I almost wish that Jeff Buckley never covered Hallelujah. While he did a phenomenal job in doing so, it overshadowed all of his other amazing material.
Nah, his best songs were all covers. He wasn't as good as song writer as he was a singer. Not by a long shot
Hot take: I like Buckley and his Hallelujah is beautiful but there's none of the sardonic quality that makes (both versions of) Cohen's classic great. I used to love it, but over the years I've come to regard it as a very lovely miss, partly for the fact that it is too lovely.
This is very true. In general though I find that song very overrated, so maybe I'm biased.