Who sang First We Take Manhattan

[SkylineSwine]

I saw this song on MTV the other day it appeared to be by an old bloke with
a beard and wonder if anyone has the lyrics and/or knows who its by

[Cecrle]

"SkylineSwine" <loo...@globalnet.co.uk> wrote:
>I saw this song on MTV the other day it appeared to be by an old bloke with
>a beard and wonder if anyone has the lyrics and/or knows who its by

It is by Leonard Cohen. I think it's on his I'm Your Man album.

That song is okay, but his earliest stuff is his best. Check out Songs
Of; Songs From a Room; etc.

BTW--they showed this on *MTV*?!! During what show/schedule-period??

-FC

[Joerg Schenk]

There is also a version of the song by Jennifer Warnes from 1987.

Joerg

[missewon]

i, too, would like to know when the hell they showed this on MTV... was
this some sort of flukey euro mtv or something?

dang... we nevah get the good stuff on OUR mtv... I WANT MY MTV... I'd
be happy if they'd play "Dog Police" just ONCE on OUR MTV...

oh yeah... and REM did a cover of this song, too.
missE

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here's the lyrics for

FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN Leonard Cohen

They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
For trying to change the system from within
I'm coming now I'm coming to reward them
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'd really like to live beside you, baby
I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
But you see that line there moving through the station
I told you I told you I told you I was one of those

You loved me as a loser
but now you're worried that I just might win
You know the way to stop me
but you don't have the discipline
How many nights I prayed for this: to let my work begin
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I don't like your fashion business, mister
I don't like these drugs that keep you thin
I don't like what happened to my sister
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

And I thank you for those items that you sent me:
The monkey end the plywood violin
I practiced every night and now I'm ready
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

Remember me, I used to live for music
Remember me, I brought your groceries in
It's Father's Day and everybody's wounded
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

[sr...@my-dejanews.com]

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"SkylineSwine" <loo...@globalnet.co.uk> wrote:
> I saw this song on MTV the other day it appeared to be by an old bloke with
> a beard and wonder if anyone has the lyrics and/or knows who its by
>
>

Leonard Cohen on “I’m Your Man”

http://www.netsonic.fi/~ja/cohen/album9.html

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[LAURA 1096]

First We Take Manhattan
by Leonard Cohen

They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
For trying to change the system from within

I'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'd really like to live beside you baby

I love your body and your spirit and your clothes

But you see that line there moving through the station?
I told you, I told you, I told you I was one of those

Ah, you loved me as a loser, but now you're worried that I
just might win
You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the
discipline
How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I don't like your fashion business mister
And I don't like these drugs that keep you thin

I don't like what happened to my sister
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'd really like to live beside you baby . . .

And I thank you for those items that you sent me

The monkey and the plywood violin
I practiced every night, now I'm ready

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I am guided

Ah remember me, I used to live for music

Remember me, I brought your groceries in

Well it's Father's Day, and everybody's wounded

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

LAURA
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I've got good news. That gum you like
is going to come back in style.
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[SkylineSwine]

Sorry ive just asked my gf she said it was on VH1 not MTV

missewon wrote in message <35AF17...@earthlink.net>...

>i, too, would like to know when the hell they showed this on MTV... was
>this some sort of flukey euro mtv or something?
>
>dang... we nevah get the good stuff on OUR mtv... I WANT MY MTV... I'd
>be happy if they'd play "Dog Police" just ONCE on OUR MTV...
>
>oh yeah... and REM did a cover of this song, too.
>missE
>
>--
>
>
>here's the lyrics for
>

>FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN Leonard Cohen

>
>They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
>For trying to change the system from within

>I'm coming now I'm coming to reward them

>First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
>
>I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
>I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
>I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
>First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
>

>I'd really like to live beside you, baby

>I love your body and your spirit and your clothes

>But you see that line there moving through the station
>I told you I told you I told you I was one of those
>
>You loved me as a loser

>but now you're worried that I just might win
>You know the way to stop me

>but you don't have the discipline

>How many nights I prayed for this: to let my work begin

>First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
>

>I don't like your fashion business, mister

>I don't like these drugs that keep you thin
>I don't like what happened to my sister
>First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
>

>And I thank you for those items that you sent me:

>The monkey end the plywood violin
>I practiced every night and now I'm ready

>First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
>

>Remember me, I used to live for music

>Remember me, I brought your groceries in

>It's Father's Day and everybody's wounded

[SkylineSwine]

Sorry ive just asked my gf she said it was on VH1 not MTV

Cecrle wrote in message <6om8nl$pt2$3...@nw001t.infi.net>...

>"SkylineSwine" <loo...@globalnet.co.uk> wrote:
>>I saw this song on MTV the other day it appeared to be by an old bloke
with
>>a beard and wonder if anyone has the lyrics and/or knows who its by
>

[Tor Rein]

Don't have the lyrics. The singer is Leonard Cohen

[jeni...@my-dejanews.com]

Leonard Cohen wrote and sang this song but Jennifer Warnes does a beautiful
cover of it and other Cohen songs on her album titled "Famous Blue Raincoat".
Jen

In article <6om6fj$a5a$1...@heliodor.xara.net>,

"SkylineSwine" <loo...@globalnet.co.uk> wrote:
> I saw this song on MTV the other day it appeared to be by an old bloke with
> a beard and wonder if anyone has the lyrics and/or knows who its by
>
>

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[Cecrle]

jeni...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>Leonard Cohen wrote and sang this song but Jennifer Warnes does a beautiful
>cover of it and other Cohen songs on her album titled "Famous Blue Raincoat".

What, can she write songs of her own? Sounds lame.

-FC

[jeni...@my-dejanews.com]

In article <6otsg9$b1p$3...@nw001t.infi.net>,

Lame huh? Well, for your info she can write songs of her own but this just
happens to be a TRIBUTE album, and she and Leonard sing a duet of Joan of Arc
on it. Jen

[Cecrle]

jeni...@my-dejanews.com wrote:

>Lame huh? Well, for your info she can write songs of her own but this just
>happens to be a TRIBUTE album, and she and Leonard sing a duet of Joan of Arc
>on it. Jen

A trib. album all of her own? Still sounds lame! :)

-FC

[jeni...@my-dejanews.com]

In article <6p0ila$hoo$2...@nw001t.infi.net>,

My but you're open minded, Jennifer Warnes happens to have a beautiful voice
and I think she and Leonard Cohen are/or were friends but I'm not going to
argue with you, it's your loss.

[Rumi]

Joerg Schenk wrote:
>
> There is also a version of the song by Jennifer Warnes from 1987.
>
> Joerg

And by R.E.M. I believe.

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