assigning every song from the car a leonard cohen record
purely based on vibes and overthinking
There'd Better Be A Mirrorball - You Want It Darker (2016)
(soul-y, sometimes cinematic orchestral elements, themes of bidding farewells and reminiscing over the past. it's also cohen's last record, released a few days before he passed away)
I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am - I'm Your Man (1988)
(funky jazzy sounds, lots of synths in the production and a general vibe of wry humour and playfulness in the songwriting)
Sculptures Of Anything Goes - Death of A Ladies' Man (1977)
(probably not the most obvious match but the way the soundscape is built in sculptures is very reminiscent, to me, of the infamous 'wall of sound' in this album. also i think upon first listen the song feels as puzzling as cohen's new sound might've felt to his audiences)
Jet Skis On The Moat - Various Positions (1984)
(cohen had started experimenting with more synths and modern elements in his music with this album and i get a feel of smooth jazz/lounge from the songs. very jet skis imo. also alex's use of abstract, surreal imagery might've reached a peak with this song - which should firmly place him in the "successors to cohen's mantle" line)
Body Paint - Various Positions (1984)
ehhhh not happy with this choice but can't think of anything better. let's say i want body paint to become as iconic as hallelujah so that's why
The Car - Songs of Love and Hate (1971)
the album is very classic spanish guitar heavy folk rock and extremely bleak and gloomy in vibes. the acoustic version of the car could fit right in. also im pretty sure this is alex's fav cohen record. he got the shirt and the references and all that
Big Ideas - Recent Songs (1979) and New Skin For The Old Ceremony (1974)
this one was a tricky one to place. both these albums have some piano and some strings, but are less layered and sparser in sound than big ideas. but the vibes match don't ask me why
Hello You - I'm Your Man (1988)
you know why i already told you
Mr. Schwartz - Songs From A Room (1969)
very sad. very very sad. very folk Rocky guitary too but not as much as songs of love and hate
Perfect Sense - Death of A Ladies' Man (1977)
this song is sooooooooo death of a ladies man like the way the string lines interact with the lyrics and the heavy orchestration and the grandiose soundscape. there's a reason why id die for this song
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WHERE’S MY COW
IS THIS MY COW
IT EXHIBITS MOURNING BEHAVIOR
YES! THAT’S MY COW!
HOORAY, HOORAY, IT’S A WONDERFUL DAY
FOR I HAVE FOUND MY COW!
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hey sorry your boyfriend’s name was pulled in the october 1982 labor lottery. yeah he’s been assigned to the grestin border checkpoint. we’ll provide a class 8 dwelling in east grestin. glory to arstotzka
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