Leonard Cohen is a Montreal-born and raised young man who has already left his impact on Canadian culture.

Leonard Cohen In Expo Shows — The Montreal Gazette — Montreal, QB — 13.07.1967 — p. 22

When Leonard Cohen’s «Suzanne» is played between the «Pepsi Pours It On» and «Ban Won’t Wear Off» commercials you can’t help but see the importance of lyrics in rock today.

Howard Smith — Scenes — The Village Voise — New York City, NY — 21.09.1967 — p. 23

Would you believe that Canada has someone comparable to Bob Dylan?

<…> Who knows, maybe he’ll pull a coup d’etat with Mr. Dylan’s throne.

Mary Steel — Cohen: New hit — The Windsor Star — Windsor, ON — 08.02.1968 — p. 43

For several days, he seemed to be hovering around Ottawa like a cloud, but in the end he did not appear.

Robert Grantham — Governor-General’s Awards… then there were four — Ottawa Citizen — Ottawa, ON — 14.05.1969 — p. 21

You should play Songs from a Room twice before listening to it.

Al Rudis — The Canadian Sound — It’s Making Itself Heard — The Sun — London — 28.06.1969 — p. 31

<…> John Lissauer actually made the old croaker sound musical, which is akin to purifying Lake Erie.

John Laycock — Folksingers are alive and well in Canada — The Windsor Star — Windsor, ON — 20.03.1975 — p. 43