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Photos, Review, Setlist: April 13, 2013 Halifax Leonard Cohen Concert

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With a spring in his step, the Coolest Canadian Alive skipped onto the stage of the Halifax Metro Centre, and within seconds he was kneeling at the altar of romance. Leonard Cohen bowed down before acoustic guitarist Javier Mas, plucking the nylon strings like a Barcelona balladeer on Dance Me to the End of Love, setting the tone for a show designed to reach through the heart and grasp at the soul. “I hope this isn’t a farewell tour,” deadpanned the 78-year-old poet of song. “Not to be morbid, but in a sense, we’re all on a farewell tour.”

From Review: Cohen Lifts Halifax To Tower Of Song by Stephen Cook. Chronicle Herald: April 14, 2013. Access full review at the link.

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Setlist: Leonard Cohen Concert
Halifax: April 13, 2013

Dance Me to the End of Love
The Future
Bird on a Wire
Everybody Knows
Who By Fire
Darkness
There Ain’t No Cure for Love
Amen
Come Healing
First We Take Manhattan
A Thousand Kisses Deep
Anthem

Beautiful Crowd in Halifax Tonight

Intermission
Tower of Song
Suzanne
Heart With No Companion
Waiting for the Miracle
Show Me the Place
Anyhow
Lover Lover Lover
Alexandra Leaving (sung by Sharon Robinson)
I’m Your Man
Hallelujah
Take This Waltz

1st Encore
So Long, Marianne
Going Home
Closing Time

2nd Encore
Famous Blue Raincoat
If It Be Your Will (sung by the Webb Sisters)
Save the Last Dance for Me

3rd Encore
I Tried to Leave You

Source: Review: Cohen Lifts Halifax To Tower Of Song by Stephen Cook. Chronicle Herald: April 14, 2013

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Credit Due Department: Photo atop post by Ted Pritchard. Second photo (just above Setlist) by lukedecoste via Statigram. Third photo (just above “Intermission”) by Joey Carenza at Notes From The Road. Final photo by lukedecoste via Statigram.

Baby Boy Showalter Delivery Costs: $77.00

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Working on my mother’s estate following her death last month, I came across the 1949 hospital billing for my birth.

My mother was the hospital’s guest on the fourth day of her stay (perhaps because she was a hospital volunteer) so my folks saved a slick $6 after paying the bill in full.  Sounds about right.

Judy Collins’ “My Father” Is On Leonard Cohen’s Jukebox

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Leonard Cohen’s Jukebox

Biggest Influence on My Music – The jukebox. I lived beside jukeboxes all through the fifties. … I never knew who was singing. I never followed things that way. I still don’t. I wasn’t a student of music; I was a student of the restaurant I was in — and the waitresses. The music was a part of it. I knew what number the song was.

- Leonard Cohen (Yakety Yak by Scott Cohen, 1994)

Leonard Cohen’s Jukebox: Over the years, Leonard Cohen has mentioned a handful of specific songs he favors. Leonard Cohen’s Jukebox is a Heck Of A Guy feature that began collecting these tunes for the edification and entertainment of viewers on April 4, 2009. All posts in the Leonard Cohen’s Jukebox series can be found at the Leonard Cohen’s Jukebox Page.

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The Judy Collins – Leonard Cohen Connection


As fans and ongoing readers know, Judy Collins and Leonard Cohen were profoundly influenced by one another.1  Our interest today, however, is focused on one song that clearly had an impact on Cohen as he began his career as a singer-songwriter.

The following excerpt is from Leonard Cohen Is A Poet Who Is Trying To Be Free by Marci McDonald (Toronto Daily Star, April 26, 1969):

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Judy Collins – My Father

Leonard Cohen & Judy Collins singing on Judy’s 1976 Soundstage TV concert

Credit Due Department: The photo atop this post is from Songs of Leonard Cohen — Herewith: Music, Words and Photographs and was found at the inestimable Speaking Cohen site. The photo at the end of this post is by Jon Randolph and was contributed by Dominique BOILE, this photo Photo

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Leonard Cohen Video Of The Day: The Guests 1979

Leonard Cohen – The Guests
ZDF-TV Rock Pop Special
München, Deutschland, October 31, 1979
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“[At the 2013 Hamilton concert] Cohen delved deep into his expansive repertoire of life, death, love, sex and the whole damn thing.”

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As the 7,000 or so people who attended his remarkable concert at Copps Coliseum discovered Tuesday night – if they didn’t know already – Cohen is the true artist. Not just “artist of the year,” but artist for all of time. Cohen trotted out on stage at 8:10 p.m. and literally skipped off it at 11:40, three-and-a-half hours later. He and his exceptionally talented nine-member backing ensemble performed 29 songs, including three sets of encores. The first standing ovation began before he even had a chance to start his opening anthem, Dance Me To The End Of Love. There were several more to follow, as Cohen delved deep into his expansive repertoire of life, death, love, sex and the whole damn thing.

From Cohen at Copps by Graham Rockingham. The Spectator: April 10, 2013

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Setlist: Leonard Cohen
Hamilton, April 9, 2013

Dance Me To The End Of Love
The Future
Bird On The Wire
Everybody Knows
Who By Fire
Darkness
Ain’t No Cure For Love
Amen
Come Healing
First We Take Manhattan
A Thousand Kisses Deep (Recitation)
Anthem

Second Set
Tower Of Song
Suzanne
Waiting For The Miracle
Show Me The Place
Anyhow
Lover Lover Lover
Alexandra Leaving (Sung By Sharon Robinson)
I’m Your Man
Hallelujah
Take This Waltz

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Encore
So Long Marianne
Going Home
Closing Time

Second Encore
Famous Blue Raincoat
If It Be Your Will
Save The Last Dance

Third Encore
I Tried To Leave You

Credit Due Department: Setlist Source: Cohen at Copps by Graham Rockingham. The Spectator: April 10, 2013. Photo atop this post by John Rennison via Twitter. Black & white image of Leonard Cohen by Joey Carenza at Notes From The Road. Photo of audience & stage by SimaSaharZerehi via Instagram.