Hallelujah! It's Leonard Cohen


	Hallelujah! It's Leonard Cohen

abailart

6-14-2008 4:30 AM

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leonard cohen

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf36v0epfmI

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6-14-2008 4:33 AM

abailart

Happy Birthday, J! x

6-14-2008 8:26 AM

Socratoad

The man is in a class of his own, and IMO one of the best modern day poets.

6-15-2008 5:51 PM

carrerinyes

Thank you so much! Oh Abailart you are in for the treat of your life when you go to this concert!!

6-15-2008 6:11 PM

mona

I love this song.
Today it made me cry.
Thank you abailart. I needed that.
Beautiful.

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