Cohen - Live in London

At 74, the legendary Leonard Cohen is still as gifted a performer as he is a songwriter and poet. What a treat for me to stumble upon the broadcast of his Live in London concert tonight - thanks to that Canadian channel CBUT, that is!

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In my bigger world, Leonard Cohen is to song what Robert Sund is to local poetry. The Leonard Cohen Live in London (2009) two-CD set, released on March 31st, is an absolute must have for me!

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Tracklist

CD 1

01 Dance Me to the End of Love

02 The Future

03 Ain't No Cure for Love

04 Bird on the Wire

05 Everybody Knows

06 In My Secret Life

07 Who by Fire

08 Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye

09 Anthem

10 Introduction

11 Tower of Song

12 Suzanne

13 The Gypsy's Wife

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CD 2

01 Boogie Street / Sharon Robinson

02 Hallelujah

03 Democracy

04 I'm Your Man

05 Recitation / Neil Larsen

06 Take This Waltz

07 So Long, Marianne

08 First We Take Manhattan

09 Sisters of Mercy

10 If It Be Your Will / Webb Sisters

11 Closing Time

12 I Tried to Leave You

13 Wither Thou Goest

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Thankee sai!

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You can see Leonard Cohen live during his current 2009 World Tour at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on June 02!

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Dance me to the end of love . . .

(Leonard Cohen)

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin

Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in

Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the end of love

Let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone

Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon

Show me slowly what I only know the limits of

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the wedding now, dance me on and on

Dance me very tenderly and dance me very long

We're both of us beneath our love, we're both of us above

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the children who are asking to be born

Dance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn

Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin

Dance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely in

Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the end of love

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