[Joan of Arc] was a strange song indeed; it was out of myself and contained the notion of reverence. When I recorded that song I will admit to having a strong religious feeling. I don’t think it’ll happen again.1
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen – Joan of Arc Featuring Julie Christensen
Frankfurt: May 27, 1993
Video from a1000kissesdeep
Also See
- Joan of Arc By Leonard Cohen – A Dossier
- Q: [In Joan of Arc] is Leonard Cohen saying a woman ultimately needs a man to be fulfilled? Leonard Cohen: “I don’t want to suggest…that what she really wanted to be was a housewife…As lonely and as solitudinous as she was she had to meet and be embraced by her destiny”
- Leonard Cohen On Nico: “A beautiful German woman [who inspired Joan Of Arc]” Nico On Leonard Cohen: “He’s completely unnecessary”
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 Nov 13, 2013 at DrHGuy.com, a predecessor of Cohencentric.
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- Cohen Regrets (1973) by Alastair Pirrie. Beat Patrol: December 30, 2008. [Originally written for the New Musical Express: March 10, 1973.] [↩]