Saw Leonard Cohen last night at MTS Centre, and the man didn't disappoint: 25 songs and 100 encores (or so) over three hours. The one missing song: "Democracy," which, I guess, is what the song is all about.
It's also always fun to sing along with "the Future," the song that proves that anyone can sound good with strong background vocalists:
Leonard: When they said.
Background: They said.
Leonard: Repent.
Background: Repent.
Leonard: I wonder what they meant.
Three things I have in common with Leonard Cohen
As I watched the show last night, I was reminded that I have three things in common with Mr. Cohen (other than our great singing voices):
1. We're both born on Sept. 21.
2. We share the same middle name: "Norman."
3. We're both irresistible to women.
Update: from my father, Norman "Cohen" Larsen:
"In the last vinyl album by Cohen (live in Europe), I found articles and ticket stubs from Cohen's concerts we saw on June 24 and July 24, 1993. The ticket price: $97.50.
"Stephen Ostick gave him five stars in the Free Press of June 26/93, with this headline: "Cohen delivers songs of power - Marathon show sets new standards."
"The show was 105 minutes + three encores = 135 minutes. Last evening's concert was 195 minutes - less the break of about 20 minutes = 175 minutes! He's an iron man!
"I have another ticket stub for a Cohen concert dated "May 14", with no year. The ticket price: $19.50. "
That was a pretty awesome show, definitely enjoyed it.
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