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Great question. I really had to think about this one. Here goes:

Songs of LC -- Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (but this was a very tough call)

Songs from a Room -- Seems so Long ago, Nancy

Songs of L and H -- Famous Blue Raincoat (of course, but with Last Year's Man a very close second)

New Skin -- Who by Fire (just)

DOALM -- pass (can I substitute The Gypsy's Wife?)

Recent Songs -- The Guests (this was the toughest call)

Various Positions -- If it be your Will

I'm Your Man -- First we take Manhattan (only recently promoted but firmly the current favourite from this album)

The Future -- Closing Time (Leonard's greatest modern song, in my view)

Ten New Songs -- Alexandra Leaving (by some distance)

Dear Heather -- Villanelle for our Time

One Of Us Cannot Be

Bird On A Wire/So Long Nancy

Famous Blue Raincoat

Chelsea Hotel (obvious choice, but I love it!)

Don't have Death of Ladies Man and Recent Songs (i'll get them soon)

If It Be Your Will

Take This Waltz

Anthem

Alexandra Leaving

Don't have Dear Heather

Yaniv,

You don't have "Recent Songs"?!!! Go straight to Music - Leonard Cohen on http://www.amazon.com page 10, where you can buy (brand new) the trilogy of "Recent Songs", "Death of a Ladies' Man" and "The Future" for $13.00 - all with their original covers in jewel cases, in a cardboard cover (you can use "The Future" as a present).

All the best, John E

My list today (changes almost every day):

Songs of Leonard Cohen - The Stranger Song

Songs From a Room - Seems So Long Ago, Nancy

Songs of Love and Hate - Diamonds In The Mine

New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Lover, Lover, Lover

Death of a Ladies Man - Memories

Recent Songs - The Traitor

Various Positions - Dance Me To The End Of Love

I'm Your Man - Take This Waltz

The Future - Closing Time

Ten New Songs - That Don`t Make It Junk

Dear Heather - Because Of

Songs of Leonard Cohen - Master Song (but every song on this album is incredible)

Songs From a Room - Seems so long ago, Nancy

Songs of Love and Hate - Avalanche (but Famous Blue Raincoat and Dress Rehearsal Rag are just as great)

New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Take This Longing

Death of a Ladies Man - title track

Recent Songs - Came so far for Beauty (I guess)

Various Positions - If it be your will

Ten New Songs - Here it is (incredible)

Dear Heather - The Letters

I can't say that I like 'all' of his albums

Songs of Leonard Cohen - Sisters of Mercy

Songs From a Room – Seems so Long ago

Songs of Love and Hate – Famous Blue Raincoat

New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Who by Fire

Death of a Ladies Man - Don't go Home

Recent Songs - Ballad of the Absent Mare

Various Positions – Hallelujah

I'm Your Man – First, we take Manhattan

The Future – The Future

Ten New Songs - Boogie Street

Dear Heather - The Letters

I wonder if someone with a bit more time and net wisdom could create a widget to tally the song choices?

David

Hi.

Here's my list (took me long to complete it, difficult choice):

Songs of Leonard Cohen: Sisters Of Mercy (or maybe Stories of the Street, I cannot tell )
Songs From A Room: Story of Isaac
Songs of Love And Hate: Famous Blue Raincoat (could be Last Year's Man, I don't really know)
New Skin for the Old Ceremony: I Tried To Leave You
Death of a Ladie's Man: None, this album does not exist for me.
Recent Songs: The Gypsy's Wife (or maybe Humbled In Love, or The Window )
Various Positions: Dance Me To The End Of Love (that was easy! )
I'm Your Man: Take This Waltz
The Future: Anthem
Ten New Songs: By the Rivers Dark (+ Here It Is )
Dear Heather: There for You (I think I like Dear Heather more, but I picked this, because in Dear Heather I don't like the spelling part )

I'll play! Tough to choose just one (so I chose two! Is that allowed?) but as of today, here's my list (some of these choices were influenced by LC's recent tour).

Songs of Leonard Cohen - Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye / Sisters of Mercy

Songs From a Room – You Know Who I Am / Bird on the Wire

Songs of Love and Hate – Famous Blue Raincoat / Last Year's Man

New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Chelsea Hotel #2 / Who By Fire

Death of a Ladies Man - True Love Leaves No Traces / Fingerprints

Recent Songs - The Gypsy's Wife / The Smokey Life

Various Positions – Dance Me To The End of Love / Hallelujah

I'm Your Man – First, we take Manhattan / Ain't No Cure for Love

The Future – Closing Time / Anthem

Ten New Songs - In My Secret Life / Alexandra Leaving

Dear Heather - Nightingale / The Faith

If I had broken the rules further, I could have added, for some albums, a third, fourth, perhaps even a fifth "favourite," since I am very indecisive, as a rule.

