Andrew Sullivan has been on a kick<\/a> about “Hallelujah” for some reason. I’ve been on a kick about this song since Jeff Buckley’s album Grace<\/em> grabbed me in 1994, and refused to let me go. I didn’t know it was a Leonard Cohen<\/a> cover until a year later when I played the album for a friend. He was younger than me, but Canadian, and immediately recognized the song. I listened to Cohen’s version, and to other Cohen songs, but I’m convinced the magic here is Buckley’s, not Cohen. Cohen was a necessary ingredient, of course, but Buckley is what moved the song so far beyond the ordinary. Anyway, Sullivan points to this deep history and analysis<\/a> of the song. I found it fascinating.<\/p>\n So if I visited so many sites today (Firefox tells me it’s more than 100 so far), why point out these two? They both have incredibly rich detail and analysis. But I only find one of them interesting. Sure, the crossword post was a good scan – I’m glad to know that stuff like that is out there. But the “clap clap” post was devoured in its entirety. Different strokes, and all that.<\/p>\n To lighten things up a little, a much more bite-sized link sent by my friend Doug (fresh back from Hawaii – see the family photoalbums here<\/a>). Doug points me to jacksonpollock.org<\/a>. All you need is your mouse and the spacebar. What do you think – should I quit my day job?<\/p>\n
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