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Thread #160939 Message #3820144
Posted By: Jeri
12-Nov-16 - 12:17 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: HALLELUJAH by Leonard Cohen
Not hard to figure it out, Peter. I'm sure he meant it to be about David & Bathsheba, and about sex, and about relationships. Once a song gets out in the world, though, it had different meaning for different people. I personally find the belief that just because the word "hallelujah" is in it, it must be a religious song, a bit amusing, and a bit annoying. Suuuure, the Jewish Zen Buddhist monk wrote a Christian hymn. But, like I said, it's open to interpretation