So long, Leonard Cohen: An elegy from The Tower of Song.

“I’ll be singing to you sweetly from my window in the Tower of Song.”Photo by: marc cornelis

“I’ll be singing to you sweetly from my window in the Tower of Song.”

Photo by: marc cornelis

Just in time to spotlight Bob Dylan’s disgrace, Leonard Cohen sings sweetly from beyond the grave:

Art is an emergent phenomenon. It happens only when the work works its wiles on its victim – that would be you.

Good art changes you forever. Bad art changes nothing, except your ability and willingness to confront better art.

We lost an actual artist last week. This week’s Church of Splendor homily explores why that matters:

I cite a number of songs in the video, and here are some good representations of those compositions:

Tower of Song

Sisters of Mercy

Tonight Will Be Fine

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