Iggy Pop reinterprets Leonard Cohen’s “You Want It Darker”

The American punk rock legend Iggy Pop has reinterpreted the song “You Want It Darker” by Leonard Cohen. You can listen to the song below:

Iggy Pop‘s cover version of “You Want It Darker” is part of the tribute album “Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen” which will be released on 14 October 2022 via Blue Note Records / Universal Music.

“You Want It Darker” is the title track of Leonard Cohen‘s 14th studio album which was released on 21 October 2016 via Columbia Records. The Canadian singer-songwriter passed away 17 days after the release of said album.

“There’s nobody like Leonard, not in the whole world.”

– Iggy Pop

“Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen” was produced by Larry Klein and can be pre-ordered here. Also the album cover and the album’s tracklist have already been revealed:

Tracklist:
01 Norah Jones – “Steer Your Way”
02 Peter Gabriel – “Here It Is”
03 Gregory Porter – “Suzanne”
04 Sarah McLachlan – “Hallelujah”
05 Immanuel Wilkins – “Avalanche”
06 Luciana Souza – “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye”
07 James Taylor – “Coming Back To You”
08 Iggy Pop – “You Want It Darker”
09 Mavis Staples – “If It Be Your Will”
10 David Gray – “Seems So Long Ago, Nancy”
11 Nathaniel Rateliff – “Famous Blue Raincoat”
12 Bill Frisell – “Bird On The Wire”