For his true love Marianne. He send letter to Marrianne before he died. He loves her til his last breath . Rest in paradise Leonard Cohen.

My Dad played this song over and over when my Mother died from suicide in 1980. I'd come downstairs in the evening not being able to fall asleep, and find my Dad in the living room playing the vinyl version. As a 5-year old kid, I could not understand what happened, I could only feel the intense emotions this song evoked. I am 46 now and still this song brings tears to my eyes, and makes me miss both my Dad and Mom so much.

@lancewaddell-smith3170

3 жыл бұрын

@deborahjordan235

3 жыл бұрын

My go to song for a blood good cry and to remind me to stay has always been "the suicide song" by REM or its real title "Everybody Hurts." Guaranteed to release all stress and calm me. Everybody needs A song !

@franrivasrivas8473

3 жыл бұрын

I understand you perfectly.I was in Hydra back in 1967...Life can be very hard for many...

@charlottenorthcut-keen2221

3 жыл бұрын

Hugs x

@jacobfirst2365

3 жыл бұрын

@@deborahjordan235 beautiful ❤️

I passed Mr Cohen on the street one day in Toronto. As he approached i thought i think I know this guy. He saw the bewildered look on my face and smiled. Then I realized who he was. RIP Leonard

@judithgrimes174

6 ай бұрын

So cool. What a memory to have

when i was 16 and my boyfriend was 22 he introduced me to leonard cohen music . we married and still leonard cohen was our main music for 34 years when he passed away with a heart attack.i still play his music and remember the days we listened together . brings back so many memories.

@AT-yj8gl

2 жыл бұрын

If it was today your boyfriend would get arrested and put behind bars and you'd get put in foster care.

@dehanbadenhorst1398

2 жыл бұрын

@@AT-yj8gl bit excessive...

@AT-yj8gl

2 жыл бұрын

@@dehanbadenhorst1398 maybe. I don't make the laws. But it's true

@carolehollis2472

2 жыл бұрын

@@AT-yj8gl why?

@AT-yj8gl

2 жыл бұрын

@@carolehollis2472 its the law. You were under 18 and he wasn't.

My dad wanted this song on his funeral. He blew out his last breath while hearing this song ❤️ Music can bring so much ❤️

I was in the British Army in the 70's and 80's. I was stationed in Germany in Münster. I use to drink i the students' area in a little pub called the Caffette. They used to play 60's Englush music including this track. I always liked it. When I listen to it it brings me back to the Caffette.

It was a favourite song of my dear sister who died by her own hand 10 years ago-I still miss her dreadfully, and playing this song reminds me of her-R.I.P Heather.

@paulvanbuggenum5733

7 ай бұрын

Sorry for loss, losing someone you love is painfull but losing that person by suicide must be excruciating, don't know you but it's not your fault

@smburr1

6 ай бұрын

💔

Today, is the first day in my life I have listened to Leonard Cohen. A memorable day.

@mikehaight8664

3 жыл бұрын

Listen to sisters of mercy, joan of arc, story of Isaac, bird on a wire, passing through.

@realvilla

3 жыл бұрын

1st if many i hope. He's an absolute poet

@carolparker7782

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you my friend.

@No_nosay

3 жыл бұрын

He's one of my favorites of all times. Rest in Paradise Leonard ❤️🌃🌌

@barbarahren5208

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best days of your life... Listen I left women waiting... Good luck with all, specialy with layds.

I feel sorry for the people who have not been able to appreciate the music of the 1960s and 1970s. This song is an example that one should know and cherish.

Mr. Cohen r i p , but your Songs are immortal

Oh lordy. This is his anthem to his life-long lover who he actually messed around. But at the end of their lives he reached out to her in a beautiful heartbreaking letter. This song is such a perfect love song. Leaves me in tears still !

My oldest brother introduced me to Leonard cohen when I was about 15 thanks bro ❤

I love the backing vocals on this.

Great poet and melody writer. Three am, April 29 , 2024 and from no where my brain start hearing this melody

RIP Leonard Cohen. Thank you for enriching our lives!

