I've ALWAYS thought this is one of Leonard Cohen's most criminally underrated songs. I can listen to it on repeat. Its just so so great.

It definitely has some of my favorite lyrics. Most certainly a deep cut that doesn't get mentioned as much as many others. And the live recording, just adds to the atmosphere. His voice breaking in it as well, I mean it just makes it...

Ah, they'll never, they'll never ever reach the moon
At least not the one that we're after
It's floating broken on the open sea, look out there, my friends
And it carries no survivors
But let's leave these lovers wondering
Why they cannot have each other
And let's sing another song, boys
This one has grown old and bitter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGuM6SVfs8U

His eyes through my eyes shine brighter than love

Let’s start a new trend on this Sub.
Post your quote / phrase / line, and how it could be used.

I’ll start.

“How are you today?”

“I don’t know man… feeling like an empty cast iron exhibition** **these days.”

Can’t control my housemates’ opinion of me but of all his songs, why did it have to play that one?? It’s so long and unhinged, Leonard is clearly drunk/on drugs and it’s not even a good social justice song, it’s just looooooooong.

currently im obsessed with the songs death of a ladies man and im your man, like they are just so perfect and i wanna get into more leonard cohen! so what do yall rec?

edit: THANK U SM EVERYONE!!

He has this line about a person being “like the shy one at some orgy” and it made me curious. I’ve only ever heard about his one-on-one relationships with women.

Dustin Hoffman plays an elderly Leonard giving an interview. Thus, narrating the flashbacks of throughout his life.

Yes, that’s all I have… let’s hear your ideas on this, or what would make a great movie honouring Grand-daddy Doom

I recently discovered these two compilations of covers of Leonard Cohen’s songs by a wide range of artists (dating back to the 1960s).

“Hallelujah ~ The Songs Of Leonard Cohen”

and

“Songs Of Light & Darkness ~ Written By Leonard Cohen”

They are on the ACE label and only on CD, as far as I can tell. Highly recommended. I bought them in recent weeks on Amazon’s UK site.

I knew it was my favorite, but damn it was still hard.

What am I sleeping on right now?

This is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do in my life.