Justin Timberlake: "Hallelujah"Seated behind a piano, Justin Timberlake performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," accompanied by Matt Morris on guitar and vocals. With his stirring rendition, Timberlake joined the ranks of nearly 200 performers who have recorded the melancholy ballad. Written by singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen and released on his 1984 studio album Various Positions, the song reportedly took a year to write and includes 80 available verses and at least two wholly original renditions. The song contains several biblical references, including allusions to Samson and Delilah and King David and Bathsheba, heightening the song's hymn-like quality. In 1994, Jeff Buckley released arguably the most famous cover of the song on his album Grace. Nearly 200 additional covers have been recorded by artists as diverse as k.d. lang, Bob Dylan and Rufus Wainwright, whose version was included on the "Shrek" soundtrack, though it was John Cale's rendition that was used in the film. In 2008, watch
First, a conversation with the Secretary of the Treasury, Robert Rubin about current politics, the Clinton administration and the near future in America. Then, a discussion of the movie, Get Shorty, starring John Travolta and Rene Russo, with film director Barry Sonnenfeld and novelist Elmore Leonard. watch
A Quarter-Century Has Passed Since The Watergate Scandal Was Exposed And Many Questions Still Remain. Journalist Carl Bernstein, Former Nixon Counsel John Dean, And Former White House Council Leonard Garment Reflect On The Scandal'S Impact On Americans' Perceptions Of The Government, Who The Informer Deep Throat May Have Been, And What May Have Happened If Nixon Had Not Resigned. Also, A Remembrance Of The Late Writer Willie Morris With A Rebroadcasted Interview From 1995. watch
