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Music Notes: December 17, 2008
CBC Radio 3 —
... Leonard Cohen-penned song "Hallelujah" likely to occupy two spots on UK charts. Guardian ...
‘Hallelujah’, cries Leonard Cohen’s accountant
random words —
... where their mouth is. Personally, I think Burke’s warbling effort is a bloody travesty, and I’d like to see anything but an X Factor drone win Christmas number one. Alternatively, I’d like to see someone actually make a Christmas record, although ‘Hallelujah’ certainly has a Christmassy feel. But in the end, perhaps the most important result of all this is that Leonard Cohen, one of the greatest songwriters of the past fifty years, gets a little financial boost this Christmas after his manager nicked his retirement fund . Which is the best ‘Hallelujah’? Compare below… ...
Dueling Covers of ‘Hallelujah’ Competing in Kooky Race for England’s Christmas No. 1
Vulture —
... labels as to which artist will sell the most copies of a particular single during the week before Christmas*. The songs tend to fall into one of three broad categories: Christmas songs (duh), covers, or weird-ass novelty songs**. However, over the last few years, the country's Christmastime tastes have been dominated by winners of X Factor, an American Idol–esque show that not so coincidentally wraps up in late December. And this year, two artists are going head-to-head in the charts with covers of Leonard Cohen's timeless and darkly sexual song, ...
"Hallelujah" Could Be UK's Christmas No. 1 And No. 2
Stereogum —
... of "Hellelujah" went to No. 1 in the UK, Jeff Buckley fans started an Internet campaign to push her American Idol-style rendition from the top spot and replace it with Buckley's more haunting take. Read the full story at The Guardian and, if you have Facebook, find out how to ...
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mjsbigblog —
... within the posthumous grasp of Jeff Buckley. The American singer-songwriter, who drowned in 1997, recorded what some believe to be the definitive version of Cohen’s Old Testament-informed love song for his 1994 album Grace.
Such is the awe in which Buckley’s cover is held that horrified fans from all over the world embarked on a campaign to get it to No 1 as soon as it emerged that Hallelujah would be released as a single by the X Factor winner.
Guardian.co.uk
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NPR Blogs: Monkey See —
... • The Guardian had the story last week of the war between reality-show fans and Jeff Buckley fans over the chart position of X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," more famously covered by Buckley. How did it turn out? Not only did the Buckleyites successfully push his version to No. 2, but Cohen's own version landed at No. 36. ...
