I just found out the other day that Leonard Cohen made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! So a belated congrats to another great Canadian song writer, Leonard Cohen!
My wife is a big fan of his work and I have to admit to you all that I know of some of his work, but that’s it.
Being a musician, I am more in tune with the composition of a song then the words itself. I understand that the words hold, to most listeners, it’s true essence and meaning. To me though, it’s the sound that is the driving force behind it.
While playing live I focus mostly on the guitar parts than what comes out of my mouth. I’ve never written any words to any of the songs I made in the past and probably never will in the future. They just do not move me or grab my attention like the beat does.
So hats off to Mr. Cohen and to his powerful lyrics and let’s hope he might rub off on my writing abilities, or lack there of!
Keep on Jammin’
He deserves all hommages, for he is writing a beautiful page on music history!
I’m going to link your site on mine!
Keep on Jammin!
He sure does Helio.
Can you just imagine the stuff that he has in his head that he considers useless? Talk about lyrics to spare!
Keep on Jammin’
It’s true that lyrics usually take a back seat to the music except in folk and hip hop, but when you combine the two perfectly such as Leonard Cohen does, it’s magic.
Well put love song lyrics!