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Leonard Cohen

Posted by Sigismund on January 26, 2009, at 0:50:58

What year was this written in?

Villanelle for Our Times

From bitter searching of the heart,
Quickened with passion and with pain
We rise to play a greater part.
This is the faith from which we start:
Men shall know commonwealth again
From bitter searching of the heart.
We loved the easy and the smart,
But now, with keener hand and brain,
We rise to play a greater part.
The lesser loyalties depart,
And neither race nor creed remain
From bitter searching of the heart.
Not steering by the venal chart
That tricked the mass for private gain,
We rise to play a greater part.
Reshaping narrow law and art
Whose symbols are the millions slain,
From bitter searching of the heart
We rise to play a greater part.

Re: Leonard Cohen

Posted by fayeroe on January 26, 2009, at 12:35:27

In reply to Leonard Cohen, posted by Sigismund on January 26, 2009, at 0:50:58

> What year was this written in?
>
> Villanelle for Our Times
>
> From bitter searching of the heart,
> Quickened with passion and with pain
> We rise to play a greater part.
> This is the faith from which we start:
> Men shall know commonwealth again
> From bitter searching of the heart.
> We loved the easy and the smart,
> But now, with keener hand and brain,
> We rise to play a greater part.
> The lesser loyalties depart,
> And neither race nor creed remain
> From bitter searching of the heart.
> Not steering by the venal chart
> That tricked the mass for private gain,
> We rise to play a greater part.
> Reshaping narrow law and art
> Whose symbols are the millions slain,
> From bitter searching of the heart
> We rise to play a greater part.
>

Words: F.R. Scott's poem »Villanelle For Our Time«

The track was recorded in May 1999 and played at the Montreal 2000 Event. In 1999, The Leonard Cohen Files published Anjani's The Story of »C«, which was sent to the files via Leonard. He attached this note to Anjani's story:
»Dear Jarkko
This was written by Anjani Thomas who sang back-up for me and played the piano in the 'Various Positions' tour in 1985. she also did many of the vocal backgrounds on songs for 'I'm Your Man.'
We did some work together on May 6th and the next day she handed me this document. It made me very happy.
I am posting it with her permission.
All the best
Leonard
May 18, 1999«
From Marie Mazur's interview with Anjani for Anjani's website

»Villanelle For Our Time« is a poem by the late F. R. Scott, one of Leonard's professors at McGill University. Leonard was asked to participate in a tribute to Scott, and he elected to compose a track around this poem. I usually don't hear the material before a session, and Leonard has never told me what to sing. He was in a most agreeable mood, having just left Mt. Baldy after a five year stay. And this was the most spontaneous, easy session I'd done for him. Leanne rolled the tape and I sang a few ideas and built it from there. My parts took just a couple hours to record. I don't take credit for the inspiration; it's more like it occurs and I claim the idea.

Stick another turtle on the fire

Posted by Sigismund on January 29, 2009, at 13:37:47

In reply to Re: Leonard Cohen, posted by fayeroe on January 26, 2009, at 12:35:27

This is new to me....

Jazz Police

Can you tell me why the bells are ringing?
Nothing's happened in a million years
I've been sitting here since Wednesday morning
Wednesday morning can't believe my ears
Jazz police are looking through my folders
Jazz police are talking to my niece
Jazz police have got their final orders
Jazzer, drop your axe, it's Jazz police!

Jesus taken serious by the many
Jesus taken joyous by a few
Jazz police are paid by J. Paul Getty
Jazzers paid by J. Paul Getty II

Jazz police I hear you calling
Jazz police I feel so blue
Jazz police I think I'm falling,
I'm falling for you

Wild as any freedom loving racist
I applaud the actions of the chief
Tell me now oh beautiful and spacious
Am I in trouble with the Jazz police?

Jazz police are looking through my folders ...

They will never understand our culture
They'll never understand the Jazz police
Jazz police are working for my mother
Blood is thicker margarine than grease

Let me be somebody I admire
Let me be that muscle down the street
Stick another turtle on the fire
Guys like me are mad for turtle meat

Jazz police I hear you calling
Jazz police I feel so blue
Jazz police I think I'm falling,
I'm falling for you

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