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Leonard Cohen fans have awaited a new album of his songs since 2004. DrHGuy has once again stepped in to lift the burden from the fashionably clad shoulders of the heroic but harried singer-songwriter icon by offering The Other Songs Of Leonard Cohen - a collection of hitherto unreleased Leonard Cohen songs.

Track List: Vol 1
1. Feels So Good (The Other Blues Song)
2. Book Of Longing
3. The Darkness
4. Puppets
5. Lullaby
6. Do I Have to Dance All Night (1980)
7. Blues By The Jews

Track List: Vol 2
1. Red River Valley
2. Never Got To Love You (Duet with Anjani)
3. Can’t Help Falling In Love
4. Ride Around
5. The Union Makes Us Strong
6. We Shall Not Be Moved
7. To Love Somebody
8. The Hypnotist (Poem)
9. Chelsea Hotel #1
10. There’s No Reason Why You Should Remember Me
11. Streets Of Laredo
12. Do I Have To Dance All Night (1976)

More information and MP3 downloads are available at Now Available – The Other Leonard Cohen Album

During the Leonard Cohen World Tour, 3 songs were played for the 1st time: Feels So Good (AKA The Other Blues Song), The Darkness, and Lullaby. While each was sung only a few times, multiple versions exist with different lyrics and arrangements.

A summary of each song's performances and lyrics with videos and mp3s for downloading is now available at these posts:

• “Lullaby”
• “The Darkness”
• “Feels So Good”

In celebration of Leonard Cohen’s 75th birthday, September 21, 2009, Heck Of A Guy offers a video pastiche of favorite scenes featuring the singer-songwriter, poet, and icon.

Leonard Cohen at 75 Birthday Video

Leonard Cohen Dedicates Concert To Yasmine

• Leonard Cohen
• Anjani Thomas
• Anjani - DrHGuy FAQ
• Julie Showalter
• Julie's Writings
• Photos-Lord of Leisure
• Allan Truax

• 10 Unbelievable Secrets About Leonard Cohen
• How To Tell If You're At A Cohen Or A Springsteen Concert
• New & Improved Leonard Cohen Lyrics
• New & Improved Leonard Cohen Concerts
• Leonard Cohen Finds Love - Quiescently Frozen On A Stick
• Leonard Cohen World Tour ON ICE – New Marketing Strategy For Florida Shows
• The Miracle Of The Holy Cohen Breadroll
• Throwing In The Leonard Cohen (Beach) Towel
• Anjani CD Remains Blue – But Is It Still Alert?

• Elvis’s Rolls Royce
• Two Very Raw, Unreleased Leonard Cohen Songs "Puppets" And "Book Of Longing"
• Baby, Baby, Baby – Leonard Cohen & Anjani Sing The Blues In Norway

• Cohen interviews on CBC

• The 2008 Leonard Cohen Field Guide
• Leonard Cohen’s List Of Pharmaceuticals Joke & His Not At All Funny Depression
• Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop, and The Woman Who Knew Exactly What She Wanted
• The Do-se-do Guy In Leonard Cohen's First Band

• Women Disrobe While Leonard Cohen Music Plays – Yet, Something Feels Wrong
• Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah – Mood Music For Watchmen SuperHeroic Sex Scene
• Leonard Cohen, Miami Vice Guest Star

• Why Is Leonard Cohen Smiling – And Who's Lenny?

• A Leonard Cohen Primer
• L Cohen Article - Mojo 9/94
• Leonard Cohen Nicknames
• Leonard Cohen Lookalikes
• L Cohen Lyrics - Word Trees
• L Cohen Lyrics - Tag Cloud
• L Cohen Lyrics - Wordle

The highlight video celebrating the The Leonard Cohen World Tour Fall 2009 USA concert series is now online at

Thanks, Leonard Cohen, For Coming To The USA – The Video Celebration

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Heck Of A Guy also offers two videos of clips and photos from earlier portions of the Tour:

The Original
Heck Of A Guy
Dear Leonard Cohen - Thanks For The Tour. I Hope It Was Good
For You, Too.
Commemorative Video Celebration Of The First 14 Months Of The 2008-2009 World Tour

can be viewed at
Thanks For The Tour

A 2nd video, focusing on the Summer 2009 concerts can now be seen at Thanks Again For The Tour – The Encore Video

Bonus: The World Tour That Might Have Been

Heck Of A Guy offers exclusive videos of the Alternative Leonard Cohen World Tour, our version of how the final US concerts could be given a special, venue-specific twist:

• Leonard Cohen World Tour ON ICE – New Marketing Strategy For Florida Shows
• Leonard Cohen Rehearsal Video – New Finale For Last New York Concert
• Line Dancing to The Future
• First We Take Manhattan, Then We Go Vegas – The Leonard Cohen Girls! Girls! Girls! Las Vegas Revue

... I never had a chance. I was – and this is the only word that fits – smitten. She was overwhelmingly intelligent and quick-witted, although it took three more years for me to recognize that she was, in fact, much smarter than me, and then another two years to forgive her for that. And, she was surpassingly good-looking, with an unmistakable aura of sexiness.

The unlikely story of how Julie and I fell in love and - 2 husbands, 1 wife, and 2 careers later - spent an outrageously wonderful 20 years together is unlike anything else you will find in this blog, and perhaps anywhere else.

The story starts, appropriately, at This Is How A Love Story Began

"Do I Have To Dance All Night" was performed many times in concerts but was never released in the US.

As part of my crusade to popularize this song, I've cobbled together 2 videos - one for the semi-funky 1976 version with Laura Branigan and one for the 1980 more gypsy, less disco version - that kinda sorta fit the music.

• 1976 Do I Have To Dance All Night Video
• 1980 Do I Have To Dance All Night Video

Both videos include links to keys to the sources of the clips and the identities of the backup singers and others who are featured.

The complete story of "Do I Have To Dance All Night" is available at The Best Leonard Cohen Song You've Never Heard (Probably)

Unreleased music from Anjani's performances in Warsaw, Poland and Joe's Pub, New York.

• Whither Thou Goest (Warsaw Concert)
• Never Got To Love You (Warsaw Concert)
• Leonard Cohen and Anjani Duets Video (Joe's Pub, NY)

The Anjani Birthday Montage includes selections of favorites, especially songs from the Blue Alert album.

The review of Anjani's Blue Alert album is found at Blue Alert – A Recommendation That Will Make You Want To Kiss Me

Other important Anjani links:

• Anjani - DrHGuy FAQ
• Anjani Thomas Category
• Anjani Chronicles

Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen had a fling in the 1960s that, for unspecified reasons, was short-lived, with Cohen instigating the parting.

It was then and is now a complex connection. In 1988, Cohen said, “I’m still very friendly with Joni - I had dinner with her before the tour, and I have the same admiration for her as you do. But I think it was Noel Harrison who came up to me in the LA Troubadour and said ‘How d’you like living with Beethoven?’”

The full story is at Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell: Just One Of Those Things