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#Cohen6Music - what should be on the ultimate Leonard Cohen playlist?

Tom Robinson plays two hours of listener's Leonard Cohen-related suggestions to mark the death of the Canadian singer-songwriter.

On Friday morning (GMT) singer, songwriter & poet Leonard Cohen passed away so on Now Playing we pass over the 2 hours to suggestions around the enigmatic figure.

Tributes poured in online from all corners of the entertainment world:

Russell Crowe: 'Dear Leonard Cohen, thanks for the quiet nights, the reflection, the perspective, the wry smiles and the truth"

Boy George: "We have lost a great artist, poet and poignant force of energy. R.I.P. Leonard Cohen"

Bette Midler: "Leonard Cohen has died. Another magical voice stilled"

The world once again is in mourning. What a week. What a year. What should be on the ultimate Leonard Cohen playlist?

The singer's hits including Suzanne, Bird on the Wire and I'm Your Man or everything from his 14 studio albums.

Those he influenced: Nick Cave, Suzanne Vega, Nirvana, Rufus Wainwright or those that have covered his music like REM, Regina Spektor, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash...

Contemporaries of the 60's folk circuit when he was touring his poetry with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez & Joni Mitchel.

What influenced him, in his own words: "Every time I turn on the radio, I hear something good. Every time I pick up a magazine, I read some writing that is distinguished. My pace and viewpoint is being influenced continually by things I come across. You recapitulate the whole movement of your own culture. Occasionally we are touched by certain elaborate language, like the language we associate with the Elizabethan period, with the King James translation of The Bible, or Shakespeare. In certain moments you are influenced by very simple things. The instructions on a cereal package have a magnificent clarity. You're touched by the writing in National Geographic - it represents a certain kind of accomplishment"

Or we could just play 2 hours of Leonard Cohen, just saying.

You choose the music, so get your best art suggestions to Tom, via the hashtag #Cohen6Music to help create the playlist. Comment on the Now Playing Facebook page, here on the blog, email nowplaying@bbc.co.uk or drag tracks onto our Spotify playlist.

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Sun 13 Nov 2016 18:00
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Music Played

  • Leonard Cohen

    Sisters Of Mercy

    • The Rock Machine Turns You On.
    • CBS.
    • 1.

  • Martha Wainwright

    Tower of Song

  • Nina Simone

    Suzanne

    • The Best of Nina Simone.
    • RCA.
    • 12.

  • Leonard Cohen

    Anthem

    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Tori Amos

    Famous Blue Raincoat

  • Leonard Cohen

    One of Us Cannot Be Wrong

  • R.E.M.

    Hope

  • Pixies

    I Cant Forget

  • Nirvana

    Pennyroyal Tea

  • Leonard Cohen

    Bird on the Wire

    • CBS.

  • Teressa Adams, Milt Holland, Paul Horn & Joni Mitchell

    Rainy Night House

    • Ladies of the Canyon.
    • Reprise Records.
    • 007.

  • Ezra Furman

    Lousy Connection

  • Leonard Cohen

    Dance Me To the End of Love

  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

    Into My Arms

    • Mute.

Broadcast

  • Sun 13 Nov 2016 18:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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