The Frustrating Events That Led to Leonard Cohen's Song Hallelujah

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ROOTS | Music History Podcast Show

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🎵The story behind the song hallelujah is filled with ups and downs and incredibly frustrating moments for Leonard Cohen. Hallelujah has always been my absolute favorite song. I had so much fun going down the rabbit hole recently learning about Leonard Cohen's incredible life and was surprised at how frustrating and hard it was for Leonard Cohen to get Hallelujah to be distributed in America! Walter at Columbia Records refused to circulate the song here, and had Leonard Cohen not begun singing it live with new (unheard) versus it never would have been picked up by John Cale in the first place. I was further surprised to learn that while Jeff Buckley was out performing the song and bringing this entirely new life to it, Leonard was in a MONASTERY! This story is just so incredible and full of so many twists and turns. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do • The Frustrating Events... 🎵
The song 'Hallelujah' by Leonard Cohen | Jeff Buckley has brought audiences to tears for generations. While it seems as though every musician knows the cords and the lyrics, many don't know the frustrations Leonard Cohen and composer John Lissauer went through to create the song in the first place.
In today's episode of the Roots Music History Podcast, we dig up the roots that grew the song 'Hallelujah' and talk about the challenges Leonard Cohen faced: Professionally and Personally that led him to write this iconic, life-changing song.🎵
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Chapters:
0:00-4:48 Leonard Cohen’s Early Life
4:48-7:50 Journey to Songwriting
7:50-11:55 ‘Suzanne’ Opens Doors
11:55-14:50 Enter: John Lissauer
14:50-19:45 Enter: Phil Spector
19:45-21:52 Leonard Tries to Regroup
21:52-24:26 Hallelujah is Born
24:26-29:11 Hallelujah Banned in USA
29:11-31:46 Never Before Heard Lyrics
31:46-35-37:17 John Cale and Jeff Buckley
37:17-41:15 Conclusion

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@74the_magpie
@74the_magpie 8 күн бұрын
Hallelujah is more popular in this decade than earlier. Young people especially love it, that tells you the world needs more of it. Thanks Lenard and John!
@karenmills5084
@karenmills5084 20 күн бұрын
kd lang and Pentatonix have done amazing covers of Hallelujah.
@johnnaylor1706
@johnnaylor1706 10 күн бұрын
What cracks me up, given the lyrics, how many videos are on youtube by Christian Fundamentalists. And yes, KD and Pentatonix made very impressive tribute versions... and KD does convey much of the song's emotional kick, only Leonard delivers the level of irony and sadness that can only come from real life experiences.
@LourensGroenewald
@LourensGroenewald 9 күн бұрын
I am an evangelist and Gospel Singer here in South Africa. I love HalleluYAH and the feedback I get from everyone is awesome.
@sheilasmith7779
@sheilasmith7779 20 күн бұрын
Not only the words of Hallelujah, it's the melody that is outstanding.
@tonyryan43
@tonyryan43 18 күн бұрын
That is what horrifies me. All this fuss about everybody except the genius who wrote the music. Latter day rockers just don't get it.
@BabsisHere
@BabsisHere 17 күн бұрын
Amen
@marilynblake2188
@marilynblake2188 16 күн бұрын
They say there is a secret chord!
@betsysanders5765
@betsysanders5765 3 күн бұрын
Please tell me again how we can support your astounding service to music lovers of all ages ( I am 78)
@betsysanders5765
@betsysanders5765 3 күн бұрын
Please tell me again how we can support your astounding service to music lovers of all ages ( I am 78)
@playnicechannel
@playnicechannel 19 күн бұрын
One of the many gifts Canada has given to the world, the amazing Mr. Cohen. 🇺🇸❤️🇨🇦
@bv3635
@bv3635 18 күн бұрын
And the divine voice of K D Lang.
@ellenlebow2724
@ellenlebow2724 15 күн бұрын
It was SUCH a RELIEF to hear you talk about the most important, profound, holy, wrenching, and triumphant verses Cohen brought forth and how most pop singers instead of comprehending those verses trim them off and reduce this song into a mere romantic complaint.
@louisegalante2094
@louisegalante2094 6 күн бұрын
No-one can sing Hallelujah like Leonard Cohen❤❤❤❤
@pattoneill2402
@pattoneill2402 17 күн бұрын
I miss you, Leonard. Bless you for the decades of joy your music has brought me.
@Spike-vl3jk
@Spike-vl3jk 16 күн бұрын
Leonard Cohen: one of the greatest!
