Was Obama's presidency fortold by Leonard Cohen in "The Stranger Song"?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLq7Aqd_H…

Answer 1

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I know that song by heart and I can't imagine what you're talking about. Who's giving whom shelter in your opinion?

(Besides, this is pretty clearly a song about a very personal situation. Leonard Cohen has written lots of very political songs. Why not use one of them as an example? For instance, "The Story of Isaac?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y36zbbuX…

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Asker's Comment:

Chelfi, okay, thanks for writing.
I wanted to draw a comparison between the way The Stranger "plays" his women and the way Obama "plays" the nation.
I thought it was pretty obvious.

Answer 2

No! don't ennoble Obama with a Leonard Cohen song! He doesn't deserve any such artistic treatment.

Answer 3

have you listened to "The Future" lately?

Answer 4

You do know that Cohen is Canadian, right? I doubt he spends a lot of time trying to make prophesies about other countries.