On Monday night, Leonard Cohen fans celebrated the iconic musician by hosting a memorial concert featuring famous entertainers, like Seth Rogen, Feist, k.d. lang, Lana Del Ray, Sting, and Elvis Costello. The event, “Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen,” took place in Cohen’s hometown of Montreal.
At the concert, Rogen participated in a reading of Cohen’s work, telling the crowd: “As a Canadian Jewish person, there is no greater honor than reading a Leonard Cohen poem in the middle of a hockey arena.”
The performances were beautiful and heartfelt, including Feist’s beautiful rendition of Cohen’s “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye” below:
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