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Jason Castro Drags Leonard Cohen Into The "American Idol" Spotlight [Idolator's American Idolatry]
idolator.com - 3/5/2008
Jason Castro Drags Leonard Cohen Into The "American Idol" Spotlight [Idolator's American Idolatry]
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American Idol hopeful Jason Castro performed his take on the Jeff Buckley interpretation of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" that won huzzahs from the judges tonight, thus continuing the long, strange journey of Cohen's song from hyperserious-to-an-almost-satirical-point track to something that everyone, even Simon Cowell, can be moved by. Frequent Idolator guestblogger Mike Barthel wrote a ...

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mjsbigblog — ... to something that everyone, even Simon Cowell, can be moved by. Frequent Idolator guestblogger Mike Barthel wrote a paper on the trajectory of the song–complete with graph!–for last year’s EMP Pop Music Conference, and it’s pretty key reading for anyone who wants to know more about this track that, judging by our Google hits over the past 30 minutes, has been “hidden in plain sight” since its first release some 20-or-so years ago. Idolator Chikezie Has Major Baggage in Past Chikezie ...

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Hallelujah! — Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
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, ...
Jason Castro Performs Hallelujah on American Idol — Gabby Babble
Jason Castro had the best performance of last night's American Idol Season 7 Top 8 Guys. What a beautiful song by Leonard Cohen. To read a review of the guys' performances, go here .
American Idol: Jeff Buckley Hallelujah Video, Jason Castro Hallelujah — Tittle-Tattle Too - The Post Chronicle
Jason Castro sang 'Hallelujah' last night on American Idol and Simon Cowell, who loves Jeff Buckley's version of the song, "absolutely loved it"!...
MOKB Covers Project : Hallelujah Repost — My Old Kentucky Blog
The original MOKB Covers Project post of Hallelujah has been dead for many moons, but it is still one of the most commented on, linked up and talked about posts we've put together here at MOKB. I've promised many a reader that I would one day re-host all the files for everyone to enjoy. We revisited the song and found a plethora of new versions since last we posted it. There are even more ...