Last week was too heavy for top 5. One of my favourite persons in the world, ever, died. One of my least favourite persons in the world, ever, was elected US president. Now the first reaction of 'fuck this world' has resided enough for me to put up some kind of defiant celebration of Leonard. Leonard who's been with me since my teens. Leonard who's one of the very very few artists that never ever mis-stepped as far as I'm concerned. Leonard who's the one out of all my idols whom I would've most liked to meet, talk to, confide in, joke with...
Leonard Cohen - Recitation w/ N.L.
Leonard Cohen - The Future
Sums up the feeling quite well, doesn't it?
Things are going to slide in all directions
Won't be nothing you can measure anymore
The blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold
And it has overturned the order of the soul
Leonard Cohen - Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On
For all his mastery of gorgeous songs about love and death, the man did quite well with tongue-in-cheek romps about squalid sex as well. Having Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg on backup vocals can't hurt.
Leonard Cohen - Sisters of Mercy
Like he said, earlier: Love's the only engine of survival...
If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn
They will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem
Leonard Cohen - Sing Another Song, Boys
Yes. Let's. Let's not grow old and bitter. Sadness and anger, sure. But no fucking wallowing!
Leonard Cohen - Tower of Song
;)
Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld, so I can sigh eternally...
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