Who Wrote Hallelujah?
Unbeknown to his fans, Cohen spent those five years away from the studio writing and tossing and writing and tossing around 80 drafts of Hallelujah. But when he finally brought it into the studio, he was no longer the “tormented, struggling artist.” According to Lissauer, he showed no signs of confusion.
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“There was no ‘Should we do this verse?’ I don’t think there was even a question of the order of verses, any ‘Which should come first?’ And had he had a question about it, I think he would’ve resolved it himself,” Lissauer revealed.