Leonard Cohen - Closing Time (Official Video)

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  • Leonard Cohen - Closing Time (Official Video)
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    Lyrics:
    Ah we're drinking and we're dancing
    And the band is really happening
    And the Johnny Walker wisdom running high
    And my very sweet companion
    She's the Angel of Compassion
    She's rubbing half the world against her thigh
    And every drinker every dancer
    Lifts a happy face to thank her
    The fiddler fiddles something so sublime
    All the women tear their blouses off
    And the men they dance on the polka-dots
    And it's partner found, it's partner lost
    And it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops:
    It's closing time
    Yeah the women tear their blouses off
    And the men they dance on the polka-dots
    And it's partner found, it's partner lost
    And it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops:
    It's closing time
    Ah we're lonely, we're romantic
    And the cider's laced with acid
    And the Holy Spirit's crying, "Where's the beef?"
    And the moon is swimming naked
    And the summer night is fragrant
    With a mighty expectation of relief
    So we struggle and we stagger
    Down the snakes and up the ladder
    To the tower where the blessed hours chime
    And I swear it happened just like this:
    A sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss
    The Gates of Love they budged an inch
    I can't say much has happened since
    But closing time
    I swear it happened just like this:
    A sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss
    The Gates of Love they budged an inch
    I can't say much has happened since
    But Closing time, closing time
    I loved you for your beauty
    But that doesn't make a fool of me:
    You were in it for your beauty too
    And I loved you for your body
    There's a voice that sounds like God to me
    Declaring, declaring, declaring that your body's really you
    And I loved you when our love was blessed
    And I love you now there's nothing left
    But sorrow and a sense of overtime
    And I missed you since the place got wrecked
    And I just don't care what happens next
    Looks like freedom but it feels like death
    It's something in between, I guess
    It's closing time
    Yeah I missed you since our place got wrecked
    By the winds of change and the weeds of sex
    Looks like freedom but it feels like death
    It's something in between, I guess
    It's closing time
    Yeah we're drinking and we're dancing
    But there's nothing really happening
    And the place is dead as Heaven on a Saturday night
    And my very close companion
    Gets me fumbling gets me laughing
    She's a hundred but she's wearing
    Something tight
    And I lift my glass to the awful truth
    Which you can't reveal to the ears of youth
    Except to say it isn't worth a dime
    And the whole damn place goes crazy twice
    And it's once for the devil and it's once for Christ
    But the boss don't like these dizzy heights
    We're busted in the blinding lights
    Of closing time
    The whole damn place goes crazy twice
    And it's once for the devil and it's once for Christ
    But the boss don't like these dizzy heights
    We're busted in the blinding lights
    Busted in the blinding lights
    Of closing time
    Oh the women tear their blouses off
    And the men they dance on the polka-dots
    It's closing time
    And it's partner found, it's partner lost
    And it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops
    It's closing time
    I swear it happened just like this:
    A sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss
    It's closing time
    The Gates of Love they budged an inch
    I can't say much has happened since
    But closing time
    I loved you when our love was blessed
    I love you now there's nothing left
    But closing time
    I miss you since the place got wrecked
    By the winds of change and the weeds of sex
    It's closing time

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  • @user-se1xz1vn9l
    @user-se1xz1vn9l 9 днів тому +8

    Who's listening to this in 2030?

    • @mjashorts667
      @mjashorts667 9 днів тому +1

      😂 watching 2024

    • @SandraPenelope1000
      @SandraPenelope1000 4 дні тому +1

      I shall be 69 by then. Let's see if I'll still be listening.

    • @jbuntine1255
      @jbuntine1255 3 дні тому

      0:53 1:15 1:57 1:57 1:57

    • @jbuntine1255
      @jbuntine1255 3 дні тому

      ???? Tangential comrad

    • @lindayuan5332
      @lindayuan5332 День тому +1

      @@SandraPenelope1000 I will be 60 by 2030. His song will be forever in my life.

  • @TM-sf7pm
    @TM-sf7pm 11 місяців тому +14

    The coolest fedora wearing cat of all time. A genuine genius. A wordsmith for the ages.

  • @user-cr5jp8kd8m
    @user-cr5jp8kd8m 20 днів тому +4

    One of the happiest and saddest songs I've ever heard

  • @richardmeyer6917
    @richardmeyer6917 Рік тому +89

    Had the honor to see him perform again here in Los Angeles a month or two before he died. During the concert, Cohen commented that he'd turn 80 the following week, "So now i can finally start smoking again and not give a shit." Along with wisdom, he always owned an now immortal sense of humor.

    • @richardsmith2684
      @richardsmith2684 Рік тому +8

      my wife who i met when i was 16 died a few weeks ago,,now i started drinking again and dont give shit

    • @patagualianmostly7437
      @patagualianmostly7437 Рік тому +4

      Yeah... we get that way...getting close myself... we don't give a shite.... .... People look aghast at me... BOH! WTF.? We all get here.

    • @patagualianmostly7437
      @patagualianmostly7437 Рік тому

      @@richardsmith2684 Been there my Friend... still there. It's hard.... But it's not the way. Come on. Talk to me. We have issues. I am here for you....

