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âHallelujahâ by Leonard Cohen is one of the greatest songs ever written. So itâs no surprise that leonardcohenfiles.com currently lists 2,040 covers of Leonard Cohen songs. And that doesnât count all the YouTubers posting their âCover of Jeff Buckleyâs âHallelujah.ââ. 15. Amanda Palmer.
For Lethem, âLife During Wartimeâ is the bandâs pinnacle, and the song is still a hell of a thing to hear. (A point about Talking Heads not often enough made: they cooked. Byrne was the funkiest white man in pop until Flea showed up.) But most of the iTunes generation has never heard it.