@garybarr1045
@garybarr1045 17 күн бұрын
My intro was with Pentatonics. I've heard many versions but my intro still stands as No.1. Thank you, Leonard, your song will live forever.
@rockportmare
@rockportmare 17 күн бұрын
Leonard is fabulous live! Especially singing Hallelujah! Fabulous artist! 🥰
@daveditchdigger2111
@daveditchdigger2111 5 күн бұрын
I first heard a portion of Hallelujah in a movie, I have yet to hear a version that wasn't moving. I didn't know Leonard Cohen wrote it, nor did I know he wrote so many verses. The algorithm put this in for me to watch today. You did a great job describing Mr. Cohen, my wife may be a bit upset ŵhen she sees the charge for a tier 3 membership, I need to hear all of those beautiful verses.
@communitygardener17
@communitygardener17 23 күн бұрын
Judy Collins' version of Suzanne is haunting. It will never leave you.
@74the_magpie
@74the_magpie 9 күн бұрын
Yes I love it!
@darkandstarrysky5175
@darkandstarrysky5175 18 күн бұрын
Music is what I avoid. When i heard this song, it was the exception. I listened to a few renditions, and quickly preferred Leonard Cohen's version. It's an incredibly beautiful music and lyrical composition. I played it for my step-father's last rites. He would have loved it. It is a powerful melody. Thank you for the background story. The song should be eternal. Hope there are many recordings and it never dies.
@crystalbelle2349
@crystalbelle2349 17 күн бұрын
Thank you for the most respectful & respectable coverage of any artist that I have ever heard. In memory of LC, I wish you a long, healthy life of joy. ~
@jbranson7694
@jbranson7694 19 күн бұрын
My very favourite version of this song is that of an Irish group of men known as Celtic Thunder! Their version thrills me all of the time that I heard them in live concerts and when I watch them on my DVDs . I love love this group! 6:5 when I
@re90652
@re90652 23 күн бұрын
I was also very moved by Leonard Cohens poems. Very powerful. Hallelujah is my favorite song but they are all good. As a child of the 60’s, he influenced so many artists.
@hddolginoff
@hddolginoff Ай бұрын
You are an encyclopedia with a gift for telling stories. Thank you for this history lesson.
@joeblow6591
@joeblow6591 19 күн бұрын
My first time on your channel. I am very impressed with you and your content. I can only imagine the research and work involved on making your videos.
@menoford7349
@menoford7349 Ай бұрын
My favorite version is by KD Lang. such a beautiful voice.
@Grammichal
@Grammichal 24 күн бұрын
Check out The X Factor Jeff Gutt! Spoiler alert: He’s now been the lead singer of the Stone Temple Pilots since 2017.
@toddgardner2826
@toddgardner2826 24 күн бұрын
Jeff Buckley
@fayskelley
@fayskelley 22 күн бұрын
I agree. KD all the way.
@joelkoosed902
@joelkoosed902 22 күн бұрын
A critical event in Leonard’s life was the theft of his fortune and many of his copyrights, by his agent, whom he had entrusted with his affairs while in the monastery. This prompted him to go on what became a world tour to recapture his livelihood and ended up showing him how widely loved he was. Lemonade, indeed.
@Larrymh07
@Larrymh07 22 күн бұрын
I'm going to check her version out! Thanks for the suggestion.
@patriciablose4103
@patriciablose4103 24 күн бұрын
That was Leonard Cohen's favorite cover also. Her version is great.
@anitahamlin2411
@anitahamlin2411 13 күн бұрын
I was so blessed to have seen Leonard in Los Angeles on his last tour. What a beautiful artist!
@rosebasson9758
@rosebasson9758 21 күн бұрын
My favourite song of Leonard Cohen is 'If it be your will', though the first song I heard in South Africa in a hotel in the 70 s, was 'So long, Marianne'. L.C. influenced my life tremendously. ❤
@rvarsigfusson6163
@rvarsigfusson6163 18 күн бұрын
Marianne was a lady he did meet in Greece and did she got mentioned in this video? Marianne was a love of his live...... many is claiming.
@sueware8377
@sueware8377 19 күн бұрын
I would add the performance of Hallelujah at the Olympics, and she has done it at other concerts as well. This is a powerful song and her rendition is exceptional. Thanks for this.
@aeumurolake9563
@aeumurolake9563 27 күн бұрын
This history is GOLD. THANK YOU!!!!
