New To You Show

Julien "Jules" Koetsch joins Keith Vincent, John Holt, and Mary Varn to discuss the first two picks from our "Better than the Original" theme.  ___________ Segment 1: "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley (1994) is better than "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen (1984) Mary (@maryvarn) contends that Jeff Buckley's rendition of Hallelujah from the 1994 album "Grace" is better than that of the writer of the song, Leonard Cohen, who released the original version on his "Various Positions" album in 1984. Cohen's album wasn't even released in the US until a year or two later, while Buckley's version is considered one of the 500 greatest songs of all time.  Buckley died shortly before the final legs of work began on his second album, so the success of his album and this song are posthumous.  Jeff Buckley's album is also available on iTunes, Rdio, Spotify.  As well as in hardcopy.  Leonard Cohen's album can be found digitally on iTunes, Rdio, Spotify.  As well as in hardcopy. _________________ Segment 2: "The Departed" (2006)