Name your lame duck artist........

Sorry,

I guess it's "Dear Heather". Still don't know it.

I forgot to finish the point of the "terrorism" and "First We Take Manhattan" bit.

First off, he renounces violence at the outset (rejecting terror in "the physical plane") before expressing admiration and name checking Freud, Jesus, etc - "and the world is still shaking". He's simply stating an admiration for those who forward a point of view that the world cannot accept and push through the resistance of the world until the resistance is overcome and they are taken seriously. Marx and Einstein both qualify in this respect. Terrorists qualify, too. It also explains why "First We Take Manhattan" can be understood literally. The song is about imposing your will (worldview) on the world around you. You may not find this idea profound, provoking or moving, but it certainly a thoughtful lyric, reasonably well (if somewhat colorfully and provocatively) explained in an interview.

If you find that exchange evidence that Cohen is a poseur, I fully understand why you don't "get" his lyrics.

Look, my point here is that putting Cohen on this list (next to Yanni and the like) is silly. I stand by it.

Marty

Thomas,

I will check out the song and get back to you. I wouldn't at all be surprised to agree that it's a failure (possibly even an embarassing failure). But remember that Babe Ruth struck out over 1300 times during his career. That doesn't change the fact that he is among the handful of great hitters who have ever lived. You've got to take the bad with good, man.

Marty

Thomas-

Taken if fun as intended.

As for Cohen - I always think of Peter Sellers in "Being There" where his simple utterances are read into as profound insights.

Not sure about artists but audiophiles talking about music is usually lame.

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:-)

Ben__ Can you explain your point? Your statement is kinda ambiguous.