I've been a fan of some Leonard Cohen stuff for years. Honestly, it first started with the soundtrack to Natural Born Killers where a couple of his songs appear. Definitely one of the top 10 movie soundtracks ever and includes Waiting for the Miracle and The Future from Cohen, but also a great cover of You Belong to Me by Bob Dylan. So I've been somewhat familiar with his stuff, but just recently got a lot more familiar as my little lady was choosing songs to sing at performances this summer and fall. Turns out she kept picking songs that he wrote. These include Halleluha (you'll know this from the Shrek soundtrack as covered by John Cale) and Suzanne, which again lots of people covered, but the Judy Collins version is the one she was into.
While familiar with him, I didn't actually have any albums. His stuff is pretty popular to cover, so I've got many songs he wrote, but nothing of his. I just grabbed a couple and am even more impressed. Awesome lyrics in just about every song. His voice is one of those that is give or take (think Bob Dylan or Tom Waits), but it's good music to play while working.
So go pick up The Essential Leonard Cohen two CD set. Now. Go. Great stuff.
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