Canadian musician Leonard Cohen has died at the age of 82. His death was announced on his Facebook page. He was a highly respected singer-songwriter known for his unique melodies and deep personal lyrics.
Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.
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Up Sound: Hallelujah
VO1: Leonard Cohen said he got into music because he couldn't make a living as a poet. But his songs read like poems in their own right, some sound more like prayers.
VO2: Cohen's most famous song Hallelujah has been recorded hundreds of times since it's released back in 1984, but it is just one in a treasure trove of elegantly penned anthems, meticulously written over the last six decades by a man who cared more for the lyrics than the melody moving them. He spoke to the New Yorker Magazine about his process.
SOT: Leonard Cohen, " I write enough versus, and keep discarding the slogans, even the hip ones even the subtle ones, that something will emerge that represents.. I've often said the reason my writing is so slow is that I have to finish the verse before I discard it."
VO3: Cohen moved to New York City from Quebec, Canada in the late sixty's to break into the music industry as a folk rock singer and in the process joined the ranks of fellow music legends of that generation like Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell.
V04: He never had a hit in the Top 40, but several of Cohen's songs like Suzanne and Bird on the Wire, were made famous by other big name singers like Nina Simone and Johnny Cash.
VO5: Shortly before his death, Leonard Cohen released You Want It Darker - his own form of farewell. Here he is again with the New Yorker.
SOT: Leonard Cohen, "I like to tie up the strings, it's a cliche but it's underestimated as a analogy on all levels, putting your house in order is one of the most if you can do it one of the most comforting activities."
VO6: The legendary musician published more than a dozen novels and books of poetry and recorded nearly two dozen albums…which means there is plenty out there for a new generation of music fans to discover about Leonard Cohen.
Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.
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DUR: Runs 2:28
PKG: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/CohenObit-ph-gen.mp3
Script:
Up Sound: Hallelujah
VO1: Leonard Cohen said he got into music because he couldn't make a living as a poet. But his songs read like poems in their own right, some sound more like prayers.
VO2: Cohen's most famous song Hallelujah has been recorded hundreds of times since it's released back in 1984, but it is just one in a treasure trove of elegantly penned anthems, meticulously written over the last six decades by a man who cared more for the lyrics than the melody moving them. He spoke to the New Yorker Magazine about his process.
SOT: Leonard Cohen, " I write enough versus, and keep discarding the slogans, even the hip ones even the subtle ones, that something will emerge that represents.. I've often said the reason my writing is so slow is that I have to finish the verse before I discard it."
VO3: Cohen moved to New York City from Quebec, Canada in the late sixty's to break into the music industry as a folk rock singer and in the process joined the ranks of fellow music legends of that generation like Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell.
V04: He never had a hit in the Top 40, but several of Cohen's songs like Suzanne and Bird on the Wire, were made famous by other big name singers like Nina Simone and Johnny Cash.
VO5: Shortly before his death, Leonard Cohen released You Want It Darker - his own form of farewell. Here he is again with the New Yorker.
SOT: Leonard Cohen, "I like to tie up the strings, it's a cliche but it's underestimated as a analogy on all levels, putting your house in order is one of the most if you can do it one of the most comforting activities."
VO6: The legendary musician published more than a dozen novels and books of poetry and recorded nearly two dozen albums…which means there is plenty out there for a new generation of music fans to discover about Leonard Cohen.