Legendary singer Leonard Cohen, 73, has been treading the boards again on a sell-out UK tour, in part because his accountant ran off with all his money. Now his famous song Hallelujah is set to bring him another windfall as X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's cover is heading for number one and arguably the best version, by the late Jeff Buckley, is hard on its heels. Here's another great one by former Velvet Undergrounder John Cale, which also features in Shrek (although it's Rufus Wainwright on the soundtrack album for some reason). Cale actually helped Cohen sort out the song, the original version ran to about half an hour. "> Lennie's own version, which somehow or other doesn't quite come off (he's said it was the most difficult song he's ever written) is currently in the charts too. Anyway it'll be nice to see a classy tune at the top of the charts at Christmas. Three versions of the same song in the top 40 is also pretty unusual but back in 1955, according to the BBC, there were four versions of Unchained Melody in the charts (although not at Christmas). Jimmy Young, who was a crooner before he was a radio presenter, was at number one with the Les Baxter Orchestra, Al Hibbler (no, I don't know anything about them either) there too with Liberace (God help us) also in the frame. Buckley fans are mounting an internet campaign to push his version above Burke's. And Lennie can enjoy a well-deserved pension.