“Walk Away Renee” by The Left Banke (1966)
Michael Brown penned the track “Walk Away Renee” owing to Renee Fladen-Kamm Tom Finn’s, the bass player, girlfriend. She used to sit in the recording studio while the band was recording music. Renee was blonde and tall and she made Brown very nervous. He was just 16 years old during that time. Eventually he struggled to attend practice sessions whenever she was around because his nerves made it impossible for him to concentrate. “She May Call You Up Tonight” and “Pretty Ballerina” are the other two songs he wrote about Renee.
“Walk Away Renee” By The Left Banke 1966
“Suzanne” by Leonard Cohen (1967)
“Suzanne” was originally a poem Leonard Cohen wrote. It talks about how he was attracted to Suzanne Verdal. Cohen said that Verdals’ beauty can be described as otherworldly and “everyone was in love with Suzanne.” In the year 1967, Judy Collins transformed the poem to a song and Cohen later performed the track. It became his album’s, Songs of Leonard Cohen, debut single. While the tracks alludes to a relationship with a sexual nature, the two have outright said the stories were not true.
“Suzanne” By Leonard Cohen 1967
