[Paulski]

He was one of a kind, one of a kind

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/leonard-cohen-dead-at-82-w449792

[pompeyjazz]

Genius - Suzanne still one of my favourite songs

[Boydie]

I just heard the love of his life had died of cancer and he said he wouldn't be long and that he was ready

Very sad story

Apparently "Hallelujah" has been covered by over 200 different artists! My favourites are Bon Jovi and Jeff Buckley

[tone]

Hallelujah is one of those songs that genuinely surprises me in its popularity. I mean, I'm not denying it's a really great song - it's just not the kind of song I would ever imagine the mainstream going for. Buckley's version for me is the only one. Even other artists I really like just can't touch the way he makes that song shiver. Damn, he should have stayed around to give us more music. RIP Leonard.

[Skub]

I had the fortune to catch him in concert in Dublin a couple from years ago. His craft skills were to die for. There is currently no one on the same planet lyric wise. A massive loss.

[GTB]

Ditto, another great loss

[nooms]

rip wonderful graceful man & towering lyrical songwriter

[The S]

Indeed a huge loss.

 

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[tina m]

I liked him then I didnt like him so much
then he did a disco album & I liked him again
but then I decided I didnt like it as much as I first thought
anyway he is a great advert for all the people who cant realy sing but can still be famous

[jacksimmons]

Was strangely shocked when I heard the news. An absolute, endearing legend. Chelsea Hotel No.2 has made me cry lots and often. He had a way with words and (*ahem* deserved that Nobel Prize *ahem*)

[The S]

He had a way with words and (*ahem* deserved that Nobel Prize *ahem*)

As a huuuge Dylan fan I can only say I wholeheartedly agree with you. 

[Royston]

I was introduced to the works of Leonard Cohen through a girl I was seeing and continued to research and enjoy his music and love Buckley's version of hallelujah.

R.I.P Leonard. 

[Oldbutyet]

His poems songs will be sang heard and spoken by many generations to come as for rest in peace, in his life he search for that but you can tell by his words he love this world   

[JolieThePassenger]

I feel immensely privileged to have seen him four times in concert, once watching him sing only a few feet away. 

He's always been the benchmark for me, and no one else comes close. 

RIP Leonard.