I love this song of Leonard Cohen and I understand this version!! I think that it is wonderful...so spontaneous...and beck is a genius!!

Works for me. (and the original is one of my all-time sacred songs)

For some reason, I find this cover haunting, visceral and stunning. Leonard Cohen songs are so amazing that they can be transformed like this and still work, like Nick Cave's cover of Tower of Song. At first, I was like WTF, but then you realize the original song is so great that is can be morphed into something entirely different and still be great.

The original is one of my favourite songs in the world. I didn't like this at first but I kept listening and I actually think it's fantastic.

great great great !thanks for sharing!

I love the voice of Andrew Vanwyngarden!!!

good songs never die

awesome

My name is Suzanne, I love Jesus, really enjoyed Beck's more upbeat version, and as much as I like Leonard Cohen's original Suzanne version too, I wish he never wrote this song using MY NAME (LOL - applies too much to self to comprehend him writing this). May God guide your way and fill your spirit with happiness and joy through your life travels!!!

Does anyone know of a faster, more punker and more emotional sounding version of this that came out in the early '90's? I'm thinking it might of been a band from the Northwest but I'm not sure. I just know I heard it on Drinking from Puddles on KBOO in Portland, OR. I'm sorry but this version just ain't cutting it and I swear if you heard that version, you'd be blown away.

@0ooHAYDENoo0 That makes sense; as a lo-fi music fan, I love imperfections.

Try this song on 1.5x speed, trust me.

is that davendra banhart?

Love beck. love this song. unfort the 2 just dont mesh

I don't know what to say really. I like both MGMT and Beck but I'm a big fan of Leonard Cohen. I think if they got away from trying to sound like Cohen this song might be better. It has a trance like feel to it though and it just feels like they are jamming out and having fun. So no harm done I think, but this is most likely the last time I listen to it.

Well...I'm not sure how to feel about this. I do know that I dislike whoever sings for MGMT more every second I hear this.

what is this I don't even

good... but no necessary.

Even if I 'didn't' know (and love) how this song is supposed to sound...I would hate this version. No redeeming value. The Lyric deserves a much better treatment than this interpretation offers. Simply put...it sucks.

wow, this sounds terrible

this is just awful.