@SkywalkerSamadhi
@SkywalkerSamadhi 21 күн бұрын
My favorite version of this song is from Jeff Buckley. I just heard it at the right time in my life. I had known this song from before but when I was 16 years old Jeff Buckley released his album and it floored me. Still does. But Hallelujah knocked me over for months. I feel like Jeff took that song and make it his own.
@tessapiotrowskikristensen8058
@tessapiotrowskikristensen8058 21 күн бұрын
Dominique Issermann, one of Leonard's loves was a French photographer. She shot the video for the song, 'Dance Me To The End Of Love.' Simply exquisite.
@cyndyfredrickson855
@cyndyfredrickson855 17 күн бұрын
Best video EVER!
@tessapiotrowskikristensen8058
@tessapiotrowskikristensen8058 17 күн бұрын
@@cyndyfredrickson855 I agree. I love it so much.
@sionedwebb-ci6ql
@sionedwebb-ci6ql 9 күн бұрын
And my favourite too. Best song ever.
@evansiegel1732
@evansiegel1732 19 күн бұрын
I had to listen to this a second time. The first time, I just sat there watching your eyes.
@wendyhough2944
@wendyhough2944 18 күн бұрын
k.D.Lang sang it at the Vancouver Olympics and it was amazing
@Chris1969o
@Chris1969o 17 күн бұрын
K.D. Lang singing this song was the first time I heard this song.
@vintagelady1
@vintagelady1 11 күн бұрын
She totally owns this song & apparently Leonard Cohen thought so too---supposedly when he heard her sing it at a concert he turned to someone & said, I guess we've heard the definitive version now, or words to that effect.
@nigelhaywood9753
@nigelhaywood9753 23 күн бұрын
Why is John Lissauer never credited as the composer, or collaborating composer, on Hallelujah? This is so unfair!
@danarzechula3769
@danarzechula3769 23 күн бұрын
Yep.
@Gingerblaze
@Gingerblaze 18 күн бұрын
Thanks for mentioning this.
@treintjefop
@treintjefop 16 күн бұрын
John Lissauer is the producer and did the arrangement of the song and is not the composer, he just helped a little!
@nigelhaywood9753
@nigelhaywood9753 16 күн бұрын
@@treintjefop Helped a lot! Undoubtedly more than most of us realize.
@DragonflySigns
@DragonflySigns 16 күн бұрын
Too me, nothing will ever compare to Jeff Buckley's version. I loved Jeff Buckley...sad that he died so young 😢 I've been listening to Leonard Cohen since the 60s. Thanks for this great video👍
@shonuff86
@shonuff86 4 ай бұрын
I play guitar... have been for 15 years The getting the girls thing is a myth most guitarists will tell u it doesn't work I do it cuz I love it
@magustacrae
@magustacrae 14 күн бұрын
It's one of those rare songs that transcends. My son played this at a huge Spring Show by individuals and bands in Austin high schools. Lots of great kids! But my sweet boy , and of course the song!, brought plenty of tears for a few special minutes. Such a beautifully rich song
@adrianred236
@adrianred236 21 күн бұрын
I saw him in Sligo Ireland a few years before he passed away. It was open air on the grounds of Lissadell house on a fabulously May evening with a view of Benbulbin in the background. Lissadell house had historic connections to W. B Yeats. Leonard incorporated some of Yates poetry into one of his songs. What an evening.
@lavarbukowski578
@lavarbukowski578 7 ай бұрын
I love the way you tell a story.
@gushutchinson8758
@gushutchinson8758 15 күн бұрын
I love leonard, he slowly grew on me. He was a songwriting genius.
@sheilasmith7779
@sheilasmith7779 20 күн бұрын
Phil S., is an example of talent having NO influence on a person's character. Michael Jackson, O.J. Simon are also examples of talented men of poor character. Precisely the reason we should not idolize these men or women. Admire the talent, but do not be blinded by it.
@jamesmcintyre3456
@jamesmcintyre3456 9 күн бұрын
Who is OJ Simon?
@macarioacosta7767
@macarioacosta7767 19 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing this part of history
@taperecorder3
@taperecorder3 6 ай бұрын
i taught myself this song after hearing this song sung by jef buckley, who i heard sadly drowned in a river. i did it all instrumental
@helenlawson3203
@helenlawson3203 10 күн бұрын
I love this song but I can't listen to it anymore, my son also drowned in a river. It's just too sad.
@pinkdaisy5934
@pinkdaisy5934 17 күн бұрын
what a fascinating story - so well told! I really enjoyed this richness! thank you so much
@ericneilson1198
@ericneilson1198 18 күн бұрын
The song didn't need Jeff Buckley. Jeff needed the song.
