Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen was a concert, which was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on November 6, 2017 as a tribute to singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen.[1] The concert, which featured musicians performing Cohen songs, was subsequently broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a radio and television special, airing on CBC Music on November 7, 2017 and on CBC Television on January 3, 2018.[2]
The television broadcast received several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, including Best Variety or Entertainment Special, Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program (Jack Bender) and Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program (Carrie Mudd).[3]
Performers
- Sting, "Dance Me to the End of Love"
- Patrick Watson and Erika Angell, "Who By Fire"
- Feist, Ariel Engle and Daniela Gesundheit, "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye"
- Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, "Democracy"
- Bettye LaVette, "In My Secret Life"
- Ron Sexsmith, "Suzanne"
- Elvis Costello, "The Future"
- Damien Rice, "Famous Blue Raincoat"
- Adam Cohen and The Webb Sisters, "So Long, Marianne"
- k.d. lang, "Hallelujah"
Intermission
- Shaar Hashomayim Choir, Willie Nelson, Céline Dion, Peter Gabriel and Chris Martin, "Tower of Song"
- Sting, "Sisters of Mercy"
- Courtney Love, "Everybody Knows"
- Seth Rogen, Field Commander Cohen (poem)
- Lana Del Rey and Adam Cohen, "Chelsea Hotel #2"
- Elvis Costello, "Bird on the Wire"
- Cœur de pirate, Adam Cohen and Damien Rice, "The Partisan"
- Sting, "Anthem"
- Shaar Hashomayim Choir, "You Want It Darker"
- Adam Cohen and Basia Bulat, "Coming Back to You"
- Basia Bulat, "It’s Closing Time"
References
- "Leonard Cohen fans come together for star-studded tribute concert". CBC News Montreal, November 6, 2017.
- "Concert review: Stars shine in fast-paced, touching Leonard Cohen tribute". Montreal Gazette, November 6, 2017.
- "Two Canadian Screen Award nominations for CBC Montreal". CBC News, February 7, 2019.