Brixton Wednesday’s on Wax: The Pogues and Leonard Cohen
For this week’s Wednesdays on Wax we bring you some songs that tell a story by The Pogues and Leonard Cohen.
The Pogues are an all-time favorite of everyone here in the office. The Pogues gained popularity in the 1980′s with their punk-inspired Irish Folk Rock. Although they’ve broken up and reunited several times, they have recently been touring with original front man Shane McGowen and are quoted as “50 Bands To See Before You Die” from Q Magazine.
The Pogues: “A Pair of Brown Eyes”
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Next we have Leonard Cohen making his second appearance in our Wednesdays on Wax blog section. We were excited to find the original album that has our favorite Cohen song “The Partisan”. Listen to the original recording below.
Leonard Cohen: “The Partisan”
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Tags: Brixton, Leonard Cohen, The Pogues
January 19th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Amazing Leonard Cohen. I really love him. Leonard Cohen is back with a great new album, Old Values – plus more sense of humor and also wisdom. Old Ideas is simply awesome. Are you aware he was born in Montreal in 1934 ? He was really a poet before becoming a musician and performing. You can get Old Ideas from Amazon … http://goo.gl/oZH6N
January 30th, 2012 at 11:53 am
Thanks Matthew! We appreciate all the info, Mr. Cohen is a big inspiration for us.