Mind Blown | Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah Disected

[The Computer Audiophile]

 

 

 

 

[Audiophile Neuroscience]

One of my all time favorite artists.

 

I found the reasoning behind the chords and the lyric fascinating.

[Iving]

My friend Johnny died almost exactly two years ago. He was a successful busker who made his living on the streets of the UK, campaigning against those who would shut down such activities - usually for commercial reasons. (My son Toby died only a few weeks after Johnny - a double barrel loss of two young lives to two shattered families.) Recently 20th February I posted one instance of Johnny performing 'Hallelujah' in the thread Best Cover Songs. The OP analysis of the present thread marries the musician's instinctive, dramatic expression of the song. Maybe it's like appreciating your equipment more when you know how it works - I salute the reasonable objectivist!

 

[sphinxsix]

Some more if your're interested, guys.

 

 

[PeterG]

I love this--especially the points on feeling "lost" and then "uplifted" later.

 

Equally fun are lyrics/music that do not tell you what the other is doing, but instead confuse--Springsteen's Born in the USA being the most famous/obvious.  More recently, Dylan's "Murder Most Foul" has been criticized for lyrics delivered in sorrow rather than anger.  But the overall effect is so extraordinarily sad that I was blue even the next day when I could not get it out of my head.  So at least to this listener, it is perfect and profound.  (Plus, who are we mere mortals to critique Dylan?)