PowerPoint Rescues Leonard Cohen Fan – And Bob Dylan

In response to First We Take Manhattan By Leonard Cohen – The PowerPoint Version, I received this missive from handweaver:

I enjoyed your PowerPoint of First we take Manhattan. I spend far too much time listening to “Take this Waltz;” can you possibly produce a power point of that also? Then I might have more time for something else, like maybe Bob Dylan; I’ve neglected him sadly of late.

Now, as is true of most PowerPoint performers, DrHGuy usually doesn’t take requests. Doing so smacks of pandering, and artistes such as DrHGuy don’t cotton to that.

On the other hand, transforming “Take This Waltz” into PowerPoint did seem to be not only be an interesting challenge but also an effective means of proving that the success of the “First We Take Manhattan” slide show wasn’t a one-time fluke.

And, of course, one does try to help out youngsters like Bobby whenever possible.

The Antiquated, Expensive, Time-consuming Conventional Performance of “Take This Waltz”

While quite nice in its own way, the live performance of this piece requires well over 5 minutes (not including the time required for band introductions on this video).

Leonard Cohen – Take This Waltz
Dublin O2: July 19, 2009
Video from albertnoonan

The Efficient, Quantifiable PowerPoint of “Take This Waltz”

In addition to the advantages previously noted in First We Take Manhattan By Leonard Cohen – The PowerPoint Version, the savings of time and expense, the reduced risk to Leonard himself from the obviation of excessive skipping, and the increased availability provided by PowerPoint, as one cannot help but appreciate the insights afforded by this format. Spotlighting the ratio of Pretty Women to Lobby Windows to Mouth Reviews (see Slide 6) alone will necessitate a complete reassessment of the traditional concept of the song’s feminist-architectural-critical dimensional nexus.

The PowerPoint Slide Show

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I am republishing selected posts from my former Leonard Cohen site, Cohencentric, here on AllanShowalter.com (these posts can be found at Leonard Cohen). This entry was originally posted June 14, 2010 at 1HeckOfAGuy.com.