new love: this song -
chelsea hotel, covered by dan bern (written by leonard cohen). remember that awesome mixed CD that colin made me that i waited until i got to england to listen to? this is track #8, and i've been listening to it on repeat. this is the first i've heard of dan bern, and i love his voice...feels very bob dylan-esque to me. and the song just FEELS good. when i listen to music, i'm not listening to the lyrics, or i'm not trying to make sense of the lyrics - i'm listening to how it
sounds. this song could be sung in german and i'd like it just as much.
yay! glad you like it. but i'm pretty sure that this version of "chelsea hotel" is actually written by dan bern. the leonard cohen one is a different song, if i'm not mistaken. cohen's song is about the same hotel, but instead details a tryst with janis joplin. music trivia, could come in handy when you're on jeopardy.
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colin - thanks for that info - you're right (confirmed by youtube)! and now, after having listened to both versions, the dan bern one is obviously the better one, and i will continue to listen to it on repeat. :)
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