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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

When it comes to Leonard Cohen’s 1984 song “Hallelujah,” most people fall into two camps: You’ve heard it via Jeff Buckley or via Shrek. If you’re part of that very small minority that my husband, a ...

“Hallelujah” continued making inroads into other genres of music. Country stars LeAnn Rimes, Brett Young, and Wynonna all performed the song. The night after Leonard Cohen’s death was announced, Keith ...

“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 ...

The documentary, which was directed, written, photographed, and co-edited by the team of Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine, is also a portrait of Leonard Cohen, who in a career that spanned half a ...