{"id":7108,"date":"2017-11-08T18:17:38","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T16:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.leonardcohen.de\/?p=7108"},"modified":"2017-11-08T18:36:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T16:36:19","slug":"kw-45-2017-tower-of-song-montreal2017-official-press-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leonardcohen.de\/?p=7108","title":{"rendered":"KW-45-2017: #Tower Of Song #Montreal2017 # Official Press Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last night\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>Tower Of Song: A Memorial Tribute<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to Leonard Cohen<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span>, fans\u00a0around the\u00a0world came together in\u00a0celebration of the music icon at the Bell Centre in Montreal. From the power pop sound of Courtney Love to Lana Del Rey’s soulful duet of „Chelsea Hotel No. 2“<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span>with Adam Cohen (<\/span><\/span>who also co-produced the event)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there was no shortage of excitement\u00a0from the crowd. Renowned artists including\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Seth Rogen<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sting<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lana Del Rey<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>k.d. lang<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Feist<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>\u00a0,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Courtney Love<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The Lumineers\u2019 Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>B\u00d8RNS, Coeur de Pirate, Bettye Lavette, \u00a0, Damien Rice,\u00a0Ron Sexsmith, Sti<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>ng,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>Patrick Watson, the Webb Sisters and Sharon Robinson<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0took the stage along with the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and his wife\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sophie Gr\u00e9goire<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Trudeau.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sting opened the the night with „<\/span><\/span>Dance Me to the End of Love“<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to an energetic crowd followed by Feist’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rendition of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>acoustic favorite „<\/span><\/span>Hey, That\u2019s No Way To Say Goodbye<\/span><\/span>.“ Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites of\u00a0The Lumineers\u00a0brought a folk energy to the show with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a harmonious cover<\/span><\/span>\u00a0of „<\/span><\/span>Democracy,“<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang performed global anthem „<\/span><\/span>Hallelujah“ to close out the first half.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Prime Minister\u00a0Trudeau and wife\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sophie Gr\u00e9goire Trudeau, whose first dance at their wedding was „<\/span><\/span>I’m Your Man<\/span><\/span>,“<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spoke of<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Cohen’s influence,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>thanking Adam Cohen for bringing everyone together for this tribute to his father.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

At the close of the show, Adam Cohen took the stage one last time to perform the first song of his father’s he learned – „Coming Back to You.“<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/span>Noted record and concert producer Hal Willner produced the event, which was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>co-promoted by Evenko, Rubin Fogel Productions and Live Nation\/Robomagic.\u00a0 Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning director Jack Bender (<\/span><\/span>Game of Thrones<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lost<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The Sopranos<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mr. Mercedes<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span>, etc.) filmed the event for an upcoming special.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>The event\u00a0benefitted the Canada Council for the Arts, the Council of Arts and Letters of Quebec, and the Montreal Arts Council.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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