The Holy or the Broken

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The Holy or the Broken
First edition
Author	Alan Light
Language	English
Publisher	Atria Books^[1]
Publication date	2012
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	254 pp^[1]

The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley & the Unlikely Ascent of 'Hallelujah' is a 2012 non-fiction book written by Alan Light.^[1]

Overview

A look into the enduring popularity of the Leonard Cohen song "Hallelujah" and Jeff Buckley's cover version of it.

The book is the basis for the 2022 biographical documentary film Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song created by Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine.^[2] Light served as a consulting producer for the film.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Maslin, Janet (December 9, 2012). "Time Passes, but a Song's Time Doesn't". The New York Times.
^ ^a ^b Chiu, David (July 9, 2022). "Leonard Cohen's Enduring "Hallelujah" Celebrated In New Film". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022.

External links

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Discography Awards
Studio albums	Songs of Leonard Cohen Songs from a Room Songs of Love and Hate New Skin for the Old Ceremony Death of a Ladies' Man Recent Songs Various Positions I'm Your Man The Future Ten New Songs Dear Heather Old Ideas Popular Problems You Want It Darker Thanks for the Dance
Live albums	Live Songs Cohen Live Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979 Live in London Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Songs from the Road Live in Dublin Can't Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour
Compilations	The Best of Leonard Cohen So Long, Marianne More Best of Leonard Cohen The Essential Leonard Cohen
Tribute albums	Famous Blue Raincoat I'm Your Fan Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy The Songs of Leonard Cohen Covered
Concert tours	Leonard Cohen Tour 2008–2010 Old Ideas World Tour
Songs	"Ain't No Cure for Love" "Avalanche" "Bird on the Wire" "Dance Me to the End of Love" "Everybody Knows" "Famous Blue Raincoat" "First We Take Manhattan" "The Gypsy's Wife" "Hallelujah" "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" "I'm Your Man" "In My Secret Life" "Joan of Arc" "The Partisan" "So Long, Marianne" "Suzanne" "Take This Waltz" "Tower of Song" "Who by Fire" "You Want It Darker"
Books	Let Us Compare Mythologies The Spice-Box of Earth The Favourite Game Flowers for Hitler Beautiful Losers Selected Poems 1956–1968 Book of Mercy Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs Book of Longing The Flame A Ballet of Lepers
Film and television	Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen Angel Beware of a Holy Whore Bird on a Wire I Am a Hotel Night Magic Looking for Leonard Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song So Long, Marianne
Collaborators	Bob Johnston Marianne Ihlen Sharon Robinson Jennifer Warnes Perla Batalla Julie Christensen Anjani: Blue Alert Alan Light: The Holy or the Broken
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