Jeff Buckley's slightly haunting version of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' has speeded up to number four in the US iTunes chart after the song was covered by a contestant on 'American Idol', showing the power TV can still have on the music charts. The song wasn't even in the iTunes Top 100 previously, and Apple say it's one of the biggest overnight chart shifts in the download store's history, certainly since the final episode of 'Sopranos' sent everyone to the net to download Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin'. Buckley's 'Hallelujah' is, of course, a great song, though I actually prefer the John Cale version which, if I'm not mistaken, was used in an episode of 'Scrubs'. Must go and see if that's on iTunes.
Mar 6, 2008
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Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah climbs iTunes chart after American Idol cover
Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah has risen to number four on the US iTunes chart after a contestant covered it on American Idol.