Phil Lynott (song) moment for Irish pop" in 2008, with the same publication later calling it the best Irish song of that year. Jape fans launched an online petition to establish the song as the Christmas number one in the Irish Singles Chart. However, it lost out to a cover of the Leonard Cohen song "Hallelujah", performed by Alexandra Burke, that year's winner of British television talent show "The X Factor". The song is often covered by Irish indie musician Rob Smith. Phil Lynott (song) "Phil Lynott" is a 2008 single by the Irish band Jape, taken from their third studio album, "Ritual".
Live in London (Leonard Cohen album) a humanity in his songs that sets them apart from their studio counterparts." The Webb Sisters: Live in London (Leonard Cohen album) Live in London is a (double) live album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. It was released on CD by Columbia/Sony March 31, 2009, is his 18th album, and his first live release since "" in 2001. A DVD of the performance was simultaneously released by Columbia/Sony. Part of the reason Cohen, who was 73 at the time, went on tour in 2008 was to rebuild his finances after being swindled by his manager Kelly Lynch. Sylvie Simmons explains