On his final tour in 2013 Leonard Cohen performed "Save The Last Dance For Me" as the final song in the set. I was lucky enough to be at the show in Amsterdam, which was the final European concert on his final tour.
In this case it wasn't so much emphasizing the happiness element of the song, but it certainly was joyous, and as per the linked video of the performance (admittedly from a different show in Dublin on the same tour), he skips around the stage with devilish smile on his face. I think everyone in the crowd, certainly at the show I was at, knew it would probably be the last time we would see him perform. So it was an interesting choice to say goodbye with, in Leonard's own inimitable way sincere, self deprecating, and with a sense of humour for which he was rarely given credit.
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On his final tour in 2013 Leonard Cohen performed "Save The Last Dance For Me" as the final song in the set. I was lucky enough to be at the show in Amsterdam, which was the final European concert on his final tour.
In this case it wasn't so much emphasizing the happiness element of the song, but it certainly was joyous, and as per the linked video of the performance (admittedly from a different show in Dublin on the same tour), he skips around the stage with devilish smile on his face. I think everyone in the crowd, certainly at the show I was at, knew it would probably be the last time we would see him perform. So it was an interesting choice to say goodbye with, in Leonard's own inimitable way sincere, self deprecating, and with a sense of humour for which he was rarely given credit.
Anyway. sorry to digress....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvSMhgqh7JU
I Count The Tears is a fantastic track.
Don't you mean "one absolutely cannot accuse (not excuse) Rudy or Lieber and Stoller of 'misrepresenting' the song"?
Yes, of course, thank you. Lost my mind there for a moment.