Wendy, thanks for commenting on this. I too hope that Anthem will be included.
Somewhere,someone has asked if the tour is becoming stale. I'd whisper "No! No! No!" ..... but 'if you want to play a little longer, we'll stay' ... to hear:
Anthem
The Faith
Teachers
Master Song
Different Sides
Take This Longing
The Night Comes On
and ...............??
Hope we'll support the musicians with wild appreciation ...
A XX
I miss "Anthem"!!
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"You let me sing, you lifted me up, you gave my soul a beam to travel on. ... You gave the injury a tongue to heal itself."
Leonard Cohen in Book of Mercy (1984) Ch. 19.
Leonard Cohen in Book of Mercy (1984) Ch. 19.
Re: I miss "Anthem"!!
I always felt Anthem was an integral part of the set, but if famous blue raincoat doesn't return I will be most disappointed. My all time favourite track, and he only played it one of the times i've seen him so far.
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Don't worry James - my mistake! Famous Blue Raincoat WAS played in Bournemouth. I was struggling so much with hotel internet last night I didn't realise I'd missed it off the set list.James T wrote:I always felt Anthem was an integral part of the set, but if famous blue raincoat doesn't return I will be most disappointed. My all time favourite track, and he only played it one of the times i've seen him so far.
Sorry about that. Still no Anthem though.
Wendy
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Ain't you a star! Still, Anthem as the last track of the first set was always a lovely moment for me in the past. Never seen lover... though, and I love that. Hell, can he not do a Kraftwerk and play every album?? 

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Just noticed this thread, and agree that without "Anthem" the heart seems to have been torn out of the concert. I also regret the exclusion of "Sisters of Mercy" " "I Can't Forget", "Hey That's Now Way To Say Goodbye", and "Heart With No Companion". What remains is excellent of course, but overall the set-list is a lesser one.
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Having reflected on this, I think I realise what's missing - namely the absence of some of Leonard's most deeply spiritual songs - for instance Anthem, Sisters of Mercy, Coming Back To You, Show Me the Place, and Whither Thou Goest. The difference in the set is marginal though - from the sublime and transcendental to the supremely excellent!