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hollywoodinsider.ew.com - 3/9/2008
'Idol' gives Jeff Buckley major sales bump
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On last night's American Idol , dreadlocked-contestant Jason Castro nearly brought Paula Abdul to tears with his rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." Of course, it seemed to us that he was really imitating Jeff Buckley's version, whose popularity has consistently outpaced the late singer's other songs, chief among them, his mid-90s hit, "The Last Goodbye." And sure ...

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mjsbigblog:  Idol Billboard Update for Issue 3/15/08

Music: Music blog | guardian.co.uk:  Which Hallelujah is the highest?

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Idol Billboard Update for Issue 3/15/08
mjsbigblog — ... by Jeff Buckley, currently sits at #1 on the iTunes Top 100.  The tune surged to #5 overnight on iTunes, after Jason Castro performed it Tuesday night for the Top 16. An Apple spokesperson says that it’s one of the biggest overnight pops in the history of iTunes. ...

Which Hallelujah is the highest?
Music: Music blog | guardian.co.uk — Creator of a classic ... Leonard Cohen. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe Hallelujah's journey from obscurity to the top of the charts - where it raced after contestant Jason Castro ...

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Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah is #2 on iTunes. WTF???? What? Why???? Well, it turns out that American Idol contestant Jason Castro performed the song this week and Simon mentioned that the Jeff Buckley version is one of his faves. The power of Cowell! We love the Buckley version, but we also love LOVE love the K.D. Lang interpretation!
As of this moment, Jeff Buckley's cover of ... [Idolator's American Idolatry] — Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip
As of this moment, Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"--which Jason Castro performed last night to much fanfare and Googling --is No. 5 on the iTunes Music Store's Top Songs chart and Nos. 2 and 7 on the Amazon MP3 store's singles chart; Cohen's version is also at No. 98 on Amazon. (If the iTunes Store actually charted the digital tracks they're selling from each contestant, ...