    • @327h7
      @327h7 Місяць тому +3

      Leonard for me is a giant suite case stuffed with memories ! He was , is and will be remembered .
      R.I.P

    • @tinmek
      @tinmek Місяць тому +1

      Richard, Leonard died in November 2016 and his last concert was in Auckland New Zealand on December 21, 2013, his last concert in Los Angeles was on November 2012. Sorry but you have not got your dates correct

  • @dongeorge4037
    @dongeorge4037 Рік тому +11

    Damn, Leonard knows how to write a song.

    • @iluvdaguitar
      @iluvdaguitar Місяць тому

      David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, who is himself a world class songwriter, said Leonard Cohen is the best songwriter he's ever heard, and quite possible the best in the world. That's pretty high praise coming from the likes of a legendary songwriter! ❤🤘✌️👍

  • @codyglodfelter1700
    @codyglodfelter1700 5 років тому +479

    One of the most underrated Cohen songs, actually one of the most underrated songs of all time.

    • @bratis99
      @bratis99 2 роки тому +13

      yeah, beautiful piece... real nice

    • @pascaldegroote9813
      @pascaldegroote9813 2 роки тому +1

      Is not the original lyrics .... different version as a lot of his songs or .... am I wrong...

    • @ashrafzaman4898
      @ashrafzaman4898 2 роки тому +1

      Whats the original song?

    • @amyod
      @amyod 2 роки тому +10

      She’s a hundred but she’s wearing something tight

    • @Roypb01
      @Roypb01 Рік тому +14

      My favourite thing of Leonard's that he ever did

  • @JohnSchoffstall
    @JohnSchoffstall Рік тому +58

    Truly amazing lyrics. I don't begrudge Dylan his Nobel Prize, but damn, Leonard Cohen deserved one at least as much.

    • @mikearchibald744
      @mikearchibald744 Рік тому +5

      Nobel has kind of taken a beaten lately. But I think in part Dylan got it for his 'neverending tour'. Leonard never toured til his manager ran off with his money. For pure originality yeah, he's definitely up there with Dylan. Unlike so many others, when he uses poetry and allegory you get the feeling he actually means something by it even if you don't understand it. Although this one is pretty straightforward.

    • @ricf9592
      @ricf9592 Рік тому +3

      Set myself the challenge of memorising them. Success!

    • @user-zo7mr3op8i
      @user-zo7mr3op8i Місяць тому

      @@mikearchibald744
      And John Prine.
      My niece says "Sounds like a hillbilly".

    • @mikearchibald744
      @mikearchibald744 Місяць тому

      @@user-zo7mr3op8i LOL, amen to both those points:)

  • @mykylangelo
    @mykylangelo 4 дні тому

    I've been in love with her for sixty four years. Seriously, she's an angel.

  • @danam.4197
    @danam.4197 7 років тому +9

    The World lost another bright light & Canada lost an icon...Rest In Peace Leonard Cohen you will missed.

    • @roygraham1388
      @roygraham1388 3 роки тому

      Hello how are you doing?

    • @teenastetic3681
      @teenastetic3681 Місяць тому +1

      A few days after his death I'm at a theory f a Deadman show in PEI and Tyler starts singing hallelujah I'm not a fan of covers(most should never be done) but he did it well...very cool cat mr Cohen thank u

  • @AuntyVenom2.0
    @AuntyVenom2.0 2 місяці тому +8

    I remember when this song came out in the 90’s, it was played nonstop for a solid year on every radio station. I was a kid then & didn’t much care for it, but since I’ve grown, it’s one of my favourites & one of the best songs ever written, imho

  • @ghw7192
    @ghw7192 27 днів тому +3

    I firsr heard Leonard in the 90s while driving to work. I pulled over and called the radio station to find out who that was. When I got home, I got on Amazon and ordered 3 of his albums. I was an instant fan. RI P, sir!

  • @nannyi6166
    @nannyi6166 10 місяців тому +2

    Closing time for evil. Thank You Jesus Give Your All Amen😍

  • @rointo
    @rointo 5 років тому +38

    I had the great fortune to see him perform a few years ago in Boston. The crowd, as you imagine, consisted basically every middle aged English professor in New England. Cohen was 72 at the time, but he played for FOUR HOURS, singing his heart out for every song. His band was killer, his backup singers were like angels. And then as an encore he played Closing Time. I'll never forget it.

    • @scottrichard5792
      @scottrichard5792 Рік тому

      Sounds like your fondest memories🥰 Bet you went with someone special😉

    • @MsSister76
      @MsSister76 2 місяці тому

      His shows were unlike any other artist. I saw him 20+ years ago by accident. Lucky me. Been a fan since

  • @tverboulsnoopy7259
    @tverboulsnoopy7259 4 роки тому +3

    I despise the Nobel Committee for not awarding the Prize to Leonard Cohen.

  • @twanx1
    @twanx1 4 роки тому +6

    She's a hundred, but she's wearing something tight......Genius. RIP Leonard

    • @rogerauger7766
      @rogerauger7766 4 роки тому

      I think it's "Hooker." Just saying. :)

    • @twanx1
      @twanx1 4 роки тому +1

      @@rogerauger7766 According to MetroLyrics it's a "hundred" just saying :-)

  • @tiptina55
    @tiptina55 Рік тому +78

    Thank you God for giving Leonard Cohen to us. His wisdom, poetry, and music lives forever.

