The story behind the song hallelujah is filled with ups and downs and incredibly frustrating moments for Leonard Cohen. Hallelujah has always been my absolute favorite song. I had so much fun going down the rabbit hole recently learning about Leonard Cohen's incredible life and was surprised at how frustrating and hard it was for Leonard Cohen to get Hallelujah to be distributed in America! Walter at Columbia Records refused to circulate the song here, and had Leonard Cohen not begun singing it live with new (unheard) versus it never would have been picked up by John Cale in the first place. I was further surprised to learn that while Jeff Buckley was out performing the song and bringing this entirely new life to it, Leonard was in a MONASTERY! This story is just so incredible and full of so many twists and turns. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do    • The Frustrating Events That Led to Le...  

The song 'Hallelujah' by Leonard Cohen | Jeff Buckley has brought audiences to tears for generations. While it seems as though every musician knows the cords and the lyrics, many don't know the frustrations Leonard Cohen and composer John Lissauer went through to create the song in the first place.

In today's episode of the Roots Music History Podcast, we dig up the roots that grew the song 'Hallelujah' and talk about the challenges Leonard Cohen faced: Professionally and Personally that led him to write this iconic, lifechanging song.

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Chapters:
0:004:48 Leonard Cohen’s Early Life
4:487:50 Journey to Songwriting
7:5011:55 ‘Suzanne’ Opens Doors
11:5514:50 Enter: John Lissauer
14:5019:45 Enter: Phil Spector
19:4521:52 Leonard Tries to Regroup
21:5224:26 Hallelujah is Born
24:2629:11 Hallelujah Banned in USA
29:1131:46 Never Before Heard Lyrics
31:463537:17 John Cale and Jeff Buckley
37:1741:15 Conclusion