Get ready to hear the Leonard Cohen classic “Hallelujah” sung a lot of times by a lot of people in the deep-dive documentary “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song.”
“Rolling Stone” writer Larry “Ratso” Sloman characterizes Cohen, whom he had interviewed many times over the course of their careers, as a “spiritual seeker,” and whether or not you found that conviction in Cohen, it is true. Sloman adds that, “other rock stars could not fathom” such a thing. That’s probably true, too.
Born into a well-to-do Orthodox Jewish family in Westmount, Quebec, in 1934, Cohen entered the music business late after establishing himself as a poet and novelist in Canada. Iconic folk singer Judy Collins encouraged Cohen to sing his song “Suzanne” before a large crowd. They ended up singing it together. A career as a singer-songwriter was launched.
