I heard there was a sacred chord......

........that David played and so did Rufus, Jeff, KD and now latest X Factor, factory poppet (or is that puppet) Alexandra Burke.  In HMV today I saw a groaning point of sale stand with every possible version of laughing (all the way to the bank) Len's opus.  There's part of me that thinks it's great that such a heartfelt ode to belief  has reached the masses,  but I have  a slight sadness that the most popular version  is a chopped, plodding representation with Mariah Carey theatrics smothering each verse.  You could could look at it this way.  Leonard Cohen did say the song explained the many kinds of Hallelujahs that exist and sure enough we've literally got em in cover land; enough to fuel any muso debate as to the definitive exaltation.

I guess everyone has a band or a song that holds a sacred place, and Hallelujah is one of mine.I make no excuse for being possessive.  I fear the Sistine Chapel has been pebble dashed.