He took the bomb. From W beze Chicago and PRX, this is sound opinions. I'm Jim De Regattis.

And I'm Greg Cotton.

Beat writer William S. Burrows had a profound impact on rock music.

From Poem McCartney to Patty Smith, we examine the connections between Burrows and

Rock and Roll.

It's Summer. Spirit of Early Misths and showers. Iksdah, goddess of ropes and snares. Plus we review new records from

Leonard Cohen and Sudan Archives.

The Visions are falling down.

That's all coming up on sound opinions. You're listening to sound opinions and later in the show we're going to dig deep into the musical legacy of author William S Burrows, but first we have some new music to review.

The night of San Diego and I was passing through so I took her to the river as any man would do

her thighs they slipped away from me like schools of startled fish.

Though I've forgotten half my life, I still remember this.

That is the night of Santiago from the new Leonard Cohen record

Thanks for the Dance. Yes, you heard that right the new Leonard Cohen album.

Cohen died in 2016 at the age of 82 and during the sessions for

what was his final record when he was alive you want it darker he was also working on the songs that became this album.

Cohen, a published poet, one of the greatest songwriters of the last half century.

His songs have been covered by numerous artists we're talking

Nina Simone R. E. M. Jeff Buckley John Kale Lana del Rey

Tori Amos Roberta Flack the the list goes on.

One of the most revered songwriters of our time, 14 studio albums since 1967.

Not a huge output for such a major artist.

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