Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen lives in gentleness. 31 of 50 songs are safe — this is music that holds you.

4.2
Avg Intensity
50
Songs Decoded
1
Fan Stories

The songs that hit hardest

The controlled burn

A Thousand Kisses Deep moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5
So Long, Marianne moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1967
Famous Blue Raincoat moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1971
Take This Longing moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1971
Chelsea Hotel #2 moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1974
Ain't No Cure for Love moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1988
Everybody Knows moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 4 · 1988
First We Take Manhattan moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1988
Take This Waltz moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1988
Closing Time moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1992
Democracy moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1992
The Future moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1992
Waiting for the Miracle moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1992
Alexandra Leaving moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2001
Boogie Street moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2001
The Letters moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2004
Show Me the Place moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 4 · 2012
The Goal moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2019

The quiet ones

Sisters of Mercy safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1967
Suzanne safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1967
Bird on the Wire safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1969
The Partisan safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1969
Lover Lover Lover safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1974
Who by Fire safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1974
Dance Me to the End of Love safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1984
Hallelujah safe
layered texture · none changes · DR 6 · 1984
Heart with No Companion safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1984
If It Be Your Will safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1984
I'm Your Man safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1988
Tower of Song safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1988
Anthem safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1992
Coming Back to You safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1992
In My Secret Life safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2004
Amen safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2012
Banjo safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2012
Come Healing safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2012
Darkness safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2012
Going Home safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2012
Lullaby safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2012
If I Didn't Have Your Love safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2016
Leaving the Table safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2016
On the Level safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2016
Traveling Light safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2016
Treaty safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2016
You Want It Darker safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2016
Happens to the Heart safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2019
It Seemed the Better Way safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2019
Moving On safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2019
The Night of Santiago safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2019

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My grandmother sang this at my grandfather funeral. She was 82 and her voice cracked on every note and it was the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. I cannot listen to any other version now.

Caroline — Dublin

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