365 Day Song Challenge: Day 117 – “Hallelujah”

Day 117: A song by a male singer you think does not have a very good voice.

“Hallelujah” – Leonard Cohen

I originally wrote most of this post on a plane. (A plane that was delayed over 45 minutes once we were boarded and on the tarmac.) And the problem with planes is that you don’t have Internet access. Well, this plane did, but to get it you had to pay handsomely for it. So, like I said, I didn’t have Internet access. Which meant that my means of fact checking was not available to me. And this led to some problems. Which I will point out as we go along.

Some time ago I was summarily scolded in a comment that Jeff Buckley’s version of “Hallelujah” was the best cover song. Ever. Bar none. There was even a mic drop. Virtual, yes, but a mic drop nonetheless. Read More