The 25 Most Exquisitely Sad Songs in the Whole World: No. 7
Posted May 4th 2007 7:00PM by Spinner StaffFiled under: The Hit List
Posted May 4th 2007 7:00PM by Spinner StaffFiled under: The Hit List
'Hallelujah'Jeff Buckley (1994)
The Breakdown: Leonard Cohen's existential hymn addressing an old fling becomes a heavenly, if unanswered, prayer in the hands of the ill-fated Buckley.
The Waterworks: "Love is not a victory march/It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah."
Casualty Count: One crisis of faith.
