Song of the day for November 7, 2024

Suzanne by Leonard Cohen is today’s featured song.
On November 7, 2016, singer, songwriter, novelist, and poet, Leonard Cohen, died at the age of 82. A highly-influential figure, Cohen built his name as a writer in the mid-50s, eventually launching a prolific music career in the late 60s, penning such classic songs as “Suzanne,” “So Long, Marianne,” “Bird on a Wire,” “Dance Me to the End of Love,” and “Hallelujah.” A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Cohen was celebrated throughout his life with a myriad of awards, including multiple Junos, Grammys, a BRIT, and a 2010 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2011, the Canadian-born artist was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada (the country’s highest civilian honor).