We were at Easter Mass in our own parish in Iona, P.E.I., and I had sung a song that ended with the word Hallelujah being repeated, Mooney. It is a vehicle to showcase a singer’s range. What started with a simple request from her parish priest has made singer Kelley Mooney a YouTube hit garnering more than 426,000 views with her new rendition of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. I implore disc jockeys around the land, if any of them are still doing anything other than pushing play on an iPod, to listen to lyrics before deeming something a holiday tune. But that doesn’t deter radio stations from playing “Hallelujah” during the holidays. Cohen is mourned as a talented singer and songwriter, but one thing he isn’t noted for is his Christmas music contributions. Prince, David Bowie, Natalie Cole, Greg Lake, Bobby Vee, Pete Burns and George Michael and Leonard Cohen all met their maker last year.Ĭohen is particularly known around the holidays because he was the one who penned the song “Hallelujah.” It is an iconic song and one that has been covered by several musicians, with Jeff Buckley’s version being the most popular. Recently passed 2016 was a terrible year for celebrity deaths, especially in the music industry.
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