A May 1968 recording produced by David Crosby, titled "Like a Bird", was added to the 2007 remastered CD.
Joe Cocker also covered the song on his second studio album the following year and his version reached #78 in Canada.
[1] In the 1960s, Cohen lived on the Greek island Hydra with his girlfriend Marianne Ihlen, the woman depicted on the back cover of Songs from a Room.
On occasion he also performed Serge Lama's French version, "Vivre tout seul", in concert.
[3] Many artists have covered the song, often as "Bird on a Wire" (indeed, this variation appears in the compilation The Essential Leonard Cohen), including: