Look on the brightside...
Its the most credible thing to have ever happened to the X factor, a cult classic has made it into the mainstream and now a nation of ignorami are aware of Leonard Cohen's amazing work. And he laughs all the way to the bank, as it should be. And the Buckley brigade really can fuck off, most of them couldn't give a toss about Cohen's version, which means they have a lot in common with the average X factor fan.
(, Tue 16 Dec 2008, 18:08, Reply)
Well, your point would be correct if Buckley's version was as utterly shit as this one.
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Zuowan, Tue 16 Dec 2008, 19:05,
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well...
as much as I like the Buckley version, I find it quite contrived. Its hallelujah for people who like credible sounding music, sung by a cute guy with a guitar that the girls can all fawn over (Ask most of the indie brigade if they've heard anything else from the Grace album) The xfactor version is for people that like their music to sound mainstream and in a short pop burst. Each to their own. Lenny's version all the way for me, I blubbed like a bitch when I saw him do it live recently.
(, Tue 16 Dec 2008, 20:43, Reply)
yeah,
but only three over-produced verses of it. it really annoys me it's so short!
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Seventh is somewhat subdued, Tue 16 Dec 2008, 19:27,
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And how will people hearing it for the first time know it's Cohen's work?
They'll probably just know it as 'that song from Shrek, only a hell of a lot worse'
(, Tue 16 Dec 2008, 20:01, Reply)