The band was ready and today Sir Monte joined them. Bowie, Prince, Glenn Frey, Merle Haggard, George Michael and of course, Mr. Leonard Cohen, greeting him with his very own Monte rendition of Montelujah. With a backup chorus of Angels too many to name, they wrapped this Sweet Babu in loving arms and welcomed him across the Rainbow Bridge and then they sang it again. Leonard said he’d never done it with Montelujah before. I heard the song, it was beautiful. Even Leonard smiled.

Now, I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Montelujah…