In 2001, John Cale’s rendition cropped up in the movie “Shrek.” In 2002, “The West Wing” used Jeff Buckley’s version to soundtrack a pivotal moment. “Look, Leonard,” the label’s president told the singer, according to legend, “we know you’re great, but we don’t know if you’re any good.”Īnd, indeed, it wasn’t the low-rent “Hallelujah” from “Various Positions” that finally took off, but rather a seemingly endless series of cover versions, each weepier than the last. To listen to “Hallelujah” with an ear tuned for hits is to understand, at least a little, why Cohen’s record company initially refused to put out “Various Positions.”
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