In the update of my collection of December 2007, it reached 580 different covers in 14 languages (more instrumentals) interpreted for up to 300 singers or groups. I have 57 Suzannes in 12 languages and 48 Hallelujahs.
The first one was Suzanne of Judy -Blue Eyes- Collins of 1966 in her album In my life with Dress Rehearsal Rag too. Cohen published Suzanne on his first disc in December 1967 and Dress Rehearsal Rag in the third one in 1971. Really Judy Collins went forward.
Leonard Cohen likes the covers, in some occasion he said that someone has completed a not finished song. They are developments of an artwork, in moments they can take debatable or definitively wrong ways, in any case always it seems to me interesting to observe how they evolve, because they are of interpretations of pieces saw for another fan. The one who chooses Leonard's song to do a version also admires him.
In this last years the worship has demonstrated on whole discs dedicated to Cohen and in tribute concerts of multiple and important musicians, for example the Came so far for beauty of Sydney 2005, Dublin 2006 or the Acordes con... in Spain 2006 and 2007. A wonderful wealth.
My collection is small if we see the one of Jarkko Arjatsalo with his 1365 covers (Nov. 2007) Leonard Cohen Files - Covers. I use this site as a pattern and for to search information. Also I include links to this site. Jarkko's criteria are stricter than mine, I agree to include versions taken from audience, with few quality. In his list the songs have to be published in disc. Neither he accepts covers of songs not written by Cohen, as The Partisan. A collection like that show the Leonard's increasing value beyond the hit parades.
... Et qu'en fais-tu?
Je les gère. Je les compte et je les recompte, dit le businessman. C'est difficile. Mais je suis un homme sérieux!
Le petit prince n'était pas satisfait encore.
Moi, si je possède un foulard, je puis le mettre autour de mon cou et l'emporter. Moi, si je possède une fleur, je puis cueillir ma fleur et l'emporter. Mais tu ne peux pas cueillir les étoiles! Le Petit Prince, chapitre XIII, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
My darling Petit Prince, we enjoy listening.
Covers sorted by artist |
Covers sorted by song |
Covers sorted by year |
Covers sorted by language |
Tributes |
cançons | ||
Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy CD |
1966 2017 USA |
15 | |
Graeme Allwright Chante Leonard Cohen |
1968 2011 France |
33 | |
Maiciej Zembaty 35 x Leonard Cohen CD |
1983 2002 Poland |
35 | |
Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat CD |
1986 2007 USA |
13 | |
I'm Your Fan various artists CD |
1991 France / USA |
21 | |
Cohen på norsk various artists CD |
1993 Norway |
12 | |
Juraj Kukura Jsem Tvůj Muž CD |
1995 Czech Republic |
9 |
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Tower of Song various artists CD |
1995 USA |
13 |
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Christine Tobin A Thousand Kisses Deep |
1996 2014 France |
15 |
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Enrique Morente & Lagartija Nick Omega, Cantando a Federico Garcia Lorca y Leonard Cohen CD |
1996 Spain |
4 |
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Mathys Roets Hy's Ons Man |
2000 2013 |
13 |
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Patricia O'Callaghan Matador |
2001 2012 Canada |
16 |
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Perla Batalla Bird On The Wire CD |
2003 2017 USA |
49 |
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Jorcx, George Busker, Famous Blue Rainchords Jorcx interpreta Cohen CD |
2003 2019 Catalonia |
84 |
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Came So Far For Beauty Brooklyn's Prospect Park, New York, not found |
2003 June 28 |
32 |
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Perla Batalla, Julie Christensen and band New York Event DVD |
2004 |
15 |
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Concert Homenatge 70 Aniversari Leonard Cohen Jorcx, London Bar, Barcelona |
2004 Sept. 21 |
15 | |
Came So Far For Beauty Brighton Festival UK |
2004 May 22,23 |
32 |
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På danske laeber (live DVD) various artists DVD |
2004 Denmark |
18 |
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Shir Zar Leonard Cohen Songs in Hebrew CD |
2004 Israel |
17 |
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Came So Far For Beauty at the Sydney Opera House in January 2005 |
2005 Jan. 28, 30 |
- | |
Birds On The Wire A Tribute to Leonard Cohen (live) |
2005 Denmark |
14 |
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Disparen a Cohen various artists, Confesiones de Margot magazine CD |
