List of songs by Leonard Cohen

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The List of Songs by Leonard Cohen is an overview of the songs of the Canadian singer-songwriter , writer , poet and painter Leonard Cohen .

background

Leonard Cohen, who had already made a name for himself in Canada with poems and novels and landed an international bestseller with the cult novel Beautiful Losers (1966), published his first music album, Songs of Leonard Cohen , in 1967 . The commercially successful record with melodically simple folk songs made him internationally known and initiated a music career that lasted almost 50 years, interrupted by phases of retreat. During his artistic career from 1956 to 2016, Cohen wrote numerous collections of poetry and novels and, among other things, brought out fourteen studio albums as well as several live albums and compilations . The last album You Want It Darker was released on October 21, 2016, three weeks before his death.

His melancholic colored, poetic songs were by many artists gecovert . The best-known songs include Suzanne , Famous Blue Raincoat , Bird on the Wire and So Long, Marianne at the beginning of his career, and First We Take Manhattan and Hallelujah in the 1980s . In his musical work existential questions about love, friendship, meaning in life, human suffering, death and spirituality are addressed.

Structure of the overview

The overview lists

  • all self-written songs by Leonard Cohen (see category: own song)
  • all cover songs that Leonard Cohen has recorded (see category: Cover song) and
  • all instrumentals by Leonard Cohen (see category: Instrumental).

Overview of the songs by Leonard Cohen

Song title  Beginning of song  Songwriter album  Year of publication  category  Further information
A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes "A bunch of lonesome and very quarrelsome heroes ..." Leonard Cohen Songs From A Room 1969 own song published by Columbia
A Singer Must Die "Now the courtroom is quiet, but who will confess ..." Leonard Cohen New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 own song published by Columbia
A Street "I used to be your favorite drunk ..." Anjani Thomas; Leonard Cohen Popular Problems 2014 own song published by Columbia
A thousand kisses deep "The ponies run, the girls are young ..." Leonard Cohen Ten New Songs 2001 own song published by Columbia
Ain't No Cure For Love "I loved you for a long, long time ..." Leonard Cohen I'm your man 1988 own song published by Columbia
Alexandra Leaving "Suddenly the night has grown colder ..." Leonard Cohen Ten New Songs 2001 own song published by Columbia
Almost Like The Blues "I saw some people starving ..." Leonard Cohen Popular Problems 2014 own song published by Columbia
Always "I'll be loving you always ..." Irving Berlin The future 1992 Cover song published by Columbia
Amen "Tell me again ..." Leonard Cohen Old Ideas 2012 own song published by Columbia
Anthem "The birds they sang ..." Leonard Cohen The future 1992 own song published by Columbia
Anyhow "I know it really is a pity ..." Leonard Cohen; Patrick Leonard Old Ideas 2012 own song published by Columbia
Avalanche "Well I stepped into an avalanche ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Love And Hate 1971 own song published by Columbia
Ballad Of The Absent Mare "Say a prayer for the cowboy ..." Leonard Cohen Recent songs 1979 own song published by Columbia
banjo "There's something that I'm watching ..." Leonard Cohen Old Ideas 2012 own song published by Columbia
Be for real "Are you back in my life to stay ..." Leonard Cohen The future 1992 own song published by Columbia
Because of "Because of a few songs ..." Leonard Cohen Dear Heather 2004 own song published by Columbia
Bird on the Wire "Like a bird on the wire ..." Leonard Cohen Songs From A Room 1969 own song published by Columbia
Blessed Is The Memory "I remember the promise ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen 2007 own song published by Sony BMG Music Entertainment ; Bonus track of the re-release
Boogie Street "O Crown of Light, O Darkened One ..." Leonard Cohen Ten New Songs 2001 own song published by Columbia
Born in chains "I was born in chains but I was taken out of Egypt ..." Leonard Cohen Popular Problems 2014 own song published by Columbia
By The Rivers Dark "By the rivers dark ..." Leonard Cohen Ten New Songs 2001 own song published by Columbia
Came So Far For Beauty "I came so far for beauty ..." Leonard Cohen Recent songs 1979 own song published by Columbia
Chelsea Hotel # 2 "I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel ..." Leonard Cohen New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 own song published by Columbia
Choices "I've had choices ..." Billy Yates; Mike Curtis Can't Forget - A Souvenir Of The Grand Tour 2015 Cover song published by Columbia
Closing time "Ah we're drinking and we're dancing ..." Leonard Cohen The future 1992 own song published by Columbia
Come healing "O gather up the brokenness ..." Leonard Cohen; Patrick Leonard Old Ideas 2012 own song published by Columbia
Coming back to you "Maybe I'm still hurting ..." Leonard Cohen Various positions 1984 own song published by Columbia
Crazy To Love You "Had to go crazy to love you ..." Anjani Thomas; Leonard Cohen Old Ideas 2012 own song published by Columbia
Dance Me To The End Of Love "Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin ..." Leonard Cohen Various positions 1984 own song published by Columbia
Darkness "I caught the darkness, it was drinking from your cup ..." Leonard Cohen Old Ideas 2012 own song published by Columbia
Dear Heather "Dear Heather ..." Leonard Cohen Dear Heather 2004 own song published by Columbia
Death Of A Ladies' Man "Ah the man she wanted all her life was hanging by a thread ..." Leonard Cohen Death Of A Ladies' Man 1977 own song published by Columbia
Democracy "It's coming through a hole in the air ..." Leonard Cohen The future 1992 own song published by Columbia
Diamonds In The Mine "The woman in blue, she's asking for revenge ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Love And Hate 1971 own song published by Columbia
Did I Ever Love You "Did I ever love you ..." Leonard Cohen Popular Problems 2014 own song published by Columbia
Different sides "We find ourselves on different sides ..." Leonard Cohen Old Ideas 2012 own song published by Columbia
Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On "I was born in a beauty salon ..." Leonard Cohen Death Of A Ladies' Man 1977 own song published by Columbia
Dress Rehearsal Rag "Four o'clock in the afternoon ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Love And Hate 1971 own song published by Columbia
Everybody knows "Everybody knows that the dice are loaded ..." Sharon Robinson I'm your man 1988 Cover song published by Columbia
Famous Blue Raincoat "It's four in the morning, the end of December ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Love And Hate 1971 own song published by Columbia
Field Commander Cohen "Field Commander Cohen, he was our most important spy ..." Leonard Cohen New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 own song published by Columbia
Fingerprints "I touched you once too often ..." Leonard Cohen Death Of A Ladies' Man 1977 own song published by Columbia
First We Take Manhattan "They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom ..." Leonard Cohen I'm your man 1988 own song published by Columbia
Go No More A roving "So we'll go no more a-roving ..." Lord Byron Dear Heather 2004 own song Music by Leonard Cohen; published by Columbia
Going home "I love to speak with Leonard ..." Leonard Cohen; Patrick Leonard Old Ideas 2012 own song published by Columbia
Got a little secret "I've got a little secret ..." Felicity Buirski; Leonard Cohen Can't Forget - A Souvenir Of The Grand Tour 2015 own song published by Columbia
Hallelujah "Now, I've heard there was a secret chord ..." Leonard Cohen Various positions 1984 own song published by Columbia
Happens To The Heart "I was always working steady ..." Leonard Cohen Thanks for the dance 2019 own song published by Columbia
Heart With No Companion "Now I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair, with a love so vast ..." Leonard Cohen Various positions 1984 own song published by Columbia
Here It Is "Here is your crown ..." Leonard Cohen Ten New Songs 2001 own song published by Columbia
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye "I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967 own song published by Columbia
Humbled In Love "Do you remember all of those pledges ..." Leonard Cohen Recent songs 1979 own song published by Columbia
Hunter's Lullaby "Your father's gone a-hunting ..." Leonard Cohen Various positions 1984 own song published by Columbia
I can't forget "I stumbled out of bed ..." Leonard Cohen I'm your man 1988 own song published by Columbia
I Left A Woman Waiting "I left a woman waiting ..." Leonard Cohen Death Of A Ladies' Man 1977 own song published by Columbia
I tried to leave you "I tried to leave you, I don't deny ..." Leonard Cohen New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 own song published by Columbia
I'm your man "If you want a lover ..." Leonard Cohen I'm your man 1988 own song published by Columbia
If I Didn't Have Your Love "If the sun would lose its light ..." Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker 2016 own song published by Columbia
If it be your will "If it be your will ..." Leonard Cohen Various positions 1984 own song published by Columbia
improvisation - Leonard Cohen Live songs 1973 Instrumental published by Columbia
In My Secret Life "I saw you this morning ..." Leonard Cohen Ten New Songs 2001 own song published by Columbia
Iodine "I needed you, I knew I was in danger ..." Leonard Cohen Death Of A Ladies' Man 1977 own song published by Columbia
Is This What You Wanted "You were the promise at dawn ..." Leonard Cohen New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 own song published by Columbia
It Seemed The Better Way "Seemed the better way ..." Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker 2016 own song published by Columbia
It's Torn "I see you in windows that open so wide ..." Leonard Cohen Thanks for the dance 2019 own song published by Columbia
Jazz Police "Can you tell me why the bells are ringing? ... " Leonard Cohen I'm your man 1988 own song published by Columbia
Joan Of Arc "Now the flames they followed Joan of Arc ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Love And Hate 1971 own song published by Columbia
La Manic "Si tu savais comme on s'ennuie à la Manic ..." Georges Dor Can't Forget - A Souvenir Of The Grand Tour 2015 own song published by Columbia
Lady Midnight "I came by myself to a very crowded place ..." Leonard Cohen Songs From A Room 1969 own song published by Columbia
Last Year's Man "The rain falls down on last year's man ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Love And Hate 1971 own song published by Columbia
Leaving green sleeves "Alas, my love, you did me wrong ..." Leonard Cohen New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 own song published by Columbia
Leaving the table "I'm leaving the table ..." Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker 2016 own song published by Columbia
Light As The Breeze "She stands before you naked ..." Leonard Cohen The future 1992 own song published by Columbia
Like A Bird (Bird On A Wire) "Like a bird on the wire ..." Leonard Cohen Songs From A Room 2007 own song published by Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Bonus track of the re-release
Listen To The Hummingbird "Listen to the hummingbird ..." Leonard Cohen Thanks for the dance 2019 own song published by Columbia
Love Calls You By Your Name "You thought that it could never happen ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Love And Hate 1971 own song published by Columbia
Love Itself "The light came through the window ..." Leonard Cohen Ten New Songs 2001 own song published by Columbia
Lover lover lover "I asked my father ..." Leonard Cohen New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 own song published by Columbia
Lullaby "Sleep baby sleep ..." Leonard Cohen Old Ideas 2012 own song published by Columbia
Master song "I believe that you heard your master sing ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967 own song published by Columbia
