Tag Archive for ‘Hallelujah’
Hallelujah reaching Unchained Melody territory
The oft-covered Leonard Cohen tune “Hallelujah” has continued its climb up the UK charts, thanks in large part to its prominent use in Simon Cowell’s British TV show X Factor. X Factor winner Alexandra Burke isn’t the only one benefiting. Jeff Buckley’s estate and Mr. Cohen himself are also feasting on all of the over-exposure. According to BBC News, Cohen’s original […]
Quotation: The Hallelujah Factor
“It seems that Leonard Cohen’s strange and beautiful song, which he spent a year wrestling with and was never entirely sure about, has – thanks to over-exposure and endless cover versions – not only entered the mainstream (making Simon Cowell yet more money along the way) but become all-purpose musical shorthand for any kind of […]