leonard cohen live on the bbc, 1968

Posted by doubter on Monday, April 25th, 2011

morning! hopefully everyone had a lovely easter, that is if you celebrate it. mine was just dandy, although it was more about my daughter turning 3 than anything else. anyway, had a couple of requests for this so here it is…. leonard cohen live on the bbc, broadcasted during the summer of 68. tracks 1 – 5 are from an 8.31 broadcast and 6 – 12 are from the 9.7 broadcast. i appear to be missing track 13, which is “one of us cannot be wrong.”

update: track 13 has been provided and posted. thanks to those that sent it in!

1. you know who i am
2. bird on the wire
3. the stranger
4. so long marianne
5. the master song
6. there’s no reason
7. sisters of mercy
8. the teacher
9. dress rehearsal rag
10. suzanne
11. that’s no way to say goodbye
12. the story of isaac
13. one of us cannot be wrong


2 Responses to leonard cohen live on the bbc, 1968

  1. Deejis says:

    WOw! Being a Scarecrow. I feel humbled, lost and found at the same time. This is the first Cohen newbies need to hear. Did I already say ” give me Loenaed Cohen after world”?

  2. Matt says:

    Thanks for sharing. It is important to note the rarely performed last verse on So Long, Marianne which is included here.

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