This performance occurred in Oslo Norway in 2017 as part of a concert honouring the music and memory of Leonard Cohen. 23 artists performed his music which was broadcast only on Norwegian television. Norwegians have always had a strong affinity for his music and this directly influenced Aurora’s early musical development as her parents would constantly listen to Cohen as well as other folk artists such as Bob Dylan. While I don’t know whether any of these artists were paid to perform, I am sure that only respected artists were asked and/or offered to perform and every artist, especially Aurora, would have done so without hesitation. I have not seen the other performances but I believe they would have shown the utmost respect to each song, inspired by the emotions and personal memories that he brought to each of their musical lives. For Aurora, Cohen had been one of her biggest influences and we are fortunate to see such an amazing performance, even at a young age, that also comes from a genuine place of immense respect and sadness for his passing. I believe he would have approved.

@hannathompson7998

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! That sounds amazing, I’ll have to see if I can find the whole concert on here

@josemanon6295

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

It's a shame Leonard did not hear this. Such a tough song needing emotion in every word. AURORA takes it to places the song hasn't been before. She is simply astonishing. We are LUCKY to be here to hear her.

I can't tell what is more fascinating; her voice, her feeling, the story she narrates with her arms, or herself...

She's million miles ahead of the mankind

I"m Leonard Cohen big fan since 45 years ago. Best cover ever of this song ! Aurora made me cry.

@taccamine8312

Жыл бұрын

You are so right. She really exhibits and amplifies the heartwrenching story and emotions and still the gentle soul of mister Cohen here. She is a true master of storytelling. She makes you feel like watching a movie classic, when she performs

@avedic

Жыл бұрын

You ought to look into her own music! She cites Cohen _all the time_ as her earliest and biggest muse. She even lifted a lyric from Suzanne for her own song Exist for Love....as an homage to Cohen. The Aurora rabbit hole is deep, so may I suggest 2 excellent starting points: Lucky live @ Nidarosdomen and It Happened Quiet live @ The Current. Lucky is a deeply somber yet uplifting song inspired by the Paulo Coelho book Veronika Decides to Die, which is Aurora's favorite book of all time...having read it 5 times. And...It Happened Quiet is an excellent example of her storytelling and lyrical prowess. As a Cohen fan, you should enjoy it. :) Much like Cohen....Aurora is a VERY introverted person, intrigued by darkness, but always aching and yearning for the light and the hope. And like Cohen, she's ridiculously emotionally intelligent...wise even. I hope you enjoy the journey! If you watch those 2 videos....honestly the best thing to do then is simply watch her entire Live at Nidarosdomen concert. It is....stunning. Life changing even. I won't spoil it. Just treat yourself and watch it....and 1 hour later, you'll be a different human being.

@Endrit719

Жыл бұрын

nah, Eivor version is best

@ReynaldReims

Жыл бұрын

@@Endrit719 Sorry, not for me.... Keep your opinion, it doesn't matter!

@avedic

Жыл бұрын

@@Endrit719 I disagree with you. Opinions. Crazy, right? ;P

"And thanks for the trouble You took from her eyes. I thought it was there for good, So I never tried"

@CarinRqF

14 күн бұрын

Never fails to make me shed a tear

One of the greatest tributes to Leonard Cohen.

Immer wieder fantastisch wie Aurora es schafft mich alten, weißen Mann zum Heulen zu bringen. Ich liebe sie. Wenn sie ein Lied covert, wird es ihr Lied!

Aurora said in an interview that she grew up listening to three artists and he was one of them. You can tell this version comes from the depths of her heart.

That is gorgeous. I have never liked anyone singing this besides Leonard himself but this is precious. What a rendition, what a delicate treat!

@avasolaris1

Жыл бұрын

Jennifer Warnes?

@lizklosowski6487

10 ай бұрын

That was indeed a gorgeous interpretation and performance of Cohen's heart-wrenching song. However, I think you might also enjoy Damien's cover from his performance at the "The Tower of Song" memorial for Leonard Cohen. It's a marvelous and powerful cover.

@umarkhan13

8 ай бұрын

Imo Damien Rice's version is probably even better than original.

@maryfulham1522

5 ай бұрын

❤ I love the mystery of it💖her smile is so sweet at the end! Bravo 4 all💞🎻...!

Only few can sing Cohen. Aurora is one of this few.

Her tone,and timing and spare use of instruments makes bare a dimension of the song almost hidden by LC’s seemingly calm singing . Her hands ,her hands ,her hands are knitting ,catching and carving an unseen world . Haunting Enormous A revelation , A gift to LC

@Shadow_Siren69

Жыл бұрын

She is a master craftsman, an artist, a shining floating goddess.

