Leonard Cohen, a legend of the world music scene, an influential Canadian singer and songwriter as well as a poet and writer, died at the age of 82. He leaves behind unforgettable songs. We collected those that touched us the most.
Leonard Cohen he started his singing career only in his thirties. At that time, he left behind a promising literary career and devoted himself to singing and writing songs. During the long decades of his career, he took several breaks from music and simply disappeared from the music scene, only to reappear a few years later with a new album, raising a lot of dust each time.
He recorded a total of 14 studio albums and 9 live albums. His most recognizable song is the poem "Hallelujah", a meditative ballad with religious content that has seen countless remakes. He wrote it in 1984 for an album that his label rejected as not commercial enough. A decade later, he popularized the song Jeff Buckley, followed by at least 200 other musicians, among them Bob Dylan and Justin Timberlake. They also wrote a book about this song and included it in many movies and TV shows, and even sang it at the Olympics.
Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah
A genius for some, a provocateur for others
It is different in his songs Leonard Cohen often dealt with topics such as love, sex, religion and depression. For some he was a musical genius, for others a provocateur. In any case, he raised a lot of dust with each of his works. Songs as they are Hallelujah, Everybody Knows, I'm Your Man, In my Secret Life and many others, made him the messenger of human hearts.
Leonard Cohen's death was also announced on Facebook by his son, who wrote: "My father passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles with the knowledge that he had completed an album that he believed was one of his best. He wrote until his last moments with his unique sense of humor.” Fans were also informed about the death of the legend on official Facebook pages Leonard Cohen.
I'm Your Man
Famous Blue Raincoat
Winterlady
Dance Me to the End of Love
So Long, Marianne
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