It's 15 years since leonard recorded this song, 15 years. And think about how many incredible twists and turns that song takes before it gets recognized as a work of genius. It just happens that the independent label, passport records, releases the first version after the albumats on is rejected by c b s records. Then lener cohen doesn't give up. Keeps tinkering and performing new versions of hollelujah. John cale, one of the most influential musicians of his era, revises the song some more cales. Version goes out on the obscure french c d ima fan, which goes nowhere except jenine's living room in park slope.