I’m not sure what to say about this….except that I’ve listened to it about 10 times now and still want to listen again. I’m not sure that I like his voice…but agree that the performance is stunning. It moves me. I guess I’ll have to go check out his other works.
I saw this wonderful film in a theatre last year. The film “Leonard Cohen - I’m Your Man” was actually made from a tribute concert given at the Sydney Opera House in Australia in honor of the wonderful Leonard Cohen.
All the performancews were incredible - and a number of them were “stunning” and breathtaking and this was one. The film included some interviews with Leonard Cohen - and he sang one song at the end. I was sitting in the front of the movie theatre but so amazing were some of the performances in this film that I heard audible gasps from the audience sometimes. And I was moved to tears a few times.
I highly recommend the film. It was playing at smaller theatres and probably you will no longer see it in theatres - but it is availabe on DVD.
January 23, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Stunning indeed! Forgive my ignorance, but who is that young man?
January 24, 2008 at 5:22 am
No need to ask for forgiveness. I should have stated his name in the first place.
The man singing is Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_and_the_Johnsons
I recommend all of his work.
January 25, 2008 at 9:47 am
I’m not sure what to say about this….except that I’ve listened to it about 10 times now and still want to listen again. I’m not sure that I like his voice…but agree that the performance is stunning. It moves me. I guess I’ll have to go check out his other works.
February 21, 2008 at 12:19 pm
I saw this wonderful film in a theatre last year. The film “Leonard Cohen - I’m Your Man” was actually made from a tribute concert given at the Sydney Opera House in Australia in honor of the wonderful Leonard Cohen.
All the performancews were incredible - and a number of them were “stunning” and breathtaking and this was one. The film included some interviews with Leonard Cohen - and he sang one song at the end. I was sitting in the front of the movie theatre but so amazing were some of the performances in this film that I heard audible gasps from the audience sometimes. And I was moved to tears a few times.
I highly recommend the film. It was playing at smaller theatres and probably you will no longer see it in theatres - but it is availabe on DVD.
Here is a link for the film:
http://www.leonardcohenimyourman.com/
And here’s to Leonard Cohen - one of this year’s inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!!