[Jeff Chandler]

It’s a very beautiful song, but if you listen, I don’t think it’s particularly spiritual. Most of it seems to be about sex and passion, and how they are just as illuminating as a religious experience.

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When I hear this song, which is known as the Shrekallulia, played at mass, I can't help but marvel at the stupidity of the music director. Not only is it not a religious song, it's a mournful song, and the Hallelujah is supposed to be a rejoicing. I can just see the dolts thinking, du-uh, I like this song, and it has the word hallelujah, so I'm going to use it for the Hallelujah. Uh huh. Tell me about the rabbits, George.

[A_perfect_lady]

Yeah. I think a lot of people just listen to the first verse and think “Oh, it’s a religious song,” and don’t listen to the rest of it.