Leonard
Cohen played the opening concert of his four date
stint in Toronto last night and words just can't express
the amount of wonder you feel in the presence of such
talent. It was truly a show full of high points (Closing
Time, Take This Waltz,Democracy,
Bird on a Wire, the list goes on and on) and
just when I thought I couldn't possibly be in any more
awe he delivered a perfectly transcendent rendition
of Hallelujah.
Watching Leonard Cohen perform live is
one of those experiences that assure you that, for those
two and half hours, you are indeed in the right time
and place. All is well with the universe.
As the gig neared its conclusion, and
Cohen sang the words, “Goodnight, my darling”
a voice called out from several rows behind us, “Don't
leave us!” The other 3,000 of us gathered inside
the Sony Centre last night couldn't have agreed more.
I haven't seen any June 6th footage on
YouTube yet but here's a clip of Closing Time
from the St. John's show on May 27th:
Leonard
Cohen 
