After recording my version "Hallelujah", I posted a first copy of it online sort of like a preview. Weeks down the road, as I was considering the idea of releasing the song myself, a thoughtful friend of Hotel California from Arizona, Marilyn, brought me this book ("The Holy or the Broken - Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley & the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah") by Alan Light before one of our shows:
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It was very timely - I'm actually glad I waited till after recording and singing this song, before I read the book. There are so many ways to interpret the lyric. I enjoyed the read very much! This quote says it all.
Thanks again, Marilyn!
You can check out my version of "Hallelujah" HERE
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It was very timely - I'm actually glad I waited till after recording and singing this song, before I read the book. There are so many ways to interpret the lyric. I enjoyed the read very much! This quote says it all.
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You can check out my version of "Hallelujah" HERE
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