  • @elainewilson3866
    @elainewilson3866 4 роки тому +157

    Cannot get enough of him...still feeling our loss...long live his music and poetry.

    • @Pureheart_gentlesoul
      @Pureheart_gentlesoul 3 роки тому

      Hello Elaine

    • @markbunce3405
      @markbunce3405 Рік тому +2

      It always will 👍💛

    • @alexrozenbom3430
      @alexrozenbom3430 Рік тому

      beautiful words. thanks

    • @sunshine999
      @sunshine999 11 місяців тому

      Love so many of his songs!

    • @tomasgalindopazan
      @tomasgalindopazan 8 місяців тому

      EVIL.
      Are you a good person before God, the Holy and Just, your Creator before whom you will give an account of your life? Not by your standard, but by God’s. Know, dear one, that none of us are. Repent, confess your sins to God, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and live. Only then will you be forgiven. You will be in complete peace with God and saved from the hell that we all deserve for being sinners: ua-cam.com/video/pYZw0dfLmLk/v-deo.html

  • @nutella_drifter
    @nutella_drifter 4 роки тому +33

    I keep returning to this song every now and then, it's such a brilliant, bittersweet hommage to that feeling when you have to admit the night did not last forever, the drinks are finished and you did not redeem the world. Time to say good-bye to the bartender, take on your coat and face the first rays of the sun as you walk home in the dawn.

  • @richardnewton9586
    @richardnewton9586 5 днів тому +1

    both those back up singers are goooooorgeous!!!!

    • @mabelwilken1652
      @mabelwilken1652 4 дні тому

      I have been searching for the brunettes name

  • @keremardicli4013
    @keremardicli4013 2 роки тому +174

    Lyrics are alone enough to compose 10 hit songs of today. What a legend...

    • @mikearchibald744
      @mikearchibald744 Рік тому +6

      Yes, good to listen to it again. I was young when it came out and we were mostly excited when he said 'the women tear their blouses off', because at the clubs we hoped they would.

    • @annamaria6183
      @annamaria6183 Рік тому +2

      @@mikearchibald744 😄😂

    • @agingdragon44
      @agingdragon44 Рік тому +1

      @@mikearchibald744 ml

    • @mrkidos4035
      @mrkidos4035 Рік тому +1

      More like 50

    • @jimnewcombe7584
      @jimnewcombe7584 10 місяців тому

      Except that big hits were never composed of fine lyrics. The hag of commerce is deaf to such humourous subtleties.

  • @DavidArulnathan
    @DavidArulnathan 9 років тому +6

    if this time I lay my hands on A_ _7...I know it is closing time for me.....for once as a soldier fortune, I fought to keep myself alive...now I have to keep my persecuted brothers & sisters in Christ alive!

    • @johnraju1
      @johnraju1 9 років тому +1

      Cool. Take it easy.

    • @LouiseStastny
      @LouiseStastny 8 років тому +1

      +David Arulnathan True talk my Brother ♥ We are now being called to be warriors for Christ. To protect our innocent and helpless it may call for our blood. I ASKED for this blessing to fight..YHWH is so good and answered my prayers. We were good at fighting and now is our true battle...Be fearless my friend.

  • @skeletonshorror5184
    @skeletonshorror5184 Рік тому +17

    You can have Hallelujah, this is my Leonard Cohen song 💀❤️🎵

  • @daveanthony130
    @daveanthony130 7 років тому +2

    We lost a lot when he left us for the heavenly choir.

  • @Aprofoundlove
    @Aprofoundlove Рік тому +7

    How many laughs n moments we had listening to this loudly dancing in the living room.
    You are and will always be my best friend dad❤
    I now understand you did the best you could with the tools u had in life.
    I forgive you.
    Until I see you again. Rest easy beautiful soul. 💞🪶🙏🏼✨❤️

  • @kellypinsent9388
    @kellypinsent9388 7 років тому +192

    My Dad passed away a few months ago. My fondest memory with my Dad was when we went to Leonard Cohen's concert at the Mile One! The best ever! The man was exceptional and my father and I were blessed to have this experience together. Rest in peace Leonard Cohen ... man of some or perhaps the best music on earth!!!
    Kelly

    • @maryshaw4337
      @maryshaw4337 7 років тому +9

      Thank you for sharing your lovely story. He was an amazing talent and great man.

    • @rickoneill7187
      @rickoneill7187 7 років тому +6

      Kelly Pinsent I am happy that you were able to live this memory with your Father. Peace®🍀

    • @EvanDavid666
      @EvanDavid666 7 років тому +3

      Kelly Pinsent thanks for sharing the beautiful memory. I was at the mile one show as well, it was truly beautiful

    • @drxcreatures
      @drxcreatures 7 років тому +3

      You're very lucky. He didn't get around the USA much.

    • @greggrandall3130
      @greggrandall3130 7 років тому +3

      Kelly Pinsent

  • @Mark-ld5um
    @Mark-ld5um 3 місяці тому +11

    "I loved you for your beauty but that doesn't make a fool of me, you were in it for your beauty too". Amazing lyric

  • @jemmasykes1909
    @jemmasykes1909 2 роки тому +167

    "So we struggle and we stagger, down the snakes and up the ladder" this line gets me every time, absolute epitome of life, this whole song is genius

    • @superpunkmuffin
      @superpunkmuffin 2 роки тому +4

      That is genius :)

    • @patagualianmostly7437
      @patagualianmostly7437 2 роки тому +14

      All his songs are classics....all hit home.... they lift you they hurt you they almost destroy you....but somehow.... they never do that. They ALWAYS bring you back from the brink.....

