Bill Callahan’s dark country & western croon takes on “So long, Marianne,” the opening track off side two of Leonard Cohen’s 1968 debut, Songs of Leonard Cohen. Slowing things down, Callahan and co. eschew the original’s violin and backing female vocals and in their stead add weeping pedal-steel and a dose of Texas heartache. The cover is lifted from Mojo magazine’s recent Cohen tribute (The Songs Of Leonard Cohen Covered) on newsstands now. Other artists lending their talents include Cass McCombs, Will Oldham, Michael Kiwanuka, Father John Misty and more.
MP3: Bill Callahan :: So long, Marianne (Leonard Cohen)
Anyone heard NZ band, Straitjacket Fits and their version from the late 80s?
1 | polar bear February 23rd, 2012 at 10:39 pmwhole cd is great, this cover especially
2 | maxx February 23rd, 2012 at 10:44 pmI didn’t think much of this cover at first, but now I’m head over heels for it. Bill’s Kath Bloom cover (“The Breeze/My Baby Cries”) is still tops. Can’t wait to hear his upcoming take on a Mickey Newbury tune or two.
3 | K February 23rd, 2012 at 10:47 pmI can’t think of this song anymore with out seeing and hearing Shanye Carter and the Straightjacket Fits version… he “owned” this song, There’s a post on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49VQ3-PTr7k
4 | Mark F February 23rd, 2012 at 11:20 pm[...] Leonard Cohen’s song, So Long, Marianne. I was listening to the song in bed last night after my buddy Justin from Aquarium Drunkard posted it. There’s something really special about Bill’s version, which I guess is a departure [...]
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