Jeff Buckley Gets Boost From American Idol
by 
acostill on March 17th, 2008
I guess American Idol finally did something that is worth mentioning.
The show has apparently exposed a new generation to the wonderful music of Jeff Buckley, who I still say was one of the best artists ever.
So, here’s what happened: A contestant was on the show and performed “Hallelujah” back on March 4, which was originally done by recent Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductee Leonard Cohen. The result was a huge sales jump for Buckley’s version, which included topping iTunes sales chart and Hot Digital Songs with 178,000 downloads!
It’s very nice to see a new interest in Buckley, he deserves it.
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Mar 18, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Very nice. But did it do anything for Leonard Cohen’s own sales? I like Buckley’s take a lot, but I’m still partial to the original.
-Gilan of The Beatles Invasion
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