{"id":2918,"date":"2021-02-09T12:10:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T17:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=2918"},"modified":"2023-02-07T14:38:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T19:38:45","slug":"canada%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cgreatest-love-song%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=2918","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s \u201cGreatest Love Song\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It may catch many by surprise, but the distinction of being the By George Journal<\/em>\u2019s pick as our country\u2019s greatest love song must go to the legendary, singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen for his hauntingly romantic \u201cDance Me to the End of Love.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Most Canadians know of the iconic poet’s verse\u00a0\u2013 but few have had the chance to appreciate Leonard Cohen\u2019s endearing musical talents.<\/p>\n

Below, we\u2019ve provided the lyrics to our pick for the most amourous,\u00a0the greatest love song any Canadian has ever written. \u00a0Here is a link to the ageless Canuck crooner performing his\u00a0 \u201cDance Me to the End of Love.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 (You may prefer the song\u2019s music video<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
\nDance me through the panic ’til I’m gathered safely in
\nLift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
\nDance me to the end of love
\nDance me to the end of love
\nOh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
\nLet me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
\nShow me slowly what I only know the limits of
\nDance me to the end of love
\nDance me to the end of love
\nDance me to the wedding now, dance me on and on
\nDance me very tenderly and dance me very long
\nWe’re both of us beneath our love, we’re both of us above
\nDance me to the end of love
\nDance me to the end of love
\nDance me to the children who are asking to be born
\nDance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn
\nRaise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn
\nDance me to the end of love
\nDance me to your beauty with a burning violin
\nDance me through the panic till I’m gathered safely in
\nTouch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove
\nDance me to the end of love
\nDance me to the end of love
\nDance me to the end of love<\/p>\n

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ENDNOTE (Feb 2016):\u00a0 Leonard Cohen is 81 and remarkably, just 4 years ago he released an album which was critically acclaimed the world over. Check here for the reviews of \u201cOld Ideas.\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Chris George<\/strong> provides reliable PR & GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? Call 613-983-0801 @\u00a0CG&A COMMUNICATIONS<\/a>. Contact: ChrisG.George@gmail.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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It may catch many by surprise, but the distinction of being the By George Journal\u2019s pick as our country\u2019s greatest love song must go to the legendary, singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen for his hauntingly romantic \u201cDance Me to the End of Love.\u201d Most Canadians know of the iconic poet’s verse\u00a0\u2013 but few…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[35],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2918"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15313,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions\/15313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}