Bird On The Wire

Leonard Cohen - Bird On The Wire

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Leonard Cohen - Bird On The Wire

Like a bird on the wire,
like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.
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search_for_all wrote:
July 2008

...wie immer perfekt..cc

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Tedtrivia wrote:
June 2008

Ron Cornelius, who ran Cohen's band for 4 years told Songfacts: "Bird On A Wire is a classic in my book. Leonard has a home on an island in Greece called Hydra, and from his living room, there's an electric wire you can see, and that's where he got the idea." Source http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2826

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dbgirl wrote:
June 2008

Anyway, good song :)

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dbgirl wrote:
June 2008

Is this really 60's? Did he do music then?

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YoCheckThisOut wrote:
May 2008

if I, if I've been unkind...

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TheHagMan wrote:
April 2008

Great song - but the Live version is sweeter - lyrically deep and at the same time so simple - so beautiful.

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Shaunography wrote:
March 2008

This song is awesome, but who tagged it as 'pop'?

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[deleted-user] wrote:
September 2007

live version from field commander cohen is great
heulwen wrote:
June 2007

One of his best songs.

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