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By Mikael Wood. He had never placed an album in the U. Top Ten. Meanwhile, as Cohen was in the studio recording Various Positions, the summer of was perhaps the biggestseason in the history of the record business. There could be no arguing that record sales had become very big business, and were getting bigger by the day.
Stakes were high. Lissauer had never even seen that review until I sent it to him after our interview. In fact, he had no idea that Various Positions had actually been released in the U. But he does express regret that the outcome of the Various Positions saga effectively meant the end of his relationship with Cohen. I felt horrible. Watch here. Newswire Powered by. Close the menu.
Rolling Stone. Log In. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. You are no longer onsite at your organization. Please log in. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator. The themes of suffering, spirituality and sexuality and the others themes mentioned are all part of the human condition. All of these things may or may not fit neatly into a box of a church or even a non-adult conversation. It also pushes me to think deeper into who I am without trying to fit into the box of question-answer.
I am a practicing Catholic that say the rosary, and have felt true suffering. It is one of my number one songs. I've always loved Leonard Cohen's lyrics in this song. Most pages giving lyrics don't include the one quoted twice where Cohen affirms that even after having lost this love, he will still praise the Lord of love for having been given the opportunity to experience it all.
The song is raw, real, and rare. What bothers me is that so many Christian self-professed songwriters have taken the tune and put their own lyrics to it because the original is too "secular" or "depressing" to sing in church. They just don't. I think it's far more beautiful the way it was written, thank you very much. Being a Christian myself, I find nothing wrong with the metaphor of the holy dove and the reference to orgasm. Others might and do , but I don't. As to whether the song is Christian, of course it isn't!
Yet it is one of the most spiritually honest songs I have ever heard. It blows my mind how many people can't view this song from any viewpoint other than "Is it ratifying my faith? Songs and songwriters don't owe you or your religion any obeisance. They don't need to observe your bizarre shame over sex, an act of love and pleasure that every single person owes their existence to, that holds spiritual meaning in most religions. Only a Christian could hear a song featuring stories and characters from the bible, where the chorus is literally "Hallelujah", and think that the song isn't doing enough for their religion.
Yellow Forest, that you can see no meaning in Cohen's use of "Hallelujah" beyond getting a rise out of the religious, that you think the references to biblical characters were just thrown in for attention in a song that took years to write and is celebrated for its many layers of meaning , that you think a song exploring love when it's being born, dying, long dead, and remembered is purely hedonistic, only reveals your own shocking lack of spirit.
Whenever you hear Hallelujah,the first thing that comes to mind is Hallelujah Chorus of Handel's Messaiah which dates back to mid 18 Century. I am a fan of Pentatonix whose rendition of Cohen's Hallelujah is beautiful. I really expected to be a version of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. I liked the music but not the lyrics. In Cohen's there is nothing spiritual abouit it and is purely hedonistic.
He chose the word Hallelujah to gain instant notoriety and threw few biblical characters to create sensation and attention.. It is not spiritual in view of Judaism or Christianity and honestly rather blasphemous. If you've never heard KD Lang singing this song then you are missing the best version ever. I've heard this song hundreds of times and she nearly brought me to my knees. B Not all spirituality is transcendent. Some of it is found in desperation, in moments of love when all else is fallen, and in other moments of life.
The song is somewhat confusing as to Christian or secular!!! I love BOTH! What a great and detailed description of this song. You have a fluent and engaging writing style. My favourite version of "Hallelujah" is the one that's played in "Shrek," though I'm not entirely sure who sang that one.
Thank you so much for this explanation of a song that I especially love. I've been very curious about it's meaning. You've done a wonderful job of presenting this information When Did religion get to dictate what is sacred? Only the heart gets to decide these things. Any other way is to give away what was born into you This is a lack of spiritual discernment with those that find this song spiritual.
Still, it took nearly another decade before it garnered a large popular or critical audience. Recordings of his early live performances reveal a treatment of the song that is undeniably both haunting and beautiful.
He would eventually record it on his debut album, Grace. Sadly, Buckley would pass away just before the release of his second album — cutting short a career that had barely begun. Certainly, the song will continue to be played at funerals as well as many other occasions as its lament manages to eventually comfort, encourage and inspire. It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah Your faith was strong, but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you To a kitchen chair She broke your throne and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah You say I took the Name in vain I don't even know the Name But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
If you've ever wondered what music to choose at a funeral, Beckford's Chairman, Phil Duquemin, gives his thoughts. It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah The song, as Cohen wrote it, is rich with references to Jewish Scriptures, including further references to former shepherd and now King David and his stolen love Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11 v 2.
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