Very sad news. I thought we still had a few years together, and maybe a couple of albums.
But, as it happens with the dear people you actually meet, when you've had a long acquaintance and the moments have been good, the pain at some point gives in to a certain state of serenity, of comformity; it was good being alive while you were alive, Mr. Cohen. Last Saturday, in a sort of ceremony of remembrance, I went through YouTube doing a sort of "journey to the seed" thing. Listening to Cohen's works, as memory suggested them, starting in the final album "You want it darker", published only 3 weeks ago, and working my way backwards. Some of those songs never fail to make me cry, and naturally, this time was no exception. Here is the list (the cronology from 1989 backwards is a garbled mess): Steer your way You want it darker Nevermind Come healing Different sides The letters Boogie Street Alexandra Leaving Tacoma Trailer Democracy Ain't no cure for love Jazz Police Don't go home with your hard-on Who by fire There is a war Lover, lover, lover Sing another song, boys Love calls you by your name There are no diamonds in the mine Last Year's man The partisan Tonight will be fine Sisters of mercy Suzanne Chelsea Hotel So Long Marianne Bird on a wire Hey that's no way to say goodbye
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