Hallelujah is the staple Buckley song. Everyone has covered it a thousand times and it's really one of those cover songs that surpasses the original. The story of the song isn't remarkable at all, it's the story of the song that came before. Jeff's version was a cover of John Cale's version of the song. The original is a bit of an odd song. It's very new wave and forgettable. Cale liked the live lyrics much better so he contacted Leonard and he faxed over 14 pages of lyrics. Cale took bits and pieces from what he received and thus the version of the song we all know was born.
Jeff's version is stripped down and the lyrics are forefront. It's a great melody and a beautiful song. I'll admit to not having much to write about it, I've been burned out of the song for a few years due to all the attention it's been getting.
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