“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 ...
Leonard’s Cohen’s song “Hallelujah” is an anthem for people who are spiritual, secular, skeptical, romantic, and heartbroken. Now it’s one of the most recognizable songs, but it was a flop upon ...
In June 1984, at New York’s Quadrasonic Sound studios, Leonard Cohen laid down a song he’d spent years writing. “Hallelujah” would eventually join the pantheon of contemporary popular music; at the ...
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 ...
For music nerds of sufficient intensity, there’s not much on this earth as fun as getting obsessed with a particular song. I recently spent an entire weekend digging into the Beatles’ B-side classic ...
While Leonard Cohen wrote many brilliant songs, he’s perhaps most known for his ballad “Hallelujah.” It’s been covered by numerous artists over the years. However, Cohen had mixed feelings about the ...
It’s not every day you hear Abraham’s Hebrew words to God while watching TV — particularly not after sequences where waifish movie stars commit grisly murders. And yet, “You Want It Darker,” the ...
Leonard Cohen is more than "Hallelujah," and "Hallelujah" is more than Leonard Cohen. But the song is used as a means to explore Cohen's life and legacy in "Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A ...
For more than six decades, Leonard Cohen wrote songs, but not just any songs. Cohen made soul-shattering music, crafting masterpiece after masterpiece of lyric and sound. His songs were explorations ...
Leonard Cohen’s rich legacy of poetry, fiction and songs is the subject of many articles and essays, analyzing his complex ideas and life. But many remain unaware of the Canadian songwriter’s ...
“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 ...