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  • As Handel had been writing a chorus of simple praise to Christ that primarily repeated the word Hallelujah over and over, something happened inside him.

    The Courage To Be Christian MIKE NAPPA 2001

  • In continutation of the Gross Leonard Cohen Earworm (apparently "Hallelujah" is the meme that will not quit this week) of the last few days, inauroillium just posted an an interesting link about the evolution and major versions of the song in a comment thread on cvillette's journal.

    the baffled king composing hallelujah inauroillium 2008

  • Turns out Hallelujah is all about comedy 80s knitwear.

    Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen's classic finally decoded 2008

  • Turns out Hallelujah is all about comedy 80s knitwear.

    Archive 2008-12-01 2008

  • I could whistle if I felt like it, and I could breathe again, and suddenly the word Hallelujah flew out of my mouth.

    Wild Dreams ofReality, 11 2010

  • For example, [folk singer and activist] Pete Seeger was a member of the C ommunist Party, but he would sing songs about the Walls of Jericho or Michael rowing his boat ashore, with that refrain Hallelujah!

    Everybody Loves Reinhold 2007

  • For example, [folk singer and activist] Pete Seeger was a member of the C ommunist Party, but he would sing songs about the Walls of Jericho or Michael rowing his boat ashore, with that refrain Hallelujah!

    Everybody Loves Reinhold 2007

  • Oh man, Hallelujah is right up on top of my list of favorite songs.

    Waldo Jaquith - 5 songs it’s basically always OK to cover. 2006

  • Oh man, Hallelujah is right up on top of my list of favorite songs.

    Waldo Jaquith - 5 songs it’s basically always OK to cover. 2006

  • As Handel had been writing a chorus of simple praise to Christ that primarily repeated the word Hallelujah over and over, something happened inside him.

    The Courage To Be Christian MIKE NAPPA 2001

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