“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
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