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PityTheBackseat
The "la la la" part somehow reminds me of some kind of melody I'd hear in synagogue as a kid. Knowing Leonard Cohen, I wouldn't be surprised if Jewish liturgical music inspired it.
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twolliebollie
a pubescent girl sacrificing herself for her endless love of god, that is one of the most beautiful metaphors i have ever heard
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acalltoapathy
and something in me yearns to win, such a cold and lonesome heroine / and who are you she sternly spoke, to the one beneath the smoke / why I'm fire, he replied, and I love your solitude, I love your pride. ...<3
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andyvonmusik
10 Points from 10! Dieser Mann könnte auf Ewigkeit mein musikalischer Begleiter bleiben...
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swollenappetite
This is my absolute favourite Leonard Cohen track and the one I took my name from, if you listen to the lyrics. I love his version of it even more than the ever-excellent Jennifer Warnes track on which he merely guest-stars (but what a guest!). No-one has ever caught better the utter self-immolation of passionate love.
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Twodogswalking
Those la-la's must be her cries, so lovely, but the pain...I could not listen or watch...
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skipspence
I don't see the connection to Nico to be honest. And it's "heroine" as of female hero, not heroin the drug. Great, great song anyway.
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jakerperiod
this song is based loosely on Nico, I think if definitely makes more sense though in the contexts of the Joan of Arc story, which clearly must be a metaphor for something that struck Leonard
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cozmik_bluez
I heard this song was written for Nico of The Velvet Underground, on who he had a crush. Is that true?
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