Then it was the 2001 animated film Shrek that really brought a new wave of popularity to “Hallelujah,” with two different recordings. Neither of them was Buckley’s, although it was his that music fans ...

“Hallelujah” was written by Leonard Cohen, but Jeff Buckley made it magnificent. It is the sixth track of his only complete studio album, “Grace.” At the beginning of “Hallelujah,” right before he ...

The emotional depth of Jeff Buckley's Lilac Wine, a hauntingly vulnerable track that stands out on his critically acclaimed album Grace.

Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” has been performed and recorded by hundreds of artists from U2, Justine Timberlake, and Celine Dion to Renee Fleming and Willie Nelson, and Rolling Stone named it one of ...

“Hallelujah,” the Leonard Cohen classic, is one of those tunes sure to summon an avalanche of tears from everyone in the room if it’s sung with the right gusto. The song wasn’t a hit upon its 1984 ...

Alter Bridge played the Olympia in Paris Monday night (Dec. 9), and they gave the crowd a special treat. Frontman Myles Kennedy performed the tear-jerker "Hallelujah" on Jeff Buckley's guitar, which ...

In 1984 — the same year that Bruce Springsteen, Prince and Madonna ruled the pop charts with “Born in the U.S.A.,” “Purple Rain” and “Like a Virgin,” respectively — there was another classic that ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Hope you’re still getting submissions. I just wanted to plug another ...

Jeff Buckley based his version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on John Cale’s 1991 reading, which Cale recorded for the tribute album I’m Your Fan: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen. Though several gorgeous ...

“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” is a documentary about the Leonard Cohen song “Hallelujah,” and if that sounds like a lot of movie to devote to one song — well, “Hallelujah” is a lot of ...

This review of “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” first appeared when the film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2021. Like the blind men of lore groping to understand an elephant ...