A few years ago, my person rented this concert movie from Netflix, and we watched it together three times in a row. What a great collection of performers! After that, of course, we had to have the soundtrack.
Even if you don't know who Leonard Cohen is, you've undoubtedly heard his songs, whether it's the '60s iconic "Suzanne" ("takes you down to a place by the river") or "Famous Blue Raincoat" (1971) which has been recorded by a host of artists such as Jennifer Warnes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPlpxHhzSp0or).
What's also stunning about this album is the variety of artists who gathered to pay tribute to Cohen: the McGarrigles, the Wainwrights, Nick Cave, Perla Batalla...the list goes on.
My favorite song on the album is "If It Be Your Will," a Cohen anthem sung in the most moving manner by Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKhGKB6faW0).
Cohen says that the song isn't religious in the traditional sense of the word; rather, the song reflects his awe of the natural world's spirituality. Even housecats and city cats can understand what Cohen means by that.
My cousin cat, Kali, contemplating the natural world outside her New York apartment window.
Here's wishing you a beautiful Sunday in your natural world, wherever it may be.
Peace out!
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