Various - Stranger Song
Ah, my first user-recommended free album! Today’s entry is Shir Zar (”Stranger Song“), a tribute to Leonard Cohen by Israeli alternative artists, sung mostly in Hebrew and spanning a wide variety of musical styles. It was produced by David Peretz and Guy Hagag (who told me about the album) for an Israeli music site called The Blind Janitor. The cover art (back) is a clever portrait of Cohen done with Hebrew letters, by Shany Kedar and Jonathan Vassermann. The album is well-produced and carries Cohen’s personal blessing, so don’t miss it!
The album is available as a ZIP of 160kbps MP3s. If you ask me, the most interesting covers are of “Waiting for the Miracle,” “Who By Fire,” and “Joan of Arc.”
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Comment by hugo — August 12, 2005 @ 7:26 am
Thanks! I’ll check it out.
Comment by Luke — August 12, 2005 @ 3:18 pm
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Comment by snowbag — August 23, 2005 @ 2:53 pm
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Comment by wayne — April 1, 2008 @ 3:47 am
No longer available?
Comment by Lethe — September 25, 2008 @ 2:37 pm