@steveblake7666
@steveblake7666 23 күн бұрын
Fantastic episode. Thank you!
@Chesterton7
@Chesterton7 22 күн бұрын
Excellent biography. Thank you.
@65Max
@65Max 14 күн бұрын
As the music manager for my local church I was tasked with arranging the music for my best friend's funeral. His family asked me to include Hallelujah for Mass. I'd know the tune but never paid much attention to the lyrics and was kind of appalled that they'd be sung during a Catholic Mass. His daughter told me that every time my friend heard it on the radio he'd say that he wanted it for his memorial service. I got together with the singer and family and we decided on which verses would be most appropriate for this event; When I heard my organist sing and play it on the church piano I was amazed and appreciated its power and effect on everyone. I now look for all the other verses in search of what can tell a concise yet complete, spiritual story. The ones you read I believe are its key elements.
@jamescobban857
@jamescobban857 12 күн бұрын
The lyrics are only a challenge if you insist on adhering to the political aspects of Christianity. The faith expressed is fundamentally Jewish. "You say I took His name in vain, but I don't even know *The Name* ". In Hebrew that last is Ha Shem, one of the expressions used to avoid vocalizing YHWH.
@revsaragp
@revsaragp 20 күн бұрын
I find the music itself to be very moving. I heard a couple of mariachi band members playing it with a accordion and guitar in a shopping center parking lot and was moved to tears.
@jeffreydevries2903
@jeffreydevries2903 23 күн бұрын
Thanks for the context!!
@zenithapollostar487
@zenithapollostar487 26 күн бұрын
Love it❤I'm going to listen to all of them😊
@ayyjayess2304
@ayyjayess2304 13 күн бұрын
However much time you spent on researching for this was time well-spent-thank you!
@rachael9283
@rachael9283 24 күн бұрын
You are a great storyteller. Keep researching.👏
@brendawilson8565
@brendawilson8565 16 күн бұрын
I love the original. I love the Easter version. I love the Christmas version. The melody is haunting and beautiful. Since I first heard it, this has been a favorite.
@SharonJC50
@SharonJC50 19 күн бұрын
Love your program, beyond interesting!
@christophermckellar1352
@christophermckellar1352 9 күн бұрын
Wow! Loved your content, your facts, your presentation, your energy, your personal comments, and your presence! Cohen’s songs are among my very favorites. Subscribed. Looking forward to many more. Thanks!
@BATgirl57
@BATgirl57 21 күн бұрын
Awesome!! Loved this!! Love Leonard Cohen and Hallelujah by anyone is my favorite❤️
@richardchiriboga4424
@richardchiriboga4424 24 күн бұрын
Wonderful fascinating history!!!
@Grammichal
@Grammichal 24 күн бұрын
I graduated from high school in 1969. Yup…. Leonard Cohen…. Check out Jeff Gutt singing “Hallelujah” on The X Factor! Spoiler alert: He’s now been the lead singer of the Stone Temple Pilots since 2017.
@ghw7192
@ghw7192 24 күн бұрын
Facinating!
@debrasmith4675
@debrasmith4675 22 күн бұрын
I saw Leonard Cohn do this song in London Ontario. No one does it better but KD Lang’s outstanding.