Corona is spreading like perfume and I am here sitting in my garden alone on a basking chair, quarantined, in a small city of India tuning with this masterpiece. Don't know if I am gonna get infected or survive but here I am enjoying, the shy breeze trying to poke me, asking me to go out but 'am resisting Oh life, hope I live enough to see you to the fullest!

@ctrain8900

4 жыл бұрын

I am quarantined in the us. And you will friend.

@edward2175

4 жыл бұрын

lovely

@deedavis9511

4 жыл бұрын

Shibsagar Debnath - I’m here in Las Cruces, New Mexico, quarantined as well, exploring the sensitive music of Leonard Cohen. Following common sense guidelines, we will survive!

@shibsagardebnath9589

4 жыл бұрын

"Poetry of earth is never dead"

@shibsagardebnath9589

4 жыл бұрын

Ctrain 8 thank you. It's nice too hear friend in time like this which is so ephemeral. May you behold the nature to its fullest too

I just discovered this song literally 12 minutes ago. What a masterpiece.

@badhabit3737

Жыл бұрын

Nice find.! Don't stop listening to Leonard..

@MaryJane-qq9mm

Жыл бұрын

Wowsers!! My dad would play it on the guitar and mom would sing along. Some of the few memories I have of my parents together. It still reminds me of them..

@karenguglielmo254

Жыл бұрын

Joel, read about Leonard and Marianne, his muse. He had such a life! Thank you, Leonard!!!💖

@meob2259

Жыл бұрын

My girlfriend left me for a long time see came back after and had Leonard Cohen LP with her loved it

@huwking-jones4957

Жыл бұрын

Hmm 1973 for me ,read about their history after that song

I bought this record when 16.My mum couldn't understand why I loved this music I went from David Cassidy at 14 to Leonard Cohen at 16. There was so much great music being made then.I so love it now 47 years later. Thank you Leonard. I am a grandparent now too.Thank you for the feeling your music has given me all these years. You are a true story teller.

@ceekaychow

4 жыл бұрын

so much story in so few words. that's an artist.

@johnflynn5044

2 жыл бұрын

From Cassidy to Cohen sounds like a good move to me ! Herbs often facilitate this progress

@01rma

2 жыл бұрын

Harry Chapin is great as well!

@jesmarluk6635

5 ай бұрын

Like you, I went from David Cassidy to Joni Mitchell. Leonard and she were a pair for awhile.

One of the most powerful and heartfelt artists to have ever graced our gorgeous planet

@michelemacdonald348

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed👍

@nonewherelistens1906

3 жыл бұрын

A true genius.

@mrclements5304

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely mate

@christianwethered8158

3 жыл бұрын

I miss him every day. We need a new troubadour to herald :)

@realvilla

3 жыл бұрын

Just god, basically x

I am always touched by the heart, almost to tears reading the comments people write about their life on these kind of songs. and the music too is so beautiful. it brings up emotions...and memories.

My parents divorced when I was young. They both couldn't listen to this song. It was their love song. I would catch my dad listening to it though. Same with my mom..... they always loved each other. When leonard died, a part of our family died too. I miss my family so much

The power of music❤the power of love ❤️ and 🙏❤️

Was supposed to go to see Deep Purple live in Cardiff many years ago but spent the ticket money on this Leonard Cohen album. My friends thought I was mad but I loved it and still do. They gave me a hard time but it was a something I will never forget Leonard was a genius

@sh230968

Жыл бұрын

I feel bad for your friends loss of money.

@jesmarluk6635

5 ай бұрын

Same exact story, the harassment by friends over my passion for Joni Mitchell way back. Ah, life.

I travelled Australia listing to Cohen, Alanis and Nirvana. Musical heaven. I'm no longer on friendly terms with my female travel mate and this song soothes me greatly. Leonard Cohen singer poet and philosopher, gotta love him.

