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It was directed by british filmmaker tony palmer, with cinematography by les young. Leonard cohen performs bird on the wire at the o2 arena in london on september 15th 20. A may 1968 recording produced by david crosby, titled like a bird, was added to the 2007 remastered cd. Oct 16, 2015 this recording is a cover of bird on the wire as made famous by leonard cohen this version is not the original version, and is not performed by leonard cohen. E like a worm on a hook, a d like a knight from some old fashioned book a e a asus4 a asus2 a i have saved all my ribbons for thee. In 1970 leonard cohen performed at the isle of wight festival in england, and this. May 5, 2018 bird on the wire lyrics and video leonard cohen. We have an official bird on the wire tab made by ug professional.
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