Ah. I don't much care for the Wainwright rendition - I think it's too light and airy for the tone of the song.
The whole thing reminds me of "As Tears Go By", which, though initially written by Jagger & Richards, was performed by a fresh faced Marianne Faithfull. Her teenaged rendition is lovely, but it is the version she recorded at 50 - her voice rich with years of hard living and a ripe understanding of the weight of the lyrics - that I hold highest.
Cohen's voice brings out the years of living that I think are implied. It's why I like Buckley's too, he was aged well beyond his years.
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Date: 2003-11-11 09:22 pm (UTC)The whole thing reminds me of "As Tears Go By", which, though initially written by Jagger & Richards, was performed by a fresh faced Marianne Faithfull. Her teenaged rendition is lovely, but it is the version she recorded at 50 - her voice rich with years of hard living and a ripe understanding of the weight of the lyrics - that I hold highest.
Cohen's voice brings out the years of living that I think are implied. It's why I like Buckley's too, he was aged well beyond his years.