"Well Marianne it's come to this time when we are really so old and our bodies are falling apart and I think I will follow you very soon. Know that I am so close behind you that if you stretch out your hand, I think you can reach mine. And you know that I've always loved you for your beauty and your wisdom, but I don't need to say anything more about that because you know all about that. But now, I just want to wish you a very good journey. Goodbye old friend. Endless love, see you down the road." - LC, July 2016

@jordanleclair9238

7 жыл бұрын

Gary Maher :-[

@jordanleclair9238

7 жыл бұрын

god bless

@amandamolloy6117

6 жыл бұрын

Gary Maher well said x

@hanspeterlechner8402

5 жыл бұрын

@Marlena DM Probably for ever, this time ...

@DClean

4 жыл бұрын

This is what brought me, the letter, I read it published in an article about Leonard just before his death. Is This Is Us a video game?

My aunt passed away in 2016 from cancer, and this was her favourite song...... hard to listen too without shedding a tear xx

@Derek-jt1hok

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about ur aunt!!! I know they are hallow words but remember... there's a plan for us all!!! My thoughts and prayers for her and everyone🙏⚘️🌷❤️

I have loved this song for 43 years. I think today about the boy I loved then and still do in a piece of my heart.

@kellibkavanaugh4475

2 жыл бұрын

I never said I was brave. Ty Leonard Cohen.

@endajohn

Жыл бұрын

So do I Drew. Delighted that somebody else feels this way too.

@philiphayes7122

Жыл бұрын

I've loved this song for 55 years and still think about the girl I loved and lost all that time ago and she still holds a part of my heart. The power of the song means there will be many like us.

Rest in Peace, Leonard Cohen.......

@trulyeleanor

7 жыл бұрын

So sad! Love Leonard!

@peterwedell-neergaard1534

7 жыл бұрын

Susanne Cordier z

@sparkyguitar0058

3 жыл бұрын

He died the same day dumb-ass Trump was elected. I know cause my girl died in my arms that same day. I learned to play this song on guitar about a month before this happened. Still play it today. Love this song especially James version on tribute album.

There’s just so much poetry to Cohen! It’s so simple yet so beautiful. The line: “we met when we were almost young” is so moving. I had the chance to go to one of his concerts in Lisbon, needless to say, it was the best one of my life! He opened it with “Dance me to the end of Love” and I just cried. It was the first song I ever listened of him, when I was only 14 and that made me fell in love. This man will forever be one of the greatest loves of my life!

My father brought me here. Sometimes my father does things that drop my feelings for him straight to zero, but at the end of the day, I always forgive him. I need him. He's the only person I've ever known who I need. I love my father.

I'm 21. Been listening to you since I was probably six months old. My biggest inspiration. My one true musical idol. My favorite voice on the planet. It's so very, very sad. I will always love you, Mr. Cohen. Me and my father will miss you dearly.

@Happyheart146

4 жыл бұрын

I always maintain, Leonard does lullabies for adults. He'll be with me forever. 'tis Art.

@ZandrichMynhardt

3 жыл бұрын

"My father and I"

@mejganzia5654

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I loved reading this. For a person as young as you to listen to LC because he is pretty deep and hard to stomach, at times. Hee hee

@slogan458

2 жыл бұрын

The more you listen to this amazing artist of life.. Through his music, his experiences in life and love.. The more you will understand.. and in time you will be able to go back and reflect on how he was able to say it all for you when you didn't know how.. He will bring emotions out of you that you didn't even realize were within you. All the best to you in your journey of life, young one.. I sincerely mean that.. and so happy fo r you that your father introduced you to Leonard Cohen.. Not all of us in this world have that blessing.

@badhabit3737

2 жыл бұрын

My baby sitter in the 70's loved Leonard. She played him all the time.. Now I'm blessed with this amazing soul in my life..! Love you Leonard..! Jesus is Lord.! 💕

I am from Montréal, last week I passed by his house in St. Laurent when I wanted to eat at Schwartz smoked meat. One of his favorite resto. I was telling to my self how we all missed him, he is irreplaceable. Thank you Leo for All good memories you made for us with your poem and songs

@mahendrapankhania3372

Жыл бұрын

I thought he was a vegetarian.

So long Leonard, I will miss you. You were truly great, I will miss you, thanks for all you have done.

