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Twenty interesting facts about "Hallelujah"

December 19, 2008 5:48 p.m. by Matthew Blackwell

If you're like me, then at this time of the year you're listening to Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" on constant rotation (although I prefer Jeff Buckley's version). Although its not technically a Christmas song, it definitely has a wintery feel, and the repetition of the word "hallelujah" seems to connote feelings of Christian brotherly goodwill. The Telegraph has published a list of twenty facts about the song that may be of interest to Cohen aficianados. Among the most interesting: the song originally had 80 verses, and it is played at 2 a.m. every Saturday night in Israel.

 

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2 Responses

December 19, 2008 at 9:47 p.m.

Buckley's version is something else.
December 22, 2008 at 9:37 a.m.

If you want to listen to all eleven versions from Alexandra to Aled Jones for free, take a look at our Hallelujah playlist here:

http://www.we7.com/#/user/view-playlist?playlistId=276408&play=true

Hannah - We7

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