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lazarus57 - In My Secret Life

lazarus57

Jul 05, 2025 04:39pm

MORE LEONARD<img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YmHQtgew6gY/maxresdefault.jpg" alt="In My Secret Life (Leonard Cohen cover) - YouTube"> "In My Secret Life" is a song written and performed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Leonard Cohen</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Robinson_(songwriter)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Sharon Robinson</a>. Bob Metzger plays the guitar. The song first appears on the album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_New_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Ten New Songs</a>, released in 2001.Cohen first revealed he was working on a new song called 'My Secret Life' in 1988,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_My_Secret_Life#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[1]</a> although it was not until 2001 that the song finally made it onto record. In addition to the album version of 4:53 minutes long, a promotional radio edit of 3:52 minutes was released by Sony Music Canada.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_My_Secret_Life#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[2]</a>"In My Secret Life" peaked at number two on the Polish Airplay Chart in 2002.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_My_Secret_Life#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[3]</a>Music video[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=In_My_Secret_Life&action=edit&section=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">edit</a>]The music video for "In My Secret Life" was filmed in Montreal at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_67" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Habitat 67</a>. This building is famous for its futuristic take on architecture and was built by Jewish architect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Safdie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Moshe Safdie</a>, popular for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_67" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Expo 67</a> in 1967 as his thesis at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGill_University" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">McGill University</a>.Cover versions[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=In_My_Secret_Life&action=edit&section=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">edit</a>]The song has been covered by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Burdon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Eric Burdon</a> (on his 2004 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Secret_Life_(Eric_Burdon_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">My Secret Life</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Melua" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Katie Melua</a> (on her 2009 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_(Katie_Melua_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Pictures</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Eade" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Dominique Eade</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Till_Br%C3%B6nner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Till Brönner</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_Moffatt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Ariane Moffatt</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adan_Jodorowsky" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Adan Jodorowsky</a> (in Spanish on the documentary Hecho en México) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapani_Kansa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Tapani Kansa</a> amongst others.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettye_LaVette" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Bettye LaVette</a> performed the song at the 2017 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Song:_A_Memorial_Tribute_to_Leonard_Cohen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen</a> concert.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_My_Secret_Life#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[4]</a> <img src="https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-in-my-secret-life-i-saw-you-this-morning-you-were-moving-so-fast-can-t-seem-to-loosen-leonard-cohen-38-37-93.jpg" alt="Leonard Cohen quote: In My Secret Life" "I saw you this morning, you...">