"You Want It Darker" is a song by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen, released on September 21, 2016, Cohen's 82nd birthday.[1] It is the title track from Cohen's album You Want It Darker.[2] The song earned the artist a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance and features the vocals of Cantor Gideon Zelermyer and Shaar Hashomayim Choir.[3]

Alexis Petridis describes the song as "a menacing critique of religion" that "flips from anger to resigned acceptance and back again".[2] Far Out and American Songwriter ranked the song number seven and number three, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest Leonard Cohen songs.[4][5]

The song was recorded by Iggy Pop for the 2022 tribute album Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen.[6]

References

  1. ^ Greene, Andy (21 September 2016). "Hear Leonard Cohen's Mesmerizing New Song 'You Want It Darker'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (20 October 2016). "Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker review – still changing, still full of life". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ "60th Grammy Nominees". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ^ Taylor, Tom (November 7, 2021). "Leonard Cohen's 10 greatest songs of all time". Far Out. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Patton, Alli (March 8, 2023). "Top 10 Songs by Leonard Cohen". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  6. ^ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/iggy-pop-cover-leonard-cohen-you-want-it-darker/
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Want_It_Darker_(song)
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