Closing Time – San Jose with blouse in upper right being flung to stage
The Best Of The 2008-2010 Leonard Cohen World Tour
Leonard Cohen last performed in concert in December 2010. Now, it’s less than three weeks until the 2012 Leonard Cohen Old Ideas World Tour begins – the perfect time to savor the best performances of the 2008-2010 Leonard Cohen World Tour.
Women’s Blouses In Flight At Closing Time Of Leonard Cohen San Jose Concert
Yeah the women tear their blouses off
and the men they dance on the polka-dots
From “Closing Time” by Leonard Cohen
Albert Noonan, better known in Cohen Country as albertnoonan, Vizier Of Videography, was good enough to alert us that minors should be removed from the room prior to the viewing of this recording in order to shield innocent children from exposure to this raucous rendition of the classic Cohen tune.
Yes, what you see is what happened – feminine clothing is repeatedly launched from the audience onto the stage, whoops are whooped, the unflappable Leonard Cohen loses his place in the song (1:18), and, in general, a good time is had by all.
Leonard Cohen – Closing Time
San Jose October 13, 2009
Video from albertnoonan
Bonus: Democracy Is Coming To San Jose
“Democracy,” an especially popular feature of concerts earlier in the Leonard Cohen World Tour, had been absent for some time but was resurrected as the final song of the final 2009 US concert.
Leonard Cohen – Democracy (San Jose, 11/13/2009)
Video from albertnoonan
Credit Due Department: Photo of San Jose HP Pavilion by Kim Solez of Leonard Cohen Night. Photo atop this post is a video screen capture.