At peace now Leonard. Thank you for the music, you have enriched my life and so many others.

Back when music actually meant something.

I love Lenard's voice and lyrics, but can I just say that the backup singers on a lot of his tracks do so much great work. This song would still be good without them, but they just kick it up so many levels.

my god when that drum really kicks in... 'you left when i told you i was curious, i never said that i was brave' ...utterly sublime

This is a Masterpiece of Music written by a Great Poet and Musician who lives in our Heart Forever, RIP Leonard Cohen

The words are so evocative and full of wonderful meaning. He wants his freedom and regrets it when he gets it. "You held on to me like I was a crucifix....." / "I'm standing on a ledge and your fine spider web is fastening my ankle to a stone....." " You left when I told you I was curious ..... I never said I was brave". Wonderful Mr Leonard Cohen.

@pmlhdfansonofnorway1851

7 жыл бұрын

I know that feeling... too late to regret.

My grampy loved Leonard so much. He served in WW2 and lived a hard life. He was so intelligent and sophisticated but also so romantic. He and my nana would listen to this song, even when they "split up" they lived in the same apartment complex and the way he talked about her sounded like they were still married! They did get married again not even a year later so my family has suspicions that they never split! But hearing this song reminds me of him. Leonards a very dear friend for my family. ❤

@hollybarratt5938

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this story! Thank you ❤️

@toniwallace8056

2 ай бұрын

I love your story, thanks for sharing.

I love how much his voice changes overtime...

@skombr

4 ай бұрын

Appunto!

I bought this album in 1968 and loved it. My college roommate complained that “it’s so depressing “. Sigh, no,it’s beautiful 💕

Rest in Peace, Leonard. You kept your promise that you would be right behind her

@margaridapinto3536

4 жыл бұрын

Agora a cantar no coro dos anjos.

@chloeew4627

4 ай бұрын

Shame he left her .❤

Good bye Leonard you were one of my favorites been listening since I was 17 now 60 music never gets old. RIP

@maryanngonzales8271

Жыл бұрын

So sad great singer, my boyfriend gave me the album, my name is Mary Ann I loved it and always think of him,Leonard was so powerful he also sings a song named Amen beautiful love you RIP.

I love this song. I love it since my childhood in the Soviet Estonia. It was my parents' favourite music back then in the early eighties.

I love this song! Leonard Cohen is a genius!

... this evocative tune with its hypnotic guitar strumming takes me to places that I have never been ... only heard it for the first time the other day during the closing stages of a indelible passage of time ... that tune is now seared into my consciousness until the end of time ....

@wolfthequarrelsome504

9 ай бұрын

There's a fiddle in there too.

What a legend Cohen was... You held on to me like I was a crucifix ...

@anonb4632

4 жыл бұрын

He was first and foremost, more so than a singer. I think that's been lost a bit in the wash, but lyrics like that prove it

So long Leonard and RIP. I'm so much less afraid of dying now.

@hanspeterlechner8402

5 жыл бұрын

Great words, but calmly said, Patricia ...

@unidentifiedleiviathan7250

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, i need to beat my cousin in a game of golf, any suggestions?

@madeleine9907

3 жыл бұрын

❤

another Legend leaves us behind , Rest now Leonard and thanks for all the good and sometimes sad times

@peteryoxen4485

7 жыл бұрын

Greg O Hare

@arasvali8304

7 жыл бұрын

does youtube pay u theres always that one guy r u him?

From 1967 to here has been a long and lovely journey, thank you .

40 years later... I still love this song...

@parichehrnasiri1375

4 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@hedwards5636

4 жыл бұрын

I knew the words to his songs when I was six years old, thanks to my mother. He's always been my favourite artist.

The man is a pure emotion.Always deep deep beautifuly deep....love it.

Uvek kada mi nedostaje mir u dusi i odmor slusam nezaboravne pesme divnog pevaca i posebnog coveka L Koena

If you are listening to this in 2022, you are a legend 🙌

@davenicholas1868

Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👏 This is my favorite song 🎶 he have a soulful voice. So tell me are you a fan of Leonard?

