LeonardCohenSearch

Heck Of A Guy offers, with assistance from Randy Newman and Etta James, the writer and performer, respectively, of "You Can Leave Your Hat On," a look at Leonard Cohen As Hunk.

The Ladies’ Man
Keeps His Hat On

Songs From The Road, a Blu-ray video featuring twelve performances from the Leonard Cohen World Tour and interviews with the musicians, filmed in 16:9 High Definition, will premiere at the Leonard Cohen Event in Krakow (August 6-8, 2010) and will be available to the public September 14, 2010.

The cover art seen above was shot by Dominique Isserman at the Edinburgh Castle concert. The track list follows:

1. Lover, Lover, Lover (Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel, 10/24/2009)
2. Bird On the Wire (Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland, 11/6/2008)
3. Chelsea Hotel (Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 11/17/2008)
4. Heart With No Companion (Oberhausen King Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany, 11/2/2008)
5. That Don’t Make it Junk (O2 Arena, London, England, 11/13/2008)
6. Waiting for the Miracle (HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, 11/13/2009)
7. Avalanche (Gothenburg Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden, 10/12/2008)
8. Suzanne (MENA Arena, Manchester, England, 11/30/2008)
9. The Partisan (Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland, 10/10/2008)
10. Famous Blue Raincoat (O2 Arena, London, England, 11/13/2008)
11. Hallelujah (Coachella Music Festival, Indio, California, 4/17/2009)
12. Closing Time (John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario, 5/24/2009)

During the Leonard Cohen World Tour, 4 songs have been played for the 1st time: Feels So Good (AKA The Other Blues Song), The Darkness, Lullaby, and, most recently, Born In Chains. While each has been sung only a few times, multiple versions exist with different lyrics and arrangements.

A summary of each song's performances and lyrics with videos and mp3s for downloading is now available at these posts:

• “Lullaby”
• “The Darkness”
• “Feels So Good”
• Born In Chains

Heck Of A Guy offers 3 videos of highlights from the Leonard Cohen World Tour.

The first Heck Of A Guy Dear Leonard Cohen - Thanks For The Tour. I Hope It Was Good For You, Too video has been viewed by over 11,000. This celebration of the first 14 months of the 2008-2009 World Tour can be found at Thanks For The Tour

A 2nd video, focusing on the Summer 2009 concerts, can now be seen at Thanks Again For The Tour – The Encore Video

The 3rd video, which is a commemoration of The Leonard Cohen World Tour Fall 2009 USA concert series, is online at Thanks, Leonard Cohen, For Coming To The USA – The Video Celebration

Highlights of the Tour, photos, videos, sounds, etc. can be found at Best Of 2008-2009 Leonard Cohen Tour and Best Of 2010Leonard Cohen World Tour

One of my favorite Cohen songs, "Do I Have To Dance All Night" was performed many times in concerts but was never released in the US

As part of my crusade to popularize this song, I've cobbled together 2 videos - one for the semi-funky 1976 version with Laura Brannigan and one for the 1980 more gypsy, less disco version - that kinda sorta fit the music.

The videos can be found at

• 1976 Do I Have To Dance All Night Video
• 1980 Do I Have To Dance All Night Video

Both videos include links to keys to the sources of the clips and the identities of the backup singers and others who are featured.

The complete story of "Do I Have To Dance All Night" is available at The Best Leonard Cohen Song You've Never Heard (Probably).

In celebration of Leonard Cohen’s 75th birthday, September 21, 2009, Heck Of A Guy offers a video pastiche of favorite scenes featuring the singer-songwriter/poet/icon.

Leonard Cohen at 75 Birthday Video

• Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah - Mood Music For Watchmen SuperHeroic Sex Scene
• Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah In Zack Snyder’s Watchmen - Bizarre, Sublime, Nuked The Fridge?
• Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah As Watchmen Sex Scene Soundtrack - Debate Continues

LeonardCohenSearch (LCS) is produced by DrHGuy, who also posts at Heck of a Guy. LCS is - on a good day - a work in progress.

You can help. For example, suggest web sites to be added to the search list, slam a currently searched web site with a recommendation to drop it, let me know if there is a problem with the site, send me a link to that essay on Leonard Cohen's favorite jokes, ...

Email me at: drhguy@1heckofaguy.com

For Anjani's July 10th birthday, I put together a video of some of my favorites of her songs, photos, and excerpts from Heck Of A Guy posts: Happy Birthday, Anjani

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