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Republicans twice defy Leonard Cohen estate to play ‘Hallelujah’ at convention – The Times of Israel

Lawyer says Cohen estate specifically declined RNC’s request to use the iconic song; in swipe at Trump campaign, suggests the song ‘You Want it Darker’ might have been approved

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The Republican National Committee used the late Leonard Cohens song Hallelujah on the closing night of its convention despite being denied permission, according to an attorney for his estate.
We are surprised and dismayed that the RNC would proceed knowing that the Cohen Estate had specifically declined the RNCs use request, and their rather brazen attempt to politicize and exploit in such an egregious manner Hallelujah, one of the most important songs in the Cohen song catalog, Michelle Rice, …

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