He added, “I see no disenchantment in Leonard’s lyrics at all. Even the counterpoint lines-they give a celestial character and melodic lift to every one of his songs.” On another occasion, Dylan sincerely said, “When people talk about Leonard, they fail to mention his melodies, which to me, along with his lyrics, are his greatest genius. “The ‘secret chord’ and the point-blank I-know-you-better-than-you-know-yourself aspect of the song has plenty of resonance for me.” But this song has a connective chorus, which when it comes in has a power all of its own,” he once commented. “It’s a beautifully constructed melody that steps up, evolves, and slips back, all in quick time. Dylan’s love of ‘Hallelujah‘ is something that he’s spoken about in glowing terms, which is reserved for a selected coterie of artists.
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