Here below, we wanted to examine three songs of Cohen’s—in particular, the opening lines of three of his songs. You only get one shot at a first impression and these songs hit the nail on the head.

Leonard Cohen was already an accomplished poet when his debut album reached stores in 1967, but the simply titled LP introduced the world to a major new musical voice.

Is Leonard Cohen the greatest songwriter who ever lived? Maybe. But either way, he may have written the greatest song of all time—the song covered by so many but never duplicated, “Hallelujah.” With ...

A devastating couplet is every pop star’s secret weapon. Whether it’s Morrissey grumbling about having to go to bed with nothing but a Sylvia Plath anthology for warmth or Kate Bush crooning sweet ...

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There are hit songs, tracks by artists that play incessantly on the radio for months at a time before being relegated to the bargain bin. Then, there are songs that win awards, that get polite nods of ...

01. You Know Who I Am - 5:09; 02. So Long Marianne - 4:09; 03. Dance Me to the End of Love - 3:59; 04. Stories of the Street - 2:45; 05. Little America - 3:50; 06. Hallelujah - 2:57; 07. Suzanne - ...

Do you find yourself saying "no" more often than not? Robin Hilton does, which is why he kicks off this week's All Songs Considered with L.A.-based Afternoons' joyful sing-along, "Say Yes." Next, Bob ...

It's universally decided among musicians, that Leonard Cohen was the greatest lyricist and this, is Lou Reed's favourite lyric of his.

I’m shaking as I write this. My brain is numb. In this year of losses, so many losses, in this black week for the world, for me this tops them all. The radio and newspapers keep calling, wanting ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- It’s strange to think about Leonard Cohen as a mortal human being. He died last week, so he must have been one. But in life, it seemed like he was something greater. He was impossibly ...