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Whoa...this is a doozy. Clara was fantastic and shared her entire collection of "Hallelujah" with me. Be sure to visit her at her livejournal and say thanks! Her collection is full of beautiful versions, and I actually shortened her list and removed a lot of the live Leonard Cohen & Jeff Buckley versions, just because it's all ready so large. If you really have to have them, you can let me know.
Leonard Cohen is a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter. He is regarded as one of the English language's most distinguished and influential songwriters of the twentieth century. His musical career has largely overshadowed his prior work as a poet and novelist, although he has continued to publish poetry sporadically after his breakthrough in the music industry.
In 1984, Cohen released Various Positions which features this often-covered song. Columbia declined to release the album in the United States, where Cohen's popularity had declined. (Throughout his career, Cohen's music has sold better in Europe and Canada than in the U.S.)
The song deals with ambiguous topics and there is much debate over Cohen's intentions or messages. Religious themes and sexual lyrics imply that the track deals with the dynamic of a relationship by using a spiritual metaphor, and the tone is often described as depressive or sorrowful.
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Rufus Wainright - Hallelujah
Bob Dylan - Hallelujah (Live)
Bono (U2) - Hallelujah
Dresden Dolls - Hallelujah (Live)
K.D. Lang - Hallelujah
Damien Rice - Hallelujah (Live)
Damien Rice - Cannonball/Hallelujah (Live)
Sheryl Crow - Hallelujah (Live Radio)
The Junebugs - Hallelujah (Live)
Tony Lucca - Hallelujah
Elisa - Hallelujah
Chris Botti - Hallelujah
Clare Bowditch - Hallelujah
Eric Beverly - Hallelujah
Erik Flaa - Hallelujah
Euan Morton & Denise Summers - Hallelujah (Live)
Arooj Aftab - Hallelujah
Allison Crowe - Hallelujah
Gavin DeGraw - Hallelujah
Jack Lukeman - Hallelujah
John Cale - Hallelujah
John Jerome - Hallelujah
Kate Noson - Hallelujah
Katheryn Williams - Hallelujah
K's Choice - Hallelujah (Live)
Late Tuesday - Hallelujah (Live)
Lucky Jim - Hallelujah
Macbrolan - Hallelujah
Ari Hest - Hallelujah (Live)
Imogen Heap - Hallelujah
Street To Nowhere - Hallelujah
Jennifer Terran - Hallelujah (m4a)
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Hey, don't forget about the newly released (or soon to be released) Imogen Heap version of the song played in the recent season finale of the OC. It's currently playing at http://www.fox.com/oc/ if you are interested in hearing it.
I got that Imogen Heap song.
sending it right now
hey is'nt wayne coyne dating leonard cohen's daughter? i thought i heard that somewhere...lucky girl.
I love Shrek!
Thanks for this! I'm becoming addicted to this blog.
I had a bunch, but not this many and not all in one place.
Merci beaucoup!
If you are a big LC fan, as I am, you'll appreciate the Fresh Air interview, http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=05-22-2006&view=storyview
- Cohen is reading from his new book of poetry. Good stuff.
Immi @ 320K!! Even in today's age, it still amazes me how you guys get this stuff!! Thanks Erik & Dodge.
Thank you. I've been obsessed with Cohen lately after hearing Chelsea Hotel by Regina Spektor. He's one of my favorite songwriters of all time.
If you have the Cohen Live version, it might be nice to post- some of the verses LC used in Various Positions are not used by the other artists. John Cale was the first to record the verses we usually hear (although they were all written by LC, who mixes and matches in his live performances) and the use of that set of lyrics by most artists has often led people to believe that Jeff Buckley wrote different words for the LC song (no- ALL lyrics by Leonard Cohen).
In fact, I've never heard a cover of the lyrics from Various Positions...
Don't forget that LC now has a royal seal of approval: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/137312/prince_charles_on_leonard_cohen/
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I think covers are my favorites and I think your blog is my favorite!
Love it!
Great video clip- I can just imagine the Prince playing Hallelujah over and over... "She broke your throne..."
