Rufus rocks. Very flamboyant.

Rufus is a wonderful singer; love his version of this!

This is my favorite version of the song. The inherent sarcasm of the song, basically calling a spade plays out perfectly in Rufus's rendition... Speaks volumes, especially in our current age of political, social and economic piracy. Love it. Good job Mr. Wainright.

I'm still torn on Rufus' singing on this song, but I love the style he chose for it. Cohen's version was dark and brooding; Rufus' takes it in a more fun direction like a boozy, nihilistic cabaret singer.

By the way, Leonard Cohen himself loves Rufus's interpretation, also saying the Wainwrights have brought his work back to life. As for ' gayness' even being mentioned...talent is talent, regardless.

I've listened to Rufus Wainwright sing this song a million times, and loved it. But to see him sing it is just bliss. What a perfect rendition.

I love love his cover of Leonard's song

Lovely, camp rendition. I've just come across this. Love it. 😊

This "baby bird" moment will stay with me forever. Cute.

Not what i was expecting but Rufus owns the hell out of lounge version of the song.

What a wonderful interpretation of this song. Just the perfect feel. I love Rufus' voice and stage presence.

what a song what a cover great singer great composer great performence

I just love the way Rufus sings this...and how he moves while he is doing it.

Great version. I am sure Leonard enjoyed it.

So many derogatory comments concerning Wainwright's cover! It's different - it's an interpretation and a cover that doesn't attempt to sound exactly like the original. For those wanting the gravitas and the particular Cohen feeling of the original song, then listen to the original song.......just a thought.

Someday the world is going to know about Rufus, but untill then I'll just go on enjoying him

Wonderful! He takes this and makes it his own.

I love the way Rufus puts his own flavor into the song, yet still stays true to the whole 'Cohen-ness' of the song. love it!

rufus wainwright has such amazing and unique stage presence that no one sees anymore.

The story about feeding the out of nest little bird in his underwear, tells a lot about the heart of Leonard Cohen. Loved Rufus' cover of this song!

I really love the way Rufus gives this song new life ^^

I like this version and i found it way better than the original :)

This man, Leonard Cohen is a gentleman and his way, his persona, his aura scream at you in a sencible gentle way. You Rufus are great to take a son that this man"pray" (does not sing) and still in your own stile deliver so a good interpretation is great. Now I love Cohen and you Rufus!!!!! Genial. Bravo!!!!!

He's so gorgeous!! I love him!!! and what a lovely song!!!!

Wow, I think he had fun with that! :) Rufus has such a talent for making Cohen's songs his own, while still staying true to their essence. What a fab combination of artists.

Hello~Rufus Wainwright is the subject of this video!!! He is a genius and this is another wonderful vid featuring him. I hate all the homophobia on the comments here. If you hate gays so much, WHY are you watching this?! He has no reason or need to cater to you and act any certain way for you. Please go watch/comment on deer hunting,NRA, or something! Leave room here for his fans, honey. Thankx for posting this. I'm a new fan and love it.

I LOVE this video my dad got it just on a whim. I watched it and fell in love!! This is one of the BEST performances I have ever seen!

To meet a man like Leonard Cohen is a once in a lifetime thing. Lucky

Just too cool! Just toooooo totally cool.

Oh. My. Fucking. God. Rufus is SO amazing! When he was on stage with the others, he just... wow. Blew me away. Amazing.

This is fun entertainment at its best! Well done All of it Spot on!!!

I love you Rufus!

Brilliant.

saw Rufus preform this & it was truly great - I saw the master preform it & it was sublime

I love his meeting Leonard Cohen story

RUFUS is the BEST!!!!!!!!

You are a real ARTIST...!

LOVE this!!

Never heard of Rufus Wainwright before this documentary but now I think he's just brilliant!

I'm hooked on this song and the way Rufus performs it...fabulous!

How sweet Rufus got to watch Leonard regurgitate and feed a baby bird AND play music! Wow Rufus how wonderful (and enlightening for you) thanks so much for sharing! XO

love it wonderful cover

Everything Rufus touches turns to gold - the man can do no wrong! (in my blue irish eyes anyway!!)

love it !!

love this....Rufus lets the music move his body....

I luv it!

I love it ,,,,,

Rufus on *everybody wants a box of chocolates* ~ love it! lol

I love the ending so much.

