Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (Audio)
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- Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (Official Audio)
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Lyrics:
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind
And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind
Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On Our Lady of the Harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind
I was named after this song ...my Dad listened to it every day the year before I was born and then the night I was born...I listen to it when I'm missing him.
So sweet.
RIP to your dad.
So if you send your e-address I can send you a Hungarian song that will match this one for you. BTW: Are you related to Frank Garcia who lives in Hungary?
Nice Daddy,x
This song also means a lot to me regarding my father x
In the early 60', I was in school in Charleston and met a German sailor. He took me to a music store and bought me this Album. 50 years later, we still write letters to each other. When I listen to this, I and 20 again.
That‘s the way.
Such a lovely story.
I love to hear such tales. Growth.
Oh this is such a beautiful story. Truly moving! :) I hope that you’re healthy and doing well :)
He was in love with you. That lyrics was a message to tell you his feeling but you didn't sailed with him.
A genuine poet who used the simplest words to sing about the most complicated feelings.
Leonard Cohen despises Jesus
'Body' was a common word among others
I hear you… struggling with life. But I will be okay ❤️
Sometimes its nice to just be depressed and listen to Leonard Cohen xxxxxxxxxxx
❣
❤
As Joni says : "there's a comfort in melancholy"
alwsys cheeres me up.But when i was about 13 used to drive my mum mad when she was going 5hru the menopause and she said it was a dirge when she heard the sound from the record player from downstairs
❤
I remember watching a documentary about a homeless man from Montreal who knew Leonard Cohen. This man ended up in the west of Canada, in Vancouver, and ultimately in a mental hospital. He needed cash for cigarettes or something, and told the nurses "please call my friend Leonard Cohen and ask him to send me some money". The nurses probably thought he was lying, but they called anyway. Leonard sent this guy some money!
Not only was he a millionaire songwriter, but he had a huge heart, befriending someone who most of us wouldn't give a minute to. Thank you Leonard Cohen. You were a beautiful soul.
Good story
He wasn't 'a millionaire songwriter' - His scumbag former manager Kelley Lynch embezzled most of his money. www.theguardian.com/music/2012/apr/19/leonard-cohen-former-manager-jailed
let us be inspired by LC life.....it should not surprise you from listening to his music there was no question he would give this man money....
I don't doubt that's true!
Random nurses had the phone number of Leonard Cohen? Omg this great :)
I'm a Suzanne, and this song speaks to my soul. A haunting, beautiful ballad. Thank you, Leonard Cohen.❤
❤
I met Suzanne Verdal in Barbados in 1982 when I was 24 years old and we spent the day at a beach where she shared the story of Leonard Cohen and her relationship. She is a gentle soul, kind and caring, truly an angel. I think of her every time I hear this song on the radio.
That's incredible - what a beautiful memory for you.❤
😢😢😢😢😢q@@brucewilliamsstudio4932
I'mdutch, you can listen to a nummer from Herman van Veen also about Suzanne
I'm always on the verge of tears when listening to Cohen, but this comment section just made me bawl right now, this man has an impact on so many souls it's beautiful
Leonard Cohen despises Jesus
Me 2 ❤️
Same. All his songs somehow resonate with my soul. Alwas have been - in my teens, in my 20s, even now as a mother of grown kids
My dad is in my care at home with hospice assistance. This was one of his favorite songs of all time and I listened to this with him often as a child. I am playing this for him now as he is resting, and will play at his funeral. I love you daddy♥️♥️
Sending love to you Sandra. It's the hardest thing.
Hope he's still enjoying it😊❤
@@anthonyomahoney122 🙏.. sadly he passed away 8 days after coming to my home.. he is where he wants to be.. with Mom now, who passed in April of this year. Thank you 💗💗.. it was played at his funeral💗
Big hugs Sandra. He and your mom will always be with you
@@paulanixonread99 Thank you Paula.. I feel them every day ❤️
My English teacher introduced us to Leonard Cohen by this song in '69. Mrs Shepherd. I'm still listening to it but with greater appreciation
Now that's a sign of a good teacher.
what school!!1
The backing vocals are absolutely PHENOMENAL!!!! The most beautiful song ever written!!!
"And she gets you on her wavelength"
yes wonderful recording/production,,,,
I'm now 66 and have been listening since I was 14
Me too!!!✨🌟🔥💥😙🧚♂️
one of the most beautiful songs ever written
It most certainly is God bless.
Yes...one of the most beautiful songs ever ❤ ...in my opinion
no, Leonard Cohen despises Jesus and makes it clear in this song
@@theplacebeyondthelies2429 very dull tbh
@@theplacebeyondthelies2429Shut up fool.
I’m a 14 year old girl who randomly found this song and now can’t stop listening to it. I’m crying, it’s so beautiful. I hope everyone’s having a fantastic day and enjoying this one :)
Same im a 14 year old boy, im more of a 60s - 70s guy but i went on spotify on my daily mix and i found this masterpeice. Also ty
@@klord3677 exactly! thats awesome
you certainly should try some nick drake too, if not already. i think he'd be compatible with your music taste
Elliot Smith next
@@thomasdap8659 just found this song and I could totally see how this inspired Elliot smith
I'm 65 now and I only discovered Leonard 2 years ago and how I ever missed him, I just do not know, he just reminds me of my hippy days, hitchhiking all through Europe, so much meaning his songs to me Kathy Belfast
skibidi toilet rizz
He was a Canadian who lived in Quebec. Such a poet and great musician who was so far ahead of time and soul.
We named our daughter after this song. It is so beautiful and so is she.
I was a 15 yo schoolboy from England, attending a summer sailing school at a small village in Bretagne, Francais when I first heard this song, beautifully sung by a French teen with a guitar. A year later my very first girlfriend and I would listen to the Songs of Leonard Cohen album all the time. Now, 50 years later and continents away I still cherish those times. Leonard has a special place in my heart. He touched my soul as a teenager and that has never left me.
It's not about you.
Despite not being religious, this part is just so powerful:
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
I love that part. "Only drowning men could see him" yep, that is right.
Are you sure you are not religious? : )
@@theskydebreuil I think that whole part refers to when people call for god or jesus they are always in trouble, they are drowning. No, I am a steadfast atheist but I was brought up in a terrible Christian cult. Thanks for asking. Also,, Jesus could be a metaphor for something else. Our consciousness? My fav parts are "the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor and she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers. There are heroes in the seawood children in the. morning, they are leaning out for. love and will learn that way forever while Suzanne holds the mirror". Pure genuis.
If you aren’t religious, my friend, then you know very little what Leonard Cohen’s catalog is about…
@@theskydebreuil Pretty sure. There are many quotes that sound powerful, and that doesn't mean that I am into whatever they talk about. I mean, I am not Scottish, but who can say that William Wallace's speech in Brave Heart is not powerful?
Who's still listening july 2021 to this masterpiece from the legend that was Leonard Cohen truly amazing.
I'm still listening to this wonderfull song in 7/21. Love it since I was a child.
Best wishes, Carmen
Fantastic so much better than the krap boy bands we have today
@@carmenboganowski7689 god bless Carmen .
@@derekmay7271 isn't that the truth.
I come back to this song frequently. I remember my parents enjoying it as a kid in the 70s, and it hooked me at some point and has never let go.
Hello guys, I'm from Germany, a few years ago I was on a bus trip through Canada and when I reached Montreal in the evening this song played on the radio, unforgettable...
A Beautiful Memory ❤️… Hope you are doing well ✌🏼
Leonard Cohen’s hymns are the next best thing to Silence.
Recently a friend died at 92, for years he had insisted on having his tombstone engraved with the following: "don't feel bad for me, I lived in the time that real songs had words and real trains had names."
So that is what we did.
Riccio 1, your friend was wise beyond lyrics.
@@fredlunau, Thanks - I think that would make him quite happy to know that a stranger appreciated his thoughts. Best regards.
WOW!
I like that.youre friend was a remarkable person for sure.
Beutiful 🌈
Everything a man gets that is good and beautiful, he gets from women, his birth, his love, his children, thank you ladies, just for being who you are.
Amen I am a better person because of the Women who have Loved Me ❤️
My Mother ❤️
My Sisters ❤️❤️❤️
My Wife ❤️
My Daughters ❤️❤️❤️
Everything a man gets he gets from his own endeavours, he has built the world, he lays the bricks, quarries the stone, builds the machinery, builds the roads, digs for the oil, works the power stations, the list is endless. Women are passengers in that process and exploit the men, the man's lot is of endless burden. The woman's lot is to be looked after. We have as much flowery speech as we want, but it's her children not his and if you ever transgress or upset the woman, you will find this out. Men are exploited by women and that's why many of them are broken by middle age. And that is the truth
If anything, from Planet Earth... which women are nothing but a tiny part of. 😎
@@andrewrock7409 No. But world needs men so much as women
And don't forget the God who made the woman for you.
If you've ever loved and lost a beautiful Suzanne then this sign will make your heart cry xxx
I wouldn't want to. I'd break down too hard. Hope you're doing good lad
I have been listening to this song for an easy 50 years. It’s wonderful. I really miss Leonard.
1944
This beautiful song.... does things to me. Anybody feel me? I can't even describe it, its almost overwhelming.
I truly feel you and what you saying , through distance and time.
Well its poetry friends. Takes time to understand..❤
@@fredrikgyllenberg8800 You don't need to understand. The words make you feel, even when the mind doesn't grasp any logical meaning. Just an EXPERIENCE of beauty.
no, Leonard Cohen despises Jesus
Yeppers. Yeppers. Yeppers.
As a teenager, this song comforted me through lonely and desparate nights. It was like a blueprint for a life I was eager to live. One of love, adventure and connection.
Now that I've attained these things, my sadness stems from loss. Still, I am in such a better and more hopeful place than when I first discovered this song. I am so grateful for that and for this man's incredible music.
Two years ago I lost the love of my life and a couple months later my daughter. I accidentally heard one of his songs and it was somehow healing and soothing to my heart and sole. I now listen to all his music a lot. I wish I would have heard of him sooner. His music is amazing.
I wish you love my friend. If anything can heal the soul in time, it is beautiful words and beautiful music, tenderly connecting us all like string
@@skyluke9476 thank you for your kind words.
God bless JB .
@@whisperingblues9887 Thank you ------
Me pasa lo mismo, es abrumador…siento no haberlo conocido antes.Que encuentres consuelo .Abrazo al alma.
Mein Gott was für ein genialer Song für Kopf und Seele.
Ja die Songs von Leonard Cohen haben mir in
schweren Zeiten sehr viel Kraft gegeben.
When love meets pain and mystery, it casts a spell impossible to bypass. We all long for a Suzanne, who will accompany us beyond the known limits.
@subhsjitsha. I used to listen to this multiple times a day during my Freshman year at college. I went down by this little river near my dorn and pretended I knew a Suzanne or maybe I could be her. Cuz you know she's half crazy but that's why you want to be there. My favorite part of the song comes at the end when he starts, "the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor and she shows you where to look amidst the garbage and the flowers. THERE ARE HEROES IN THE SEAWEED, There are children in the morning and they are leaning ut for love and will lean that way forever while Suzanne holds the mirror." I love that part.
I've found "my Suzanne" in a broken drummer. I love him dearly but he can't.
I cryied listeninig the song and wonder to walk by the river hands in hands.. my parents never took me by my hands 😢
One of my favorite lines is: "there are heroes in the seaweed, children in the morning while Suzanne holds the mirror." And "the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor."
@@jschuler53 wow! How beautifully you have explained! I can literally visualize.
@@jschuler53 "And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him
He said all men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them
But he himself was broken, long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human, he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone"
These are my favourite lines from the song. The pain of solitude, the pain of lonliness is like poison affecting everyone, no matter who you are!
1968, my first year at University. Purchased this album and played it until it was almost worn out. Suzanne was my favourite track. Now aged 73 here in 2023, I still listen to this wonderful piece of poetry.
this is sweet.. like a tangerine
I was 17. When l. Was first listening to songs from a room had my speakers under my pillow so mum and dad couldn't hear. 😊 Am 70 now and still listening.
Heard this for the first time in many years recently on the way back from music practice. The combination of Leonard Cohen's deep, laid-back voice, his thoughtful guitar, the soft roar of the car engine, the trees and fields and farmhouses standing still in the last light of the June evening, the moon bright in the darkening east, and just a few slender stars visible, was a very special one. One of those moments to visit over and over again.
I want to travel with him, I want to travel blind...
nice you put that down i read it twice and appreciated its warmth
This really is the best song I've ever heard in my life.
💛
It is so hauntingly beautiful really pulls at the heart strings that's for sure.
Try so long marrianne!
It is... because it was originally written and published as a poem titled "Suzanne Takes You Down" in 1966. The man was an acclaimed poet first and foremost and only accidentally a singer when others convinced him to make an album of his poetry. It's why his lyrics are so vivid and so beautiful.