I had never heard of Leonard til I was 57. Heard K.D.Lang sing Hallelujah and it led me to him. Due to so many verses I learned I could sing Acapello and in key and hold that last Hallelujah for a long bloody time. I still dance to the end of love.

@fredjohn4129

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Deborah

Every time I hear this I imagine him and Marianne wandering the streets of Hydra, and it makes me so sad. It's like the loss of innocence and the loss of what could have been. God bless us all in these tragic days.

If this is us brought you here, don’t stop. Leonard has a lot to offer. SUZZANE live is one of my favorites.

@nishat3387

4 жыл бұрын

and Famous Blue Raincoat!

Just discovered this song... yet it feels like ive been listening to it for years. What a great tune.

Léonard Cohen m'accompagne depuis des années et c'est toujours la même magie.💓

Thank you and may you rest in peace.

Been listening for 50+ years; grateful to have his music inside!

I have made a promise to myself that when this comes up on my playlist, I have to play it twice. Haunting love song

@marksmith-pz5yx

2 жыл бұрын

Just so you know - yes I played this twice

@diontaylor409

Жыл бұрын

Stirs emotions

@kathrynaann2461

Жыл бұрын

Mark Smith I have this beautiful song 3 times on my night time Spotify playlist….

@marksmith-pz5yx

Жыл бұрын

@@kathrynaann2461 kindred spirit

@johnnyp8979

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes more, sometimes this and THAT'S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE together. Sweet to my ears, Leonard Cohen 👍

An extraordinary composer, he will never be forgotten

One of my all time favorites singer/songwriters over the years. You are now with Marianne... RIP Leonard.

Ahh this song is soo melancholic and sweet! Leonard Cohen ❤💔 These songs and his voice are like a cure. After hearing this songs i started loving my name. My greetings Marianne/ Iraq 🌹

Like many others, I heard this for the first time on “This Is Us.” I was shocked to hear them say it was Leonard Cohen. I only knew the low growl of his latter years. So it turns out he actually had a good voice. Hallelujah! 😉

@rociopandeletcasanova1498

Жыл бұрын

Cuando la escuché en This Is Us ya me hizo enamorarme por completo de la serie, pues es una de mis canciones favoritas.

@dannyboy6114

Жыл бұрын

James does a good version.

I cried the day you left us here. Always missing you Leonard. Glorious Poet/songwriter. Unique. Thanks for inspiring me. 🖐👏👏🎶🎶✍

I am quarantined and recovering from a really bad broken ankle. Today I am amusing myself listening to Leonard's songs, dreaming of Hydra, remembering my own coming of age in the sixties. Next I will watch Marianne & Leonard. I will also be grateful that I escaped my Bohemian tendencies toward life and I am still here to write & sing about it.

@walternicolas6927

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Jeanne how are you doing today ?

First heard this song when 16 with my the love of my life I didn't realize the significance of the it's until 40 years later. The emotional intensity can almost be immeasurable of the beauty of the many complexities and meanings of love. Dedicated to my one and only love, Robert B.

@fredjohn4129

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Elaine

@ernestinebrunner7869

Жыл бұрын

Es war so ein Gefühl von Sehnsuct und irgendwie . D

Then,I was 15 ,and still need to hear all of your music on and on...now I'm 62...thank you

@heatherranch7781

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you MR. COHEN for your legacy and family for all future for all people much love together forever eternally. Heather

When you've been listening to some good songs but now you want to listen to pure beauty

Genius at work. One of the great songs from one of the very great songwriters. RIP Leonard Cohen.

Masterpiece of Cohen, takes me to places you cannot quite imagine.

Poesia. Pura poesia con la capacità di tenerti a galla.

I want this to be played at my funeral.

Obrigada por essa voz envolvente e por esses poemas e por essas músicas intemporais. Quem assim vive nunca morre. Continuará para sempre nos nossos corações, amaciando os nossos dias, emocionando as nossas almas.

This great song will undoubtedly stay in the records as iconic.

