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i'm not sure if everyone knew this already, or if it's just me discovering this now, but before Leonard Cohen had any notariaty as the famous cult singer-songwriter, he possessed quite a bit of notariaty for his poetry! i found myself at leonardcohenfiles.com by some divine act of nature, and have been pleasantly enjoying his poetry, divorced from his music, so I hope you may get to enjoy as well.
here's one of my favorites:
THE PRO 1973 ("Lost my voice ...")Ā fromĀ "Death of a Lady's Man"
Lost my voice in New York City
never heard it again after sixty-seven
Now I talk like you
Now I sing like you
Cigarette and coffee to make me sick
Couple of families to make me think
Going to see my lawyer
Going to read my mail
Lost my voice in New York City
Guess you always knew
2d ago
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Heās one of my favorite songwriters and poets, but funnily enough one of my favorite pieces from him is an acceptance speech. This is the only speech Iāve ever watched multiple times. He has such a meaningful way of experiencing things, and he has such a beautiful way of tying things together. Best 11 min. of my life.
Nov 20, 2024
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š poem I wrote after the new taylor swift album came out thank god
I haven't seen the sun in four days and my dad just said he was proud of me for finishing the leftovers. mailing letters is a great way to feel like you're from before when no one could google you and see that you did acapella in college one time I wanted so bad to fall in love that I did it what's it called when you have a sixth sense that your ex is engaged?
- Cat Cohen (2020)
I haven't seen the sun in four days and my dad just said he was proud of me for finishing the leftovers. mailing letters is a great way to feel like you're from before when no one could google you and see that you did acapella in college one time I wanted so bad to fall in love that I did it what's it called when you have a sixth sense that your ex is engaged?
- Cat Cohen (2020)
Jul 1, 2024
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definitely read book of longing if you havenāt already!
this whole series of poems is absolutely beautiful and obscene, that itās hard to pick one.
so hereās one of my many favourites:
this whole series of poems is absolutely beautiful and obscene, that itās hard to pick one.
so hereās one of my many favourites:
Aug 6, 2024
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such a hauntingly beautiful record ā will forever be associated with big life changes and with fall
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šhi there! funnily enough I also go to school for songwriting (kinda, I'm a music production major but I'm in songwriting class with all of the songwriting majors and have been writing for a long time as well). if there was one text I'd recommend for working on your songwriting and lyric building process it'd be the exercises in the book "How to Write One Song" by Jeff Tweedy. he basically just shows you how to jumble up your current way of thinking about writing and finding new ways to put words together that you never thought you could do.
P.S. your line about wanting to creating lyrics that move people is very relatable and I understand that want very much and know you probably already are moving people and that as much as we want to be able to write like our heroes as soon as possible, our own just as powerful sound will come eventually with slow and hard work. I'm sure you know this but I thought I would say.
feel free to message me if you'd like to talk songwriting moreāhappy writing!
P.S. your line about wanting to creating lyrics that move people is very relatable and I understand that want very much and know you probably already are moving people and that as much as we want to be able to write like our heroes as soon as possible, our own just as powerful sound will come eventually with slow and hard work. I'm sure you know this but I thought I would say.
feel free to message me if you'd like to talk songwriting moreāhappy writing!
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if youāve never explored Neil Young further than his mega hit āHarvest Moon,ā I implore you to give his record āAfter the Gold Rushā a listen. the wistful, floaty vocals and eternally resonant messages of love, loss, and heartbreak in this album make it seem so very timeless in a way that not only captures this autumn season weāre now entering(happy october!), but also give pangs of nostalgia in a not quite traceable way.