    • @randymack2972
      @randymack2972 2 роки тому +1

      to the tower where the blessed hours chime . . . you forgot the back half of that line - equally important - one of my fav non - Zappa lyrics of all time - honorable mention to CSN Teach Your Children Well . . .

    • @Roypb01
      @Roypb01 Рік тому +2

      "Life's a piece of shit / when you look at it."
      -- Brian of Nazareth
      ua-cam.com/video/SJUhlRoBL8M/v-deo.html

    • @shannondonaldson5881
      @shannondonaldson5881 Рік тому +4

      My favorite line in this, “and I lift my glass to the awful truth that you can’t reveal to the ears of youth except to say it isn’t worth a damn.” I am also fond of saying “this place is deader than Heaven on Saturday night.

  • @user-bs8ve3pu6s
    @user-bs8ve3pu6s 7 років тому +2

    Dear Leonard Cohen whoever calls you a genius underestimating your own worth

  • @cristianstuparu2671
    @cristianstuparu2671 9 місяців тому +15

    Our dear Leonard, we feel you close to us and we feel blessed by your outstanding spirit...
    It is not only music that you bring us, you bring us the joy that we are together with you on Earth...
    Your music will be our beloved companion as long as we will still be alive...
    Thank you for everything Leonard...

  • @eric7922
    @eric7922 Рік тому +8

    and the Johnnie Walker wisdom running high...oh yeah...beauty song, video too...

  • @engelhaya
    @engelhaya 13 днів тому +1

    when i will be old, i want to look same Leonar Cohen...

  • @zciliyafilms5508
    @zciliyafilms5508 9 місяців тому +14

    "And I lift my glass to the awful truth which you can't reveal to the ears of youth, except to say it isn't worth a dime."
    One of my favorite song lyrics ever.

    • @wandanowicki2267
      @wandanowicki2267 4 місяці тому

      Brilliant line .I agree.
      My mind was blown by--" It looks like freedom but it feels like death. It's something in between I guess"

  • @1warsawa
    @1warsawa 7 років тому +7

    This broken heart is refusing to cry, and I feel the salt of my tears on my cheeks...crying crying crying

  • @williamkendall5168
    @williamkendall5168 7 років тому +40

    RIP Leonard. A great, great man. The world is darker without you.

  • @amyrashap5120
    @amyrashap5120 3 роки тому +202

    The more I listen to the words, the more I realise what an astonishing song this is.

    • @brianwade879
      @brianwade879 2 роки тому +4

      That's how it is for me. I was staying with my daughter, missing friends from church and the hood. I hear this Guy. Think, I heard him somewhere.... 🎵 I remembered it was from a Channel 11 fundraiser ! Playing his stuff. I got some on video. I was BBQ ing ! And on a came Dance Me Till End of Love. Wow !

    • @kerry.653
      @kerry.653 2 роки тому +2

      Thank you! Finally!

    • @qwertzztrewq1495
      @qwertzztrewq1495 2 роки тому +2

      LEONARD COHEN is a JEWISH MUSICAL PROPHET, never to be recognized as such: warning for September 11, 2001 and 23 - 24 years later, approximately

    • @tonyr.5111
      @tonyr.5111 2 роки тому

      @@qwertzztrewq1495
      👍👏👍

    • @UzbekGuy
      @UzbekGuy 2 роки тому +4

      I think this song is seriously underrated and couldn't agree more with your comment!

  • @Prospect.1
    @Prospect.1 3 роки тому +5

    Its closing time, my earbuds r dead ,,goodnight to u all 📿👠💄💋💃❣🎶🎵🎶❣🌹💋💋💋

  • @nickcipp7374
    @nickcipp7374 7 років тому +303

    Lou Reed was right...."We're so lucky to be alive at the same time Leonard Cohen is," Lou Reed said while inducting the Canadian into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

    • @Prospect.1
      @Prospect.1 3 роки тому +7

      Hes one of 1 of 2 never got to see the other was Leonard,,I'd trade all for that ,,damn😥 and I saw n met many,but damn,, I never got chance to see either if them,,where Iuve,, both sko real n raw yet beautiful,, most folks I know have no idea of either,pity me ,,I deserve it its culturally dead here ,thank heaven for u tube
      I'm 57 but I'm wearing something tight lol

    • @Prospect.1
      @Prospect.1 3 роки тому +3

      I luv Lou too ,,always thought LC should have been kinda like his brother or something

    • @brianwade879
      @brianwade879 2 роки тому +2

      He was right

    • @ellec.334
      @ellec.334 2 роки тому +1

      @@Prospect.1 et le prix p ou le u il

    • @Prospect.1
      @Prospect.1 2 роки тому +1

      @@ellec.334 I cant translate your reply but I hope it was a Good one

  • @maxgreenwood6804
    @maxgreenwood6804 Рік тому +11

    Absolute gem of a song, written about the famous (now closed) Toronto club The Matador, where folks would usually head after other bars closed given that the Matador was open until 5am. Cohen performed there, along with other greats like Loretta Lynn, Joni Mitchell, Stompin' Tom, and more. Lovely nod to a historic piece of the Toronto music scene.

  • @foxxygradius7858
    @foxxygradius7858 2 роки тому +104

    This song is so... Wistful. That's the only word for it. It's not really outright tragic. It's just a quiet, far off memory that makes you smile and shed a tear at the same time. It's so 'real' that it feels both profound and practical at the same time. All set to this rolling, rambling tempo that hits you like an avalanche and gives it a sense of something timeless, not just something that happened once in one place but that's always happening somewhere.
    The sheer quality, with minimal flourish, of the vocals and that damn violin in the background, ties it all together in a neat little package that feels so much shorter than it is because you've been in a trance the entire time.
    I just, it's a really good song okay? It took longer to explain all the things I like about it than it took to listen to the damn thing.

    • @jjroseknows777
      @jjroseknows777 2 роки тому +8

      You didn't need to denigrate your comments -- they were beautiful and true.

    • @phincampbell1886
      @phincampbell1886 Рік тому +7

      I agree completely with the reply above.
      And also with the initial comment.
      This song for me is utterly evocative of the mood I've had many times, towards the end of, or after, a liberal and energetic night out.
      It captures something very real.

    • @wendymatsik2610
      @wendymatsik2610 11 місяців тому +2

      Great descriptive words you wrote....

    • @user-jp6qh2ym1x
      @user-jp6qh2ym1x 6 місяців тому +2

      God bless you, oh you hopeless romantic, thinker and just someone being alive. Thank you. You keep me sane, you.

    • @bootsminor4364
      @bootsminor4364 5 місяців тому

      Well said.

  • @peteandrews3172
    @peteandrews3172 11 місяців тому +8

    ive been reading his poetry and novels , and listening to his music for over 50 years mow a d i never tire of his genius. Simply one of the greatest humans of the ladt century, i feel privileged to have lived on this planet at the same timsme as Leonard. Thank you for enriching my life Mr Cohen. Rest in Peace

  • @maureenwagg5305
    @maureenwagg5305 7 років тому +530

    It is closing time for a great Canadian poet, and humble man. A Montrealer like me. His loss is huge to music. Very sad day.

    • @franceslindamarshall9271
      @franceslindamarshall9271 7 років тому +12

      RIP sweet man

    • @kianucollis3929
      @kianucollis3929 7 років тому +9

      A great Canadian poet...?? How sad you limit his genius to your own narrow minded view of the world. He was a great worldwide poet who happened to be born in Canada....there's a difference..!

    • @maureenwagg5305
      @maureenwagg5305 7 років тому +55

      Kianu Collis
      Why do you feel the need to diminish his worth as a Canadian. It was our great joy that he was Canadian. I meant no insult by the comment. He is claimed as Canadian because when you are born here, that is who you are. We are proud to claim him. We share him with the world but he is a Montrealer first and foremost.
      I'm sorry you are offended by that. I'm certainly proud of it.

    • @whackydumdum
      @whackydumdum 7 років тому +8

      Well said!!

    • @marcsportes5229
      @marcsportes5229 7 років тому +10

      Opening time in my memory. Merci à toi, Léonard

  • @hungry9studios216
    @hungry9studios216 7 років тому +26

    raise a glass to the passing of a legend

  • @MrHeadboy456
    @MrHeadboy456 7 років тому +2

    my mother use to jam to this song...this song was part of my childhood and it will be part of my generation....todays music dont campare to this!!

  • @barbarawedler3976
    @barbarawedler3976 Рік тому +4

    Jeden Abend ein Ĺied vorm einschlafen.. ein Muß. 😘❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂

  • @lindaholden3677
    @lindaholden3677 7 років тому +41

    I hate this year. RIP to a great poet of our time and thank you for all the wonderful music and wise words.

    • @wmarkdyer
      @wmarkdyer 7 років тому +8

      Still getting over David Bowie's death here.

    • @lindaholden3677
      @lindaholden3677 7 років тому +5

      William Mark Dyer Yes:( This has been a horrible year for wonderful people departing.

    • @angliase
      @angliase 7 років тому +8

      Linda Holden
      Sadly it can only get worse as most great musicians reach their 70s or 80s. Part of aging is losing people. i give thanks for hearing their music & that they lived long & well..

  • @hanne4677
    @hanne4677 7 років тому +57

    Cannot comprehend that fact that he is not amonst us anymore, so hard to grasp! I am crying too much.
    Rest in Almighty Peace Leonard Cohen

  • @nishki
    @nishki 3 дні тому

    But still the truth...
    One of the last great poets of our time.

  • @tarkusjames7473
    @tarkusjames7473 7 років тому +2

    No prophet is ever accepted in his own country, except for Leonard Cohen.

  • @billroaofficial
    @billroaofficial 2 роки тому +3

    "I'm with my very sweet companion she gets me fun and gets me laughin'. she's nearly about a hundred but she's wearing something tight." classic

  • @michaelboyd8770
    @michaelboyd8770 Рік тому +5

    Closing time is both a fun time and a sad time. Depending on how lucky I had become.

