Anyone else thinking of Leonard Cohen in Bono's singing for Cedars of Lebanon ?

[U2girl]

If Breathe is Bono chanelling Bob Dylan and/or Michael Stipe, is Cedars of Lebanon his inner Cohen tribute ?

 

[kpod]

I can see it in the vocal styling but not the lyrics. Cohen's writing is at a level that even great songwriters like Bono cannot reach.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I think this goes for anyone doing this style of "spoken word" poetry to music sort of delivery though...

 

[mirrorballman]

Bono is Bono (I know, figured that one out all by myself), he's not sounding like anyone else nor is he trying to.

 

[stealthboy]

Tom Waits / Johnny Cash / Cohen... all have that spoken song thing at times.

 

[Irishteen]

Definitely Leonard Cohen, I've been thinking that since the first time I heard the song.