@jenbill
@jenbill 21 күн бұрын
This has always been one of my favorite songs since first released most only know of it because of Shrek. Even in Shrek it gives a clue about what it's about when it starts playing consider what Shrek is doing at time,sitting at kitchen table alone feeling sad and thinking about Fiona the love he lost. I find it fascinating how a song with rather dark overtones somehow gets turned into this joyous celebration. Lyrics are completely ignored almost every verse is negative in nature, just because presented and sung in positive manor doesn't change their meaning. Religious folks grab onto the Hallelujahs and references to bible characters and hear nothing but the melody and hallelujahs afterwards, but they take it out of context. He is actually mocking religious beliefs The bible characters referenced, David, Bathsheba, Sampson, King Harrod, are used as a metaphor, and the Hallelujahs basically saying Hell Yeah! The phrase about her not caring for music, The BAFFLED KING COMPOSING HALLELUJAH represents an unshared interest, He has a passion for music and is trying to write the perfect song to win her affection hence the SECRET CORD that nobody has used, unfortunately she doesn't care for music which leaves him baffled, so basically they have nothing in common. The part where, YOU SAW HER BATHING ON THE ROOF AND HER BEAUTY IN THE MOONLIGHT OVERTHREW YOU,reference to Bathsheba This represents LUST, he saw her and just had to have her. SHE STRAPPED YOU TO A KITCHEN CHAIR, you have now been domesticated, MARRIED. Well now you have her But, SHE BROKE THRONE AND CUT YOUR HAIR,references Sampson, This means You are no longer in charge she has taken your power and makes you submit to her by DRAWING FROM YOUR BREATH A HALLELUJAH, As If this wasn't bad enough she then cuts you off from the best Sex you ever had, THERE WAS A TIME YOU USED TO LET ME KNOW WHATS REALLY GOING ON BELOW, BUT NOW NEVER SHOW IT TO ME DO YOU, Basically saying no sex for you. ALL HE EVER LEARNED FROM LOVE WAS HOW TO SHOOT SOMEONE WHO OUTDREW YOU meaning is, How to win argument even when wrong by using words that will hurt. I KNOW THIS ROOM AND WALK THESE FLOORS I USED TO LIVE ALONE BEFORE I KNEW YOU, Meaning although it's still the same place he has always known, it no longer feels the same something is wrong. LOVE IS NOT A VICTORY MARCH, ITS NOT A CRY THAT YOU HEAR AT NIGHT, ITS NOT SOMEBODY THATS SEEN THE LIGHT, BUT A COLD AND BROKEN HALLELUJAH meaning, Walking down the isle and being married is not working out,and even though they are together feels alone, should of known better from the start. YOU SAY I TOOK THE NAME IN VAIN,I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE NAME, BUT IF I DID, WELL REALLY WHATS IT TO YOU? He is saying it right here,it not about religion, how can he take the name in vain when he doesn't know the name, doesn't believe in the name and doesn't care if you do. There's a few more versus but this is enough to get what the song is really about, LUST, SEX, POWER, UNSHARED INTEREST, FAILED MARRIAGE, BUT ALTHOUGH IN THE END DID NOT WORK OUT, WOULD STILL DO IT ALL AGAIN.
@Grammichal
@Grammichal 21 күн бұрын
Thank you! I think people have a longing for God… The God-shaped vacuum in the human heart… (itsjustme.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/the-correct-quote-of-blaise-pascal/ ) so they respond as if drawn to God… but it is most certainly NOT a worshipful song. G.K. Chesterton “Every man who knocks on the door of a brothel is looking for God.”
@shortferal
@shortferal 21 күн бұрын
Remarkable. I never listened closely to the song so never really understood those references in the lyrics. The hallelujahs in the song are intended as sarcasm?
@christinewarren71
@christinewarren71 19 күн бұрын
(Not quite the correct country lyrics) I'd have missed the pain, but then I'd have missed the dance.
@michaelparker7831
@michaelparker7831 20 күн бұрын
You are a fantastic storyteller. Keep on keeping on young lady.
@chowlong
@chowlong 20 күн бұрын
Thank you so much, so good to get this history!!
@BelieveJesusChrist
@BelieveJesusChrist 15 күн бұрын
Hi Christi, I loved your in-depth overview of Leonard Cohen's life and his hauntingly beautiful song, "Hallelujah". Like everyone, I was drawn to Leonard's lyrics, which reflected a mysterious, elusive, and even tortured relationship with God. Still, Leonard seemed to add a measure of hope in his songs. In "Anthem", he sings, "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." This presumably came from a book by Jack Kornfield on Buddhism, which Leonard studied. And in Hallelujah, he writes, "And even though it all went wrong, I'll stand before the lord of song with nothing on my lips but hallelujah." Although, at the end of Leonard's life, he described his relationship with God as "a draw", I believe that there was much more there. Much of his life seemed to be a quest to discover him. This actually caused me to reflect on my relationship with Christ, and from that came a collaboration with my daughter of joining the throng and writing lyrics of our own to Leonard's classic song. We called this, "Heaven's Hallelujah". We wrote the first version in 2015, but weren't able to produce it until February of 2017, just 3 months after Leonard's death. And Like Leonard, we also revised this and came out with the updated version below. I hope you like this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3yzlmyqj7lrg5Ysi=BKB2dr8agW5cQHTO
@jfilet
@jfilet 7 ай бұрын
good stuff
@valeriehaslett4683
@valeriehaslett4683 14 күн бұрын
Leoanard Cohen. The most wonderful singer, songwriter, poet, and deeply religious fantastic gentleman. We who loved you, miss you always sir. My favorite singer of all of his songs..
@pibly7784
@pibly7784 18 күн бұрын
Great video. 👍
@whiskeywhiskeyromeo3730
@whiskeywhiskeyromeo3730 7 ай бұрын
Good job...
@FairyMusicDreamz
@FairyMusicDreamz 6 ай бұрын
Thank you so kuch for sharing this story, the more i know now! Half the things you were talking, explaining about i didn't even know! Can you maybe do a full story on pop,singer, country star artist Bailey Zimmerman & his album Religiously & his EP Leave The Light On,thru his music , etc.
@rodneycaupp5962
@rodneycaupp5962 22 күн бұрын
If you have not listened to the entire movie, and its soundtrack by Leonard Cohen, "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" is the most meaningful track to ever TELL such a Big Screen story by song. Golden globe and Academy awards. Read the story of its making before watching it, you won't be able to not watch it. Location and Period costuming with absolutely stunning antiquity recreated. Even the blizzard was epic and real.
@henrypaulpierce4160
@henrypaulpierce4160 21 күн бұрын
Ahh...my favorite poet songwriter...Leonard Cohen..was introduced to him by a beautiful young Lady in 1970..and was instantly hooked..have his 1st 2 Albums..treasured...Sisters of Mercy & Bird on a wire...Yes Cohen was always impeccably dressed a true gentleman.From my 1/4 Jewish blood(Not too Shabby) to you.. Thank You for this Beautiful Young Jewish Lady..
@williampopper59
@williampopper59 21 күн бұрын
Thanks so much- I found this fascinating!🙌🙌🙌🙌
@moepulefale4377
@moepulefale4377 20 күн бұрын
I love the way you tell the story and hallelujah is one of my favourite song. From New Zealand
@geohaber
@geohaber 23 күн бұрын
Neil Diamond covered Suzanne also on his “Stones” album.
@karijohartmann2649
@karijohartmann2649 19 күн бұрын
I can understand John's reason for quitting. I'm on my late wife's channel here... just now putting the tracks up that we worked on for 16 years. She was the most amazing singer, person and writer to write with. I had told her this for years, but she had this deep rooted insecurity that her mother put into her. She often said I saved her life. And I told her the same. I recorded songs with her constantly, but she resisted the urge to put them out. I think our songs were too personal for her, sometimes. That to release them would be making them less sincere... like the song Fortress of Walls (save me from myself) she didn't even show to me, because I would see it as a cry for help, when it wasn't. It was just an answer to a question that I hadn't asked yet. Because she was still alive. She didn't take her own life, but she felt it would end someday early... and I felt it too, though I never said as much. But I had been producing artists and I had her help me with a few. And a writer wanted me to help him make good demos of his songs, and I asked her to help. We did about 15 songs, and he sent them to labels to try to get a job as a staff writer, but Paramount sent him back a contract to release them as is. They liked the production and the performances... that being her and I... he politely declined, but steered them our way. She talked to the A&R guy a few times. I decided it would have to be her choice. We got about a year into it and she was gone. I wrote a few songs since then, but nothing like the output we had. But i'm finishing up our stuff. I don't know if Paramount even will know who I am when I call, or if I even will find a number... but I wrote a thousand pages of our story. I know it will mean something to a lot of ppl, if it gets out. I know music... and I'm ruthless to my own projects...I just hope it gets to the right ear. I think we were the world's smallest orchestra. Lol. Writing music was as easy as breathing. And now breathing is so much harder.
@ericpatterson3887
@ericpatterson3887 17 күн бұрын
I also have known unrequited sharing and the need to share can be strong for some and not others, but the work is cathartic nonetheless and you need not worry, your work will be known by many someday. I also know what it means for it to be hard to breath, my whole breathing\ sinus rhythm has changed since she is gone. I find myself holding my breath a lot, even still, and it's been almost 20 years, but it does get easier brother, best not to isolate yourself, be as happy as you can, she would probably have wanted that.
@sgarcata
@sgarcata 17 күн бұрын
I would love to hear your music and read your words. I hope I get the chance. Thanks for sharing your story here.
@Cooking_Through_Time
@Cooking_Through_Time 3 күн бұрын
I was reading the message under his pic. We were both born on Sept 21, about 40 years different. We also had similar situations in our lives. My dad served in Navy in WW II and Korean. He had part of a lung removed at BA hospital due to TB he got during service. He married his nurse (my mom). They had 2 sons and he always wanted a daughter. 2 weeks before I was born he died of massive heart attack. At least Leonard got to know his dad for nine years.
