The Leonard Cohen Title Challenge (Any Freaking Song but Hallelujah) - Rules

[minim_calibre]

Welcome to the Leonard Cohen Title Challenge! Motivated by this hilarious post on Tumblr involving Hallelujah lyrics as fic titles and musesfool saying that "Leonard Cohen has many, many other songs worth mining for titles."

This challenge is what it says on the tin: write fic, give fic a title using a Leonard Cohen song, any Leonard Cohen song. Any freaking song but Hallelujah.

The rules are simple: you have to use something from a song or poem written by Leonard Cohen for your title, but you can't use Hallelujah. Not the title, not the lyrics. None of it. Once you've written and posted, drop a link in the fills post and/or add it to the hall_no collection on AO3.

If you have an existing story that fits the bill, go ahead and add it to Leonard Cohen Titles (Any Freaking Song but "Hallelujah")! (We had a request for that.)

Song index (includes songs he covered, which don't count) available at https://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/songind.html.

Comments

[alexseanchai]

I think I've got works with not-Hallelujah Cohen titles already up; if so, what's the modly opinion on posting those as though they're challenge fills, or adding them to the AO3 collection?

[isis]

Oh God, "any freaking song but Hallelujah" scans, you evil person you, and now I am earwormed as you know doubt intended. Grrr!

[quanta_qualia]

Suzanne. I will write something about tea and oranges.

[vulgarweed]

I love this idea so much I put a link on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vulgarweed/status/1174148831338012672

[sabinetzin]

So we decided to make a list of totally out of context Leonard Cohen lyrics that sound like they're titles of Good Omens stories, and anyone is welcome to use or add to it!

[china_shop]

Ahaha, this is awesome! <3 <3 <3

[vaysh]

I am thrilled about this challenge. :)
It reminded me of an older community back on LiveJournal: potterxcohen, which has many posts of fics that user Leonard Cohen titles other than Hallelujah. :)

[alexseanchai]

query: since the AO3 collection is moderated, how much delay is reasonable to expect in getting stuff approved?

(because my fic isn't approved to be in the collection yet, which means my subtle attempt to cue people that the main thing of this fic is "everybody knows" is not showing up)