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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities, Leonard Cohen

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Leonard Cohen's, "The Future"
The Lyrics:
and all the lousy little poets
coming round
trying to sound like Charlie Manson.

Give me back the Berlin Wall
give me Stalin and St. Paul
Who They Mention:
Charles Manson
Josef Stalin
St. Paul
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
Leonard Cohen's, "Tower Of Song"
The Lyrics:
I said to Hank Williams: how lonely does it get? Hank Williams hasn't answered yet But I hear him coughing all night long A hundred floors above me In the Tower of Song
Who They Mention:
Hank Williams
Submitted by: FussBudget
Leonard Cohen's, "Waiting for the Miracle"
The Lyrics:
There's not much entertainment
and the critics are severe.
The Maestro says it's Mozart
but it sounds like bubble gum
Who They Mention:
Mozart
Submitted by: Tania WYEP

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