Memories "Frankie Lane, he was singing Jezebel ..." Leonard Cohen Death Of A Ladies' Man 1977 own song published by Columbia
Minute prologue "I've been listening ..." Leonard Cohen Live songs 1973 own song published by Columbia
Morning Glory "No words this time? ... " Leonard Cohen Dear Heather 2004 own song published by Columbia
Moving on "I loved your face, I loved your hair ..." Leonard Cohen Thanks for the dance 2019 own song published by Columbia
My oh my "Wasn't hard to love you ..." Leonard Cohen Popular Problems 2014 own song published by Columbia
Nancy "It seems so long ago ..." Leonard Cohen Live songs 1973 own song published by Columbia
Never Any Good "I was never any good at loving you ..." Leonard Cohen Never Any Good / Suzanne 1997 own song published by Columbia
Never Gave Nobody Trouble "Couldn't pay the mortgage ..." Leonard Cohen Can't Forget - A Souvenir Of The Grand Tour 2015 own song published by Columbia
Nevermind "The war was lost ..." Leonard Cohen Popular Problems 2014 own song published by Columbia
Night Comes On "I went down to the place where I knew she lay waiting ..." Leonard Cohen Various positions 1984 own song published by Columbia
Nightingale "I built my house beside the wood ..." Anjani Thomas; Leonard Cohen Dear Heather 2004 own song published by Columbia
Nothing To One (You Know Who I Am) "I cannot follow you, my love ..." Leonard Cohen Songs From A Room 2007 own song published by Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Bonus track of the re-release
On that day "Some people say ..." Anjani Thomas; Leonard Cohen Dear Heather 2004 own song published by Columbia
On the level "I knew that it was wrong ..." Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker 2016 own song published by Columbia
One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong "I lit a thin green candle ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967 own song published by Columbia
Our Lady Of Solitude "All summer long she touched me ..." Leonard Cohen Recent songs 1979 own song published by Columbia
Paper Thin Hotel "The walls of this hotel are paper-thin ..." Leonard Cohen Death Of A Ladies' Man 1977 own song published by Columbia
Passing through "I saw Jesus on the cross on a hill called calvary ..." Leonard Cohen Live songs 1973 own song published by Columbia
Please Don't Pass Me By (A Disgrace) "I was walking in New York City and I brushed up against the man in front of ..." Leonard Cohen Live songs 1973 own song published by Columbia
Puppets "German puppets burned the Jews ..." Leonard Cohen Thanks for the dance 2019 own song published by Columbia
Queen Victoria "Queen Victoria ..." Leonard Cohen Live songs 1973 own song published by Columbia
Samson In New Orleans "You said that you were with me ..." Leonard Cohen Popular Problems 2014 own song published by Columbia
Save The Last Dance For Me "You can dance every dance with the guy ..." Doc Pomus ; Mort Shuman Live in Dublin 2014 Cover song published by Columbia
Seems So Long Ago, Nancy "It seems so long ago ..." Leonard Cohen Songs From A Room 1969 own song published by Columbia
Show Me The Place "Show me the place, where you want your slave to go ..." Leonard Cohen; Patrick Leonard Old Ideas 2012 own song published by Columbia
Sing another song, boys "Ah his fingernails, I see they're broken ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Love And Hate 1971 own song published by Columbia
Sisters of Mercy "All the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967 own song published by Columbia
Slow "I'm slowing down the tune ..." Leonard Cohen Popular Problems 2014 own song published by Columbia
So long, Marianne "Come over to the window, my little darling ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967 own song published by Columbia
Stages "Well my friends are gone and my hair is gray ..." Leonard Cohen Can't Forget - A Souvenir Of The Grand Tour 2015 own song published by Columbia
Steer your way "Steer your way through the ruins ..." Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker 2016 own song published by Columbia
Store Room "It's not the wind that keeps you up it's not the snow ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen 2007 own song published by Sony BMG Music Entertainment ; Bonus track of the re-release
Stories Of The Street "The stories of the street are mine ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967 own song published by Columbia
Story of Isaac "The door it opened slowly ..." Leonard Cohen Songs From A Room 1969 own song published by Columbia
String Reprise - Treaty "I wish there was a treaty we could sign ..." Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker 2016 own song published by Columbia
Suzanne "Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967 own song published by Columbia
Tacoma trailer - Leonard Cohen The future 1992 Instrumental published by Columbia
Take This Longing "Many men have loved the bells ..." Leonard Cohen New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 own song published by Columbia
Take This Waltz "Now in Vienna there are ten pretty women ..." Leonard Cohen I'm your man 1988 own song published by Columbia ; based on a poem by Frederico Garcia Lorca
Teachers "I met a woman long ago ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967 own song published by Columbia