@gliebzeit

Жыл бұрын

@Samuel Goldring ... Well said. You can certainly tell from this performance how deeply Aurora loves LC music.

@timetobenotdo

Жыл бұрын

Either you really love her or you haven’t met the spirit of this song. It was not captured in this performance. You speak of the unseen and hidden dimensions but fail to recognize or admit that the muse of the song was not summoned here. I know her well. It’s not personal. It’s not spiteful. She’s either conjured and present or she is not. It’s ok, not a big deal. XO

@katiestevens9887

5 ай бұрын

@@timetobenotdo it is personal to you lol you fail to admit that it seems! This is Auroras interpretation of the song and what an interpretation it is, absolutely stunning to watch her feel the song the way she did in this performance. You don’t seem to appreciate another artists perspective and feel it should have been done another way, the way YOU would see it, which may not be true to LC’s vision neither. Most people understand they are watching the complexity of Aurora’s emotion and how lucky we are to witness it but sadly you don’t have that colour scheme inside of you, you are just monochrome.

❤❤❤Thank you. I am positive sure our beloved Leonard would been really proud and honored by this performance. Aurora is a wonderful artist.

when you are able to express your emotions with every single part of yourself, body, voice and soul, you can never be wrong, and she's never...

The way she says "your little house, deep in the desert" is just heart melting. It's unbeliebable how she feels and express every single word.

@_risinsunn

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so agree with you

God has sent Aurora for us to extend the beauty that Leonard has been interpreting so far...

@simonebaldazzi

2 жыл бұрын

🌹

What a very unique interpretation. The soft and powerful style of Aurora was meant to push great songs to their absolute critical mass. I can't believe I missed listening to this until four months later. Such a musical treasure, mined from the purest ore by a virtuoso performer who is not yet 22? I am stunned. Thanks Leonard, FBRC has always been one of my melancholy favorites. And thank you, Aurora, for giving it life even Mr. Cohen could have never anticipated.

@avedic

Жыл бұрын

Like Cohen....Aurora is a very introverted person, intrigued by darkness, but always aching and yearning for the light and the hope. Also like Cohen, she's ridiculously emotionally intelligent...wise even. As much a philosopher as she is an artist. And she's no mere casual Cohen fan. Aurora cites him constantly in interviews....as her #1 muse and inspiration. It's no wonder she chose to cover a song of his. Tho I personally would love a cover of Suzanne. Maybe one day.

@wendycarter5718

6 ай бұрын

Better listened to than watched ! Far to frilly for the sentiment !!

Besides her voice, her performance, her looks, what an AMAZING timing she has.........

Beyond breath taking, i have always been his fan & met him once in the UK, such a humble man he was.

She puts more of herself into her work than anyone I have ever seen. With this song she left me speechless and nearly in tears, it was just so beautiful.

@avedic

Жыл бұрын

Have you watched/heard her live performance at The Current of her own song It Happened Quiet? Or Lucky from her Nidarosdomen concert? If not.....do yourself a favor and check them out. Because they're two examples where she 100% loses herself in the music and story. Especially in It Happened Quiet...her entire body is entirely beholden to the song. She's in a different dimension...channeling creativity from some cosmic force. It's captivating to watch.

@Psittacus_erithacus

9 ай бұрын

​@@avedicTwo genuinely good recommendations … my thanks.

After watching Aurora perform this song you can really truly tell that Leonard Cohen influenced her writing and performances. She may not have his gruffness and gravel in her voice like he does. But, she knows how to make you feel the way he can make you feel and she caries a since of wisdom just like him. There is something that he doesn't have as much of and that is a since of playfulness and a since of whimsy.

@showardnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

He's one of the 3 artists she listens to, she doesn't listen to music as a rule as it is "noise", but she loves him and Enya, and someone else I can't recall.

@chris55top

4 жыл бұрын

@@showardnutrition Bob Dylan and sometimes Bjork

@avedic

Жыл бұрын

@@showardnutrition As Chris above me said...Bob Dylan. But she also loves and constantly mentions French metal band Gojira. And Tool...and A Perfect Circle...and Cocteau Twins...and Chemical Brothers...and The Prodigy...and Underworld...and Hans Zimmer...and my point is, when she says she "doesn't like/listen to music" I think she's half joking. She does have a _very_ dry ironic sense of humor. But she's clearly half serious as well. I think she just loves silence....because, in a very real sense, silence is the fertile soil of all creativity.

