жыл бұрын
why?
@flashgm417 жыл бұрын
The kids will eventually grow up.
@slint697 жыл бұрын
Just goes to show there are a lot of mindless idiots in the world. Nothing you can do about it but kill everybody with an IQ lower than 75. But that would put me out off a Job.And it wouldn't be that kind or caring
@joaopinto33206 жыл бұрын
Pedro Barroso
@joseluisfelixsaborit53352 жыл бұрын
Quiso tocar la 🎸 como Paco de Lucía, y recuperar los restos de García Lorca.
@albertotarintarin34998 жыл бұрын
Cohen es idolatra a las mujeres guapas, pero en esta canción parece que se venga de alguna de ellas...
@ezescorpiocerbero5 жыл бұрын
Creo que es una metafora sobre la depresion
@manuelantoniocortesballest60064 жыл бұрын
Supongo que en estos años has podido ver de quién se trataba... de una de sus relaciones más tumultuosas, la que mantuvo con Christa Päffgen "Nico, modelo y musa de Andy Warhol... Le dedica otras canciones: Take This Longing, One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong y Joan Of Arc
@manuelantoniocortesballest60064 жыл бұрын
@@ezescorpiocerbero, no... la canción nace del dolor en una relación tumultuosa y llena de "cuernos" con Christa Päffgen (una modelo de la que en un poema dice: "la conocí en un póster nazi") sobre la que habla en muchos otras canciones y poemas.
@ezescorpiocerbero4 жыл бұрын
@@manuelantoniocortesballest6006 la cancion es totalmente metaforica ¿de que manera habla de una mujer?
@manuelantoniocortesballest60064 жыл бұрын
@@ezescorpiocerbero, la capacidad poética de Cohen va más allá de las simples metáforas o las descripciones pormenorizadas... En sus poemas crea un climax religioso/pagano, interior/exterior, al igual que los grandes poetas místicos españoles del XVI, que para cada uno de sus lectores puede tener significados distintos... Para mí, es evidente que en este poema (Avalanche) une sentimientos paralelos, uno, el más profundo, la DEPRESIÓN que le acompañó casi toda su vida pero además, el DESENCANTO por su trayectoria poética, el DOLOR por la ruptura de su vida en Hydra y su llegada a New York para emprender una carrera que le aterroriza, la Canción, y un tercero, el DESAMOR (ha roto con Marianne y está enfrascado en una relación difícil con Nico que le hace escribir canciones como Take This Longing, One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong o Joan Of Arc). ¿Cuál es la causa primera de AVALANCHE? Eso sólo Cohen lo sabe... El resultado es una canción eterna.