tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post6879792592428880612..comments2023-08-29T06:28:14.152-05:00Comments on Dragonfly's Poetry & Prolixity: RIP Leonard CohenMarionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-77475233339328861622016-11-23T19:44:40.937-06:002016-11-23T19:44:40.937-06:00i don't know... i think an awful lot of cohen....i don't know... i think an awful lot of cohen. i doubt he didn't realize he was conflating the two stories. either way, it is a deep and touching song. revelatory. resonant.<br /><br />he was important. <br /><br />i miss him.erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636371927224076866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-10567819696495229922016-11-14T13:49:03.135-06:002016-11-14T13:49:03.135-06:00You're welcome, Kelly! xo
Snow, I laugh ever...You're welcome, Kelly! xo<br /><br />Snow, I laugh every time I hear the song because I learned those two Bible stories in Sunday School as a child. Cohen definitely had the two stories mixed up. Maybe he wrote it in his druggie days at the Chelsea Hotel, who knows! Thanks for stopping by. xoMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-27155308871225206582016-11-14T13:28:54.484-06:002016-11-14T13:28:54.484-06:00You know, I’ve never read the words, and since I h...You know, I’ve never read the words, and since I have trouble understanding people when they’re singing, I hadn’t realized that Cohen conflates the story of David and Bathsheba with that of Samson and Delilah, because it was David who looked down upon the sunbathing beauty, but Samson who had his hair cut. Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-66691955813124698242016-11-11T11:45:59.636-06:002016-11-11T11:45:59.636-06:00I love this song and have several different versio...I love this song and have several different versions in my music library. Thanks for the lyrics! <br /><br />RIPKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.com