I really love her and I love Leonard Cohen

I must admit that I hardly know Leonard Cohen, and this is the very first time I listen to this song, but in the end, when Aurora sings in this amazing way, from my eyes always flow tears.

This is , without doubt, one of the most beautiful performances I have ever seen...!

@Endrit719

9 ай бұрын

how, this is crap

While Zeppelin was gaining traction, Leonard Cohen blessed us with beautiful Folk/Rock, music another gift from OUR neighbors to the North, Quebec, Canada, Merci!

I can feel every single hair on my skin standing before her majesty

Thank you for sharing this. What a beautiful performance

she sends her regards ... from beyond time and space

moved me mightily to tears magically tragic majestic....

So beautiful, all I can do is cry....

she is an exceptional performer

This waif-like faerie doing a performance art version of a great Cohen song. I just love it

@stevek7699

3 жыл бұрын

Agree, and congratulations on spelling "faerie" correctly

Bello,lindo, precioso, desde Puerto Rico. Eres especial.

This is a fun rendition. I really would love if Aurora did an album of awesome covers of all the old songs- bowie, dylan, cohen, and anyone else she likes .

Look at the eye expression. They are unbeliveble!!

Oh my goodness there are no words for this magical enigmatic performance. Aurora sounds haunting.. I'm a leonard cohen fan but this is one of the best if not the best covers I've ever had the pleasure to hear. When you know you know. Goosepimples for sure ✌❤🇮🇪 let's try send and resend this to everyone everywhere ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I feel like all of Leonard Cohen's songs should end "Sincerely, L. Cohen." Every word he writes feels like it's been ripped from the depths of his soul. Yet, at the same time, his words are somehow much more powerfully delivered to us through the voices of the many artists who cover his music. Few have captured Cohen's magic as beautifully as Aurora (Jeff Buckley is, of course, the standard bearer for Cohen covers, but she certainly comes close). What an amazing cover artist she is, spanning such a diverse range of genres and musical styles. She makes these songs so uniquely her own.

@ambrosemahoney2647

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations..very well said..can say more...have a Nice DAY 🔥🔥🔥🔥🎀 .

@sedawi007

Жыл бұрын

Damien Rice covers his songs beautifully, also

@dominiquelasserre828

Жыл бұрын

The TORI AMOS’ version is also very moving

@caroaber

Жыл бұрын

Jennifer Warnes has beautiful renditions of his songs🎵 , including this one.

@TheAtticradio

Жыл бұрын

@@caroaber one of the best if not the best , tori Amos well worth a listen !!

One of my favorites by Leonard, this is such a piece of art and beauty. Sung with soul, Leonard would have loved it xxoo Love her rendition of Life on Mars. What an old soul

בלי נשים בעולם לא היו יוצרים מוזיקה מעולה!!אין כמו אימא בעולם!!!!!!!!

Aurora, she's always a brilliant talented performer and artist; wow! She keeps the energy of her work and others sincere! 💖🙏🏼 💛 🕊 🌷

Wow! What a pro performance! That’s the first time that I have seen her perform without at least one member of her regular band. She nailed it! They all nailed it! Obviously she’s big in Norway but I wish that she was much more well known here in Australia. A lot of people are really missing out!

@showardnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

So share and tell your world! I have just discovered her and am furious with anyone in my circle that knew her and didn't share! Aurora deserves the world and the world needs Aurora!

@graemesandstrom5654

4 жыл бұрын

Stacey Howard - Hi Stacey if you haven’t seen much of her I’d start with her Nidarosdomen (Nidaros Cathedral) performance in Trondheim 2017. Her performance and the setting is stunning. It’s about an hour long. Put on captions so that you can understand her introduction (spoken in Norwegian)

@avedic

Жыл бұрын

@@graemesandstrom5654 Unfortunately you guys scared her away with your frightening bird boys and overly confident bats. I'm hoping you got the inside joke. Otherwise I just made absolutely zero sense to you lol.

Incredible performance. What a gift.

Love this cover (of course also a original). Aurora is as usual amazing and she has this magnitude and expressions that make you sink into the music completely.

I always really liked this song. What a nice surprise to find out my maybe favourite performer covered it years ago! 😁

Aurora’s cover and Eivor’s are just beyond perfection ✨

What a rendition, she is singing with all her body❤

I love this version, she really does it beautifully. Bravo!

Who in the hell would give this piece of art a thumbs down? Help me no comprendo!

I wish God let Leonard back lo live for a moment justo to hear this

I like her heavenly voice

Aurora is beautiful. I hope she becomes the most famous person in the world.

