Hallelujah
Song by Leonard CohenWikipedia
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Nov 10, 2026
Perla BatallaGUEST
That's the only thing I can explain.
Dave CongaltonHOST
Are you surprised by the cultural embrace of Hallelujah? I mean, it's a wonderful song.
Dave CongaltonHOST
It's an incredible song.
Dave CongaltonHOST
But it just seems to have elevated itself into the national consciousness.
11 MINS LATER
Dave CongaltonHOST
I was just trying to figure out why he wanted to go.
Dave CongaltonHOST
And if you don't know Leonard Cohen...
Dave CongaltonHOST
There's a wonderful documentary called Hallelujah that came out a couple years ago that I believe is on Amazon Prime.
Stephanie OfficerCORRESPONDENT
ABC News, I'm Stephanie Officer.
Clay MillsHOST
I wrote this.
Clay MillsHOST
Yeah, that first draft bliss doesn't last very long when you start comparing your songs to the quality of songs like Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen.
Clay MillsHOST
And you're going, hmm, maybe my song has more holes in it than I thought.
Clay MillsHOST
Exactly.
Marty DodsonHOST
There's been a lot of before we demo something, we're checking it out, making sure there's not holes in it and that kind of stuff.
Clay MillsHOST
Yeah, and Leonard Cohen wrote 86, I believe.
Clay MillsHOST
I know it was over 80 verses to Hallelujah before he settled on those final verses.
Clay MillsHOST
Wow.
Steven CadwellHOST
But it wasn't too bad otherwise.
Steven CadwellHOST
The mistakes we think they made was having two of the dancers sing Hallelujah.
Steven CadwellHOST
One of them had sung a song earlier and she did pretty well with Goodbye Mary Ann.
Steven CadwellHOST
But then the guy that was singing Hallelujah was just a little...
Steven CadwellHOST
He was a better dancer than he was a singer.
Ben RandallHOST
There
Ben RandallHOST
I can't stand the guy's voice.
Ben RandallHOST
So if you want a little bit of like a gateway drug into Leonard Cohen, look up an album called Tower of Song, which is a whole bunch of other musicians covering Leonard Cohen as a tribute.
Steven CadwellHOST
But it wasn't too bad otherwise.
Steven CadwellHOST
The mistakes we think they made was having two of the dancers sing Hallelujah.
Steven CadwellHOST
One of them had sung a song earlier and she did pretty well with Goodbye Mary Ann.
Steven CadwellHOST
But then the guy that was singing Hallelujah was just a little...
Steven CadwellHOST
He was a better dancer than he was a singer.
Ben RandallHOST
There
Ben RandallHOST
I can't stand the guy's voice.
Ben RandallHOST
So if you want a little bit of like a gateway drug into Leonard Cohen, look up an album called Tower of Song, which is a whole bunch of other musicians covering Leonard Cohen as a tribute.
Brian KaplanGUEST
I don't know personally, but yes, it's hard.
Brian KaplanGUEST
But I think, you know, while you can compose, I think if you're able to do your work and you can do your work and you don't have to go on Zoom, such as recording music and things like that, well, why not do it? Have you seen, Have you seen the Marsh family where they do versions of songs and they did a version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
Brian KaplanGUEST
And instead of saying, hallelujah, hallelujah, it says, have the new jab, have the new jab.
Brian KaplanGUEST
But what a family.
speaker_7SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
David played and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you?
Gina-Louise PhillipsHOST
He says his dad cut him from the chorus of Hallelujah when he was 12 years old.
Gina-Louise PhillipsHOST
And maybe he's a little sore about that still.
Gina-Louise PhillipsHOST
He'll be letting Wainwright take the reins on that vocal.
Gina-Louise PhillipsHOST
I'm Gina Louise Phillips.
Gina-Louise PhillipsHOST
Good night.
Gina-Louise PhillipsHOST
Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah.
Terry ShandHOST
The grave was covered with nearly 100 roses and other tributes.
Terry ShandHOST
The singer-songwriter's career spanned five decades and included classics such as Hallelujah and Suzanne.
Terry ShandHOST
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Terry ShandHOST
Elks beat the BC Lions 28-16 in the Western Final at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.
Pat PanettaHOST
Mark, install.
Pat PanettaHOST
Which American musician wrote the song Hallelujah, later covered by artists, including Jeff Buckley? People sometimes say, Jeff, you know that beautiful song, Hallelujah.
Pat PanettaHOST
Who wrote that song? He's died as well.
Steve ChandlerGUEST
Oh, you might
Pat PanettaHOST
And speaking of, oh, you know what? We'll do a break.
Pat PanettaHOST
We should go to the news.
Pat PanettaHOST
I want to play the Jeff Buckley version of Hallelujah.
Pat PanettaHOST
So we'll get your details.
Pat PanettaHOST
Mark, install.
Pat PanettaHOST
Which American musician wrote the song Hallelujah, later covered by artists including Jeff Buckley? People sometimes say, Jeff, you know that beautiful song, Hallelujah.
Pat PanettaHOST
Who wrote that song? He's died as well.
Pat PanettaHOST
Oh, you might know.
Pat PanettaHOST
And speaking of, oh, you know what? We'll do a break.
Pat PanettaHOST
We should go to the news.
Pat PanettaHOST
I want to play the Jeff Buckley version of Hallelujah.
Pat PanettaHOST
So we'll get your details.
Grant SandersonNARRATOR
And before I go on with this particular pattern, there's a fun story about it, a little-known fact.
Grant SandersonNARRATOR
Do you guys know the song Hallelujah, the one popular from Shrek? Yeah, okay, we all know the song.
Grant SandersonNARRATOR
Lots of different artists have played it.
Grant SandersonNARRATOR
The original artist was Leonard Cohen.
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