  • @datsyhoehoe
    @datsyhoehoe Рік тому +2

    The wordsmith who sits at the top alone. Nobody could touch Cohen and the mental visuals he painted with music notes and alphabet

  • @donmcgibbon6575
    @donmcgibbon6575 5 років тому +1

    Johhny Walker wisdom ridin' high, a thousand floors above us in the Tower of Song. Last Call, Ladies and Gents...

  • @royglenn2487
    @royglenn2487 Рік тому +8

    Hank and Leonard are on the same floor now.

  • @paultrewin5871
    @paultrewin5871 7 місяців тому +7

    I saw Leonard at the Albert Hall in 1993 when The Future was released. Somebody from the crowd shouted , Closing Time! Leonard paused, and said…Closing Time will be upon us soon enough, my friend. Such a great man, and sorely missed, every day.😢

  • @johnurbanmedia1346
    @johnurbanmedia1346 4 місяці тому +2

    I was in Grade 1 when I ask a teacher to put this on the radio... He found it. A memory that will never go away.

  • @reneecooper7381
    @reneecooper7381 3 роки тому +34

    Leonard Cohen's music was, is ,and forever shall be , simply one of the best artists that graced is with his talent, his well orchestrated band. Rip. Rea'

    • @fredjensen3584
      @fredjensen3584 3 роки тому

      Hello Renee..

    • @shachardave
      @shachardave Рік тому

      You are 100% correct, Leonard was a true poet, a genius with words. Hallelujah!!!!!

  • @michaelhamley9123
    @michaelhamley9123 7 років тому +9

    RIP dear fellow Canadian. You are a genius.
    "She's a 100 but wearing something tight" classic.

    • @mariankeogh241
      @mariankeogh241 7 років тому

      Michael Hamley... don't know about you Michael, am not sure I would like to see THAT thank you very much indeed. Probably need a good iron too!! oh, fella, it doesn't get any easier now he has gone, but that line made me laugh!!!!

  • @tanyaperrin8844
    @tanyaperrin8844 3 роки тому +3

    The worlds poet laureate! If you don't get Leonard Cohen, that's your sad loss!

  • @kevinloignon7943
    @kevinloignon7943 3 роки тому +76

    This song is genius and the backing vocals are killer!

  • @ghostrider-ek8gu
    @ghostrider-ek8gu Рік тому +10

    Leonard Cohen is incredible. Never misses that bullseye

  • @thoule204
    @thoule204 7 років тому +25

    I am 40 and I listened this great song in 1992 and again in 2016! RIP Mister Cohen

    • @CrociatoAzzurro
      @CrociatoAzzurro 7 років тому +4

      I'm 42. Same with me. Seen this video countless time on Much Music that summer -- when they actually played music video's.

    • @drxcreatures
      @drxcreatures 7 років тому +4

      I started with his music in the early 90s too. I wish I had known about him sooner.

  • @maciecollins638
    @maciecollins638 Рік тому +11

    My grandad passed away and we had his funeral January 2022 and this is the song he wanted. Sat here having a drink with my mam for him and listening to this song on repeat. Hope he’s having the time off his life and is finally at peace

    • @susanlamprecht7394
      @susanlamprecht7394 Рік тому

      Leonardo chone!! Our icon.. love you so much!! Thanks for the song' you still bring in my house. To me you not dead you yust far.With love!!! Voice like a Angel.

    • @susanlamprecht7394
      @susanlamprecht7394 Рік тому

      Save the last dance with me

    • @joshuafriesen4436
      @joshuafriesen4436 15 днів тому

      He’s one of Canada’s Icons, loaned out to the world. Rip Leonard

  • @JeansWebbTv
    @JeansWebbTv Рік тому +12

    My mother, over 80 years now, has mostly listened to Christian music, and never really listened to pop/rock.
    But by far her biggest favourite was/is LC. My brother took her to see Cohen live maybe 10-15 years ago, and she still talks about how great it was.

    • @mikearchibald744
      @mikearchibald744 Рік тому +2

      More than one person remarked on how much they owe to Cohens manager who ran off with most of his money and made that tour necessary:)

    • @JeansWebbTv
      @JeansWebbTv Рік тому

      @@mikearchibald744 :)

    • @mikearchibald744
      @mikearchibald744 Рік тому +1

      @@JeansWebbTv How does she like old Cat Stevens? My grandmother was the same but thought 'morning has broken' was the most beautiful song written.

    • @JeansWebbTv
      @JeansWebbTv Рік тому +1

      @@mikearchibald744 I don't know. I've got to check that!

  • @ruthg8799
    @ruthg8799 7 років тому +126

    "It looks like freedom and feels like death- it's something in between I guess"-
    Thank you Leonard. You said it best. RIP.

  • @RR19561
    @RR19561 5 років тому +4

    The moon is swimming naked on this fragrant wintery night, and I'm missing this great poet and songwriter Leonard Cohen. RIP my man, Leonard

  • @hookywookywithmalarkyman704
    @hookywookywithmalarkyman704 Рік тому +8

    I met him years ago early 70s Southport UK he had no backing singers or musicians , i offered him a paper cup of wine as he boarded his tour bus & he said , thank you my friend , i went out & bought a guitar to learn his songs, R.I.P. up there in the tower of song.

  • @mariannewinter5638
    @mariannewinter5638 24 дні тому

    My man, my beautiful man, my ladies's man

  • @tylero8595
    @tylero8595 9 місяців тому +4

    I had the biggest crush on that one bruntette back up singer when this video was released. I was 16. When it would play on MuchMusic I knew it would repeat every 4 hours that day.

  • @cassied8892
    @cassied8892 7 років тому +54

    rest in peace mr. Leonard Cohen. I am so glad I got to see you in concert. Your music is just breathtaking.

    • @AngelBabe3322
      @AngelBabe3322 7 років тому +1

      Sooo Lucky! :) I bet that was the Best concert you ever went to!

    • @DandyLion662a
      @DandyLion662a 7 років тому +4

      I saw him a couple of years ago. Certainly on my A-list of concerts I've ever seen.

    • @xdj8934
      @xdj8934 7 років тому +6

      Closing time weekdays on video. Great song.

    • @AM55EP
      @AM55EP 8 місяців тому

      Me too

  • @kusonoqui
    @kusonoqui 7 років тому +9

    You dont have to worry about anything anymore i will sing your songs till im dead thank you and rest in peace

  • @RuthCampbell123
    @RuthCampbell123 3 роки тому +4

    Always love you my friend X

  • @danielracovitan9779
    @danielracovitan9779 7 місяців тому +3

    the poetry in this song, the metaphors, the irony, wow

  • @zmmmsxa
    @zmmmsxa 7 років тому +105

    Heaven will never be dead on a Saturday night now.

  • @rodneyhone2220
    @rodneyhone2220 Рік тому +3

    We are so lucky to have some fun stuff to hear from you as well done you can enjoy life with all what we have been waiting for different reasons to look for why is it called life with what s going on in the world 🌎🌎🌎🌍

  • @jaimetorrebadell3445
    @jaimetorrebadell3445 Рік тому +2

    Jaime 2022
    Saved me many times I always get back to Cohen !

  • @0biwan77
    @0biwan77 7 років тому +231

    this is sublime; the backup singers, to die for.

    • @WestVirginiaPatriot
      @WestVirginiaPatriot 4 роки тому +13

      Those female Harmonies are off the chain Great!

    • @RickyMoszczynski
      @RickyMoszczynski 4 роки тому +8

      Particularly the dark haired one.@@WestVirginiaPatriot

    • @Carlozandre
      @Carlozandre 4 роки тому +23

      Their names are Julie Christensen (blonde) and Perla Batalla (brunette). They were backup singers in Leonard's shows during years in the 80's. Oh, and a good trivia fact: this vídeo was directed by actress Rebecca deMornay, Leonard's fiancee at the time.

    • @jamesgallagher2871
      @jamesgallagher2871 4 роки тому +3

      Listen to his album ten new songs

    • @mikeredfield8771
      @mikeredfield8771 3 роки тому +6

      I agree, what a great team effort! This is my fave LC song!!!!

  • @T.N.S.A.F.
    @T.N.S.A.F. 8 років тому +165

    "So we struggle and we stagger down the snakes and up the ladder to the tower where the blessed hours chime."
    That right there is brilliant.

    • @alejandrocontreras439
      @alejandrocontreras439 5 років тому +22

      what about the line: ¨she´s hundred but she´s wearing something tigh¨or the ¨Jonhie Walker Wisdom Running high!´ .

    • @johnthorne4093
      @johnthorne4093 3 роки тому +11

      And I've missed you since our place got wrecked by the winds of change and the weeds of sex; looks like freedom but it feels like death. It's something in between, I guess; it;s closing time.

    • @colourinmyrainbow
      @colourinmyrainbow 3 роки тому +7

      the whole song is total genius... in love with this man

    • @T.N.S.A.F.
      @T.N.S.A.F. 3 роки тому

      @@andrzej0574 doubtful

    • @T.N.S.A.F.
      @T.N.S.A.F. 3 роки тому

      @@andrzej0574 Who am I?
      I am the all being master of space, time and dimension.

  • @KenChawkin
    @KenChawkin 9 років тому +15

    Closing Time is a lively musical video with Chagall-like lovers floating in the air! I love Leonard's sense of humor in these lines: she's the Angel of Compassion / she's rubbing half the world against her thigh.

    • @jdt1581
      @jdt1581 9 років тому +4

      My favorite line is "the place is dead as heaven on a Saturday night" LOL

    • @jamalaque4333
      @jamalaque4333 9 років тому

      How about "she's a hundred but she's wearing something tight?"

    • @CherylSimser
      @CherylSimser 9 років тому +5

      Leonard's lyrics are pure genius and his voice is mesmerizing! I loved his little smiles and the twinkle in his eyes. Obviously, his backup singers were having a little fun with him also. Great song/ video!

    • @pauledeneau1616
      @pauledeneau1616 9 років тому +1

      Cheryl Simser This also one of my favourite LC songs. I do believe the adorable dark- longish hair woman flanking him and clasping his hand toward the video end is/was/ became his girlfriend @ this time. He knows his ladies..

  • @bailinnumberguy
    @bailinnumberguy 7 років тому +3

    Seriously bad-ass song and video. Very cool. RIP.

  • @lindaelawson9415
    @lindaelawson9415 6 років тому +6

    The very best break-up song ever! And so much more, with all the hundred levels of darkness and light, allusion and metaphor found in every Leonard Cohen song. There is no-one like him. Never will be. Miss ya, Leonard.

