Leonard Cohen speaks about how he wrote Hallelujah

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In a rare archive interview with Mark Lawson, Cohen reveals he once lied to Bob Dylan about how long it took him to write Hallelujah. He also speaks about reading rhyming dictionaries and his admiration for rappers: "We're delighted by inventive use of sonic coincidences". First broadcast on Front Row, 9 July 2007.