Suzanne (Leonard Cohen song)

"Suzanne" is a song written by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen in the 1960s.

Its lyrics describe the rituals that they enjoyed when they met: Suzanne would invite Cohen to visit her apartment by the harbour in Montreal, where she would serve him Constant Comment tea,[5] and they would walk around Old Montreal past the church of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, where sailors were blessed before heading out to sea.

[9] Its lyrics first appeared as the poem "Suzanne Takes You Down" in Cohen's 1966 book of poetry Parasites of Heaven.

[11] Martin Sharp wrote the lyrics for Cream's "Tales of Brave Ulysses" to the melody of the Judy Collins version of this song.

The song "Suzanne" was first performed by The Stormy Clovers in 1966 and then recorded by Judy Collins, appearing on her 1966 album In My Life.

In 1967, Noel Harrison's version—the second cover of the song[21]—reached number 125 in the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart on the week ending September 30.

A-side label of Noel Harrison recording (US release pictured)