Leonard Cohen Uses Break In Applause By Sydney Audience To Sing “So Long, Marianne”
The sequence of events in the first video follows:
- Sydney audience applauds following end of a song
- Cohen & company take their bows
- Sydney audience continues to applaud
- Cohen et al depart stage
- Sydney audience continues to applaud
- Leonard Cohen and his musicians are off stage for a bit, perhaps to enjoy a light snack or email the folks back home
- Sydney audience continues to applaud
- Cohen and crew reappear on stage
- Sydney audience continues to applaud
Oh, and then Leonard Cohen and the Unified Heart Touring Company perform “So Long, Marianne.”
Leonard Cohen – So Long, Marianne (Sydney 11/8/2010)
Video from mcgettrick26
A Thousand Kisses Deep In Sydney
Leonard Cohen – A Thousand Kisses Deep (Sydney 11/9/2010)
Video from horo1984
A Singer Must Die – Again
While this performance has previously been posted at Heck Of A Guy, the video below is taken from a different angle, and, more to the point, the rarity with which this classic from the Cohen oeuvre is played in concert warrants multiple recordings and replays.
Leonard Cohen – A Singer Must Die (Sydney 11/9/2010)
Video from horo1984
Credit Due Department: The photo atop this post is from Notes From The Road.
