11. november 2016 arkiv

Her begyndte det

11. november 2016

Vi skal tilbage til starten af halvfjerdserne. I det støvede vindue til en af byens bedste pladepushere i Aarhus – Dandelion Records – hang Leonard Cohen (eller rettere albummet The songs of Leonard CohenI) og så lidt trist ud, medens han kiggede ud på mig – og alle andre, der passerede forbi dernede i minefeltet. Og et følelsesmæssigt kaos fik mig til at gå ind og købe den vinyl, selv om Cohen endnu ikke havde gjort et dybt og varigt indtryk på mig.

Men det ændrede sig med et slag, da sangene – heriblandt “Suzanne” og “So long Marianne” – hurtigt krøb ind under huden på mig og gled i et med det følelsesmæssige virvar, der herskede derinde. Og siden har jeg fulgt Cohen fra plade til plade.

Og som andre store kunstnere har Cohen hele vejen igennem været mærket af en særlig genkendelighed. Uanset, hvad han har lavet, så har jeg aldrig været i tvivl om, at det netop var ham med den særlige stemme, de karakteristiske tekster og den distinkte, personlige stil, der gennemsyrede det hele.

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Vi ved det godt

11. november 2016

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just died
Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long-stem rose
Everybody knows

Everybody knows that you love me baby
Everybody knows that you really do
Everybody knows that you’ve been faithful
Ah, give or take a night or two
Everybody knows you’ve been discreet
But there were so many people you just had to meet
Without your clothes
And everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows

And everybody knows that it’s now or never
Everybody knows that it’s me or you
And everybody knows that you live forever
Ah, when you’ve done a line or two
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
Old Black Joe’s still pickin’ cotton
For your ribbons and bows
And everybody knows

And everybody knows that the Plague is coming
Everybody knows that it’s moving fast
Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
Are just a shining artifact of the past
Everybody knows the scene is dead
But there’s gonna be a meter on your bed
That will disclose
What everybody knows

And everybody knows that you’re in trouble
Everybody knows what you’ve been through
From the bloody cross on top of Calvary
To the beach of Malibu
Everybody knows it’s coming apart
Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
Before it blows
And everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows

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So long Leonard

11. november 2016

åh nej, nåede jeg lige at tænke. Hvem bliver den næste? Bob Dylan eller Paul McCartney? Døden er på overarbejde her ved udgangen af ’16. Leonard Cohen er her ikke mere – og det vil kunne mærkes. Stemmen, poesien, manden og myten er væk efter 82 år på denne plagede planet. I det mindste slipper han for at skulle forholde sig til en verden, der bevæger sig en helt gal retning. So long Leonard og tak for teksterne og musikken.

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