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darkstar

(5,779 posts) Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:14 PM Dec 22

Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" [View all]

I don’t know why, but I always thinks of this song around the holidays. Maybe because of the Jesus centered second verse. But it’s the third verse that gets me: There a re children in the morning / they are leaning out for love / they will lean that way forever.

As side note, has anyone seen the rather experimental 70s indie film “The Second Coming of Suzanne” that uses the song as a loose jumping off point? It stars Sondra Locke and Richard Dreyfuss. It’s a film within a film about a hippie director who casts Locke as a female Christ figure. A confusing mess, but it was some lovely, memorable moments. Anyway, would love to find someone else besides me who’s seen it.

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Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" [View all] darkstar Dec 22 OP

Every bit the equal of "Hallelujah" nikatnyte Dec 22 #1

Well, the film is a feature, not a short. darkstar Dec 22 #2

I heard it for the first time on the first Women's Rights day Conjuay Dec 22 #5

I teared up my first time too darkstar Dec 23 #8

Same song in his 2008 concert was far superior to his younger versions. Norrrm Dec 22 #3

I find it extremely difficult to name Leonard Cohen's best song. Morbius Dec 22 #4

"not that that's a huge deal" Conjuay Dec 22 #6

I did not know Joni Mitchell was from Canada. Morbius Dec 23 #7

Judy Collins' version is ethereal Zorro Dec 23 #9