"Hallelujah", he did it! Bob Dylan honored the great late Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist LEONARD COHEN at his show in Montreal on 29th October 2023, covering Cohen's song Dance Me to the End of Love.
It's the first time Dylan has covered the song, first released by Cohen, a Montreal native, on his 1984 album, Various Positions.
Dylan has previously covered Cohen's "Hallelujah" during a 1988 Never Ending Tour stop in Montreal.

[I might share the complete recording later, if you like.]

Band Members
Bob Dylan - piano, harp
Tony Garnier - electric and standup bass
Jerry Pentecost - drums
Bob Britt - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Doug Lancio - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Donnie Herron - violin, electric mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel

Source recording: ryantheduke, Apple Watch
Remastered by Bennyboy, October 2023

Cover artwork: Collage with images by Rene Milot, The Wall Street Journal and Bob Britt (Dylan's guitarist) via post by Denise Konkal on The Bob Dylan Fan Club site.

Thanks to all involved!

LYRICS by Leonard Cohen

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Oh, let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
Show me slowly what I only know the limits of
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the wedding now, dance me on and on
Dance me very tenderly and dance me very long
We're both of us beneath our love, we're both of us above
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the children who are asking to be born
Dance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn
Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Songwriter: Leonard Cohen
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