He was a bad singer, he didn't know how to play a guitar (except his signature triplets), his poems and novels weren't special, but why is he so great? His music and songwriting really are special, and no one else comes close to him other than Townes Van Zandt.
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I want to fucking choke you to death, user. Everything you said is so unbelievably incorrect.
I don't know if you're doing a meme, but if you're not, go back to school you fucking imbecile
You shut your whore mouth. This has to be bait but I'll take it. Leonard Cohen is an amazing lyricist and writer in general. His sotrytelling is great in itself but what he truly excels at is creating atmosphere, both in prose and music
He was mostly self-taught when it came to music, and apparently never added any formal learning for it during his life, so it retained that kind of awkward, nascent feel.
not awkward at all
OK, good talk.
Y-you too
OP here. Thank you. Finally a thread about Leonard Cohen. I tried to do this many times, but those threads just died.
Anyway, what is his best song? My favourites are The Partisan, Dance me, The Future, and Teachers.
Also, are there any other unknown songs like those two I posted?
LEONARD COHEN BTFO