In My Secret Life

In My Secret Life is a song written and performed by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson. Bob Metzger plays the guitar. The song first appears on the album Ten New Songs, released in 2001.

Cohen first revealed he was working on a new song called 'My Secret Life' in 1988 [de Lisle, Tim. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2004/sep/17/2 'Who held a gun to Leonard Cohen's head?'] "The Guardian", September 17, 2004.] , although the song finally made it onto record in 2001. In addition to the album version of 4:53 minutes long, a promotional radio edit of 3:52 minutes was released by Sony Music Canada. [ [http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/gallery-cd4.html LeonardCohenFiles.com CD SINGLES AND PROMOS 2001 - 2003] ]

Covers and references

The song has been covered by Eric Burdon (on his 2004 album My Secret Life) and Katie Melua amongst others.

Gershom Scholem, the eminent Jewish philosopher, referred to the Kabbalah as “the secret life of Judaism” [Skinner, Anthony David (Ed.) (2002). "Gershom Scholem: A Life in Letters, 1914-1982" by Gershom Scholem. Harvard University Press. ISBN-13: 978-0674006423] in a letter to Zalman Schocken in 1937.

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