i told you when i came i was a stranger

leonard cohen's "stranger song," from his debut album the songs of leonard cohen, provides the theme for warren beatty (as john mccabe) in robert altman's self-identified anti-western mccabe & mrs. miller, which we saw again recently. cohen supplies three songs for the film, but "stranger song" is the most memorable, the most haunting, and the one you can listen to below.

leonard cohen - stranger song