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Review about FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT ------Performed by Leonard Cohen | 06/01/2005 11:00:00 AM Famous Blue Raincoat 8 out of 10 Found the view helpful A brilliant, haunting work, which takes the form of a letter from Leonard Cohen to the brother who has cuckolded him. It's a tale of one brother who has married (Cohen) and another who has lived an itinerant life littered with random relationships. The brother, apparently without guilt, took up with Cohen's wife at a time when the marriage was in difficulty. When the affair ended, it brought an unexpected benefit to Cohen's own relationship. As Cohen tells his brother, 'Thanks for the trouble you took, from her eyes, I thought it was there for good, so I never tried.' Cohen however, is (naturally) embittered and much of the fun of the song is guessing how much of what he writes can be taken at face value (not much!): 'If you ever come back here, for Jane or for me, your enemy is sleeping, his woman is free'? And don't we sense a satisfaction as Cohen informs him, 'Last time we saw you you looked so much older, your famous blue raincoat was ripped at the shoulder'? Superb lyrics, a poetic examination of one of the greatest betrayals. Profound, moving, thought-provoking, exceptional. Thanks to P Markham for submitting the review.