Famous Blue Raincoat (1987) ...
Jennifer Warnes 'tribute' to Leonard Cohen ...Bird On A Wire ...
Famous Blue Raincoat ...
Warnes, who used to sing back up on Cohen’s albums before recording this disc in 1987, takes a much different approach that mirrors his own. She generally sings in a non-affected, low range that gives the songs a cool, Brechtian feel. For example, she vocalizes the dark lyrics of “Bird on a Wire” such as “Like a baby stillborn / Like a beast with his horns / I have torn everyone who reached out to me” over a martial beat as if she were reciting a grocery list. One can hear and understand every carefully annunciated word, but it’s the listener’s job to figure out how to take them... popmatters.com ...
Joan of Arc (duet with Leonard Cohen) ...
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