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Will Pearl Jam ever cover Leonard Cohen?

Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,864
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I feel like Pearl Jam has covered their way through the pantheon of the big artists of rock history- Beatles, Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Who etc etc etc etc etc-

But one big blind spot is Leonard Cohen-- Has he ever been referenced by any member in interviews? No cover of Famous Blue Raincoat or Democracy? Not even a try of the overly expected and overly covered Hallelujah? 

Listening to Leonard Cohens amazing 2007 live album from London (top 10 live album of all time) and come on now Pearl Jam. Step it up.
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  • CopperTomCopperTom Posts: 3,079
    No more covers. 
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  • OfThePearlOfThePearl Posts: 880
    I prefer Very limited covers.

    No additional covers are needed, unless its to honor a revered musician who has passed. Or perhaps a unique situation.

    A few that have become beloved over time I'd like to keep. Such as: (Its OK, Save It For Later, Throw Your Arms Around Me, Don't Be Shy, RITFW).

  • NEweatherNEweather Posts: 524
    This is a good question. 
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,593
    Please say no to hallelujah.   
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • OfThePearlOfThePearl Posts: 880
    +1
  • Ukuleddie VeggerUkuleddie Vegger Posts: 515
    Tom Waits would probably be the closest to Cohen that they covered. I’d rather hear one from their forthcoming or a B-Side. But, this is the Gigaton tour; maybe they’ll play the whole album?
  • OfThePearlOfThePearl Posts: 880
    Oooh forthcoming. I vote for that!
  • Kearn5yKearn5y Ireland Posts: 2,969
    I think eddie could pull it off solo, but not sure I would want a band cover. 
    Kearnsy
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,336
    No thanks
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  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,409
    This seems more like a move Kiss would make. 
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  • apirk72apirk72 Posts: 506
    Would be nice, probably more likely to happen at Ed solo show if it ever did.
  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 14,272
    Glen covers Cohen well
    brixton 93
    astoria 06
    albany 06
    hartford 06
    reading 06
    barcelona 06
    paris 06
    wembley 07
    dusseldorf 07
    nijmegen 07

    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,632
    I hope not.
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  • BLACK35BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,853
    No thanks!
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