R.I.P. LEONARD COHEN – Passed Away 2 Years Ago – On 7 November 2016…

7 November

As we all know too well time flies without mercy and doesn’t pause for just one second.
So, I was really surprised to find out that legendary and iconic Canadian poet, novelist
and supreme singer-songwriter LEONARD COHEN left Planet Earth already two years ago, on 7 November 2016. He was 82. To remember a one of a kind artist Turn Up The Volume selected three goosebumps Cohen moments performed live. Here we go…

– TOWER OF SONG –
(US TV ‘Night Music Show‘ – 1989)

– LOVER LOVER LOVER –
(French TV – June 1976)

– HALLELUJAH –
(San Sebastian, Spain – 1988)

LEONARD COHEN: Website – Facebook

When MARIANNE FAITHFULL covered LEONARD COHEN in PARIS Last Month…

When great artists cover great artists…

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On her excellent 1999 album Vagabonds Ways the former 60s Rolling Stones connected celebrity & tremendous voice Marianne Faithfull covered the late Leonard Cohen’s classic Tower Of Song (1988) in a truly captivating and serene way with lots of respect and love
for the author. Only last month she included the song in her set at the Bataclan venue
in Paris. A now, unfortunately, world-famous concert hall because of the awful terrorist attack of last year when gunmen killed 90 people inside the building. The 69-year old singer’s (partially living in France’s capital) tribute to Cohen on 25 November was really special. Find out here why…

MARIANNE FAITHFULL: Website – Facebook

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Here’s the master himself with an intimate live version…