A love poem, originally recorded in 1966 by Judy Collins; it became the 33-year-old Cohen’s ... “What if I sent Leonard over to see you? Because he’s written some songs.” ...
Musically, Cohen's earliest songs (many of which appeared on the 1967 album, Songs of Leonard Cohen) were rooted in European folk music. In the 1970s, his material encompassed pop, cabaret and ...
ADAM COHEN: I’m a bigger fan of his than almost ... This has always been one of my favourite songs, for its soaring melodic construction, its breakaway chorus and its prototypical lyrics.