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Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:49 am**

From Brad:

I heard a cover of
"Hallelujah" on the film "The Girl in the Café," but did not catch who the
artist was. Do you know?

I haven't seen the movie - can anyone here help??

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:31 am**

TV movie from HBO.

Official site at http://www.hbo.com/films/girlinthecafe/ (clips, trailers, etc)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443518/

Sounds great. Great actors, from author of lovely British romantic comedies I enjoy very much (Richard Curtis, yeah!), and the director is unwknown, but slated for the next Harry Potter movie.

It's released on DVD. I must see is it released here, it is Curtis' production after all, but HBO TV movies don't appear often on DVD in this part of the world.

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:35 am**

I foun dthe note it's Damien Rice's song "Cold Water" on the soundtrack, from his only album O. Now, this is not the song which has the reference to Hallelujah? ("Why do you sing Hallelujah, when it means nothing to ya")...

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:36 am**

That song is "Delicate":

delicate

we might kiss
when we are alone
when nobody’s watchin’
we might take it home
we might make out
when nobody's there
it's not that we're scared
it's just that it's delicate
so why d’ya fill my sorrow
with the words you've borrowed
from the only place you've known
why d’ya sing hallelujah
if it means nothin’ to ya
why d’ya sing with me at all?
we might live
like never before
when there's nothin’ to give
how can we ask for more?
we might make love
in some sacred place
that look on your face
is delicate
so why d’ya fill my sorrow
with the words you've borrowed
from the only place you've known
why d’ya sing hallelujah
if it means nothin’ to ya
why d’ya sing with me at all?

On soundtrack of this film is "Cold Water":

cold water

cold cold water surrounds me now
and all i've got is your hand
lord can you hear me now?
or am i lost?
no one's daughter allow me that
and I can't let go of your hand
lord, can you hear me now?
or am i lost?
don’t you know i love you
and I always have
hallelujah
will you come with me?
cold cold water surrounds me now
and all i've got is your hand
lord.. can you hear me?
or am i lost?

I can't find the tracklist, here's only long thread at HBO forum about the soundtrack, claiming there are songs by Oasis, Damien Rice (Cold Water), Sigur Ros, David Gray (This Year's Love).

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:26 pm**

Brad emailed that this was his mistake - it wasn't Leonard's song.

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:31 pm**

Not Leonard's song, but certainly Leonard's influence

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Posted: **Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:05 am**

Yeah, Damien Rice is the newest Leonard's clone

I shall count how many times he mentiones Hallelujah on his record...

In any case, thnah you to Brad for letting me know about this movie. It received unique positive feedback; I think I'll try to find the copy.