The Story of Hallelujah
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Really excited about this one! As I said in the intro, huge credit to Malcolm Gladwell and his podcast, Revisionist History. The story and evolution of Hallelujah are incredible. I didn’t know about it before I heard his podcast, and I want to tell the world! Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and all the other pieces of the puzzle here deserve the recognition. Hallelujah is beautiful!
@annespisak7395
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Listen to I’ll Volvo cover of hallelujah
@silvianewage
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Great Job ! Thank you for all the details!
@petrahartwig6685
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Very interesting ❤❤❤
@gr8witenorth61
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
have you ever heard of the term beatnik…………???? he was part of that era towards the end of the late 50's and 60's, also around that time bob dillion was coming into his own that also co-ensided with veitnam and watergate………………
@0dulesduds
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
My areas didnt play the song hallelujah i didnt know about it until the 2000s.
@DeeDurand-wm4sf
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Someday the true creator of hallelujah will be reveled , God willing . Start with " They call me Lucky " viet name vet burnt to a crisp . " how to out draw the man that out drew you " He became a Christian and my wife heard his testimony back in the 80 'a in a small church in shoshone Wyoming
@philips4711
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
For me this is leonards song and always will be.
@Nancy-tr5fi
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
You are hard to believe. Could you just tell the story without your intrusion on this story with DUMB , STUPID JOKES?
@glendaseguin5197
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
It was to far ahead of its time. We had to catch up
@anlacombe
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
cohen's version is da best
@cattuslavandula
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Rufus Wainwright does my favorite version, but I'd love to hear Tom Waits cover the song as well.
@ElicBehexan
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
I prefer Cohen's version. Honestly, it is the only version I've ever heard, and it is sung so gut wrenchingly pulled out in his voice. The only thing I can even compare with his Hallelujah is Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero where she's singing "everybody agrees…" heart breaking.
@shaunbergh7853
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
As far as I knew, the version Buckley heard was in an obscure free magazine. Either way, and epic cover and the story only accentuates it. A classic
@murraywagnon1841
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
When I saw Leonard Cohen Sing this song he definitely said the Battle King, not the Baffled King. David was the "Warrior King".
@nancykisich3263
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Butterfly effect
@phoenixrising4031
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Don't forget that the band Bon Jovi who is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also made this song famous who has played it. In a crazy way….this song and it's story are sooo perfectly aligned.. it's about intense struggle and failure again and again and then the universe finally aligns in a miraculous way…. Nothing short of a miracle.. to get to your Hallelujah! Very much like a Hail Mary Moment! I absolutely love love love this song! Thank you for sharing the story!
@joshuacook3069
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
I remember growing up listening to Cohen's version, so the slow bass voice always does it for me. Then the cover by Zach Snyder for the Watchmen is what I think of now. I find it very soothing to listen to when I'm stressed out.
@Marathon61
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Listen to the Il Divo version. Great voices and it's wild hearing it in Italian!
@MissyGail4eva
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
That's so cool that you were inspired by Maxwell Gladwell and RH.. I only very recently discovered him (the YT algorithm gods were most bountiful that morn'), but he's definitely a sensational storyteller. Good to know kindred spirits do still exist..even in the bowels of social media debauchery.
@johnking6252
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
The word itself has infatuated me for years, the song embodies that same infatuation and I thank you. 👍✌️🙏
@OtherThanIntendedPurpose
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
this is one of the most misinterpreted songs I have ever heard. SO many people cover it and try to infuse it with an uplifting, reverent, and hymnal style and feel to it. it is a story of loss, pain, and regret. this was a masterpiece of heartache. I do think Jeff Buckley held the closest to the intent, did a magnificent job. but I still feel closest to Lenard Cohen's 1984 version.
@godozo
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Interesting sidetrack to your story:
In 1994 Jeff Buckley got lots of airplay where I lived (Lansing/East Lansing) with Grace. Last Goodbye was the song that was played like crazy on the radio.
Hallelujah was not played at that time. I think it started showing up in 1997-1998, towards the end of my tenure in Lansing/East Lansing.
@sarahsander785
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
It's a fascinating story, especially if you think that Cohen was famous by then. Just, his most famous song wasn't. And there are lot's of powerful songs out there for which the stars won't align (die anybody ever listen to Helloween's "Golden Times"? No? Go. Do it!).
@WhatSmada
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 pm
yo what
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