As the Trump Era Ends, We’re Still Living in Leonard Cohen’s Future
Summary
Leonard Cohen died in Los Angeles on November 7, 2016, the day before Americans elected Donald Trump. The article revisits Cohen’s song “The Future,” written amid the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and considers how its themes of upheaval and weakened moral order have resonated during the years since.Key Facts
- Adam Cohen was scheduled to perform his father’s songs at Meridian Hall in Toronto on the tenth anniversary of Leonard Cohen’s death.
- Leonard Cohen died at age 82 after a fall during the night.
- News of Cohen’s death became public after the 2016 U.S. election.
- Cohen released his final album, “You Want It Darker,” three weeks before his death.
- Cohen said in a 2016 interview that he was ready to die, then later said he intended to live forever.
- Cohen wrote “The Future,” the title song of his 1992 album, amid the reckoning of the Los Angeles riots.
- The article connects the song’s themes of social upheaval and moral uncertainty with the political and cultural years that followed Cohen’s death.
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