The update of my collection of Dec 2007 reached 580 different covers in 14 languages (more instrumentals) interpreted for up to 300 singers or groups. I have 57 Suzannes in 12 languages and 48 Hallelujahs.

The first one is "Suzanne" of Judy -Blue Eyes- Collins of 1966 in her album "In my life" with "Dress Rehearsal Rag" too. Cohen published "Suzanne" on his first disc in December 1967 and "Dress Rehearsal Rag" in the third one in 1971. Really Judy Collins went forward.

Leonard Cohen likes the covers, in some occasion he said that someone has completed a not finished song. They are developments of an artwork, in moments they can take debatable or definitively wrong ways, in any case always it seems to me interesting to observe how they evolve, because they are of interpretations of pieces saw for another fan. The one who chooses Leonard's song to do a version also admires him.

In this last years the worship has demonstrated on whole discs dedicated to Cohen and in tribute concerts of multiple and important musicians, for example the "Came so far for beauty" of Sydney 2005, Dublin 2006 or the "Acuerdos con... " in Spain 2006 and 2007. A wonderful wealth.

My collection is small if we see the one of Jarkko Arjatsalo with his 1365 covers (Nov. 2007) Leonard Cohen Files - Covers. I use this site as a pattern and for to look information. Also I include links to this site. Jarkko's criteria are stricter than mine, I agree to include versions taken from audience, with few quality. In his list the songs have to be published in disc. Neither he accepts covers of songs not written by Cohen, as "The Partisan". A collection like that show the Leonard's increasing value beyond the hit parades.

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