Jeff Buckley based his version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on John Cale’s 1991 reading, which Cale recorded for the tribute album I’m Your Fan: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen.

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With science able to analyse music, both in terms of musicology and the emotive side of it that makes us 'feel', what song has been deemed the greatest?

The D.C. area band didn't fall far from the genre's tree, but it's ripping out pop-punk's more problematic roots.

I'm not qualified to make that reference, but Matt … saw me play at a talent show for our guitar class in high school, and I played Hallelujah, like the Rufus Wainwright song, the Jeff Buckley ...

Marvin Gaye rose to prominence in the '60s and had continued success through the '80s thanks to a string of hits like "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine ...