Interviews

2017

Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen, Hamburg 1979, Lover Lover Lover

Leonard Cohen, Came So Far For Her Beauty, Bryn Mawr 1975

A cover of the apocalyptic title song of Leonard Cohen's 1992 album.

A note on lyric changes: I followed LC's live lyric, changing "anal sex" to "careless sex." I could not bring myself to sing the lyric "destroy another foetus now," and substituted a line of my own creation. Apologies, but we all walk our own tightropes.

The Future (Leonard Cohen Cover)

Leonard Cohen, Election talk, Portland 1988

From the new album CARRIE & LOWELL by Sufjan Stevens
Get it: http://akrec.co/1y05i0M
Available on Asthmatic Kitty Records

More info: http://carrieandlowell.com

LYRICS:

I should have known better
To see what I could see
My black shroud
Holding down my feelings
A pillar for my enemies

I should have wrote a letter
And grieve what I happen to grieve
My black shroud
I never trust my feelings
I waited for the remedy

When I was three, three maybe four
She left us at that video store
Be my rest, be my fantasy

I’m light as a feather
I’m bright as the Oregon breeze
My black shroud 
Frightened by my feelings
I only want to be a relief

No, I’m not a go-getter
The demon had a spell on me
My black shroud
Captain of my feelings
The only thing I want to believe

When I was three, and free to explore
I saw her face on the back of the door
Be my vest, be my fantasy

I should have known better
Nothing can be changed
The past is still the past
The bridge to nowhere
I should’ve wrote a letter 
Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling

Don’t back down, concentrate on seeing
The breakers in the bar, the neighbor’s greeting
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination

Don’t back down, there is nothing left
The breakers in the bar, no reason to live
I’m a fool in the fetter
Rose of Aaron’s beard, where you can reach me

Don’t back down: nothing can be changed
Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination 

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Sufjan Stevens, "Should Have Known Better"

Casimir Pulaski Day (Sufjan Stevens)

As part of our episode on The Changeling, Mike talked with director Peter Medak about his upcoming documentary feature, The Ghost of Peter Sellers, about the nightmarish making of 1973's Ghost in the Noonday Sun.

The Ghost of Peter Sellers

LEONARD COHEN - "The Future" Interview (1993, conducted by Barbara Gowdy)

05 - You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

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Leonard Cohen, Hamburg 1979, The architecture of the lie

Leonard Cohen, Always, Odense 1993

Alexandre Jacob is a Montreal based composer who made his mark in multimedia music, notably with his scores for video games. Shortly after completing his studies in composition at the Université de Montréal, he entered the world of video game music. For several years, A.J. has been working full time as a "in house" composer for the video game developper and publisher Gameloft. Visit his website at www.alexandrejacob.com
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Établi à Montréal , Alexandre Jacob est un compositeur qui a fait sa marque dans la musique d'application, notamment avec ses partitions pour jeux vidéo. Après avoir complété des études en composition à l'Université de Montréal, il entre rapidement dans l'univers du jeu vidéo. Depuis quelques années, A.J. travaille à temps plein comme compositeur "in house" pour la compagnie Gameloft. Visitez son site web à www.alexandrejacob.com