Tower Of Song

It became clear to me last month just how much my musical tastes are the direct result of my parents and maternal grandfathers taste in music.  Namely:
 

Mother: Neil Diamond, Elton John, The Eagles

Father: LZ, Hendrix, The Doors, The Moody Blues

Maternal Grandfather: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis

It seems as if there is a bit of each of these artists in the musicians I listen to on a regular basis.  There is only one exception to this rule, Leonard Cohen.  For me, Leonard is up there in the top 5 songwriters of the past century.  Everyone today seems to have this label: "The modern day _______."  Well, Leonard Cohen is the modern day Leonard Cohen and that puts him into a class unto his own.  His lyrics are vivid stanza based landscape masterpieces for the minds eye: