Today’s song is Famous Blue Raincoat by Jennifer Warnes
It’s four in the morning, the end of December
I’m writing you now just to see if you’re better
New York is cold, but I like where I’m living
There’s music on Clinton Street all through the evening.
I hear that you’re building your little house deep in the desert
You’re living for nothing now, I hope you’re keeping some kind of record.
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
Did you ever go clear?
This is the title track from Warnes’ classic 1986 album of Leonard Cohen covers. While an album of Laughing Len’s Music to Slash Wrists By might not sound like the most joyful of listening experiences, this actually is a great album. Cohen’s songs are musically and lyrically very good – it’s just that most people find his voice too much to bear. So, take the songs and marry them with Warnes lovely voice and you have a winning combination.
Unfortunately, I can’t find this version on either iTunes or YouTube.
[iTunes link to Cohen's version]