An incredible poet. One of the best, humble, sincero, a great person.
You didn't know him. He was as human and imperfect as the rest of us.
So true💛
@@jnagarya519 Of course💛
I met him at Th.St Denis - Leonard Cohen is a giant of Canadian life - his sensibilities are an inspiration. Canadians are not aware of the brilliant people who pulled the country together, but here we are!
After listening to this song 300 times, I have no doubt In my mind: this is the most beautiful song ever written
Holech Batel think I have listened to it the same amount of times in the last 8 months along with So long Marianne. Can’t escape the beauty of these two fabulous pieces of art xx
@@kathrynaann2461 I know, me too. I was a freshman in college when I had this album and got hooked on Suzanne and Goodbye Marianne. still love and play then today.
This and 'That's no way to say goodbye.'
@@beachpuss That's no way to say goodbye Is an amazing song, really one of the best, but Suzanne is a more complete song. And anyway Leonard Cohen has many more legendary songs.
@@holechbatel2935 !!! Suzanne! not Susan! As a Suzanne, I can tell you we hate it when people get it wrong. :-) Yes, Suzanne is a tiny but better, but That's no way to say goodby is more heartfelt, in my opinion.
Woke up at quarter past 5 a.m. today....this song was playing in my head.....looked it up on UA-cam and put it on repeat while I did my morning chores bringing in firewood , hauling buckets of water, and putting roasted vegetables in Mason jars.
THANK YOU MR. COHEN , glad you had the opportunity to spend TIME with the half crazy lady by the river 💕❤ 💖
A song which becomes more beautiful every time you listen to it.
He was a huge part of my teenagehood, listening to him now makes me shed a tear. Rest in peace Leonard xx
Hello Anna, How are you doing?
@@Kelly-nm4kwI hope she’s doing good 😌
This song is hauntingly beautiful.
+Steven Mcknight this song is beautifully haunting
+mlongpre100 I don't know why, but that short conversation blew my mind for a minute.
Woodstock matthews southern comfort
And the sun is hot and water is wet
So true- can't stop the line when Jesus was a sailor
I love this song and just learned that he wrote it. I hadn't even heard of Leonard Cohen before, now at 72 I am a fan for life!
God bless susann.
There's a lot to explore!
Fan for life at an old age is great, same happened to me with Rik Mayall, fantastic crazy comedian.😅❤️
It’s never too late to discover some special beauty of life.
We are lucky to know Mr Leonard Cohen. This song is a journey. His heavenly voice is out of this world.
I listened to an interview with Suzanne. She and Leonard never had sexual relationship. Though she said, "He was a very seductive man." They were very close, for how long is unclear.
Leonard's father stressed reading the classics. So he was very cognizant of the powerful nature of the muse. Suzanne said, "What we had was more intimate than a sexual relationship. If we had sex, we would have lost that."
This is what Leonard is articulating when he writes, "You've touched her perfect body with your mind."
Today, we ridicule men with close platonic relationships with women, and we villify women. With respect to women, we suspect them of taking advantage of the man or stringing him along as a spare. This is expressed with respect to men that he must be gay, or it is an unrequited love, or he is in the 'friend zone.'
This reductive attitude is a product of our simplistic attitudes about the complex nature and types of intimacy, and the sad fact that few people have read any of the classics. Yet, the muse is very real, Edie Sedgwick was a muse to Warhol and Dylan, Linda McCartney, Yoko Ono, Zelda Fitzgerald - Hemingway was close with an unamed woman all his life, and, of course, Suzanne.
Kandy Kandy First of all calling someone NUTS isn’t nice. Secondly, his wife Suzanne is not the subject of this song. Perhaps you should do your research before you insult people. The song is about Suzanne Verdal. Look it up.
@@joannawolf651 He had two children with Suzanne Elrod who he never married. She was married to a friend of his.
I agree with all of this, and that line in Suzanne about them mutually touching each other with their minds (only) & what he said about this relation being so intimate because of its lack of sex really resonates with me right now.
Not to get too personal / detailed because this is UA-cam & completely uncalled for, but I was thinking about a man I relate to romantically & only see sporadically (we live on different continents) and how much stronger our relationship would become if we refrained from sex. To put in the effort and connect wholly through words (a communion of minds), rather than taking the easy option of consummating that (halfway) mental connection with physical touch...
THE BEST RELATIONSHIPS ARE NO SEX ONES
Brilliant post; thanks.
