Im your man is an intimate and insightful appreciation of the man responsible for suzanne, bird on a wire, hallelujah, and so many other unforgettable, oftcovered ballads and songs. The life of leonard cohen is a biography of leonard cohen written by sylvie simmons and published by ecco in 2012 paperback 20. Originally released as a single in 1988, it reached number 57 in the french charts after cohen s death in 2016. Im your man with lyrics youtube leonard cohen a thousand kisses deep lyrics hd duration. A leonard cohen biography considers the life behind the songs. Im your man will be the goto text for the next few years as it has all the key stuff about the two suzannes, life on the greek island of hydra, hanging with irving layton, freaking with. I m your man is the eighth studio album by leonard cohen, released in 1988. This dazzling collection of poetry is timeless, meditative, and often darkly humorous. Im your man demonstrates that its hard to write about a writer whose. The life of leonard cohen, written by sylvie simmons, was published in october 2012. A stunningly sophisticated leap into modern musical textures, im your man reestablishes leonard cohens mastery. Im your man is an entertaining and informative tribute to the iconic singersongwriterpoet. An icon as a writer and musical artist, leonard cohen has held fascination and allure for audiences worldwide for decades. In im your man, journalist sylvie simmons, one of the foremost chroniclers of the world of rock n roll and popular music, explores the extraordinary life and creative genius of leonard cohen.
The detail and work put into this tome of a biography is simply outstanding. Leonard cohen im your man motion picture soundtrack. Containing exclusive material and interviews, this is the biography to buy on leonard cohen. Against a backdrop of keyboards and propulsive rhythms, cohen surveys the global landscape with a precise, unflinching eye. Im your man will appeal to longtime fans and is also a good introduction to his songwriting genius. Acclaimed music journalist sylvie simmons crafts a portrait of cohen as nuanced as the man himself, drawing on a wealth of research that includes cohens personal archives and more than a hundred exclusive interviews with those. As a soundtrack for lian lunsons film leonard cohen.
Im your man is a 2005 film by lian lunson about the life and career of leonard cohen. Acclaimed music journalist sylvie simmons crafts a portrait of cohen as nuanced as the man himself, drawing on a wealth of research that includes cohens personal archives and more than a hundred exclusive interviews with those closest to cohenfrom his lovers, friends. I m your man with lyrics youtube leonard cohen a thousand kisses deep lyrics hd duration. Apr 19, 2016 8 videos play all i m your man, leonard cohen, 1988 full album johann pepe tom waits closing time 1973 debut album full youtube duration. The life of leonard cohen is a solid biography that anyone looking to learn about cohens life should read. Im your man, leonard cohen bio by sylvie simmons the. We only know so much about leonard cohen from his poems and songs he is both diarist and then in the truest sense of autobiography he is the unreliable narrator. If you want a lover ill do anything you ask me to and if you want another kind of love ill wear a mask for you if you want a partner. Leonard cohen is defiantly one of my favorite people ever lived. Nov 20, 2016 im your man reinvented leonard cohen at age 53.
Cohens new musical canvas was rich and wide, with its bold and bald use of sequencers, drum machines, synclavier and synths all mixed exotically with the lingering eastern european textures of the bouzouki, the oud, and the heart rending old russian school violin. If you want a lover i ll do anything you ask me to and if you want another kind of love i ll wear a mask for you if you want a partner take my hand or if you want to. Im your man, which sports cohens firstever soloproduction credit, does take one completely new tack, though. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. An evening of leonard cohen songs recorded in brighton and sydney the original was in brooklyn are exceptionally well done. Im your man is a song written by canadian singersongwriter leonard cohen, first released on the album of the same name. Originally released as a single in 1988, it reached number 57 in the french charts after cohens death in 2016. Leonard cohen im your man motion picture soundtrack discogs. He continued to record and perform into the 21st century. Cohen, notoriously private, has granted interviews himself. I bought it specifically for i m your man, and really love that song, sung in leonard cohen s sooo sexy voice. A stunningly sophisticated leap into modern musical textures, i m your man reestablishes leonard cohen s mastery. Im your man is an intimate and insightful appreciation of the man responsible for suzanne, bird on a wire, hallelujah, and.
A remarkable life, biographer anthony reynolds observes. Im your man coordinator production coordination roscoe beck drums tom brechtlein engineer roger guerin engineer second, mixing fred echelard engineer, mixed by leanne ungar producer, drums drum fill michel robidoux vocals anjani writtenby, vocals, arranged by, keyboards leonard cohen. This songs original version was from leonard cohen s i m your man 1988 album. Learn more about cohens career, including his albums and songs. Im your man, hal willners choices from the two overseas evenings of came so far for beauty. Tower of song is then sung by leonard cohen, with accompaniment by u2, with bono doing alternate choruses and singing duet with leonard, as well as backing vocals. This songs original version was from leonard cohens im your man 1988 album.
