Leonard Cohen fans... most Canadians... and your humble writer... were left feeling cold and broken at the end of the Republican National Convention Thursday night.
The Canadian singer’s “Hallelujah” was blasted out during a fireworks display sandwiched between “She’s A Grand Old Flag” and “God Bless The USA.”)
The night then ended with another version of the song, this time an operatic rendition of ’Hallelujah” by singer Christopher Macchio.
Cohen fans were sure the gracious, humble artist, who was known to kneel before his audience, wouldn’t have supported the use of his song.
WELL, yesterday Cohen’s estate published a statement on Facebook expressing their feelings and calling it a “brazen attempt to politicize and exploit the song” after the Cohen Estate had specifically denied the RNC’s request to use it.
