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Leonard Cohen, one of my favorite songwriters, has died

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Leonard Cohen performs at the Stravinski Auditorium at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, in 2013. (Sandro Campardo/European Pressphoto Agency)

A brilliant poet, who grew into a beautiful singer. That he continued to be great until the end, in his 80s - I was just listening to his new album - only magnifies the loss. Here's one of my favorite songs of his, "I'm Your Man," though there are far too many great ones to list: