简介：Followinghis70thbirthdayinSeptember2004,thisdocumentaryexplorestheCanadiansinger-songwriter'senormousinfluence.AdmirerspayingtributeinthisprogrammeincludeNickCave,IanMcCulloch,ArthurSmith,KathrynWilliamsandPaulMorley. Forsomeonewithareputationforbeingamisery-mongerLeonardCohenhasalotoffans.Therehavebeenover100coverversionsrecordedofhissongSuzanneandtributealbumsfeaturecontributionsfromthelikesofREM,EltonJohnandthePixies.IanMcCullochperformsaversionofSuzanneonthisprogrammeandKathrynWilliamssingsHallelujah. Cohenwasapoetlongbeforehestartedmakingmusicandhissongsareliteratemeditationsonlove,longing,religionandmeaning,deliveredwithalternateintensityanddryhumour.InTowerofSonghejokesthathewas"bornwiththegiftofagoldenvoice",butit'sthedistinctivenatureofthevoiceratherthantechnicalaccomplishmentthatisremarkable.…