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Tower of Song

by Claire Porter & the Stouts

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This is a cover of the classic Leonard Cohen song, Tower of Song. I've also made a music video, available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGiuGWNFXcU

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Well, my friends are gone and my hair is grey
I ache in the places where I used to play
And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on
I'm just paying my rent every day in the Tower of Song
I said to Hank Williams, how lonely does it get?
Hank Williams hasn't answered yet
But I hear him coughing all night long
Oh, a hundred floors above me in the Tower of Song
I was born like this, I had no choice
I was born with the gift of a golden voice
And twenty-seven angels from the Great Beyond
They tied me to this table right here in the Tower of Song
So you can stick your little pins in that voodoo doll
I'm very sorry, baby, doesn't look like me at all
I'm standing by the window where the light is strong
Ah, they don't let a woman kill you, not in the Tower of Song
Now, you can say that I've grown bitter but of this you may be sure
The rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor
And there's a mighty judgment coming, but I may be wrong
You see, you hear these funny voices in the Tower of Song
I see you standing on the other side
I don't know how the river got so wide
I loved you baby, way back when
And all the bridges are burning that we might have crossed
But I feel so close to everything that we lost
We'll never, we'll never have to lose it again
Now I bid you farewell, I don't know when I'll be back
They're moving us tomorrow to that tower down the track
But you'll be hearing from me baby, long after I'm gone
I'll be speaking to you sweetly from a window in the Tower of Song
Yeah, my friends are gone and my hair is gray
I ache in the places where I used to play
And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on
I'm just paying my rent every day in the Tower of Song

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released April 18, 2020
written by Leonard Cohen, all vocals and instruments performed by Claire Porter, recorded, mixed and mastered by Claire Porter

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Claire Porter & the Stouts St. John'S, Newfoundland and Labrador

Claire Porter is a singer/songwriter hailing from Newfoundland. She's inspired by everything from hard blues to soft folk and mixes all of that inspiration into new songs that sound like you've heard them before. She’s been described as a mix between Judy Garland and Tom Waits. Her strong voice sends shivers down your spine and her melodies take you far and wide, with her Stouts or solo. ... more

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