Chelsea Hotel Lyrics
According to Cohen, this song is about his encounter(s?) with Janis Joplin at the Chelsea Hotel in NY in 67. The lyrics are really straightforward if you read them with that in mind.
Nice... I didn't know that..... I always thought (as many people do) it was about a hooker....
Janis Joplin indeed
damn, I thought I was gonna be all suave lyrical knowledge style
imagine janises parents
janis joplin
According to Colin Meloy, this is the "sexiest song ever".
This version of the song – also known as Chelsea Hotel No. 1 – has never been released. And I think Cohen never recorded it at all.
@parsons18 it might not have been recorded but there are records of him singing it. Here is a brilliant edit by Acid Pauli: https://soundcloud.com/marc-menant/chelsea-hotel-2-leonard-cohen-acid-pauli-remix The title is mis-leading - it's not #2 but actually this version!
@parsons18 it might not have been recorded but there are records of him singing it. Here is a brilliant edit by Acid Pauli: https://soundcloud.com/marc-menant/chelsea-hotel-2-leonard-cohen-acid-pauli-remix The title is mis-leading - it's not #2 but actually this version!
This song is so beautiful, and so heartbreaking. It may be "just" the story of his rendezvous with Janis Joplin, but on a deeper level it's two people who feel oppressed by the pressure to be "pretty"- in more than one way. She found her escape in the drugs that eventually led to her death.
This song is just amazing... I never heard of Cohen before. This guy I've recently come to know had me listen to it. Him and I have this exact kind of relationship. It's just amazing. The lyrics are beautiful and so perfect.