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Leonard Cohen only toured three times during the 1980s; in the decade s opening year he performed a couple of shows each in Australia and the US, plus a handful of dates in Europe. In 1985 he followed a near identical itinerary, while 1998 was witness to a more extended European jaunt, plus a few dates in North America. The show featured on this DVD comes from a TV broadcast of Cohen s gig in San Sebastian, Spain, on 20th May 1988, one of five performances he gave in the country in as many days. Touring in support of his I m Your Man album, this delightful appearance in the Basque region, released here on DVD for the first time, features a superb array of Cohen classics and a fine selection of tunes from his then current record. 1. Intro 2. Dance Me To The End Of Love 3. Aint No Cure For Love 4. Who By Fire 5. Bird On The Wire 6. Avalanche 7. Chelsea Hotel #2 8. Tower Of Song 9. Sisters Of Mercy 10. One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong 11. First We Take Manhatten 12. Everybody Knows 13. Joan Of Arc 14. Hallelujah 15. Take This Waltz 16. The Partisan 17. Suzanne 18. Heart With No Companion 19. Coming Back To You 20. I Cant Forget 21. So Long, Marianne
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Leonard Norman Cohen is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. Cohen's earliest songs (many of which appeared on the 1968 album Songs of Leonard Cohen) were rooted in European folk music melodies and instrumentation, sung in a high baritone. The 1970s were a musically restless period in which his influences broadened to encompass pop, cabaret, and world music. Since the 1980s he has typically sung in lower registers (bass baritone, sometimes bass) , with accompaniment from electronic synthesizers and female backing singers. His work often explores the themes of religion, isolation, sexuality, and complex interpersonal relationships. Cohen's songs and poetry have influenced many other singer-songwriters, and more than a thousand renditions of his work have been recorded. He has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and is also a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. Cohen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2008 for his status among the "highest and most influential echelon of songwriters".
