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MacAlkalineTriad t1_ix69r7l wrote

Also: It's not a Christian song.

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grudrookin t1_ix7ymyb wrote

Well it uses a number of biblical references, so it sounds Christian. Obviously, Cohen had a Jewish background learning those stories.

But it's really about a rocky relationship where the sex was so good it felt spiritual, but was otherwise broken.

You'd think using religious language to describe orgasms would make it inappropriate to use at funerals, but that is not at all the case.

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Handpaper t1_ix83p0s wrote

It can join the list of 'songs that people think are nice, but really aren't'.

Includes "Every Breath You Take", "Gloria", etc.

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NewsGood t1_ix6c7gj wrote

It's the story of David and the love lost between two people.

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B-in-Va t1_ix6jm0r wrote

Kind of a mix of bible stories that get messed up by Cohen.

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