Leonard Cohen's "Tower of Song" by Marianne Faithfull

Radio recording of Marianne Faithfull's rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Tower of Song" performed in Israel on her 1990 "Blazing Away" tour.
Image credits (where identified): MF - Marianne Faithfull, Gered Mankowitz, Eric Guillemain, Jean-Luc de Laguarigue, Rosaline Shahnavaz, George Wiesser, Luuk Denekamp, Jean-Christophe Moine, Getty Images; LC - Gunter Zint, K&K Ulf Kruger oHG, Gijsbert Hanekroot, Tony Russel, Michael Putland, Lars Olsson, Everett Collection, Sony Music, Redferns/Getty Images.

[@stevenhaywood1195]

A great rendition of Leonard Cohen's Tower of Song, sung with that sense of angst and passion that I associate with Marianne Faithful.
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[@dev1lsbit]

This is a very good version.

[@tedmccarron]

He looks like a cross between Tom Hayden and Al Pacino.

[@wareidav]

What a wonderful version. Lenny would have been proud of this of that I`m sure

[@purebandofficial9139]

Amazing how strong a voice she has I always seem to forget

[@sven.semencic]

Just like Leonard Marianne is part of Premiere League forever !

[@joeshoe6184]

How lonely does it get?

[@Kidraver555]

Jesus and mary chain do the best version of this song.

[@jackbackband7733]

I love her have done since the 60's but she destroyed this song.

[@carolyntriance2979]

Vocally, this is a pretty good version, but it doesn't work for me because this is so much Leonard's song, Leonard's sense of humour, so personal to him.

[@gtguytal]

She certainly puts her ‘edge’ on it. Cannot not love LC for sure!

[@tarchia101]

@@gtguytal I think it is so well written as a song that maybe every singer who finds himself on the downhill slope should try recording it. voices change with age but experience adds something.

[@gtguytal]

@John McCleave I love and enjoy them both, that’s enough for me

[@shawnlongino1154]

It speaks of something universal for every pop singer of the Boomer generation, honestly.
And probably well into GenX, at that.

[@WilliaminOz]

This is one song where covers do not do it justice. Willi Nelson, Tom Jones, U2! Sorry, but to me the original is THE only one worth listening to. Cheers. Thanks Leonard.

[@yaelpalombo4604]

Bellissima versione!

[@paulettenicely]

I like it 👌

[@efratmargalit8168]

וואו!!

[@ZombieBath]

Thanks for uploading.

[@cherrygarcia1]

Why are most of her pictures black and white

[@gtguytal]

There are plenty in color of both of them of course, but this is the look I chose for this video. Hope you enjoyed it.

[@MossyMozart]

@Jesusa De Leon - Continuity.