Leonard Cohen & The Passenger
8 November 1979
Rheingoldhalle, Mainz, West Germany
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Master Reel > DAT > CDr > EAC > SF8 > TLH > .flac
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TT: 117:13.00
Set One (CD1 50:10.00):
01. [5:59.52] Bird on the Wire
02. [4:13.50] Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
03. [6:25.10] Who by Fire
04. [4:20.22] One of Us Cannot Be Wrong
05. [6:47.37] Passin' Through (Rob Blakeslee)
06. [5:47.37] The Window
07. [6:40.06] Joan of Arc
08. [3:12.48] Red River Valley (traditional) >
09. [6:46.25] So Long, Marianne
Set Two (CD2 67:03.00):
10. [4:20.07] Avalanche (solo)
11. [3:40.01] Chelsea Hotel #2 (solo)
12. [4:58.22] The Stranger Song (solo)
13. [3:07.33] Sisters of Mercy (solo)
14. [3:56.05] The Partisan (Anna Marly/Hy Zaret)
15. [7:55.08] Famous Blue Raincoat
16. [5:31.53] The Gypsy's Wife
17. [3:13.63] Our Lady of Solitude
18. [6:28.47] The Guests
19. [5:10.10] Memories
20. [5:24.12] Suzanne
21. [4:58.38] Story of Isaac
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22. [4:00.54] Why Don't You Try
23. [4:19.10] Tonight Will Be Fine
*The only known live rendition of "Red River Valley".*
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Leonard Cohen - vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
The Passenger are:
Jennifer Warnes - vocals
Sharon Robinson - vocals
Mitch Watkins - electric guitar
John Bilezikjian - oud, mandolin
Raffi Hakopian - violin
Paul Ostermayer - wind
Bill Ginn - keyboards
Roscoe Beck - bass
Steve Meador - drums
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LenTalk:
***before BIRD ON THE WIRE:
Thank you very much.
***after JOAN OF ARC:
????????.
[heckler: ???]
Pardon?
[heckler: ???]
Go back to President Carter?
[heckler: "go better!"]
Get better than Carter? (laughter) He's ??????? voice. He's not so strong at the ballads, though, or the country tunes!
***after SO LONG, MARIANNE:
Thanks a lot. We'll be back in about 10 to 15 minutes. Thank you.
***before CHELSEA HOTEL #2:
A long time ago I met a great American singer. I wrote this song for her. Her name is Janis Joplin. Chelsea Hotel.
***after FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT:
Thank you very much, I'd like to present the members of the group to you. On saxophone, flute and clarinet - Paul Ostermayer. On the piano and electronic keyboards - Mad Dog Bill Ginn. On the violin from Armenia - Raffi Hakopian. On the electric bass - Roscoe Beck. On the drums - Steve Meador. On the electric guitar - Mitch Watkins. On the mandolin and the oud - John Bilezikjian. Our vocalists - Sharon Robinson - Jenifer Warnes.
***before THE GYPSY'S WIFE:
This is a song from my new record. It's called Gypsy's Wife.
***before MEMORIES:
I'd like to do a song from a record that no one liked... or bought... [heckler: "Memories"!] That's it! That's it! That's the one! Here we go.
***after MEMORIES:
[female heckler: "Hey, would you like to sing one of your wishing(?) songs?"]
One of my vicious songs?
***during TONIGHT WILL BE FINE:
Paul Ostermayer on the saxophone! Bill Ginn - keyboards! Roscoe Beck on the bass! Steve Meador on drums! Mitch Watkins on guitar! John Bilezikjian on the oud and mandolin! Sharon Robinson! Jennifer Warnes! Raffi Hakopian on the violin! Good night, folks, thanks a lot!
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