This is one of my favorite Cohen songs. I think it is about the work of songwriting, and "tower" is funny because it makes me think of an office tower, while songwriters labor away in solitude in garrets or whatever. The line "I was born with the gift of a golden voice" always gets a big applause when he sings it - we get the irony... I also love the line "I ache in the places that I used to play" - a sign of aging. I was in a serious auto accident once and this line was my mantra through recovery. Great, great song.
@drgjelten I thought tower of song is the place where old musicians go to retire, with the urge to sing his songs with his golden voice but being restrained and tied down
@drgjelten I thought tower of song is the place where old musicians go to retire, with the urge to sing his songs with his golden voice but being restrained and tied down
This is one of my favorite Cohen songs. I think it is about the work of songwriting, and "tower" is funny because it makes me think of an office tower, while songwriters labor away in solitude in garrets or whatever. The line "I was born with the gift of a golden voice" always gets a big applause when he sings it - we get the irony... I also love the line "I ache in the places that I used to play" - a sign of aging. I was in a serious auto accident once and this line was my mantra through recovery. Great, great song.
@drgjelten I thought tower of song is the place where old musicians go to retire, with the urge to sing his songs with his golden voice but being restrained and tied down
@drgjelten I thought tower of song is the place where old musicians go to retire, with the urge to sing his songs with his golden voice but being restrained and tied down