@philipblythe6535
@philipblythe6535 16 күн бұрын
Didn't pick it up to get a girl. I picked it up because of the way the music made me feel. Have written over 80 pieces of music.
@tamarafields5703
@tamarafields5703 14 күн бұрын
Until I watched this video I really loved Brett Youngs cover. I knew he left out a few verses but I had no idea this song had originally several verses and so many left out! I loved learning this and I went back and heard so many other covers including Leonard Cohens and I don't think I can listen to this again without the full lyrics! Loved it! I am a subcriber!
@karenleonard2910
@karenleonard2910 21 күн бұрын
K D Lang live version Juno awards. Makes the hair stand on the back of my neck every time.
@soroka54
@soroka54 28 күн бұрын
Thank you. You have a gift and it shows in your knowledge and presentation. I'll follow you and learn more about the many generational talents we know and love, and their stories. You have a gift of story telling. Well done.
@alb639
@alb639 22 күн бұрын
I haven't watched any of her other videos, but I plan on doing so. She has a great delivery and voice for doing these types of videos. Perhaps she could slow her speaking down just a tiny bit and it would sound even better. Anyway, I do look forward to watching anything she's produced about The Eagles. Here comes some constructive criticism that I'm certain she will never read and others will consider me attacking the storyteller. Her "knowledge" isn't quite as fantastic as you think it is and I only know this because I'm a total L. Cohen fanboi, nerd, geek. For instance, she is correct that Leonard disappeared for a while and was living among Zen Buddhist monks. Leonard was paired with an 89 year old monk named Roshi. Leonard attended to his needs, somewhat like a servant, but more like a student/teacher relationship that does seem a little weird to us Westerners. Cohen, himself, was ordained a Rinzai Zen Buddhist monks in 1996. The host of this video first stated Cohen was outside of the country for this spiritual journey. Though she quickly corrected herself she still didn't know that Leonard wasn't very far from his home in Los Angeles, CA. His location was the monastery atop Mt. Baldy, CA. This story has a tragic ending for multiple reasons, but the first was the fact that while Leonard was trying to better himself atop Mt. Baldy, his Longterm business manager Kelley Lynch embezzled over $5,000,000 from Cohen's bank accounts and even sold some of his publishing rights. That was the vast majority of Leonard's wealth. His retirement fund! It is pretty much a certainty that Leonard began his insanely long worldwide touring in order to earn some sort of a nest egg. I don't think Leonard could have known that he was more popular than at any point in his career and instead of performing in small concert halls he was selling out theaters with multiple night shows and co-headline famous music festivals. The crowds packed with as many 20-somethings as 60-somethings. There are a handful of other mistakes made, but I can't believe the tangent my writing took...boring flight! LOL I think she might be well served to find herself an editor or fact checker so pedantic twits like me don't bloviate in her comments section. LOL
@Grammichal
@Grammichal 21 күн бұрын
@@alb639 Thank you for writing!
@Grammichal
@Grammichal 21 күн бұрын
Oh yes… I think I’ll hit the ⚙️ icon on the upper right & SLOW the playback speed. 😘✌🏽
@sgarcata
@sgarcata 17 күн бұрын
@@alb639 I love it. I honestly can't remember where I read all the above earlier. From a book, no doubt. I'll try to reprise it as I find Cohen's life fascinating. Thanks for clarifying these facts. I was born in L.A. and spent my childhood there and in San Diego; lived in Quebec for a number of years and spent some time on Hydra as well; also spent 2 years in an ashram so it really helped to visualize Cohen's life.
@auntbelinda6501
@auntbelinda6501 19 күн бұрын
👏✨️Excellent Video✨️👏 I love Leonard Cohen!! You did a really great job covering his life!! I must make one observation if I may, you are a founding member of "Bailey Sarian" fan club!! 😁😆 ....you said, "Oh nay nay" with accompanying finger wag!! Just had to call this out!! Bravo 👏
@myrondyal6117
@myrondyal6117 Ай бұрын
THANKS FOR YOUR WONDERFUL STORY OF LC....I LOVE HIS MUSIC.....MYRON DYAL
@Iwishtheirwasnopain
@Iwishtheirwasnopain 5 ай бұрын
Me and Mr Cohen have so much in common..so so much
@davidjohnson497
@davidjohnson497 18 күн бұрын
Thanks for your exposition. Leonard was amazing! Thanks for your historical and interpretive guide. I know it's hard to give a history as so many things seem to overlap, but you do cover a lot of complexity in your narrative, thanks.
