I’m not a huge fan of Leonard Cohen. And I admit that I probably haven’t taken the time to appreciate what fans love most about him. But I loved “Hallelujah” from the very first time I heard it. Cohen reminds us of the power of the word “Hallelujah”, but gives it his own honest interpretation of it, colored and blemished by all the conflicting thoughts and actions that humanity has shared throughout history. Jeff Buckley, Dylan, Bono, K.D. Lang and countless others have all covered this classic, but the original is and always will be my favorite.
“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 Hallelujah.”
