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Mov­ing trib­utes flood in for the late, great Leonard Cohen

11 Nov 2016

Words by David Jenkins

Black and white image of a man wearing a cap and coat, sitting at a bar counter with a glass of drink.
Black and white image of a man wearing a cap and coat, sitting at a bar counter with a glass of drink.
Movie folk have tak­en to Twit­ter to express fond­ness for the Cana­di­an poet.

Dear 2016 – what have we done to you to make you despise us so? Just when you think the litany of pain could not extend any fur­ther, Leonard Cohen dies. One of the great, unher­ald­ed con­fes­sion­al singer-song­writ­ers of mod­ern times, he achieved that rare feat of not pro­duc­ing a sin­gle album that you could describe as out-and-out duff. Right up to his most recent long­play­er, 2016’s You Want It Dark­er, the old mag­ic was still very much present and correct.

His lyrics had a vis­cer­al, cin­e­mat­ic qual­i­ty to them – he could con­jure a vivid image with just a few beau­ti­ful­ly sequenced words. And even though you may not realise it, every­one knows and loves a Leonard Cohen song, even if it maybe wasn’t a ver­sion per­formed by the great man him­self. We’re off to lis­ten to I’m Your Man on loop for the rest of the week­end. In the mean­time, it’s nice to see the pub­lic out­pour­ing of love arrived like clock­work, with film and music folk express­ing their loss with a vari­ety of poet­ic sentiments.

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(12/12) Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld. – Kurt Cobain, from his last written words — Scott Derrickson (@scottderrickson) November 11, 2016
Very sad news to wake up to today. Leonard Cohen, a poet & songwriter of THE most incredible lyrics & melodies. https://t.co/GdNk2PDlkV — Luke Evans (@TheRealLukevans) November 11, 2016
I was born like this I had no choice… I was born with the gift of a golden voice. https://t.co/wCkeyQub3R — Josh Radnor (@JoshRadnor) November 11, 2016
RIP Leonard Cohen.. Your music has moved me, changed me and inspired my work since I can remember. Thank you. — Emily VanCamp (@EmilyVanCamp) November 11, 2016
RIP Leonard Cohen. Ugh. It feels pointed, this death. Its making us remember songs like Come Healing which is a good one for these days — Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) November 11, 2016
I am ready to die. I hope its not too uncomfortable. Thats about it for me.-Leonard Cohen https://t.co/LD0PjGGqzC pic.twitter.com/JiL7Qk893r — mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) November 11, 2016
A brilliant Canadian artist passed today. Leonard Cohen, rest in peace. Hallelujah. — Kiefer Sutherland (@RealKiefer) November 11, 2016
Oh god, Leonard Cohen is gone. — John Cho (@JohnTheCho) November 11, 2016
Dear Leonard Cohen, thanks for the quiet nights, the reflection, the perspective, the wry smiles and the truth #towerofsong — Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) November 11, 2016
Leonard Cohen has died. Another magical voice stilled. — Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) November 11, 2016
RIP Leonard Cohen. Thank you for you dedication to music, & writing one of my favorite songs to sing Hallelujah. https://t.co/JsTjNmmarC — Jennifer Hudson (@IAMJHUD) November 11, 2016
Leonard Cohen gone? I didnt think this week could get any worse. — Molly Ringwald (@MollyRingwald) November 11, 2016
I remember you well, in the Chelsea hotel, you were famous- your heart was a legend… see you on the other side Leonard Cohen. — Adam Savage (@donttrythis) November 11, 2016

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