Hallelujah by Lenard Cohen

Since we are so off the original topic ... one more great male version:

Rufus Wainwright - It appears in both the first "THE L WORD" "soundtrack" cd and the "SHREK" soundtrack

Interestingly enough, ALL MUSIC GUIDE suggested that John Cale's version actually is used in the Shrek film ... but that RW's version was used on the soundtrack album??

Does anyone know if this is true?

Thanks very much Ben

I always loved Cohen's version ... of which, including some bootlegs, there are now many ... and found it interesting to compare and contrast.

It was then the Buckley version that captivated me ... until I heard the version (Cale's) in the movie. Then, finally, following up after hearing it in the movie, the accidental discovery of Wainright's version captured my imagination.

A transcendent song that somehow, at once, captures both the best of Cohen's writing ... and the creativity of each of its interpreters.

A reminder that it was music like this that first attracted me to this hobby!