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NEWS ABOUT: Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen stories: 8 news summaries

 Leonard Cohen 
 Collapses 
 in Spain 

Canadian singer suffered from cramps, vomiting

Sep 19, 09 5:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Leonard Cohen collapsed onstage in Spain last night and was rushed to a hospital with stomach pain, the CBC reports. The 75-year-old singer, who fainted while singing "Bird on the Wire," suffered from stomach cramps and vomiting before losing consciousness. Cohen was released this morning and said he... More »

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food poisoning • Spain • collapse • Leonard Cohen • concert tour

 Please Stop Covering 
 'Hallelujah': Leonard Cohen 

After 181 recorded versions, singer-songwriter thinks its time for a break

Jul 10, 09 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Leonard Cohen is tired of people covering “Hallelujah.” “I was reading a review of a movie called Watchmen that uses it, and the reviewer said, ‘Can we please have a moratorium on ‘Hallelujah’ in movies and television shows?’ and I kind of feel the same... More »

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music • song • Leonard Cohen • Scrubs • The West Wing • cover song • Watchmen

(Newser) - Pop songs are handily beating out traditional hymns in England as the preferred soundtrack for the final goodbye, the Telegraph reports. A survey by a funeral-services company shows that 58% of funerals feature popular music as the top request, versus 35% for hymns; classical grabs just 7%. The top request?... More »

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music • classical music • Scotland • England • pop music • funeral • Leonard Cohen • burial • Frank Sinatra • AC/DC • Meat Loaf • hymn

 Ban-Busting
 Sir Paul to
 Play Tel Aviv

McCarthy will rock Israel 43 years after Beatles were barred

Aug 25, 08 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul McCartney will perform in Tel Aviv 43 years after the Beatles were banned by the Israeli government because officials feared their music would corrupt Israeli youth. The only fear today is that ticket prices for the September 25 concert in Park Hayarkon will be too expensive for most Israelis,... More »

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Israel • Paul McCartney • Tel Aviv • Beatles • Leonard Cohen • Bjork • Barry Marshall

 9 Must-Have
 Cohen Classics 

As icon heads out on tour, one man gives you 9 songs you must get on your iPod

Jun 22, 08 6:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Adored by about a million fans and misunderstood by nearly everyone else," Leonard Cohen is set for his first tour in 15 years. So what better time to load up on "nine Cohen songs no self-respecting iPod should be without," writes Tim de Lisle in More... More »

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music • Leonard Cohen • summer tours

 Leonard Cohen to Tour 

Gloomy balladeer hits road for first time in 15 years

Mar 19, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The man Lou Reed called “one of the most important songwriters of our time” will hit the road this summer. Leonard Cohen, 73, will kick off his first tour in 15 years in his native Canada and then head to Europe, the Independent reports. So far, there are no... More »

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music • Europe • Canada • tour • musician • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame • Leonard Cohen

Madonna Joins Rock Hall

Mellencamp, Cohen inducted as well

Mar 11, 08 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - With a wink and a nod, Madonna became a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer last night, along with John Mellencamp and Leonard Cohen, Billboard reports. Madonna got top billing, with Justin Timberlake giving her an innuendo-laden induction speech, and Iggy and the Stooges performing punked-up covers of “Burning... More »

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New York City • John Mellencamp • Justin Timberlake • Madonna • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame • Leonard Cohen • Billy Joel • Dave Clark Five

Rock Hall of Fame Taps Madonna

John Mellencamp, Leonard Cohen also among 2008 inductees

Dec 13, 07 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Madonna will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year, the Associated Press reports. The shape-shifting pop star will formally enter the Hall at the annual ceremony on March 10 in New York, along with fellow inductees John Mellencamp, Leonard Cohen, the Ventures and the Dave... More »

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John Mellencamp • Madonna • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame • Leonard Cohen

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