Leonard cohen, one of the most important and influential artists of o. Im your man is the definitive account of that extraordinary life. I bought it specifically for im your man, and really love that song, sung in leonard cohens sooo sexy voice. In i m your man, journalist sylvie simmons, one of the foremost chroniclers of the world of rock n roll and popular music, explores the extraordinary life and creative genius of leonard cohen. The future made the top 40 in the uk album charts, went double platinum in canada, and sold a quarter of a million copies in the u.
The book is the second major biography of cohen ira nadels 1997 biography various positions was the first. How to draw faces dover how to draw barbara soloff. Im your man will be the goto text for the next few years as it has all the key stuff about the two suzannes, life on the greek island of hydra, hanging with irving layton, freaking. Hallelujahs path to ubiquity has so many meanders that there is an entire book devoted to it, due out in december. Cohens muses could take up a book in themselves, from the suzanne who resisted his. Singersongwriter leonard cohen is one of the most important and influential musical artists of the past fifty yearsand one of the most elusive. Leonard cohen im your man live in dublin edited youtube.
Im your man, leonard cohen biography by sylvie simmons. I have since purchased more best of leonard cohen and find that it has several of the songs from this cd, plus a number of wonderful selections that are even better. Thoroughly researched and thoughtful, penetrating and lively, fascinating and revealing of stories and facts never read before, im your man offers new perspectives on cohen and his life. Praise for im your man im your man is the major, soulsearching biography that leonard cohen deserves. However, as aperitif or appetizer i will offer something that marks the man in. Im your man by leonard cohen 886972380629 cd barnes. Im your man the life of leonard cohen download pdf. Acclaimed music journalist sylvie simmons crafts a portrait of cohen as nuanced as the man himself, drawing on a wealth. Singersongwriter leonard cohen is one of the most important and influential musical artists of the past fifty years and one of the most elusive. It is based on a january 2005 tribute show at the sydney opera house titled came so far for beauty, which was presented by sydney festival under the artistic direction of brett sheehy, and produced by hal willner. The new york times bestselling, definitive biography of lengendary artist leonard cohen singersongwriter leonard cohen is one of the most important and influential musical artists of the past fifty yearsand one of the most elusive.
Im your man sylvie simmons ebook harpercollins publishers. Oct 14, 2012 a man of many generations, leonard cohen is still debonair, looking like a rat pack rabbi. Leonard cohen, canadian singersongwriter whose spare songs carried an existential bite and established him as a distinctive voice of 1970s pop music. If you want a lover ill do anything you ask me to and if you want another kind of love ill wear a mask for you if you want a partner take my hand or if you want to. Renowned music journalist sylvie simmons draws on cohen s private archives and a wealth of interviews with many of his closest associates, colleagues, and other artists whose work he has inspired. Though it contains only snippets of his own recordings, the tribute.
The life of leonard cohen is a solid biography that anyone looking to learn about cohen s life should read. Cohen is also a man of complexities and seeming contradictions. Janet maslin, new york times the most comprehensive cohen biography to date. Consequently, ive put together a collection of the five key books about leonard cohen. It will be one of the most talkedabout books of the season, and for years to come. It is the most fun you can have while being told that life is a terrible joke. Leonard cohen, one of the most important and influential artists of our era, is a man of powerful emotion and intelligence whose work has explored the essential issues of human lifesex, religion, power, love. Hallelujahs path to ubiquity has so many meanders that there is an entire book devoted to it. Im your man by sylvie simmons penguin random house canada.
He didnt want to read the manuscript and had just two concerns. Structuring the film as a mostly chronological autobiographical interview with cohen, director lian lunson intersperses his personal family photographs and home movies with cover performances at a sydney opera house concert to illustrate themes in his life. The life of leonard cohen 01 by sylvie simmons isbn. Leonard cohen, one of the most important and influential artists of our era, is a man of powerful emotion and intelligence whose work has explored the essential issues of human lifesex, religion. Renowned music journalist sylvie simmons draws on cohens private archives and a wealth of interviews with many of his closest associates, colleagues, and other artists whose work he has inspired. The album marked cohen s further move to a more modern sound, with many songs having a synthoriented production. Im your man, leonard cohen bio by sylvie simmons the new. The telegraph by bernadette mcnulty, november 14, 2012. Sep 14, 2012 leonard cohen is universally misunderstood, but that doesnt matter. How to draw faces dover how to draw paperback by barbara soloff levy on.
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