links for 2008-02-29
Posted on February 29, 2008 by Guava
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This came up as an ad in my gmail.
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When you search for “hallelujah” on google, this is the first result - “”Hallelujah” is a song written by Leonard Cohen.”
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The songwriter sings it. (I think it’s on German TV. Check out the vintage 80s outfits on the chorus during the closeups.)
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During his famed early gigs at the New York club Sin-e, Buckley used to break hearts with his version of this Cohen prayer. Buckley called it an homage to “the hallelujah of the orgasm” and had misgivings about his sensuous rendition: “I hope Leonard does
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Cohen’s original version is a spoken poem, all of the meaning contained in the words. Crowe’s version is a living thing, a meditation and a celebration and a benediction.” ~ anacronym (Canada)
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I just heard that song recently somewhere and wondered if it was Jeff Buckley. Thank you for confirming that.
This whole list of links should have started with an old episode of Ugly Betty that I watched online - because that’s where I heard the song played at the end of an episode where Bradford Meade has suffered a heart attack. I like the song.
Oh my gosh - the clip is on youtube. I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised!