Songs
With the exception of "Last Year's Man", Cohen has performed every song live. Because of its depressing content, he has played "Dress Rehearsal Rag" in concert on only two occasions, two years before Songs of Love and Hate.
Judy Collins recorded "Dress Rehearsal Rag" in 1966 on the album In My Life, years before it would appear on Songs of Love and Hate.
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds recorded a version of "Avalanche" for their 1984 album From Her to Eternity.
"Famous Blue Raincoat" has been covered numerous times, notably by Jennifer Warnes, who once toured as a back-up singer for Cohen, on her 1987 tribute album to him, Famous Blue Raincoat. It has also been covered by Tori Amos on the Leonard Cohen tribute album Tower of Song.
Warnes also covered "Joan of Arc" on Famous Blue Raincoat as a duet with Cohen. Allison Crowe recorded "Joan of Arc" for release on her 2004 album Secrets and this version also appears on the Mojo (magazine) 2008 tribute compilation CD Cohen Covered. Anna Calvi has also covered Joan of Arc on the road and in the studio, available as a B-Side to her single 'Desire'.
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