The 10 Worst Leonard Cohen Covers

By Jim Allen

For every worthy interpreter who ever tackled Leonard Cohen's legendary songbook and brought out something original and unique, there are a dozen more who stumbled and broke an ankle on the way into the repertoire, managing to extricate themselves only by fashioning a makeshift crutch from the broken pieces of their pride and aesthetic integrity.

CRITICAL LIST
Light As The Breeze Billy Joel
Everybody Knows Don Henley
Teachers The Sisters of Mercy
Hallelujah Jason Castro
Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye Claudine Longet
Suzanne Neil Diamond
I'm Your Man Michael Bublé
Tonight Will Be Fine Teddy Thompson
I Came So Far For Beauty Stina Nordenstam
Songs of Leonard Cohen Beck

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The 10 Worst Leonard Cohen Covers

Light As The Breeze

Everybody Knows

Teachers

Hallelujah

Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye

Suzanne

I'm Your Man

Tonight Will Be Fine

I Came So Far For Beauty

Songs of Leonard Cohen

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