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Leonard Cohen's Legacy with Adam Cohen: Thanks for the Dance

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

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The Power of Punchlines

I missed the songs without the punch lines. That would have been my one request. I think once he fell into that, I think it made it easier to write the songs for him. In other words, it wasn't a forfeiture of poetry. But it was an economy. How many albums did he make? I don't know in total of 12, 13, 14. He is tapping into something. He's mining for sure. Where you dare not go.

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