Songs of Leonard Cohen - Sisters of Mercy, Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye

Songs From a Room - A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes, Lady Midnight

Songs of Love and Hate - Love Calls You By Your Name, Sing Another Song Boys

New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Take This Longing, Chelsea Hotel

Death of a Ladies Man - I Left a Woman Waiting, Paper Thin Hotel

Recent Songs - Ballad of the Absent Mare, The Window

Various Positions - Coming Back to You, Night Comes On

I'm Your Man - Take This Waltz, I Can't Forget

The Future - Anthem, Democracy

Ten New Songs - Alexandra Leaving, Love Itself

Dear Heather - The Faith, Go No More a Roving

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I see that I started a trend, listing two songs from each! Thanks, John, for playing by my rules! (And, who I am to change the rules, anyway?)

I couldn't do it with just one before, but now that we are listing two - here goes

Songs of Leonard Cohen = So Long Marianne - Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye

Songs From a Room = The Partisan - Tonight Will Be Fine

Songs of Love and Hate = Joan of Arc - Diamonds in the Mine

New Skin For the Old Ceremony = Lover, Lover, Lover - There Is a War

Death of a Ladies Man = Fingerprints - Don't Go Home With...(wish they would redo this CD)

Recent Songs = Guests - Gypsy's Wife

Various Positions = Dance Me To the End of Love - If It Be Your Will

I'm Your Man = Take This Waltz - I'm Your Man (this was hard)

The Future = Light As the Breeze - Closing Time (hard)

Ten New Songs = Boogie Street - Here It Is

Dear Heather = Because Of - The Faith

Even with 2 choices, this is still hard!

Best regards,
Mary

Two songs is less agonising, I'm going to do it again

Songs of Leonard Cohen - Master Song; So Long, Marianne

Songs From a Room - Lady Midnight; A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes

Songs of Love and Hate - Sing Another Song, Boys; Avalanche

New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Take This Longing; There is a War

Death of a Ladies' Man - Memories; Death of a Ladies' Man

Recent Songs - The Window; Our Lady of Solitude

Various Positions - If It Be Your Will; Hallelujah

I'm Your Man - Everybody Knows; I Can't Forget

The Future - Waiting for the Miracle; Anthem

Ten New Songs - In My Secret Life; By The Rivers Dark

Dear Heather - The Faith; The Letters

It´s a long time ago, that I heard a studio album!

Songs of LC: One of us cannot be wrong; Hey that´s no way to say goodbye

Songs from a room: Seems so long ago, Nancy; Story of Isaac

Songs of love and hate: Last year´s man, Famous blue raincoat

New skin for the old ceremony: I can hear it up and down: Why don´t you try; A singer must die

Death of: That´s the opposite of new skin: none of them is a favourite song, but and only live I like Iodine and memories

Recent songs: Humbled in love; The smokey life and my all-time favourite The gypsy´s wife

Various positions: The law; If it be your will

I´m your man: Everybody knows; First we take Manhattan

The future: Waiting for the miracle

Ten new songs: Sorry, but no favourite songs again, maybe: A thousand kisses deep or here it is, but no song will find a place of a 4CD (or more)-Box of
my favourite songs

Dear heather: same problem: I like a little bit The faith

Maybe time for a new topic: What´s your favourite(s) live version of each song

Atb
Fried

A VERY tough call, but I'll have a go: my second choice is in brackets -

Songs Of: Suzanne (Master Song)

From A Room: Seems So Long Ago, Nancy (You Know Who I Am)

Love And Hate: Dress Rehearsal Rag - can't believe no one's picked this before! (Last Year's Man)

Live Songs: Bird On The Wird (You Know Who I Am)

New Skin: Who By Fire (Chelsea Hotel #2)

Lady's Man: Memories (Iodine)

Recent Songs: The Smokey Life (Came So Far For Beauty)

Various Positions: Dance Me To The End Of Love (Night Comes On)

I'm Your Man: First We Take Manhattan (Everybody Knows)

The Future: Anthem (Waiting For The Miracle)

Cohen Live: Dance Me To The End Of Love (Heart With No Companion)

Field Commander Cohen: Memories (The Gypsy Wife)

Ten New Songs: In My Secret Life (Boogie Street)

Not listened to Dear Heather enough to form an opinion yet!

Songs of Leonard Cohen - Suzanne

Songs From a Room - A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes

Songs of Love and Hate - Avalanche

New Skin For the Old Ceremony - Take This Longing

Death of a Ladies Man - Death of a Ladies Man

Recent Songs - Ballad of the Absent Mare

Various Positions - Dance Me To The End Of Love

I'm Your Man - First We Take Manhattan

The Future - Waiting For The Miracle

Ten New Songs - In My Secret Life

Dear Heather - The Faith