@user-bw2cr9qo9b
@user-bw2cr9qo9b 2 күн бұрын
First time listener to your channel. How interesting. I love the history of the new modern song. I can't say that I've heard any version as I pretty much stick to 70s and 80s music, as I was a teenager during the 80s. (My music). I did go to church when I was younger, and have a hymnal.. so I'm familiar with that version that we used to sing in church. I look forward to listening to the covers that you suggest. Going through a rough patch right now. With a musician myself for 10 years now , I find this story sort of fascinating. God is wonderful, all the time.
@lordfancourt2879
@lordfancourt2879 24 күн бұрын
k. d. lang's live cover is my favorite.
@kaytraveltarot
@kaytraveltarot 20 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for this amazing story. Love love Leonard Cohen
@j.p.1732
@j.p.1732 17 күн бұрын
Hauser on cello is amazing. At concerts He encourages people to get their cell phones out and wave with the music.
@my2cents395
@my2cents395 23 күн бұрын
I was in grade 8 music class in 1969 or 1970 and our teacher, Mr. Grant played a documentary movie of Leonard Cohen. My guess is the movie was made by CBC. Likely it is on You Tube somewhere. Imagine if I had not seen that film.
@miryanacolton5674
@miryanacolton5674 2 күн бұрын
CHOIR CHOIR CHOIR will be doing a tour 2024 around Canada and the USA doing concerts teaching the audience sing Hallelujah. The audience is the actual choir ! The most impressive one they did was in 2016 with Rufus Wainright- Fantastic! I’m going to the October concert in Berkeley CA - see you all there. Will be fun.
@judithdavies5653
@judithdavies5653 18 күн бұрын
Thank you so much. I loved this expose'❤
@sailingsam3815
@sailingsam3815 Ай бұрын
What a great story!😊
@alpinecountryclub6666
@alpinecountryclub6666 3 күн бұрын
Very good presentation of a mysteriously beautiful song and writer.
@user-nb4ex5zk3w
@user-nb4ex5zk3w 15 күн бұрын
People who don't know the poets revered by Cohen, see him as a God coming out of nowhere. He grew in depth and his songs improved in time. His life is understood differently by an older person from that era, however this young woman did her best, but doesn't have the life experience yet.
@kimberleebrackley2793
@kimberleebrackley2793 21 күн бұрын
❤ Well done.
@stephenkenney5246
@stephenkenney5246 4 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@HeWhoHasRisen3500
@HeWhoHasRisen3500 18 күн бұрын
"The Holy Dove was moving too"... LOLOLOL
@rockportmare
@rockportmare 17 күн бұрын
Always added some spice to his songs…😊
@DanieltheTruebadour
@DanieltheTruebadour 9 күн бұрын
I'm at 7:40 in the recording and all that I can say about all the critics is "Fuck you and the horse you rode in on." Let Leonard be Leonard. He can be/do anything he wants to, he DID, and the world the richer for it. All else I can say is "Hallelujah! Leonard, whatever your name is, you rock!"
@sureshabreu3171
@sureshabreu3171 4 күн бұрын
Thank you.
@deni9626
@deni9626 15 күн бұрын
I love the song, have no idea who Buckley was, and a huge Suzanne lover. That album was the first one I ever purchased as a teen. I am so glad I clicked on this, I actually thought that another artist wrote it, but am glad to hear the real meaning of the song and Cohen connection. That explains the biblical expression. I am glad it was meant to be a song, to and about God. I also still have a book of Cohen poems, I am going to find it and read them again. I will be delighted to see some of the other people you write about.
@flicker162
@flicker162 10 күн бұрын
Leonard Cohen wrote many volumes of poetry, each as mind-opening as the next. He was a poet first, and Suzanne happened to conveniently fit into a wonderful song. He starting concerts for support, but felt he was a poet first. He also wrote 4 novels and a couple of books of mystical philosophy. Start a collection! My husband and I have most of them.
@roncicotte
@roncicotte 23 күн бұрын
A sad and beautiful story, well told. Thank you!
@SaraVaikuntha
@SaraVaikuntha Ай бұрын
Yes, Suzanne was a real woman he met in Montreal. It's a pretty well known story.
@helenbennett7833
@helenbennett7833 19 күн бұрын
Thank you for this! A version I also love is by a 7 year old girl posted by Ben Bross. I am in my 70s and love the wealth of music memories available on youtube. Glad I discovered your channel today. Helen
@k1ghz960
@k1ghz960 22 күн бұрын
Very Good.
@jcjust1160
@jcjust1160 23 күн бұрын
Well done
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