Leonard Cohen's version of The Partisan is haunting. The first time I heard it, I was terrified for the narrator and desperate to figure out the French translation to see what happened next. There are a lot of songs about the futility of war on this Top 100. This one's different:
4.30.2011
Song 11: The Partisan, Leonard Cohen
In Ira Nadel's Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen, he writes about a 16 year old Cohen's work as a camp counsellor at Camp Sunshine, where he was introduced to The People's Songbook - they sang from the book every morning: union songs and protest songs - songs of freedom. Parents! Send your kids to soccer camp!
Leonard Cohen's version of The Partisan is haunting. The first time I heard it, I was terrified for the narrator and desperate to figure out the French translation to see what happened next. There are a lot of songs about the futility of war on this Top 100. This one's different:
Leonard Cohen's version of The Partisan is haunting. The first time I heard it, I was terrified for the narrator and desperate to figure out the French translation to see what happened next. There are a lot of songs about the futility of war on this Top 100. This one's different:
