Leonard Norman Cohen, born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec, is a songwriter, singer, poet and writer. He published his first book of poetry at the age of 22. Among his favorite themes are loneliness and complexity of relationships with others.

During the late 60s and early 70s, Cohen does a long tour from the United States to Europe through Canada. In 1973, he tours in Israel and plays to military bases during the Yom Kippur War. Its rather difficult to imagine him cheering the troops.

The album Live Songs, representative of early Leonard Cohen, includes 10 live recordings, mainly from European concerts between 1970 and 1972. These pieces are beautiful combinations of eroticism, love and depression. This album presents us with a naked and raw Cohen in its finest hours.

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