I just recently watched the Leonard Cohen movie 2 nights ago! I LOVED IT! aaand I LOOOOOOOOVE RUFUS!!!!!! He is so f****cking adorable! "he is a snappy dresser"

Incredible talented Artist! Amazing Rufus

He is a great singer.....gives to me great pleasure to hear him and what his sexual preference is, is just as NON INTERESTING as of all those who read and post here. It's a personal thing So lets keep it to the music that's only what matters, enjoy. I am a dad of 4 kids and woman are whom I adore

Great version! Rufus does an excellent job. This guy can sing!!

Best version of this song I have ever heard.

Flawless!

Hallelujah beautiful !

Thank you very much. I have searched it for quite a ong time!

Fantastico Rufus haces que me vuelva completamente adicta a tus versiones musicales.

I think he is amazing so truely talented

Whether Rufus realized it or not at the time, there's a lot of Garland in both the vocal and the presentation. When his mother and sister are on stage with him, Rufus seems to get a special glow. The combination of his tremendous originality and uniqueness and his obvious pleasure in family constitutes a remarkable duality I can't think of in another artist. This performance is just terrific and just more time I'm discovering a new facet in an artist with, evidently, unlimited capabilities.

@juventusinvinsibleII - I'm glad didn't see the "gay" comments -- as if that has ANYTHING to do with someone's ability to be an incredible person / performer / human being. One day this world will hopefully grow up and no one will be put into a box or category...I hope. Maybe in my lifetime, that sure would be nice... EXCELLENT VERSION! LOVE IT!

I am not 'gay' ;-) but this is perfect entertainment ! love your performance and musicality. just great. If i had such a voice, man oh man, i would give up my Telecaster.

it's sad that anyone actually CARES about what anyone's sexual preference is..so what? I am with you!

que belleza!! jaja me encantó el final! :D mi hermoso rufus!! (L)

I love Rufus Wainwright's music or cover of other talents like Leonard Coen or Judy Garland. This is an awsome clip thank you for posting this. As long as he is happy that is all that matters. What does it matter if he is gay or straight. Just listen to his music.

you are so damn good

love thiis cohen song and the way rufus interprets it

so good.

RIP. Everybody knows. SOOO apt.

Top man top song enjoy and like stay safe ♥️♥️♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

The manis an extremely compassionate singer/ composer/ songwriter.He sigs this song in cabaret/ campy style. I'm pissed that I was unable to see him in A>C> last night , because of blizzard Nemo I had tickets but my son didn't want to drive in the snow' so I'm sitting here watching as many live Rufus performances as possible.

At 5:10 Check out his response to the backup singer coming in early! He reminds me of my bff when we're singing rockband! :D

Both him and his sister are what singers should be! It is an incredible feeling to see such feeling in a song. Really, just turn off the sound, look at them, and you'll still be able to feel what they're feeling.

buena letra de Leonard Cohen, buena la musica y linda la performance de Rufus

Great!

Just two Montreal guys getting together.

i like

What a fucking QUEEN.

Leonard was feeding sausage to the baby birds? Well... that's a evolutinary breakdown. If I ever get eaten by a flock of birds, I know whos name to curse :D btw, amazing cover.

I like it.

wow.....pretty...very pretty

@TRUDISCO It's called "A Thousand Kisses Deep" by Leonard Cohen. There's a great trumpet cover by Chris Botti as well. Great tune by LC!

He truly is a gifted artist. Maybe nest time.

Hallelujah!

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I sure do agree!!!

Leonard Cohen - coolest man on earth

He is a good musician regardless of his orientation.

Rufus you rock (in a Marilyn Monroe kinda way)! Love it!

@roomto that's beautiful to hear, thanks! : )

"He's a snappy dresser." LOL This is a pretty good cover. I like that he didn't try to imitate Cohen- he made it his own.

❤

Five years later...I'm with you Ebony -- why would you "interpret" a song (or any art) in the same way as the original artist? I think different takes on a piece of music give it dimensionality, and you can always go back to the source if you need that interpretation. In fact, I think Wainwright's "show tune" approach adds a sinister and even more sardonic element to the very dark and damning lyrics. Well done, Cohen/Robinson, Wainwright, Henley, Sigrid and all the others who attempted to make this tune their own.

great...version. ..

YEAH RUFUS WE ALL MISS LEONARD

I'm not crying ... hehehe

Don henley did a cover of this song on his actual miles cd, it was the first time i had heard the song in many years and all I remebered aboutthe song was this guy with a deep voice singing the song didnt know who sang it, now I know, Don Henleys cover is great btw.

2:08 This is amazing

it is a thousand kisses deep

If you want to look at it it this way, it's done much in the vain of Mack the Knife. That's not the original intention but it works if you're not a total Leonard Cohen purist or have a very open mind.