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—Leonard Cohen His original version, recorded on his 1984 album Various Positions, contains allusions to several biblical verses, including the stories of Samson and Delilah from the Book of Judges ("she cut your hair") as well as King David and Bathsheba ("you saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you"). Cohen's lyrical poetry and his view that "many different ...
Otha Turner – "Glory, Glory Hallelujah" (From Senegal to Senatobia, 1999) Dr. John with Mavis Staples and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – "Lay My Burden Down" (N'Awlinz Dis, Dat, or D'Udda, 2005) Larry Sparks – "Lay My Burden Down" (Transamerica, 2005) [4] Glenn Kaiser – "Since I Laid My Burdens Down" (Grrrecords, 2006)
The tune and some of the lyrics of "John Brown’s Body" came from a much older folk hymn called "Say, Brothers will you Meet Us", also known as "Glory Hallelujah", which has been developed in the oral hymn tradition of revivalist camp meetings of the late 1700s, though it was first published in the early 1800s.
"Hallelujah" is an R&B and soul ballad and lasts for a duration of three minutes and nine seconds. [6] [5] The songs instrumentation includes piano, [7] strings [8] and drums [8] as well as hand claps, [9] and the song has been described as being "piano-driven", [8] "stripped down" [10] and "gospel-inspired". [11]
Whether known as hallelujah, alleluia or alleluya, an ancient Hebrew word plays a big role in music, faith and culture. Hallelujah! The remarkable story behind this joyful word
The song peaked at number five on the Billboard R&B chart. It is loosely based on 'Get It Over Baby' by Ike Turner (1953). The song incorporates Gospel music. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" is a testament to the joyous release of love, featuring a sophisticated horn arrangement and memorable tenor sax solo by Don Wilkerson.
Certain songs just seem to strike a chord in your heart (pun intended). Some make you melancholy while others can make you feel really good. The reason why is a bit fuzzy.
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is a 2022 feature-length documentary biographical film created by Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine describing the story of Leonard Cohen, focusing on his song "Hallelujah". The film is based on Alan Light's 2012 book The Holy or the Broken.