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Neil Barker's avatar

Really enjoyed revisiting the lyrics of Bird on the Wire by Leonard Cohen. I especially liked the Willie Nelson version as well. That image of the House Finch is beautiful - love the way the reddish colours contrast with the greenery in the background. Thanks for sharing, Pamela.

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Thank you Neil. I am glad you enjoyed. I love Willie Nelson. I find his voice so soothing. I've been listening to him since the 70's. I too love the way the House Finch contrasts with the greenery in the background. I decided it was a good image for the post, as the fence it wire!

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Colleen Burridge's avatar

I also have always loved that song. I hear it as a song of redemption.

“If I, if I have been unkind

I hope that you can just let it go by”

Check out the version by Joe Bonamassa.

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Colleen, I agree, it is a song of redemption. I did not know Joe Bonamassa covered it too. I will look for it. Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed!

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Catherine Ann's avatar

Hallelujah is my Cohen favourite sung by K.d. lang…..beautiful

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Catherine, I feel like the last person to know KD Land covered it as well! I am going to look for it!

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Catherine Ann's avatar

Pamela….I have a bit of a heads-up, being Canadian 😉

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

A ha!

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Ginevra Blake's avatar

Lovely post. Just ordered the KD Lang CD with Bird on A Wire. Poets - I love them.

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Ginerva, I so glad you enjoyed and happy to see a consensus that KD Lang's cover is also good. I need to get that CD.

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Chen Rafaeli's avatar

From another Cohen's fan- thank you, Pamela

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

My pleasure Chen, so glad you enjoyed!

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Jo Sundberg's avatar

I love Leonard Cohen. Thank you for sharing all these versions of Bird on the Wire Pamela.

May the Spring rains pause for you to get outside and breathe in some fresh new air. 💚

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Jo, tomorrow looks like a sunny day and I am so looking forward to it. Today, I'm at the desk doing my taxes.

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Susie Mawhinney's avatar

Ahh Pamela, I loved this so so much... like you, I am long time Cohen fan, that live version of Bird on the Wire I must have listened to thousands of times over the years... Thank you for the reminder, I feel a Cohen Sunday ahead... especially as here too, after a week of glorious sunny and warm spring weather, just in time for my holidays, rain is coming and staying for the duration... honestly, I feel cheated! Sending hugs lovely, I do hope your feeling more like your usual self very soon... 💐xx

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Susie, I am so glad you enjoyed. I am most fond of the Tedeschi Trucks version. I love Susan Tedeschi's voice. When I saw them perform this live, I felt so blessed. I'm sorry rain is coming for your holidays. It seems to be moving out of my area, perhaps crossing the pod heading your way if that is the way the weather pattern is traveling. Thank you for the hugs. They always help. I will be very happy to get through the other side of all of this! xoxo

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James Freitas's avatar

The shot of the House Finch is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing, Pamela.

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Thank you James. The Finch really pops in the midst of the green!

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Heidi Zawelevsky's avatar

Wonderful post, Pamela. I really like how you've been inspired to meld the amazing bird photos with versions of the song. A fantastic playlist, bird song included.

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Thank you you Heidi. I am so glad your enjoyed. This is such a special song. The birds on the wires fit it perfectly.

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Heidi Zawelevsky's avatar

Thank you, Pamela. I remember the first image of the bird on a wire from last year when I was first getting to know your work. I loved it then and now.:)

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

When I was working on this post (again) I thought I would like to create a bird on a wire series. I added it to my expanding series list for my photography.

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Heidi Zawelevsky's avatar

It's an innovative way to expand previous work!

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Yes it is and now I am seeing birds on wires everywhere I go!

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Maree Therese's avatar

I do love Cohen’s but absolutely adore kd Lang’s version even more. Sensational lyrics … he was a master

at his craft.

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Maree Therese, I did not know that KD Land also covered Bird on a Wire. I will look for it. I am so glad you enjoyed!

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

How did I not know KD Land covered this song as well!

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Beth L. Gainer's avatar

Pamela, I loved this post. What a poetic song. The lyrics are so beautiful. And your photos of a couple of birds on their prospective wires are stunning.

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