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Leonard Cohen’s estate slams Republicans’ use of ‘Hallelujah’ at RNC – Sydney Morning Herald
Cohen’s estate said in a statement that it was “surprised and dismayed” the song had been used, saying it had specifically denied the RNC’s request to do so.
It said it was exploring legal options and called the RNC’s decision a “rather brazen attempt to politicise and exploit in such an egregious manner Hallelujah, one of the most important songs in the Cohen song catalogue.”
Leonard Cohen on stage during the first big concert at Hanging Rock in 2010.Credit:Ken Irwin
“Had the RNC requested another song, You Want it Darker, for which Leonard won a posthumous Grammy in 2017, we might have considered approval of that song,” the statement added.
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