Diamonds in the Lines : Leonard Cohen in his own live words

Last year's man (1976-)

1976 "Backcover of "Greatest Hits" ("Some notes on the songs"

I don't know why but I like this song. I used to play it on a Mexican twelve-string until I destroyed the instrument by jumping on it in a fit of impotent fury in 1967. The song had two many verses and it took about five years to sort out the right ones. I like the children* in this version. I always wait for them if I have to listen to it.

*the children of the London Corona Academy, back vocals in some verses

Graeme Allwright stays the only singer that covered "Last Year's man".
("L'Homme de l'An Passé",1973)

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