Comments on: When Songs DON’T Rhyme – Leonard Cohen’s ‘Suzanne’… and Others https://tonyconniff.com/when-songs-dont-rhyme-leonard-cohens-suzanne-and-others/ Songwriter, Producer, and Coach, based in New York City. Sun, 09 Jun 2019 06:55:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: SJC https://tonyconniff.com/when-songs-dont-rhyme-leonard-cohens-suzanne-and-others/#comment-6389 Sun, 09 Jun 2019 06:55:22 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=1565#comment-6389 River….(next verse) give her..I love to sing just :River(next line) give her).LOL

]]> By: Tony Conniff https://tonyconniff.com/when-songs-dont-rhyme-leonard-cohens-suzanne-and-others/#comment-6388 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 04:49:27 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=1565#comment-6388 In reply to Robin Nixon.

Robin,
So sorry for the delayed response; I just saw your post!
I totally agree with you about the relationship between the words… not traditional rhymes, but the sounds are connected. Great point!
And sound is what it’s all about.
Thanks for reading and writing,
Tony

]]> By: Tony Conniff https://tonyconniff.com/when-songs-dont-rhyme-leonard-cohens-suzanne-and-others/#comment-6387 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 04:47:11 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=1565#comment-6387 In reply to cayte Jablow.

Cayte,
Just saw this… sorry for the 3 year delay!
Thanks for sharing your insights.
Hope all is well.
Love,
Tony

]]> By: Robin Nixon https://tonyconniff.com/when-songs-dont-rhyme-leonard-cohens-suzanne-and-others/#comment-6386 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 16:27:10 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=1565#comment-6386 It’s not rhyming as we know it (Captain) but the first verse has kinds of rhymes throughout: river / beside her / be there / tell her / give her / answer / lover. In the second verse there’s sailor / water & tower, then there’s see him / free them, followed by broken / open. The third verse has feathers / counters / flowers, finished with forever and mirror.

What I think this song has is lots of implied rhymes that are so subtle because of the beautiful poetry and imagery – but there’s definitely a rhyming form of Cohen’s own devising running throughout this song…

]]> By: cayte Jablow https://tonyconniff.com/when-songs-dont-rhyme-leonard-cohens-suzanne-and-others/#comment-6384 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 18:49:13 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=1565#comment-6384 Harmonies are musical rhymes. Music, math, & words are intimately related media for expressing the same essential aspects of Life. I really resonate with Context & Expectation being key here. Thinking outside the box… one must first identify the box. The cadence of the words in Suzanne keeps us in constant anticipation, almost creating a musical counterpoint to music notation. To my ear, the music’s conclusions/satisfactions allow the lyrics to be more like musical solos… phrases whole & satisfying, context creating.

]]> By: cayte Jablow https://tonyconniff.com/when-songs-dont-rhyme-leonard-cohens-suzanne-and-others/#comment-6383 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 18:17:39 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=1565#comment-6383 Expectation &/in Context… I hear the rhymes in the melody & the musical counterpoint in the lyrics

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