  • @sajateacher
    @sajateacher 8 років тому +19

    "looks like freedom but it feels like death, its something in between, I guess." who hasn't been there...

  • @jimishawcross7409
    @jimishawcross7409 9 років тому +4

    I swear it happened just like this....A sigh....a cry..a hungry kiss...

  • @garybottomley2584
    @garybottomley2584 Місяць тому +1

    I saw leonard cohen in a restaurant on st laurence Blvd in montreal...I was too shy to talk to him as he was eating..always loved and listened to his music and his right on lyrics

  • @emeriny
    @emeriny 7 років тому +1

    thank you cohen - hvala ti moj prijatelju

  • @shachardave
    @shachardave 8 років тому +173

    This is exactly what makes Leonard one of the most brilliant artists ever - we all interpret his words differently but will not likely ever completely know for sure what he's really saying.

    • @janicejohnson6175
      @janicejohnson6175 3 роки тому +8

      Spoken like a true poet!

    • @randymack2972
      @randymack2972 3 роки тому

      a la Bernie Taupin and Pye Dubois

    • @AssafKacholi
      @AssafKacholi 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/81JU7-jJZHk/v-deo.html

    • @jennynilsson5176
      @jennynilsson5176 3 роки тому +9

      We always make our own understanding of what that is real or important. That is why we love. If someone meet us, they are welcome. But our love is gone and we miss him. Dear Leonard, dear Leonard.

    • @qwertzztrewq1495
      @qwertzztrewq1495 2 роки тому +1

      But I do

  • @mikekemsley1531
    @mikekemsley1531 8 років тому +44

    And it looks like freedom and feels like death…. Closing time indeed. Damn what talent!

    • @richardandessner5943
      @richardandessner5943 8 років тому +2

      +Mike Kemsley NO the bar closed! ;-)

    • @vintagefurniturerevival1446
      @vintagefurniturerevival1446 8 років тому +1

      +Richard Andessner Well understood my friend :)

    • @romber58
      @romber58 8 років тому +2

      +Vintage Furniture Revivaland" It looks like freedom BUT it feels like death... it,s somethin in between I guess""Seems like you didn,t listen too closely to the words,,,

    • @peggyfranzen6159
      @peggyfranzen6159 3 роки тому

      An Irish wake.🤞

    • @trickster_zxz2701
      @trickster_zxz2701 Рік тому

      this reminds of a page ripped out of my life

  • @dannyboy6349
    @dannyboy6349 4 роки тому +2

    ' She's a 100 but she wearing something tight ' Humour & brilliance.

  • @user-if5os3sh4f
    @user-if5os3sh4f 2 місяці тому +2

    I think he genius this song is just his ultimate use of english.miss u leonard.

  • @littlediver63
    @littlediver63 7 років тому +37

    Weird thing is, I've been playing this song non-stop since Tuesday and I just learned of his passing yesterday. 4 days of listening and had no clue. Rest in Peace Mr. Leonard Cohen. will always love you and your music.

  • @nancylucas4934
    @nancylucas4934 7 років тому +9

    Our poet, our voice, our man...how you are missed...our Leonard, our soul.

  • @cora-louharrison4516
    @cora-louharrison4516 2 роки тому +1

    This one off The Best too end The marriage thank you for this great joy 21yr ago Bliss you for all your music

  • @myralinn
    @myralinn 7 років тому

    Leonard looks so happy and beautiful in this video...

  • @marylousamson2522
    @marylousamson2522 7 років тому +9

    You have been my travelling friend for 40 years.

    • @arthurstarr4213
      @arthurstarr4213 7 років тому +1

      Marylou Samson Sad day but he's in a new place we hope...??

    • @zionkingdom8672
      @zionkingdom8672 7 років тому +1

      Yes he sing for God in Eden Garden , and God take care of because he is the Beloved Cohen !!!

  • @jalkianvalour
    @jalkianvalour 2 роки тому +3

    My favorite Cohen song of all time...shared with my favorite girl of all time 🥰😚🤗💘💙💖💞💓❤🧡💜❤‍🔥

    • @Lilykins
      @Lilykins 2 роки тому +1

      ❤‍🔥💙💜❤🧡💚🤍 Your girl who loves you so much 💘

  • @mabelwilken1652
    @mabelwilken1652 2 роки тому

    2 singers I am proud that they are from Canada. Leonard Cohen and Stompin Tom

  • @dbcampbell8739
    @dbcampbell8739 7 років тому +17

    "I loved you when our love was blessed,
    I love you now there's nuthin left
    but closin time"

  • @naonaonia
    @naonaonia 7 років тому +17

    RIP my Master from Poland. Farewell....

  • @harutharutyunyan6972
    @harutharutyunyan6972 7 років тому +8

    Today it's a cold and very lonely Halleluia. RIP Master.

  • @alankemp2415
    @alankemp2415 7 років тому +30

    RIP Leonard Cohen. A close runner up to Bob for the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature I feel sure

    • @1967870
      @1967870 7 років тому +16

      he is more than noble

  • @STEVE1MUSICMAN
    @STEVE1MUSICMAN 20 днів тому

    Every night When closing time came that was our que to work on new songs without a crowd hanging out.