Best Of 2012 Leonard Cohen Tour Video Setlist

The Selections

The list below comprises the best available1 video of each of the songs performed in concert during the 2012 Leonard Cohen Old Ideas World Tour.

“Best” is a subjective judgement that takes into account both the quality of the performance and the video itself. That judgement is also influenced by special factors. The calculations, for example, that resulted in the choice of a Dublin performance of “So Long, Marianne” factored in not only the traditional singalong skills of the audience but also my wish to avoid the messages conveying disapproval and threats of violence that would inevitably follow were I to choose a video of Leonard Cohen singing that song anywhere other than Ireland.

Titles from the Old Ideas album are marked in red. The order is an approximation of a combined setlist of the shows.2

This is a dynamic list; the current selections may give way to even better versions at the remaining concerts. I invite viewers to email me with candidates for inclusion on the Best Of 2012 Leonard Cohen Tour Video Setlist.

Also See: Best Of 2013 Leonard Cohen Tour Video Setlist

Most Recent Update: Jan 14, 2013

The Best 2012 Leonard Cohen Concert Videos Alphabetical Listing By Title

Click on title to go to video player with venue, date, and videographer data for that song.

  1. A Thousand Kisses Deep
  2. Ain’t No Cure For Love
  3. Alexandra Leaving
  4. Amen (Old Ideas)
  5. Anthem
  6. Anyhow (Old Ideas)
  7. Banjo (Old Ideas)
  8. Bird On The Wire
  9. Chelsea Hotel #2
  10. Closing Time
  11. Come Healing (Old Ideas)
  12. Coming Back To You
  13. Crazy To Love You (Old Ideas)
  14. Dance Me To The End of Love
  15. Democracy
  16. Different Sides (Old Ideas)
  17. Everybody Knows
  18. Famous Blue Raincoat
  19. First We Take Manhattan
  20. Going Home (Old Ideas)
  21. Hallelujah
  22. Heart With No Companion
  23. Hey That`s No Way To Say Goodbye
  24. I Can’t Forget
  25. I Tried To Leave You
  26. I’m Your Man
  27. I’ve Got A Little Secret
  28. If It Be Your Will
  29. In My Secret Life
  30. Joan Of Arc
  31. La Manic
  32. Light As The Breeze
  33. Lover, Lover, Lover
  34. Night Comes On
  35. Save The Last Dance For Me
  36. Show Me The Place (Old Ideas)
  37. Sisters Of Mercy
  38. So Long Marianne
  39. Suzanne
  40. Take This Waltz
  41. The Darkness (Old Ideas)
  42. The Future
  43. The Guests
  44. The Gypsy Wife
  45. The Partisan
  46. Tower Of Song
  47. Waiting For The Miracle
  48. Who By Fire

 

 

The Best 2012 Leonard Cohen Concert Videos

Leonard Cohen – Dance Me To The End of Love
Verona: Sept 24, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – In My Secret Life
Wembley Arena, London: Sept 8, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Going Home
Dublin: Sept 12, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Waiting For The Miracle
Dublin: Sept 12, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – The Future
Helsinki: Sept 2, 2012
Video by Wirebirds

 

Leonard Cohen – Bird On The Wire
Amsterdam: August 22, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Everybody Knows
Paris: Sept 30, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Who By Fire featuring Javier Mas solo
Verona: Sept 24, 2012
Video by Juraj M. at

 

Leonard Cohen – Banjo
Ghent: Aug 14, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – The Darkness
Boston: Dec 16, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Hey That`s No Way To Say Goodbye
Verona: Sept 24, 2012
Video by Wirebirds

 

Leonard Cohen – Amen
Paris: Sept 29, 2012
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Leonard Cohen Featuring Webb Sisters – Come Healing
Helsinki: Sept 2, 2012
Video by Wirebirds

 

Leonard Cohen – I Can’t Forget
Ghent: Aug 14, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Light As The Breeze
Ghent: Aug 14, 20123
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Leonard Cohen – Different Sides
Ghent: Aug 14, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Anthem
Paris: Sept 29, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Tower Of Song
Paris: Sept 29, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Suzanne
Helsinki: Sept 2, 2012
Video by (Marie Nolan)

 

Leonard Cohen – Night Comes On
Verona: Sept 24, 2012
Video by Juraj M. at

 

Leonard Cohen – Crazy To Love You
Ghent: Aug 12, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Heart With No Companion
Verona: Sept 24, 2012
Video by Wirebirds

 

Leonard Cohen – The Gypsy Wife
Verona: Sept 24, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – The Partisan
Dublin: Sept 12, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Democracy
Halden: Aug 29, 2012
Video by Wirebirds

 

Webb Sisters – Coming Back To You
Amsterdam: August 21, 2012
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Sharon Robinson – Alexandra Leaving
Amsterdam: August 21, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man
Olympia, Paris: Sept 30, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Anyhow
Dublin: Sept 15, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
Dublin: Aug 12, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Take This Waltz
Verona: Sept 24, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – So Long Marianne
Dublin: Sept 12, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan
Wembley Arena, London: Sept 8, 2012
Video by jules2view

 

Leonard Cohen – Famous Blue Raincoat
Helsinki: Sept 2, 2012
Video by (Marie Nolan)

 

Leonard Cohen – The Guests
Madrid: Oct 5, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Ain’t No Cure for Love
Montreal: Nov 28, 2012
Video by leonardcohenvideo

 

Leonard Cohen – A Thousand Kisses Deep
Barclays, Brooklyn: Dec 20, 2012
Video by Wirebirds

 

Leonard Cohen – Joan Of Arc, Featuring Hattie Webb
Portland: Nov 11, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – La Manic
Quebec City: Dec 2, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Show Me The Place
Montreal: Nov 29, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – I’ve Got A Little Secret
Toronto: Dec 4, 2012
Video by MadLennyFan

 

Leonard Cohen – Chelsea Hotel #2
Boston: Dec 16, 2012
Video by albertnoonan

 

Leonard Cohen – Lover, Lover, Lover
Boston: Dec 18, 2012
Video by albertnoonan

 

Webb Sisters – If It Be Your Will
Paris: Sept 20, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – I Tried To Leave You
Paris: Sept 29, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Sisters Of Mercy
Amsterdam: August 21, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Save The Last Dance For Me
Ghent: Aug 12, 2012
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Leonard Cohen – Closing Time
Amsterdam: August 22, 2012
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Credit Due Department: The image atop this entry is a video screenshot of Leonard Cohen performing at the Sept 19, 2012 Istanbul Concert.

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 Sept 28, 2012.

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  1. The popularity of a given song with videographers is a major determinant in these selections. Some songs are featured in many uploaded videos from most or all the concerts while others are rarely recorded. Also, it should be noted that only complete videos of a song’s performance are considered for this listing. [↩]
  2. “An approximation of a combined setlist of the shows” is code for “Dance Me To The End of Love” is the first song, “Closing Time” and “Save The Last Dance For Me” are near the end, and all the others are guesswork. [↩]
  3. First live performance of Light As The Breeze by Leonard Cohen. Light As The Breeze was released in 1992 on Leonard Cohen’s The Future album. Until the August 14, 2012 concert at Ghent, however, Cohen had performed the song only in the studio. [↩]