Nitahjay (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i am really sorry if i offended you by calling it a christian song? however the reason i asked was sorely so i could understand the song better, whether its about religion, love, or whatever people believe in. I am Christian and I just assumed the song was about God as well. I am really sorry, i mean I didnt even know who Leonard Cohen was until today so I was only trying to do sort of research about the song. Hope you understand where I am coming from. Kindest regards

lilifyre (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Where do you get that this is a "Christian" song???? Do you ever READ that Christian Bible of yours? This is taken from Psalms!!! Last I heard they were attributed to King David who lived at least 1000 yrs BEFORE Jesus. On top of that, the verse I quoted has more to do with Leonard's singing his own song than they do anything Biblical. Please don't call this song CHRISTIAN! Cohen is Jewish!

BobbyFig (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

it's interesting how the lyrics reflect the music in terms of the chords... ie. the minor fall(he goes to a minor chord) major lift etc.the baffled KING composing Hallelujah was none other then Leonard himself !

BobbyFig (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

not so much Christian... all though that could work... more generic and therefore a more diverse appeal.

Nitahjay (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

hie there, so it actually a Christian song??

Mbwun122 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

No matter what anyone says about Leonard Cohen He will always be awesome! So all you HATERS out there STFU!

lilifyre (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

For all you trolls out there who keep knocking Leonard Cohen because his voice is not as melodic as some, just listen to the words. They say it all!!"I did my best, it wasn't muchI couldn't feel, so I tried to touchI've told the truth, I didn't come to fool youAnd even thoughIt all went wrongI'll stand before the Lord of SongWith nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah"The man is a friggin GENIUS!!!!

maghrebianka (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yes, he's not a singer, he's an ARTIST

thedeemers (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

no, he just is not a good singer ..

esbentind (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Overproduced, but that was pretty much his style, as well as the general pop style of that time. The song is amazing, and noone can take that away from Leonard!