In 1984 — the same year that Bruce Springsteen, Prince and Madonna ruled the pop charts with “Born in the U.S.A.,” “Purple Rain” and “Like a Virgin,” respectively — there was another classic that ...

Leonard Cohen, who has died aged 82, is known to most people through his epic song Hallelujah, external. It took him years to get it right and he later described the process as "banging his head on ...