Tennessee Waltz "I was dancing with my darlin '..." Pee Wee King , Redd Stewart Dear Heather 2004 Cover song published by Columbia
Thanks for the dance "Thanks for the dance ..." Leonard Cohen Thanks for the dance 2019 own song published by Columbia
That Don't Make It Junk "I fought against the bottle, but I had to do it drunk ..." Leonard Cohen Ten New Songs 2001 own song published by Columbia
The Butcher "I came upon a butcher ..." Leonard Cohen Songs From A Room 1969 own song published by Columbia
The captain "Now the Captain called me to his bed ..." Leonard Cohen Various positions 1984 own song published by Columbia
The Faith "The sea so deep and blind ..." Leonard Cohen Dear Heather 2004 own song published by Columbia
The future "Give me back my broken night ..." Leonard Cohen The future 1992 own song published by Columbia
The Goal "I can't leave my house ..." Leonard Cohen Thanks for the dance 2019 own song published by Columbia
The great event "It's going to happen very soon ..." More Best Of 1997
The guests "One by one, the guests arrive ..." Leonard Cohen Recent songs 1979 own song published by Columbia
The Gypsy's Wife "And where, where, where is my Gypsy wife tonight ..." Leonard Cohen Recent songs 1979 own song published by Columbia
The Hills "I can make the hills ..." Leonard Cohen Thanks for the dance 2019 own song published by Columbia
The Land Of Plenty "Don't really have the courage ..." Leonard Cohen Ten New Songs 2001 own song published by Columbia
The Law "How many times did you call me ..." Leonard Cohen Various positions 1984 own song published by Columbia
The letters "You never liked to get ..." Leonard Cohen; Sharon Robinson Dear Heather 2004 own song published by Columbia
The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien errant) "Un Canadien Errant (A wandering Canadian,) ..." Leonard Cohen Recent songs 1979 own song published by Columbia
The Night Of Santiago "She said she was a maiden ..." Leonard Cohen Thanks for the dance 2019 own song published by Columbia
The Old Revolution "I finally broke into the prison ..." Leonard Cohen Songs From A Room 1969 own song published by Columbia
The partisan "When they poured across the border ..." Anna Marly ; Hy Zaret Songs From A Room 1969 Cover song published by Columbia
The Smokey Life "I've never seen your eyes so wide ..." Leonard Cohen Recent songs 1979 own song published by Columbia
The Stranger Song "It's true that all the men you knew were dealers ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967 own song published by Columbia
The traitor "Now the Swan it floated on the English river ..." Leonard Cohen Recent songs 1979 own song published by Columbia
The Window "Why do you stand by the window ..." Leonard Cohen Recent songs 1979 own song published by Columbia
There for you "When it all went down ..." Leonard Cohen; Sharon Robinson Dear Heather 2004 own song published by Columbia
There is a war "There is a war between the rich and poor ..." Leonard Cohen New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 own song published by Columbia
To a teacher "I met a woman long ago ..." Leonard Cohen Dear Heather 2004 own song published by Columbia
Tonight Will Be Fine "Sometimes I find I get to thinking of the past ..." Leonard Cohen Songs From A Room 1969 own song published by Columbia
Tower of Song "Well, my friends are gone and my hair is gray ..." Leonard Cohen I'm your man 1988 own song published by Columbia
Traveling Light "I'm traveling light ..." Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker 2016 own song published by Columbia
Treaty "I've seen you change the water into wine ..." Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker 2016 own song published by Columbia
True Love Leaves No Traces "As the mist leaves no scar ..." Leonard Cohen Death Of A Ladies' Man 1977 own song published by Columbia
Undertow "I set out one night ..." Leonard Cohen Dear Heather 2004 own song published by Columbia
Villanelle For Our Time "From bitter searching of the heart ..." Frank Scott Dear Heather 2004 own song Music by Leonard Cohen; published by Columbia
Waiting for the miracle "Baby, I've been waiting ..." Sharon Robinson The future 1992 own song published by Columbia
Whither Thou Goest "Wither Thou goest - I will go ..." Leonard Cohen Live in London 2009 own song published by Columbia
Who By Fire "And who by fire, who by water ..." Leonard Cohen New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 own song published by Columbia
Why don't you try "Why don't you try to do without him? ... " Leonard Cohen New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 own song published by Columbia
Winter Lady "Trav'ling lady, stay a while ..." Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967 own song published by Columbia
You Got Me Singing "You got me singing ..." Leonard Cohen Popular Problems 2014 own song published by Columbia
You Have Loved Enough "I said I'd be your lover ..." Leonard Cohen Ten New Songs 2001 own song published by Columbia
You Know Who I Am "I cannot follow you, my love ..." Leonard Cohen Songs From A Room 1969 own song published by Columbia
You Want It Darker "If you are the dealer, I'm out of the game ..." Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker 2016 own song published by Columbia

See also

Web links

Commons : Leonard Cohen  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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