Everybody owns a copy of Kind Of Blue; it’s everybody’s first jazz record, and often their last. Does that mean that Kind Of Blue is a crappy record, or that Miles Davis was a hack?

Anyhoo, I think it would be even worse if one of these Idol fools attempted a song that’s still more associated with Cohen, like “Suzanne” or “So Long, Maryanne.”

I know this Buckley’s a freshman year evergreen, but I’m curious what else college kids listen to these days (besides DMB).

I was blown away when Castro sang Hallelujah last night. But that’s because I come to it through Cohen, and almost forget about Buckley most of the time.

Then, when the judges went on, I remembered that the song has a whole new life and meaning for the “kids.”

Still, kudos for actually singing a real song, and actually sounding like the words meant something to him.

Explain that, heathen.

Next week, David Archuleta sings VU’s “I’m Waiting for the Man.”