Help me settle a debate - is this a Mandela effect? So many people believe Leonard Cohen either wrote the song (he didn’t, it was Alabama 3) or that he covered a version of the song. Many online sites report that he sang the song for the version used as the theme song of The Sopranos, Google Gemini says he did, but ChatGPT says he didn’t. There are Youtube videos titled Leonard Cohen - Woke Up This Morning with a picture of him and there are ongoing debates in the comments about whether he ever sang it or not. What is going on here?? Why can’t we get accurate information about this?
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Why can’t I find accurate informationWhy can’t we get accurate information about this?
Because the Internet has been broken by tech “innovation”. But no, no he didn’t.
on the Sopranos wikipedia page it clearly says the theme song is by “Alamaba 3”. Reading the article, it says:
The show’s opening theme is “Woke Up This Morning” (Chosen One Mix), written by, remixed and performed by British band Alabama 3.
With no references of Cohen anywhere. So a good chunk of the internet is wrong. Thus why AI shows conflicting information too.
He was a Buddhist who spent a good many years living in a monastery on Mt. Baldy. The Sopranos is exactly the kind of project he wouldn’t be involved in.
https://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=3951
So I guess no he did not covered that song