File:Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley).ogg

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This clip of Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" is used for the purposes of criticism and comment on the artist Jeff Buckley. It is intended, in the context of scholarship, to inform the reader of the sound of Jeff Buckley while not displacing the original product.

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Description	Jeff Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah"
Source	extracted from Buckley's recording on the Grace album
Article	Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)
Portion used	30 second clip
Low resolution?	yes, 39kbps, "0" quality
Purpose of use	Demonstration of the most notable cover recording of the song
Replaceable?	No replacement exists
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