Leonard Cohen: Chelsea Hotel Meaning
Tagged:
No tags, suggest one.
Chelsea Hotel Lyrics
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
you were talking so brave and so sweet,
giving me head on the unmade bed,
while the limousines wait in the street.
Those were the reasons and that was New York,
we were running for the...
you were talking so brave and so sweet,
giving me head on the unmade bed,
while the limousines wait in the street.
Those were the reasons and that was New York,
we were running for the...
-
anonymous Aug 13th, 2014 8:02am report
He sings "giving me head on an unmade bed" she is definitely down on him
-
anonymous Jan 24th, 2011 1:54am report
Chelsea Hotel is a commentary on Cohen's affair with and sentimentality over Janis Joplin. They both stayed at the famed Chelsea Hotel when in New York as many artists and Musicians did. Cohen acknowledges this in the "sleeve notes" of his Greatest Hits album. Sheepishly telling off the affair Cohen said, "She wouldn't mind", he declares, "but my mother would be appalled".
More Leonard Cohen song meanings ยป
Submit Your Interpretation
Trending:
Leonard Cohen Song Meanings
-
Hallelujah
-
The Darkness
-
Suzanne
-
Avalanche
-
The Future
-
So Long, Marianne
-
Waiting for the Miracle
-
Show Me the Place
-
Alexandra Leaving
-
Who by Fire
-
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
-
Going Home
-
I'm Your Man
-
Amen
-
Sisters of Mercy
-
That Don't Make It Junk
-
Closing Time
-
Boogie Street
-
Democracy
-
Joan of Arc
Related Blog Posts
The Twelve Best Movie-Ending Songs - Part 2
|
Songs of Unity, Songs of Labor
|
Just Posted
| Warriors | anonymous |
| Killing the Dragon | kooljohn176 |
| Welcome Home | anonymous |
| Hail to the King | anonymous |
| Miss Jackson | anonymous |
| Pain | anonymous |
| Come Together | anonymous |
| Night Changes | anonymous |
| Take The Bullets Away | anonymous |
| Numb | anonymous |
| Slow Dancing in a Burning Room | anonymous |
| Get Up, Stand Up | anonymous |
| Love Runs Out | anonymous |
| Schism | anonymous |
| Bitter Taste | anonymous |
Weekly Most Popular
| 1 | Ed Sheeran |
|---|---|
| 2 | Sia |
| 3 | Beatles |
| 4 | Leonard Cohen |
| 5 | One Direction |
| 6 | Meghan Trainor |
| 7 | Nicki Minaj |
| 8 | Sam Smith |
| 9 | Ella Henderson |
| 10 | Coldplay |
Latest Releases
|
I'm So Sorry Imagine Dragons |
|
Know Yourself Drake |
|
No Tellin' Drake |
|
6 God Drake |
|
Morning Beck |
|
Heart Is A Drum Beck |
|
The Body Wale |
|
Honey, I'm Good. Andy Grammer |