This was my FIRST introduction to LEONARD COHEN ... and it was LOVE AT FIRST SOUND! 😍💖🥰😘💞 1973 was the year ... thanks to a Canadian couple who played it for me and my BF at the time ... somewhere in Europe ... I've long forgotten where we were at the time. 😁😂 SUZANNE was the 2nd song! 👌 Just as AWESOME! 💖😍 🙏🤗 Thank God nobody can ever steal or rob us of our most precious memories.

He was and still is my favourite

This song was played at my grandmothers funeral, she loved this song

Uncle Nicky Pearson brought me here. Jack didn’t erase him🖤

@Theorangecrushgamer

4 жыл бұрын

Same.

@donadunsmore6283

4 жыл бұрын

Right? I have shed so many tears to this song.

@amfan_17presentations87

4 жыл бұрын

Shelbee Pollino Same! I was looking up this song as my parents and I were watching the finale! Now we have to wait two months for a new episode! Bummer!

@mayara_albuquerque

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

@alanemelo5063

4 жыл бұрын

@@mayara_albuquerque I can't believe you already watched all the episodes... sksksksk

I got this album so young ! Still have it. I say this..No wonder that he became a monastic. “We forget to pray for the Angels..then the Angels forget to pray for us..”. He knew : Angels never forget us. This is one of the best albums ever. He was and is a great soul. And I know that he has Divine Progress. And he gave and gives me so much joy. A treasure! 🙋‍♀️🤪😘👍🙏❤️

"I forget to pray for the Angels and then the Angels forget to pray for us'"

I just read an article in the Guardian by Andrew Pulver, who grew up in the '80s and 'discovered' Cohen's first album, Songs of Leonard Cohen in the '90s. Interestingly, he says that his only objection with the album is the single guitar playing, with little other background music. I first heard the album in 1969 and loved it immediately. My feelings have not changed. BUT - the main objections critics had about the album at the time was that the background music was too intrusive, it overshadowed Cohen's simple guitar.

@garryhiggins6784

7 жыл бұрын

GBU.RIP.Gillianne.

@paulschulte7112

7 жыл бұрын

Rumi900

@rumi9005

7 жыл бұрын

+Paul Schulte - I guess you were about to tell me about Leonard Cohen's death yesterday. The music died again.

@billywillis47

3 жыл бұрын

Modern music is not happy with one tune at a time. They go for wall of sound and I hate it!

First time listening to this song as it is my first name 😁 The lyrics touched me as I always feel unworthy of myself. Thank you Leonard for this beautiful song...

@jekyllynch6168

2 жыл бұрын

Love your comment :)

@NaughtGinger

Жыл бұрын

Is my name as well-have felt unworthy too often myself-we are human beings no matter what some think, we are unique yet so much the same. I will say I was named after the song Marianne down by the seashore sifting sand song-but this is a beautiful song-take care and remember we all matter-peace to you, from another Marianne :)

I've said this before, and I'll say it again. One of the greatest bards of our time

I so miss you LC. You're with us always tho through your work. What a creative force. Thank you.

Leonard Cohen: A true musical genius. You’ll be missed.

RIP Mr.Cohen. You are a legend.

Never heard him before but today his music hits right home with me. RIP Leonard Cohen

RIP. Mr. Cohen. Always the only one.

He had such a nack for assembling a child's choir together and it sounded like angels. Very heavenly!

I think we can all agree that this is a great song that has deep meaning for each of us. The imagery Cohen uses is nothing short of genius. For me it's about getting in tune with one's self and avoiding temptation at all cost. Hallelujah!!! 🙏💖👑

I heard Leonard recently and I am hooked. I wish I had been aware of him when he was alive. Such lovely music. I’m so sorry about your Mom. Heartbreaking.

One of the best songs ever created! ❤️

I love this tune, just love the lyrics, timeless masterpiece, one of those tunes you listen to time and time again

One day I'm going to listen to this without crying - but not today.

I first encountered this song in a Leonard Cohen songbook. I plonked it out on the guitar, and I wasn't impressed. Then I heard Cohen sing it and I was blown away. All these years later, it's still at the top of list of my favorite Cohen songs.

Most beautiful song ever.