CHAPTER :
Never too young for Cohen
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Kim Gorsuch   —   10 years ago

When my children were little, I wanted to sing to them (you see, my voice is almost as golden as Leonard's) but somehow I had never learned any lullabies. So I learned two Cohen songs - Dance Me to the End of Love, and The Captain's Song - and we sang them nearly every day for about five years. Unfortunately in year five, my son announced that my singing wasn't quite up to scratch, and he would prefer to listen to the man himself. I couldn't have agreed more. And since Various Positions is pretty much always near the top of the pile, it wasn't long before we were listening and singing to the album together.

Well, I count that as a major parenting win. My boys are now aged 17 and 13, and largely because of Cohen, they appreciate great lyrics when they hear them. One of them is inspired to write his own songs, and Cohen is one of his muses. Two years ago they were given the choice - Halloween or Cohen Concert? Even for the then eleven year-old, it was no contest and our friends who were certain they had just scored two free tickets were left to secure their own.

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    Leon - 10 years ago
    The opening dance song on my wedding 7 years ago was "Dance me to the end of love"
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    Lucía - 9 years ago
    I am an argentine poet. Cohen is one of his muses, too.
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