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Stranger Songs
Tuesday January 18th, 2022 with Mike Regenstreif
Songs of Leonard Cohen – The Middle Years

The theme for this edition of Stranger Songs is Songs of Leonard Cohen – The Middle Years and was inspired by the book, "Leonard Cohen Untold Stories: From This Broken Hill" by Michael Posner, the second of what will be three volumes of Leonard Cohen’s untold stories. "From This Broken Hill" covers Leonard Cohen’s life from the early-1970s until the late-1980s and the songs of Leonard Cohen on this show were written during that period. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast. The February 9, 2021 edition of Stranger Songs was inspired by Michael Posner’s "Leonard Cohen Untold Stories: The Early Years" and that show is available for streaming at this link. https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/50779.html
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Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Why Don't You Try
Colleen Rennison - See the Sky About to Rain - Black Hen Canadian
A Singer Must Die
Holly Near - 2018 - Calico Tracks Music Canadian
Lover Lover Lover
Leonard Cohen - New Skin for the Old Ceremony - Columbia Canadian
Chelsea Hotel #2
Tower of Song - In City and in Forest - Tower of Song Canadian
Take This Longing
Judy Collins - Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy - Elektra/Rhino Canadian
Who By Fire
Rufus Wainwright & Amsterdam Sinfonietta - Rufus Wainwright & Amsterdam Sinfonietta Live - BMG/Modern Canadian New
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Came So Far for Beauty
Perla Batalla - Bird on the Wire: The Songs of Leonard Cohen - Mechuda Music Canadian
The Window
Leonard Cohen - Recent Songs - Columbia Canadian
Ballad of a Runaway Horse (Ballad of the Absent Mare)
Emmylou Harris - Cowgirl's Prayer - Asylum Canadian
Dance Me to the End of Love
The Klezmer Conservatory Band - Dance Me to the End of Love - Rounder Canadian
Coming Back to You
The Once - The Once - Borealis Canadian
Night Comes On
Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs of Leonard Cohen – 20th Anniversary Edition - Shout! Factory Canadian
The Captain
Leonard Cohen - Various Positions - Columbia Canadian
Hallelujah
SONiA disappear fear - By My Silence - Disappear Canadian
Song of Bernadette
Jamie O'Reilly & Michael Smith - Songs of a Catholic Childhood - J. O’Reilly Productions
First We Take Manhattan
Mad Pudding - Grand Hotel - Sliced Bread Canadian
I’m Your Man
Leonard Cohen - I’m Your Man - Columbia Canadian
Tower of Song
Tom Russell - Selections from Love & Fear plus bonus out-takes - HighTone Canadian
Hallelujah
Canadian Brass - Canadiana - Linus/Canadian Brass Canadian New
Interactive CKCU
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10:34 AM, January 18th, 2022
Joanne Hurley
Great show! Thank you for including Ms. Emmylou Harris's lovely rendition of Ballad of a Runaway Horse (Ballad of the Absent Mare).

11:38 AM, January 18th, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Hillbilly. Thanks Joanne.

3:23 PM, January 18th, 2022
Marla
Came in late but loving this collection of Cohen songs, thanks! I'll revisit in the archive. Always an interesting listen!

4:56 PM, January 18th, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Marla.

5:18 PM, January 18th, 2022