Also, I used the term 'bad romance' because I was coyly hinting at Lady Gaga, who in songs like "Judas" I think actually is using religious imagery for purely secular purposes. I don't see any evidence of religious devotion or even religious questioning in Lady Gaga's work. (Which is not to denigrate her in any way! She's an incredible artist.).
I would personally have a much bigger problem with a reworking of "Judas" for a religious ritual than I would with a reworking of "Hallelujah". I know, in fact, that some Reform temples use another equally bleak and "irreligious" Cohen song about faith and doubt, "Who By Fire", as a component of their High Holiday ritual. And I've seen the Hallelujah melody used for "Adon Olam", and when I went googling for that, I found the Maccabeats also using it for "Lecha Dodi": http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2013/04/maccabeats-channel-leonard-cohens.html
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I would personally have a much bigger problem with a reworking of "Judas" for a religious ritual than I would with a reworking of "Hallelujah". I know, in fact, that some Reform temples use another equally bleak and "irreligious" Cohen song about faith and doubt, "Who By Fire", as a component of their High Holiday ritual. And I've seen the Hallelujah melody used for "Adon Olam", and when I went googling for that, I found the Maccabeats also using it for "Lecha Dodi": http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2013/04/maccabeats-channel-leonard-cohens.html