Songlines - Series 9 - Episode 8

8/8. Hallelujah was originally written by Leonard Cohen in 1985 but it remained obscure for over a decade. Transformed by John Cale, revised by Jeff Buckley and even adapted as a tribute to football player Mark Viduka, it has become one of the most used songs in film and TV. John Cavanagh discovers how the cult classic became so popular.