2005 May, Spain |
15 |
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Came So Far For Beauty The Point Theatre, Dublin |
2006 Oct. 4, 5. |
32-25 |
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Acordes con Leonard Cohen |
2006 Spain |
13 |
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Nudo in ombra - Omaggio a Leonard Cohen various artists CD |
2006 Italy |
15 |
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Acording to Leonard Cohen Auditori de Sant Cugat (Barcelona) Catalunya |
2007 Jan. 13 |
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Monsieur Camembert Famous Blue Cheese 2 CD |
2007 Australia |
21 |
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Pawel Orkisz Dno serca 2 CD |
2007 Poland |
19 |
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Avalanche Quartet Leonard Cohen Songs CD |
2007 Switzerland |
13 |
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Chapeau Mr. Cohen, Arte TV / Everybody Knows CBC |
2008 Juny 26 Canada |
14 |
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Leonard Cohen Covered various artists, The MOJO Magazine CD |
2008 Dec. UK |
2 (15) |
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Cohen - The Scandinavian Report front Sweden |
2008 Sweden |
16 |
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Leonard Cohen Revisited various artists CD |
2009 France |
(10) |
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Beck Songs Of Leonard Cohen |
2009 |
10 |
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Stranger Music - A Tribute To Leonard Cohen |
2009 Italy |
16 |
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Leonard Cohen en boca de various artists |
2011 Spain |
2 (16) |
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Nadia Kazmi Strange Song - The Songs of LC |
2011 USA |
9 |
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The Songs Of Leonard Cohen Covered various artists - The MOJO Magazine
|
2012 March UK |
10 (15) |
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Greg Ashley - Death of a Ladies' Man |
2013 USA |
8 |
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YuLes I'm Your Man... Naked |
2014 UK |
11 |
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Poem Leonard Cohen In Deutscher Sprache |
2014 Germany |
17 |
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A Crack in Everything source CBC Music WEB |
2017 Canada |
5 |
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First Aid Kit with friends Leonard Cohen tribute |
2017 Sweden |
20 |
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Folks Folks Play Cohen: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen - Nine Popular Songs |
2017 Germany |
9 |
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Renata Przemyk Boogie Street, Renata Przemyk śpiewa piosenki Leonarda Cohena |
2017 Poland |
13 |
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Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen various artists - Montreal |
2017 Nov. 7 |
20 |
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A musical tribute! Cohen Sessie Radio 1, Capitole, Ghent, Flanders |
6 Nov. 2017 |
22 |
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Hommage a Leonard Cohen Le pont des artistes #19 Leonard Cohen memorial concert |
16 Nov. 2017 |
20 |
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Art of Time Ensemble - A Singer Must Die various artists - Toronto |
2018 Feb. 24 Canada |
13 |
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Maja Posavec & Ivan Kapec Večer S Cohenom |
2019 Croatia |
12 |
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Dance Me to the End of Love Michel Griffin sings Leonard Cohen |
2019 USA |
14 |
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Various – Hallelujah (The Songs Of Leonard Cohen) discogs |
2019 UK |
18 |
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Bird on the Wire, The Songs of Leonard Cohen Pauline Scanlon and The Whileaways |
2021 Ireland |
12 |
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Hommage à Léonard Cohen H-Burns |
2021 France |
17 |
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A Symphonic Tribute To Leonard Cohen Noord Nederlands Orkest |
2021 Nederland |
12 |
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Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen November 14, 2022, Blue Note Records |
2022 USA |
12 |
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Cohen Unlimited Thanks For The Dance - The Leonard Cohen Story |
2022 Ireland |
10 |
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A Day with Suzanne. A Tribute to Leonard Cohen |
2023 Germany |
12 |
