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Hattie Webb is reading me the reply Leonard Cohen sent her just three weeks ago after she’d We Transferred some of the songs from her upcoming solo album over to LA for her “friend and teacher ...
- Is God Really good?
- In Conclusion
- Release of “You Want It Darker”
- Credits
And where the sacrilegious aspect comes in is that, let’s say reminiscent to “Hallelujah”, Leonard is not speaking to God in any type of a revered manner. Indeed it may be deemed by some that he is mocking the Most High. Or more specifically we could say he is questioning whether or notGod is actually good. Based on the above paragraph, you probabl...
Conclusively, “You Want It Darker” is the type of deep, introspective song you would expect from an accomplished author like Leonard Cohen, in his age, when dealing with such a weighty topic as existentialism. And if we were to dig into every single line of the track individually, this analysis may go on for days. But as far as what is generally be...
“You Want It Darker” is the title track from the Leonard Cohen album that Columbia Records put out on 21 September 2016. This date in question was actually Leonard’s 82nd(and final) birthday. At the time Cohen (1934-2016) was a tenured musician whose writing career, initially as a poet, dates all the way back to the 1950s. You Want It Darker (2016)...
Cohen wrote this song, in conjunction with Patrick Leonard, a behind-the-scenes’ musician who is better known as a regular Madonna collaborator. The producer of the track is Adam Cohen, i.e. the son of Leonard Cohen. Leonard is held down on this song by the Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. This is a Jewish group from Quebec. The phrase “hineni”, as u...
You Want It Darker is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, released on October 21, 2016, by Columbia Records, 17 days before Cohen's death. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The album was created at the end of his life and focuses on death, God, and humor. It was released to critical acclaim. The title track was awarded a Grammy ...
You Want It Darker (song) " You Want It Darker " is a song by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen, released on September 21, 2016, Cohen's 82nd birthday. [ 1 ] It is the title track from Cohen's album You Want It Darker. [ 2 ] The song earned the artist a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance and features the vocals of Cantor Gideon ...
Oct 13, 2023 · In “You Want It Darker,” Cohen paints a canvas of struggle and introspection, grappling with the complexities of faith, doubt, and the human condition. The song’s title, which is repeated throughout the lyrics, reflects a desire to explore the depths of existence and the darker aspects of life. It serves as an acknowledgment of the ...
- Deborah Beasley
Jan 15, 2021 · The male choir in “You Want It Darker” and “It Seemed the Better Way” provided a great shock of awe and wonder. The gorgeous strings in “Treaty” and “Steer Your Way” were expertly used. While I didn’t particularly like the use of strings in “Leaving the Table”, I thoroughly enjoyed the neat guitar interlude and overall ...
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Nov 18, 2016 · You Want It Darker Lyrics & Meanings: If you are the dealer, I'm out of the game / If you are the healer, it means I'm broken and lame / If thine is the glory then mine must be the shame / You want it darker / We kill the flame / / Magnified, sanctified, be thy holy name / Vilified, crucified, in the human frame / A million candles burning for the help that never came / You want it darker ...
