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One of the my favorite songwriters is being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame tonight. As a tribute to Leonard Cohen, Damien Rice will be performing Hallelujah for the occasion (I learned that the show was airing tonight from a Damien Rice email update). "If I were to float off in a balloon and were only allowed to bring the music of one artist, I would chose Leonard Cohen. Very few things in life are this clear to me." (Rice took the words outta my mouth.)
Incidentally, it looks like Hallelujah could easily replace the Beatles' Yesterday as the most oft-covered song of all time, and that'd be okay with me. I love covers, and I love that song. I was going to make a playlist, then I came across a blog that had all of my favorites, and then some. So have a go:
MOKB Covers Project : Hallelujah Repost
Somewhat off the topic but keeping the theme with Mr. Cohen - any idea why Jeff Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" is # 1 on itunes this week? I can't figure it out for the life of me!
I only got this second-hand, but apparently someone sang Hallelujah on American Idol, Simon Cowell & Randy Jackson gushed about how the loved the Buckley recording, and you can see the result. I don't know if I'm impressed or dismayed--maybe a little of both--but that's the power they apparently have.
I heard the same recently. It makes sense but my first thought is "Did LC get any props for the song?" I guess whomever sang the song had to mention that it was by him. I do like the JB version and it is amazing the power AI has.