RIP Leonard Cohen

Still the only version of Hallelujah worthy of a listen. RIP.

A unique poet , songwriter and singer, will be greatly missed, reunited with his Marianne.

you're right dont know why I wrote Marc,except I was listening to Marc Cohn last night .sorry

I loved Leonard Cohen. Feeling very nostalgic and sad listening to his wonderful voice tonight.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=BmPUu-rMpWA

One of my greatest regrets is not seeing him live when he toured the UK.

Leonard Cohen's songs had passed me by until this morning. I didn't feel I'd missed much.

I wouldn't say he had a wonderful voice....I did like, 'Dance Me To The End Of Love' though.

Leonard Cohen himself said he didn't have a great voice and that he could only sing four notes. He knew his limits!

I was a fan and saw him in concert 3 times. He gave a wonderful performance singing so many songs with just a few very talented musicians and a couple of backing singers. What an atmosphere he created. He made you feel like he was singing just to you. I'm very sad that he has died.

Grumppa, you found LC far too late in life. You needed to listen to him with one or two close friends in the early hours after a great party.

I should have added, before your 21st birthday!

Well, I stick by what I said. To me, his voice was wonderful. Gravelly, sexy and intense, and perfect for his lyrics.

And as Callgirl1 says, Hallelujah by better voices just isn't the same.

"better"

I was past my 21st birthday before LC recorded his first song, Fitzy54.

I'm another lifelong LC fan. My facebook profile picture is a photo of a bird on a wire which I took on Hydra, an island which has associations with Leonard. I know his music isn't to everyone's taste but I love the man, the poetry, and the music.

Fair enough Grumppa - he was never likely to be your cup of tea. I think his lasting fans were those who heard him before they had properly grown up - still very impressionable! Anyway, time I stopped wallowing in nostalgia and dragged myself out of bed....

I came to his music later in life - in my 50s, but I so wish I'd done so earlier. He was a poet, musician, gentleman and could hold a crowd in the palm of his hand just by doffing his ubiquitous trilby. Not many could do that. I was lucky enough to see him live twice - truly sublime experiences.

I 'sort of' know what earlier folk mean about being the first to announce a death ... it's strange, isn't it. I know I was reluctant to say anything on FB till someone else had. Not sure why.

I just love this image and the words. Shows his wry sense of humour.