A Tribute to The Ultimate Bummer Song

Every so often, a song graces our ears that puts even musical genius to shame. A song that is so versitile, it can be used in times of both celebration and sorrow. Unfortunately, most people choose the latter, but that still does not detract from its greatness. Of course, I speak of Jeff Buckley's incomparable classic entitled "Hallelujah".
Okay, so technically the song does not belong to Jeff Buckley. It was written by Leonard Cohen, who I imagine smoked his share of hemp considering the song's lyrics are practically unintelligible. But that's beyond the point. The song's seven minutes of auditory glory have been featured in the following movies and television shows:

• Shrek
• Lord of War
• Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
• Without a Trace
• Vanilla Sky
• Sleepover (1995)
• When Night is Falling
• The Dead Zone
• The West Wing

Need I say more. But, it can't all be good. That soulless, vapid excuse for entertainment called "The O.C." tried to capitalize on the song's greatness, but the few of us with superior intellects saw through the producers' evil attempts like the pyramids au Louvre. "The O.C." may have tried to drag it down, but "Hallelujah" stood strong.
I alluded to the song's versitility in film and T.V. earlier, but its usefulness doesn't stop there. The guitar tabs for the song are easy to attain and easy to play, so next time your on the beach or at a camp fire with your acoustic guitar, put out "Hallelujah" and you'll be showing chicks your Oh! face in no time. Ohhh! Ohhh! You guys know what I'm talkin' about.
But remember when you're nailing chicks, the song is even more advantageous. After all:
Maybe there is a god above,
But all I've ever learned from love,
Was how to shoot somebody who out drew ya...
But it's not cry that you hear at night,
It's not somebody who's seen the light,
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah...
Forget it. I can't sing the rest of the song. I wouldn't be doing it justice. Just buy it, download it, steal it from some old person, whatever. You simply owe it to yourself.