Dance Me to the End of Love
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"Dance Me to the End of Love" is a 1984 song by Leonard Cohen
. It was first performed by Cohen, on his 1984 album Various Positions
. It has since been recorded by various artists, and has been described as "trembling on the brink of becoming a standard".
In an interview, Cohen said of the song:
In 1996, Welcome Books released a book called Dance Me to the End of Love, as part of its "Art & Poetry" series; the book featured the lyrics of the song alongside paintings by Henri Matisse
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This track was covered by The Civil Wars on their free album download Live at Eddie's Attic. ( Not on Barton Hollow)
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
. It was first performed by Cohen, on his 1984 album Various Positions
Various Positions
Various Positions, the seventh studio album by Leonard Cohen, was released in December 1984 . It marked not only Cohen's turn to the modern sound and use of synthesizers , but also - after her work on harmonies and background vocals on the previous Recent Songs - an even greater contribution from...
. It has since been recorded by various artists, and has been described as "trembling on the brink of becoming a standard".
In an interview, Cohen said of the song:
In 1996, Welcome Books released a book called Dance Me to the End of Love, as part of its "Art & Poetry" series; the book featured the lyrics of the song alongside paintings by Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
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Other versions
- Madeleine PeyrouxMadeleine PeyrouxMadeleine Peyroux is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Peyroux is noted for her vocal style, which has been compared to that of Billie Holiday....
and the Klezmer Conservatory BandKlezmer Conservatory BandThe Klezmer Conservatory Band is an Boston-based group which performs traditional klezmer music; it was formed by Hankus Netsky of the New England Conservatory of Music in 1980. Originally formed for a single concert, they have gone on to release eleven albums....
- A cover of "Dance Me to the End of Love" appears on Peyroux's second solo album, Careless LoveCareless Love (album)Careless Love is a 2004 jazz album by American jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux. All the tracks are cover versions, except for "Don't Wait Too Long," which Peyroux co-wrote with Jesse Harris and Larry Klein. It is Peyroux's most critically acclaimed album so far and her song choices were praised...
. It was released as the second single for the album and has been a part of her concert set-list since then. - Kate Gibson - Mostly in English but partly in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
(on the soundtrack to the 1995 movie Strange DaysStrange Days (film)Strange Days is a 1995 cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and produced and co-written by James Cameron and Jay Cocks, starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott and Vincent D'Onofrio. Despite positive reviews, the film was a...
) - Thalia ZedekThalia ZedekThalia Zedek is an American singer and guitarist. Active since the early 1980s, she has been a member of several notable alternative rock groups, including Live Skull and Come...
on her album Been Here and Gone. - The Dresden DollsThe Dresden DollsThe Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2000, the group consists of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione...
have performed the song live - Giannis PariosGiannis Parios- Biography :Yiannis Parios was born Ioannis Varthakouris on the island of Paros .- Discography :*Yiannis Parios *Ti theleis na kano *Anthropina kai kathimerina...
in GreekGreek languageGreek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
, under the name MONO AGAPI (Only love) - Fret and Fiddle on their album Jalousie
- Jorge DrexlerJorge DrexlerJorge Drexler is an Uruguayan musician and actor.In 2004 Drexler won wide acclaim after becoming the first Uruguayan ever to win an Academy Award...
on his album Cara B - Misstress BarbaraMisstress BarbaraBarbara Bonfiglio, better known as Misstress Barbara , is an Italian-born, Canadian electronica disc jockey. Born in 1975, she moved from Sicily to Montreal, Quebec at the age of eight, and has resided in the city ever since...
on her album I'm No Human - Tsufit on her album Under the Mediterranean Sky
- Mark SeymourMark SeymourMark Seymour is an Australian musician and vocalist best known for his work as the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors...
in the Australian television drama, CrashburnCrashBurnCrashBurn was an Australian 13-part drama series airing on Network Ten, about surviving long-term relationships in an age where multiple partners and multiple orgasms are considered a birthright....
. - The Civil WarsThe Civil Wars (band)The Civil Wars are a duo composed of singer-songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White. The two bandmembers met during a Nashville, Tennessee songwriting session. Their debut album, Barton Hollow, was released in the US in 2011, selling 25,000 copies in its first week. The album debuted at No. 1...
on their album Barton HollowBarton Hollow-Album:-Singles:... - Pieter Embrechts and the new radio kings a belgian band covering songs and reproducing them in '50 style.
Trivia
- "Dance Me to the End of Love" performed by Madeleine PeyrouxMadeleine PeyrouxMadeleine Peyroux is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Peyroux is noted for her vocal style, which has been compared to that of Billie Holiday....
and the Klezmer Conservatory BandKlezmer Conservatory BandThe Klezmer Conservatory Band is an Boston-based group which performs traditional klezmer music; it was formed by Hankus Netsky of the New England Conservatory of Music in 1980. Originally formed for a single concert, they have gone on to release eleven albums....
is included in The Saboteur soundtrack
This track was covered by The Civil Wars on their free album download Live at Eddie's Attic. ( Not on Barton Hollow)