Saunders: It does, indeed. And you want to travel blind In Minneapolis for instance, he did a concert there and he saw me back stage and received me very beautifully, ‘Oh Suzanne, you gave me a beautiful song.’ And it was a sweet moment. And you can spend the night beside her What does the song mean to you now, as you look back on it? He got such a kick out of seeing me emerge as a young schoolgirl I suppose, and a young artist, into becoming Armand’s lover and then wife. On Our Lady of the Harbour You can hear the boats go by Lyrics to 'Suzanne' by Leonard Cohen: Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river You can hear the boats go by And you can spend the night beside her And you know, that she's half crazy Saunders: Leonard Cohen later said that the opening verse of his poem, later to be the song "Suzanne", was a poetic account of the time he spent with her in the Summer of 1965. I took all that moment for granted. Saunders: And that was something you shared, both of you? He said "All men will be sailors then And you know that you can trust her From Salvation Army counters, And the sun pours down like honey It’s a very intimate lyric, very, very intimate. It’s like an observer, and not the participant any more, yes. Once when he was visiting Montreal, I saw him briefly in a hotel and it was a very, very wonderful, happy moment because he was on his way to becoming the great success he is. Match These Taylor Swift Songs to Her Ex-Boyfriends, NEW SONG: AC/DC - "Shot In The Dark" - LYRICS, HOT SONG: 21 Savage x Metro Boomin - "My Dawg​" - LYRICS. And they will lean that way forever And you know that she will trust you Saundes: Leonard Cohen recently described the song as the best of his whole career. She is wearing rags and feathers And she leads you to the river Don’t ask me why. And he spent a long time watching There’s a little bit of a bittersweet feeling to it that I retain. Where were you that night, do you remember? Saunders: What did you think about your portrayal? Forsaken, almost human Suzanne: It did change. But I was depicted as I think, in sad terms too in a sense, and that’s a little unfortunate. Saunders: So it almost has become a symbol of your youth, if you like? You must do this and being used is not even part of it at the time. Copyright: Writer(s): Leonard Cohen Lyrics Terms of Use, Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river [Verse 2] And you want to travel with him And the sun pours down like honey So, he was more or less chronicling the times and seemingly got a kick out of it (laughs). The half crazy could pertain to the sadness, but I think it was because I was so on a creative drive and the focuses were so strong in spite of any private grief I may have about my break up with Armand and the wheres and whys. Does that make sense to you? And she shows you where to look And you want to travel blind Suzanne: He was "drinking me in" more than I even recognized, if you know what I mean. Everything happened just as it was put down. Then she gets you on her wavelength But apparently it got into the attention of Judy Collins, who urged Leonard to write a song based on the poem. Saunders: Did either of you ever try to take it a stage further and make it more physically intimate or become lovers? And you know that she's half crazy But he himself was broken And she feeds you tea and oranges And I may or may not have spoken to Leonard about, you know I did pray to Christ, to Jesus Christ and to St. Joan at the time, and still do. What came later was not remaining friends with Leonard and not knowing why. [Verse 3] I would always light a candle and serve tea and it would be quiet for several minutes, then we would speak. That come all the way from China, And just when you mean to tell her When he walked upon the water It also appeared in Ken Kesey’s 1992 novel I Am a Hotel. And you think maybe you'll trust him Long before the sky would open There are multiple live versions in Cohen’s official discography, and both studio and live versions were released numerous times since 1967. Saunders: Do you at all resent the fact that he, if you like, milked you for all the artistic inspiration and then moved on, having created this lovely thing from you? And you want to travel blind And they will lean that way forever Saunders: After you’d heard this very intimate song, when did you meet Leonard Cohen again, after you’d heard it, and how had your relationship changed, if at all? Suzanne: Oh yes. It just was a spiritual moment that I had with the lightening of the candle. There was so much other wonderful things happening. And that’s why there was some ill feeling there or some sadnesses that were not there at the beginning at all. It’s hard to describe. Among the garbage and the flowers And she lets the river answer For she's touched your perfect body with her mind. And you want to travel blind On our lady of the harbor I don’t know for sure. Yet, there was always so much to go around, if you know what I mean. Long before the sky would open You can almost be said to have created this song yourself. While Suzanne holds the mirror Our relationship did change with time. It was live jazz and we were just dancing our hearts out for hours on end, happy on very little. And he spent a long time watching They are leaning out for love I forget that Leonard is more than just an amazing poet and philosopher. Suzanne: Flattered somewhat. What did he mean, do you think? in 1992 with his son Kahlil. Last.fm Music | Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. / All rights reserved. Saunders: Do you remember exactly when you met Leonard Cohen? That doesn’t exist. Saunders: So Leonard Cohen saw you when you were a young girl in love? I stayed true to art for art’s sake but he moved on and I stayed true to the cause, as it were. Suzanne: Yes, he did, coming from Leonard, it did. Suzanne is the first track on Leonard Cohen’s 1967 debut album: Songs of Leonard Cohen. He likened it to a 1982 Chateau Le Tour, a good bottle of wine. First published as a poem in 1966, it was recorded as a song by Judy Collins in the same year, and Cohen performed it as his debut single, from his 1967 album Songs of Leonard Cohen. Saunders: Leonard Cohen later said that the opening verse of his poem, later to be the song "Suzanne", was a poetic account of the time he spent with her in the Summer of 1965. That you have no love to give her Until the sea shall free them" Saunders: Leonard Cohen finally ended up embracing spiritualism in the Mt. Do you ever listen to it? Suzanne: Oh absolutely, and for many of us, I hold dear this time, very much so. For you've touched her perfect body with your mind It was first published as a poem in Cohen’s 1966 collection “Parasites of Heaven”. But that's why you want to be there Only drowning men could see him From his lonely wooden tower And you know that she will trust you And you want to travel with her [Chorus] Suzanne: Well, I think the river is the river of life and that river, the St. Lawrence River that we shared, tied us together. I just would speak and I would move and I would encourage and he would just kind of like sit back and grin while soaking it all up and I wouldn’t always get feedback, but I felt his presence really being with me. That you've always been her lover, And you want to travel with her And when he knew for certain And he would watch us dancing, of course. Just the other day I heard some people singing it on a ship in the Caspian Sea. And I guess, I don’t know if that intimidated him or embarrassed him or made him uncomfortable. And you want to travel blind Saunders: It seems very sad that the spirits moved apart.

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