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It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

This song, written by Leonard Cohen was adapted for John Cale. It differs from the original and has extra verses. In 1994, Jeff Buckley covered "the Cale version" on his Grace album. Although the John Cale performance of “Hallelujah” was used in the film Shrek , because of difficulties concerning Cale's contract with a competing record company, it was not possible to include it on the soundtrack album, Shrek - Music From the Original Motion Picture. Rufus Wainwright was therefore asked to record a version similar to the Cale, also using piano. This explains why one v… read more
This song, written by Leonard Cohen was adapted for John Cale. It differs from the original and has extra verses. In 1994, Jeff Buckley covered &quo… read more
This song, written by Leonard Cohen was adapted for John Cale. It differs from the original and has extra verses. In 1994, Jeff Buckley covered "the Cale version" on his Grace… read more

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Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (they divorced while he was a child). He began to play the piano at age six, and by age thirteen he was touring with his sister Martha Wainwright, mother Kate, and aunt Anna as the McGarrigle Sisters and Family. His song I'm A-Runnin', which he performed in the movie Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (in which he also played a minor character), was nominated for the 1989… read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate… read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (they divorced while he was a chil… read more

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