Who Sang Suzanne? Leonard Cohen

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- Suzanne12 Songs1970Randy Newman
- SuzanneStones1971Neil Diamond
- SuzanneSuomi-neito1972Hector
- SuzanneKilling Me Softly1973Roberta Flack
- SuzanneCanzoni1974Fabrizio De André
- SuzanneMon piano danse1976Michel Berger
- SuzanneSuzanne1983VOF de Kunst
- SuzanneRaised on Radio1986Journey
- SuzanneZilver1987Rob de Nijs
- SuzanneWetton Manzanera1987Wetton Manzanera
- SuzanneTake Care1989He Said
- SuzanneInvisible Means1990French Frith Kaiser Thompson
- SuzanneYou Take My Breath Away1992Herman van Veen
- SuzanneCorky and the Juice Pigs1993Corky and the Juice Pigs
- SuzanneOz Factor1996Unwritten Law
- SuzanneLisa Stansfield1997Lisa Stansfield
- SuzanneFifty Eggs1998Dan Bern
- SuzanneExtra1998Australian Blonde
- SuzanneTo Love Somebody / Here Comes the Sun1998Nina Simone
- SuzanneHommages II1998Mama's Jasje
- SuzanneBridges1999Dianne Reeves
- SuzanneDe ballade van de dromedaris1999Frank Boeijen feat. Yasmine
- SuzanneE-Mania2001EverEve
- SuzanneLes vents ont changé2001Kevin Parent
- SuzanneFeest in je moerstaal2003Starkoo
- SuzanneRecovered2003Denison Witmer
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publisher: ©Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
writers: Leonard Cohen
release date: 1967-12-27
genres: Rock Folk, World, & Country
styles: Folk Rock/Chanson
length: 3:49
producer: John Simon
conductor: John Simon
lead vocals: Leonard Cohen
Suzanne takes you down to her place by the river
You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night forever
And you know that she's half crazy and that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges that came all the way from China
And just when you want to tell her that you have no love to give her
She gets you on her wavelength and she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
[Chorus]
And you want to travel with her and you want to travel blind
And you think you maybe trust her 'cause she's touched your perfect body
With her mind
And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him
He said all men shall be sailors then until the sea shall free them
But he himself was broken long before the sky would open
Forsaken almost human he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
Cause he's
Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river
She's wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor
And she shows you where to look amid the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed, there are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love and they'll lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds her mirror
And you want to travel with her
Cause you've touched her perfect body with your mind
You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night forever
And you know that she's half crazy and that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges that came all the way from China
And just when you want to tell her that you have no love to give her
She gets you on her wavelength and she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
[Chorus]
And you want to travel with her and you want to travel blind
And you think you maybe trust her 'cause she's touched your perfect body
With her mind
And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him
He said all men shall be sailors then until the sea shall free them
But he himself was broken long before the sky would open
Forsaken almost human he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
Cause he's
Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river
She's wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor
And she shows you where to look amid the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed, there are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love and they'll lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds her mirror
And you want to travel with her
Cause you've touched her perfect body with your mind
