Frazz by Jef Mallett for October 16, 2016
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Transcript:
Caulfield: Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" may be the most covered song in modern music. And his own version is arguably the weakest one out there. All the versions we like are basically...somebody's version of Jeff Buckley's version of John Cale's version of Leonard Cohen's version of his own song. Mr. Spaetzle: If Rufus copied off your quiz, Rufus is in a little trouble. Caulfield: But what if he improved on it, is what I'm asking. Mr. Spaetzle: In academia it doesn't work like that. Caulfield: Also, royalties.
Then again, most people like Jimi Hendrix’s version of “All Along the Watchtower” better than Bob Dylan’s original version (and Dylan wrote the song to begin with).