🤧💞 So eine wunderbare Frau .

Lovely Aurora. Leonard would have loved it.

Goosebumps at: Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes I thought it was there for good so I never tried

Magic and inspired by the way to give us....a dream!!....🙏😌😌😌🤗💎💎💎🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️💖💖💞💞💞💞

*crying happy tears* its so beautiful!

é lindo como Aurora apresenta a musica de Cohen, é a personificação da saudade, saudações do Brasil.

Beautiful

Why this video don’t have 100 million views ?

Watching this at night time before sleep make it more repeatable 😭

Love Aurora&Cohen! 😘

Oh my, this is absolutely gorgeous.

Thanks Aurora Aksnes for this beautiful rendition. As always you remind us of our humanity

Omgggg she should be rejoiced and celebrated!!!

She’s voice from the heaven

The best Cohens' cover I've ever seen!

@johnbolander3588

2 жыл бұрын

Dax riggs..thank me later

@brianvincent4165

2 жыл бұрын

Just found this today and never heard of her but very impressed. Not as good as Jennifer in my opinion,regarding this song, but I shall check this young lady out, for sure. Have a wonderful day.

@TheAtticradio

Жыл бұрын

@@brianvincent4165 totally agree but this girl will go very far !

Just perfectly done - magnificently and artistically performed, so tragically, as it's meant to be ...

She is simply transcending, a true gift.

beautiful voice

Fu...k, what a Supernova! Your voice is a drug...

Love you forever aurora. You are the best

Love the instrumental. So mystic

Oh my 😍

It's four in the morning, the end of December I'm writing you now just to see if you're better New York is cold, but I like where I'm living There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair She said that you gave it to her That night that you planned to go clear Did you ever go clear? Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder You'd been to the station to meet every train, and You came home without Lili Marlene And you treated my woman to a flake of your life And when she came back she was nobody's wife Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth One more thin gypsy thief Well, I see Jane's awake She sends her regards And what can I tell you my brother, my killer What can I possibly say? I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you I'm glad you stood in my way If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me Well, your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes I thought it was there for good so I never tried And Jane came by with a lock of your hair She said that you gave it to her That night that you planned to go clear

Amazing woooow L Cohen would love this 🙌🇬🇧❤️

So beauty.

Woooa. Beautiful rendition and poignant

so good

Beautiful rendition 🎻🎼🕊️

This is gorgeous... I'd love a non live type recording of it

Oui , il y a toi magnifique Aurora sublimement habillé en geisha , tout est beau ,les textes et musique de Léonard Cohen tes geste et danse mai surtout ne pas oublier le sens du poème que c'est beau cette prestation .

Sincerely L. Cohen😢

Great FIND, Christer! Well Done, Well Done, Chills, AURORA, CHILLS!! Hello Jennifer Warnes.

Beautiful.

SO BEAUTY

Almost like an alien has acquired a key to the human experience, and is processing... Then it hits her, and she can't unsee it.

Great arrangement, that Nordic tune suits very nice here.

I enjoyed her performance and the cover.

Brilliant, how can there be any thumbs down? Seriously!

@zolipzizt

5 жыл бұрын

Because 8 people like Limp Bizkit?

@chris55top

4 жыл бұрын

Don't worry there's thumbs down on Leonard's version too. Some people just can't handle a good cry from beauty and sorrow.

@chris55top

4 жыл бұрын

plus some people are expecting her to sound just like Leonard Cohen and that's never going to happen. Maybe Tom Waits might come close but he doesn't know how to stir the soul like Leonard or Aurora.

Great cover

Ce livre m'a tellement marqué, et cette interprétation est vraiment magique ... ❤❤❤

I'm Crying 💜

goosebumps ❤

Simplesmemte Lindo !!!

Timbri la voce ❤💚💜💙💛🖤 pleibec 💜💚❤🖤💛💙lirici 🖤💛💙💜💚❤ i ricordi tutti 🖤💛💙💜💚❤ ARTE🖤💛💙💜❤❤E 🖤💛💙💜💚❤ PITTURA 🖤💛💙💙💜💚❤ Dimensioni💜💚❤🖤💛💙 La musica senza eta💜💚❤🖤💛💙

Leave to a Norwegian singer to cover one of the most influential singers in north america while most of our artist might not even know who he is lol

Amazing

WOW!!!

I can be in love♥️♥️♥️♥️

This song, like so many L Cohen songs, makes me cry, not sure why. The inherent loneliness of being a human, I guess. Ethereal and earthy at the same time. Aloof and intimate. Resentful, kind…all there.