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- Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:02 pm
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: A short history of "Hallelujah" - lyrics, versions, oddities
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Re: A short history of "Hallelujah" - lyrics, versions, oddities
Hello friends. I tried to bring somes systematic order in the Hallelujah lyrics in the different versions. These are the original lyrics from the Album Various Positions (1984): O1 Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music...
- Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:53 pm
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: A short history of "Hallelujah" - lyrics, versions, oddities
- Replies: 43
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Re: A short history of "Hallelujah" - lyrics, versions, oddities
Hi That's a great summary about quite a confusing situation with the lyrics to this song - thanks! One thing, though... Every printed version of the lyrics I've ever seen says - "baffled" king, which is what everyone sings in the million covers, but what I hear on the original is "Ba...