Episode 280: Leonard Cohen's Birthday
12:00pm, 9-21-2025
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Leonard Cohen was born on this day in 1934. Let's celebrate with a selection of his songs covered by artists who admired him & were influenced by him.
- 12:00pm Avalanche by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on From Her To Eternity (Mute, 1984)
- 12:10pm Suzanne by Nina Simone on To Love Somebody (RCA Victor, 1969)
- 12:14pm Memories by The Extra Glenns on Martial Arts Weekend (Absolutely Kosher, 2001)
- 12:18pm Joan Of Arc by The Love Hall Tryst on Songs Of Misfortune (Appleseed, 2005)
- 12:22pm Who By Fire by Coil on Horse Rotorvator (Relativity, 1986)
- 12:25pm The Law by Tanya Donelly on Swan Song Series (Vol II) (Self-Released, 2013)
- 12:33pm Hallelujah by John Cale on I'm Your Fan: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen By... (Atlantic, 1991)
- 12:37pm Bird On A Wire (feat. Marc Ribot) by My Brightest Diamond on I Have Never Loved Someone (Nowhere Fast, 2012)
- 12:41pm Tonight Will Be Fine by Herman Düne & Clemence Freschard on Kreuzberg Cafe (Radbab, 2006)
- 12:45pm Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye by Claudine Longet on Let's Spend The Night Together (Barnaby, 1972)
- 12:48pm So Long Marianne by Bill Callahan on The Songs Of Leonard Cohen Covered (Mojo Magazine, 2012)
- 12:55pm Passing Through by Dick Blakeslee on Songs For Political Action: Folkmusic, Topical Songs, & The American Left 1926-1953 (Bear Family, 1996)
- 12:57pm Dance Me To The End Of Love by The Civil Wars on Barton Hollow (Sensibility, 2011)
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