Leonard Cohen

The Captain

1984 · CBS CBS 26222 · Westmount, Canada

Artist
Leonard Cohen
Title
The Captain
Release
Various Positions
Year
1984
Label
CBS # CBS 26222
Format
LP · Album
Language
English
Country
Westmount, Canada
Genre
Singer Songwriter · Folk Rock
Primary theme
Post-War

Notes

"The Captain" "There is no decent place to stand in a massacre / But if a woman take your hand, then go and stand with her / I left a wife in Tennessee and my baby in Saigon / I risked my life, but not to hear some country-western song" [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM]

About the artist

Born 21 September 1934, Westmount, Quebec, Canada. Died 7 November 2016, Los Angeles, California, USA. Canadian songwriter, singer, poet and novelist. [Source: Wikipedia]

Themes

Soldier's Perspective · Saigon · Combat