Avalanche (Leonard Cohen song)
| "Avalanche" | |
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| Song by Leonard Cohen | |
| from the album Songs of Love and Hate | |
| Released | 1971 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Length | 5:07 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Leonard Cohen |
| Producer(s) | Bob Johnston |
"Avalanche" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. It appears on his third studio album, Songs of Love and Hate (1971).
The lyrics are based on a poem he had previously written. He acknowledged in a 1992 interview with Paul Zollo that his "chop", his unique pattern of playing classical guitar, is behind many of his early songs, and this one features Cohen's trademark fast, syncopated classical guitar pattern as the accompaniment on the recording of the song.[1]
Cover versions
[edit]- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds recorded a version of the song for their debut studio album, From Her to Eternity (1984). In 2015, as a solo artist, Nick Cave covered "Avalanche" again for season 2 of Black Sails.[2] The Black Sails version was used again in season 2 of Invincible.[3]
- Aimee Mann recorded the song as opening theme for the documentary television series I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020).[4]
- Swedish rock band Ghost released a cover of the song as a bonus track for their fourth studio album Prequelle (2018).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Zollo, Paul (1997). "Interview with Leonard Cohen, Los Angeles, 1992". Songwriters on Songwriting (expanded ed.). Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-80777-0.
- ^ Rayner, Miles (January 9, 2015). "Hear Nick Cave's new cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Avalanche' for 'Black Sails' -- exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ Staff, WiC (2023-11-24). "All the songs in Invincible Episode 204, "It's Been a While"". Winter is Coming. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (July 1, 2020). "Aimee Mann Covers Leonard Cohen's "Avalanche" For HBO's 'I'll Be Gone In The Dark': Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Kennelty, Greg (August 15, 2019). "GHOST Announces Prequelle Box Set With Rare Tracks & Photo Book". Metal Injection. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
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