Re: leonard cohen

[Martin Grossman <tgg...>]

Leonard says in an interview somewhere that the song is about the Holocaust --
and the persistence of love even under such unbearable circumstances. I'm
paraphrasing rather badly, but this is the gist of it.

Marty Grossman

MaxwellSt (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

> We have twice been asked to play his song, "Dance Me To The End of Love," as
> a bridal dance.  I believe that is because, although the content is
> non-specific, the melody is a Russian derivative with a Jewish nuance.  (Our
> Russian violinist thinks so, anyway).
>
> Lori
> Maxwell St.
>

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