jennifer warnes famous blue raincoat

this is really hard

her version of first we take manhattan was my intro to Leonard Cohen so that

haha this was my first exposure to leonard cohen as well, my mom had this on cd and i would listen to it all the time

i heard it on the radio while on vacation with my parents in London, i think

really? tbrr tho her version of 'first we take...' is one of the few tracks i think is way inferior to cohen's and probably the most mid 80s this album gets

i have to say there are so many great potential edits on this record that it breaks my heart a little no ones taken up the gauntlet

the production on the Cohen version is really great.

OT but i always thought rita coolidge sang this. also the male backup singers are amazing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_Fb4KLjts

This is really difficult. I need to choose between "Song of Bernadette," "A Singer Must Die," and her noir-ish version of "Famous Blue Raincoat." The most underrated singer, ever.

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