Electrelane - The Partisan (Leonard Cohen cover)

Electrelane - The Partisan (Leonard Cohen cover) Song is Electrelane’s cover of the “The Partisan“ taken from their 2005 album Axes “The Partisan“ gained popularity when Leonard Cohen released it in 1969 and Joan Baez in 1972, but was composed by Anna Marly as “La complainte du partisan“ (known as “The Partisan“). Hy Zaret lyricist and composer best known as the co-author of the 1 955 hit “Unchained Melody“, wrote lyrics for an English translation of this French Resistance song aka “The Song of the French Partisan“) Footage is from the theatrical “Dead Travellers“ directed by Yolanda Markopoulou. “Dead Travellers“ is a theatrical combination of two stories that had happened in different places & eras written by influential Greek writer Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851 - 1911) and the colombian novelist, writer and journalist Gabriel García Márquez (1927 - present). Actors that can be seen at the excerpt i used are: Maria Aiginitou, Violetta Yira & Haris Haralampous. Scenography by Alexandra Siafkou & Aristotelis Karananos..