This song is impossibly beautiful.
We lost a true treasure when Leonard passed away.
How beautiful is this song ? Just drink it in !
I’m 22 years old. 6 years ago I remember stumbling onto this song and I was mesmerised. I’ve had a really rough few months and this song has been stuck in my head. Beautiful.
Oh such a similar story, I’m here for you!! Hope all goes well :))
Hello Zak. I just stumbled onto this song tonight. my name is actually Suzanne and I thought it was wild that I have lived my whole life up to this point not knowing there was this song with my name as the title. I decided to look thru people's comments to see what they thought of the song....but your comment caught my eye. I just wanted to say I'm sorry you have had a rough last few months. I hope things are going better for you now. we all need someone to talk to about our joy and struggles. I hope you have that someone. take care of yourself! Suzanne
I've been listening to Leonard Cohen for over 50 years. This was the first album of his that I bought, and I couldn't get enough of it - I played it over and over. It has never dated, it has always remained relevant; fifty years on, it is still as moving and hauntingly beautiful as it ever was.
Hauntingly amazingly . Memories of feeling free and l8fe so less compli cated ! ❤it xxxx
It's a timeless masterpiece.
I still have my Album.
Absolutely. As I was telling my best friend the other day, we got more than "tea and oranges that come all the way from China.". Dude, we got our stimulus checks from China. They have the lowest interest rates at their banks on the planet. But Suzanne was probably the most poetic song to come out of the '60s, and that was a helluva poetic era. Having been a teenager then, I haven't seen anything like it since. Cohen and Dylan are still the top folk singers even today.
ditto.i usef to listen to this album when i was 13.still do .still my fav 50 plus years later
The melody, his voice, the story, the poetry......It calms you down and gives you chills at the same time. Don't know how to explain the feeling, just like we can' t explain faith.........and that's beautiful!
God bless Aris he really was something so very special.
Sounds like the water in a small river, lifting the boats at the edge, rising, falling, changing rhythm, continuing, ...
Ok the tea comes from China, fair... but the oranges?
@@sheldonkerr Mandarin oranges did originate in China, apparently.
He was a genius, so underated and at times miss understood, pure class, we were blessed and privileged to have him in our lives. There will never be another to come even close!! So I thank you from the bottom of my heart Mr Cohen for your beautiful music and poetry!! SHOON 63
May be one of the most beautiful songs ever written
I heard it is a national song in Canada or has a very high distinction, as LC was from Canada.
"All men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them"
Such wisdom❤
I'm 17 years old this year and I treasure this, as well as songs of the old time very much. I'm glad to still be able to listen to masterpiece like this.
I was 17 when first heard this at a friends house.. Still love it and 65 xx
nigga u muslim
I'm seventy and I still treasure it. I was seventeen when I first heard it
I first listened to this on cassette in `71....and I still listen to it...and then I``m 15 all over again , ah, man, it`s a pity we gotta grow old.
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.
And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.
Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.
Thank you💛
Thank you ❤️
thank you so much
Dankeschön
@@kathrinbaark7310 I love his old songs Danke Kathrin
45 years on and still goose bumps to this beautiful LP
Amazing isn't it!
Exactly. Nothing gives me goosebumps like this one. Every frigging time that too. What sorcery is this!
me too oh my God this is beauty
Me too
Me too. I am 63.❤
My teenage brothers played guitar and sang along.
Same with all the greats.
I was blessed to hear everything from preschool onwards.
"Suzanne" is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written, superbly sung by Leonard Cohen. It's like I can see Montreal in autumn when I listen to it (no, I can't explain it, I really don't get that one myself...)
Why Montreal?
i know there are great artists that have sung this song.
but there is only one that should this song: leonard cohen.
@@fallonbeau1268 As Cohen himself put it, "”The song was begun, and the chord pattern was developed, before a woman's name entered the song. And I knew it was a song about Montreal, it seemed to come out of that landscape that I loved very much in Montreal, which was the harbour, and the waterfront, and the sailors' church there, called Notre Dame de Bon Secour, which stood out over the river, and I knew that there're ships going by, I knew that there was a harbour, I knew that there was Our Lady of the Harbour, which was the virgin on the church which stretched out her arms towards the seamen, and you can climb up to the tower and look out over the river, so the song came from that vision, from that view of the river."
If only you all were real hippies and genuine wtf
That's quite interesting. I envision Northern Michigan in the fall. The glistening water in the autumn sun for some reason.
My father in law chose this song for his funeral and it made me cry as it's been so long since I've last heard it. I found myself whispering along the lyrics.
If only I'd known we liked the same music. Would have loved to know what else he listened to. Talk about it.
A nice parting gift to bring this long forgotten song back into my life.
I'm moved by how many youngsters are in the comments and how meaningful this song and leonard's music is to them. It fills me me hopefulness! Thanks to everyone else for all the suggestions of other artists that I might like! Keep growing....
I am also glad younger people are listening and liking this song an LC. For me it's 50 years and still enchanted by almost all his songs.
There is nothing left to say except he was a true poet in every sense of the word.
i agree
For me one of the best songs ever written and composed.
Leonard Cohen can reach out and touch your soul with the beauty of his songs . . . We are blessed to have heard him sing to us . . .
He says gods words im 70 i play Leonard Cohen regularly
My first Cohen song...and still love it after so many years.
Possibly the most perfect recording ever made.
It's a rather deep song. One of my favourites....all-time!
He was a true poet and song writer, performer. He didnt have tremendous number of songs but the ones you remember, you really remember better then most other songs.
Hello Rose.. how are you doing?
The first time I heard this song was in a coffee house shortly after it was released. It still give me chills just listening to the lyrics.
I was born in 1955 , grew up in the 1960's and missed Leonard Cohen and his song Suzanne ! But thank GOD , i found it on youtube . And now i will hear this most beautiful song till the end of my days !!!!! Mr. Edone Fleites
Some beauty ceases to fade... some beauty is eternal. Songs can be that way... if even for only one person.
I too was born in 1955 and was lucky enough to find Mr Cohen in tbe 70's and I like you will listen forever.
1968 my friends gave me Leonards album as a birthday present, they laughed and said >It´s you he sings about ... < Like so many times before we sat in my room and drank tea together listening to his songs and long, long after they left I continued listened to my song for hours in time - 16 years old I saw him first on the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 and afterwards he followed me all through my life on 7 other concerts in Paris, Berlin, Athens and 3 times here in Stockholm - it was 2013 I saw him last when he was almost 80 years. At his death I decided that this song should be played on my funeral
I was born a few years before you, even then he was only marginally heard. I was, an an ass kicking front person and sometime drum player in my band. I was of the road for a few weeks and ran into an old friend. we went to his place that was the first time i heard suzanne , it resonated.
born n 1954 - but found him in high school - used to paint to his songs. Cohen is a poet extrordiaire
It is absolutely the best song ever, and certainly my favourite.
Thank you, 14 hours ago. Listening to this and seeing years passed...😢
Leonard was a gifted person...music, poems, and literature! Truly a gift to our planet!
I sing this song to my mum although she knows little English, she loves hearing her name with such beautiful tune.
that`s so loving and beautiful
Tender and beautiful. May your mom live long.
R.I.P Leonard Cohen, thank you for all our songs and poems x
Masterpiece from a Master poet. This special song shall be used today as we say farewell to my brother. A life long Cohen fan. RIP both of you guys.
RIP both of them, strangers on in internet
Grew up with this heavenly song. Keeps taking my soul to places i dont know.
My late Wife Joan really loved this Album.. Listening brings back some wonderful memories
tarka29 my dad passed 3 years ago i still play all my dads albums.he even named my sister suzanne after this song.his music brings back good memories of my dad singing all his favourite cohen songs 👼
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My own company is called "Sailor". On the paper memorandum of it, so long stayed "And Jesus was a sailor! - Leonard Cohen - Suzzane
I absolutely love this song, and the all opus of the Leonard.
Greetings from Croatia!
The most important poet of my time. Took me too long to discover his work.i could listen to him all day and still want more
Some years ago I had the opportunity and pleasure to experience one of Leonard Cohen's concerts here in Norway - and to me that was a lifetime experience 🥰🎶. It was worth the travel distance big time. This song is one of his masterpieces that I appreciate the most, and despite its simplicity it appears as really soulful and warm.
One of my desert islands discs. Simple tune with enigmatic lyrics, brings tears every time I play it and I've played it since 1966, beyond words.
So beautiful. R.I.P. Leonard Cohen.
Far out, Leonard! This is classic suff! 'And she brings you tea and oranges that come all the way from China,...' This is pure 'sound' poetry. 👍
"far out" 🙂I think we are on the same wavelength then!!
First heard Leonard Cohen on a Columbia album that my older brothers had bought - This is Rock, with their other artists in the mid to late 1960s. Been a huge, committed fan since and was lucky enough to see him in London twice! Missed still
I had some strange dreams the other night when I woke up for some reason I thought of this song but only could remember a few lines as it had been probably 45+ years since I last heard it, a quick search on google brought me here, This song is more beautiful then I ever remembered it and fills one soul with love.
Jimbo a testament to a universal consciousness- especially in the musical realm. This song has been on my mind for days...I’ve been sharing it with loved ones. I find it to be one of the most powerfully beautiful songs I have ever heard. The WORDS!
I sang this song in a random jam 20 years ago. I didn't know it or had never heard it. I read the lyrics from a record sleeve to some guys making up a tune.
Tonight me and my wife Suzanne were talking about memorable times in our lives. I remembered singing this all those years ago. Heard it for the 1st time ever tonight.
This is the song that got me into Leonard's catalogue. That one line section "And when he knew for certain/Only drowning men could see him/He said "All men will be sailors then/Until the sea shall free them'/But he himself was broken/Long before the sky would open/Forsaken, almost human/He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone" absolutely blew my mind. I couldn't believe such an expression could be put across in a matter of a few lines. I later saw Leonard perform in Australia what was one of his last shows ever. 3 hours of playing, dancing, singing, running across the stage and getting down on his knees - all at 79 years of age. What a blessing to have witnessed that with my own eyes. I may have missed out on seeing Jimi Hendrix tripped out on LSD burn his guitar, Keith Moon and Pete Townshend smash their instruments or Charly García playing the piano and synthesizer at the same time whilst laying across his piano stool, a rose in his teeth, screaming metaphorical lyrics at the government who wanted him dead, but I did get to see Leonard Cohen and that's enough for me.
Every time I hear these lines I am as amazed and shattered as I was the first time I heard them . . . so completely perfect, I might even say miraculous
Far out yessss
@@petbotanics far out ay....guessing we are same or near age....the MAN was a genius
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My mom wanted to have this song played on her funeral. I never knew, she liked Leonard Cohen, but it's such a deep song and fits her character so well, so I love to listen to it whenever I miss her..
And just when you mean to tell her , that you have no love to give her ..
She gets you on her wavelength 😉❤ what a beautiful song.
suzanne is simply pure
This was the song after my sister drowned she chose to connect with me ~ it played on my apple pod device out of the blue without turning it on - she used to listen to LC all the time as a teenager
This was the first song that my closest person dedicated me that changed my perspective for songs.Whenever i hear this song,i remember him,how he treated me gently with care and love during my hard times.He is my inspiration and my love,my motivation and constant encouragement!I thank him for everything he has contributed in my life♥️
God bless .
Maybe this song reflects how complex hardships shape the way we see everything, especially LOVE. It made me reflect upon myself, the sole reason I love my dearest one most.
I'm in love with this song and what a wonderfully talented man that wrote it. Takes away all my anxiety and brings peace.
Travel in Peace......you poetry, your music and Humanity remain forever......One of the Greatest Canadians ever.....!
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Beautifully said Maria !! your friend Mr. Edone Fleites
i think the same way He was a great Canadian and keeping his roots to Quebec and Montreal
He's Jewish
So long, Leonard. Thank you for everything.
My mom would play this song in the car during the late night rides after work as a kid. I would drift off to this hauntingly beautiful music
This is the perfect love song to the person you can not or should not love...we all have a Suzanne..
I first heard Leonard in 1966 when I was 16 and I still listen to him today. He was a great poet and his early songs bring back so many memories for me.
One of most moving songs/poems ever written. Beautiful arrangement on studio version
Leonard gave love
Loved this song for 50 years. When you mention Leonard everyone brings up Hallelujah Chorus but this has always been my favorite
The world need music like this
I used to listen to this a lot a few years ago when I was really struggling with my mental health, now I'm a lot better and i'm happy that I can listen to it and realise how far I've come :)))
Léonard Cohen était un musicien auteur-compositeur de très grand talent 🥰❤️discret et humble j’ai quasi toutes ses chansons qui parlent d’histoire vraies😓❤️
One of the most beautiful love songs I have ever heard. Hauntingly melodic, sung passionately and lovingly. He caresses the words as he caresses her memory.m