The Holy of the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley & the Unlikely Ascent of Hallelujah
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The Holy of the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley & the Unlikely Ascent of Hallelujah
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| Abstract |
Montreal poet and singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen's song “Hallelujah” is one of the most-performed rock songs in history. Yet when Cohen (1934-2016) first wrote and recorded “Hallelujah,” it was for an album rejected by his longtime record label. Ten years later, newcomer Jeff Buckley (1966-1997) reimagined the song for his much-anticipated 1994 debut album, Grace. Three years after that, Buckley would be dead, his album largely unknown, and “Hallelujah” still unreleased as a single.Through in-depth interviews with its interpreters and the key figures who were actually there for its original recordings, the author follows the improbable journey of “Hallelujah,” from its first two commercially disappointing outings to an international anthem for human triumph and tragedy.
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New York, NY
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Atria Books
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2012
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xxxii-254p.
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en
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978-1-4516-5784-5
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Light, Alan. The Holy of the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley & the Unlikely Ascent of Hallelujah. New York, NY: Atria Books, 2012.
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