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Leonard Cohen is not saying farewell yet
He said he was approaching death but a new album shows that the great songwriter and poet has a lot more to say on life, faith and truth.
He said he was approaching death but a new album shows that the great songwriter and poet has a lot more to say on life, faith and truth.
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