A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen (2018)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen is a documentary film which premiered in 2018.

 

It is an edited version of a memorial concert which was held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in November 2017, one year after the death of the Canadian artist Leonard Cohen in November 2016.

 

Some of his famous songs were performed on stage by different artists as a tribute to the Canadian singer and songwriter.

 

Here is some basic information about this film:

 

** The main organizer of this event: Leonard Cohen’s son Adam Cohen (born 1972)

** Director: Jack Bender

** Writer: Carrie Mudd

** The full version of this film runs for 90 minutes

** A slightly abbreviated version of the film was shown on Norwegian television (NRK) in 2024

** The short version, which runs for 75 minutes, is available on the NRK website until July 2027

 

Leonard Cohen was born in 1934. He lived to be more than 80 years old. He died in 2016.

 

During a long life and a long career in the music business, he wrote and recorded more than 250 songs. Obviously, only a small fraction of these songs could be performed at the memorial concert.

 

Here are the names of the artists who performed at this memorial concert and the titles of the songs which they performed on stage:

 

** Børns and the Webb Sisters

If It Be Your Will

 

** Adam Cohen and the Webb Sisters

So long, Marianne

 

** Elvis Costello

The Future

 

** Feist

Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye

 

** k. d. lang

Hallelujah

 

** Courtney Love

Everybody Knows

 

** Lana Del Rey and Adam Cohen

Chelsea Hotel # 2

 

** Sharon Robinson

I’m Your Man

 

** Ron Sexsmith

Suzanne

 

** Sting

Dance Me to the End of Love

 

** Patrick Watson

Who by Fire

 

What do reviewers say about this film?

 

On IMDb it has a rating of 83 percent. In my opinion, this rating is very appropriate. I think this product deserves a rating of four stars (80 percent)

 

REFERENCES

 

Leonard Cohen:

I’m Your Man

A documentary film

(2005)

 

Leonard Cohen:

Live in London

A concert

(2009)

 

Leonard Cohen:

Live in Dublin, 2013

A concert

(2014)

 

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love

A documentary film

(2019)

 

Hallelujah: 

Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song

A documentary film

(2021)

 

So long, Marianne

A historical drama

A miniseries with eight episodes

(2024)

 

*****

 

Matters of Vital Interest:

A Forty-Year Friendship with

Leonard Cohen

By Eric Lerner

(2018)

 

*****