You're missing Brandi Carlile's version! So i'll e-mail that to you right now...
What strange and wonderful timing. I had just started looking for as many versions of this song as possible when you posted this. Thanks! (I, too, would love to hear the Cohen Live version)
...joy
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the Imogen Heap version doesnt seem to want to download for me :(
am desperate to hear it!
please help :P
Whoa. You NEED Jay Clifford's version. When I get home I'll post it on YouSendIt.
Once again, you have outdone yourself.
I am actually starting to think you need some medication! Keep it coming!
And here's Jay Clifford (formerly of Jump, Little Children) covering it live: http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=1770A16E617BBEF2
I recently heard a cover of "Hallelujah" in the film "Saint Ralph" and thought it was one of the best I heard even though I'd never heard of the artist. Anyone else heard it?
hey sd, that's gord downie of the tragically hip. i can't find that version online, though.
thanks for posting the ari hest version. i saw him play it live a few years back and needless to say it blew my mind. thanks for all you do everyday with this site.
Wow! I just stumbled on your blog, but I had to say something because this is one of my favorite songs of all time! I had no idea that so many people had covered it. My favorite version is (I should say "was," since now I have all these to listen to ;)) the Sheryl Crow one. Thanks for sharing these!
I've been desperately searching for Gord Downie's cover of Hallelujah for some time now.
If anyone can help me score a quality MP3 of this tune from Saint Ralph I'd be eternally grateful.
Hey, thanks.
There's a danish version of Hallelujah, by Steffen Brandt and Tina Dickow
Don't have it myself though.
Love
Thank you! Weird (in a good way) to have my introduction to an artist through a cover song, but it's happened about ten times with this particular song. I haven't heard a bad one yet; apparently the song is indestructible.
I particularly like the version by Lucky Jim (and I particularly like Lucky Jim because they're named after my favorite novel). Thanks.
Listening to this song back to back to back, etc. is quite hilarious. This song is so maudlin! It would be cool if artists would re-interpret it, or at least play it in a different key, as it seems that everyone is aping Jeff Buckley's version (which was in turn a cover of John Cale's version).
I really like the version that is 1:10 (Eric Flaa), compared to the 7 minute epics. Especially when the instrumentation and mixing is bogus (Katie Noson). That organ is laughable!
i first heard the john cale version on the basquiat soundtrack, and is one of my fave songs of all time, i love his world-weary yet hopeful voice.
loads of folk think buckley's is an original but cale wins hands down.
I had not heard the Damien Rice version of it. Thanks for putting them all up.
If you havent heard it you should check out Brandi Carliles version from itunes!!! its great!
Thanks so much for collecting these together. For me Kathryn Williams' version is the most affecting. Came across this page when I was trying to find a definitive set of the lyrics - I heard there are 15 verses in all. If anyone fancies a labour of love, or can point me to them,it would be very much appreciated!
I've really enjoyed your site, and thought I'd add a little extra - there's a quite exquisite cover of 'Hallelujah' by a young British singer/songwriter called Daisy Chapman which features on her new EP 'Hymns of Blame'. It's on her myspace profile at http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=62393506. I neither know her, nor am a part of her record company. A friend of mine pointed me to her a short time ago knowing that I'm a Cohen fan, and it's so very lovely that I feel the need to share!
As requested ...
There appear to be a total of eight verses. More may exist, but I can find documentation for only these.
Hallelujah
(Original Verses from 1984)
1. Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this he fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
2. Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew her
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
3. You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well, really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light in every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
4. I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I learned to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my lips but Hallelujah
(Additional Verses - All by Leonard Cohen)
Baby, I've been here before.
I know this room, I've walked this floor.
I used to live alone before I knew you.
I've seen your flag on the marble arch,
But love is not some kind of victory march,
No it's a cold and it's a very broken Hallelujah.
There was a time you let me know
What's really going on below,
but now you never show it to me, do you?
I remember when I moved in you,
And the holy dove was moving too,
and every breath we drew was Hallelujah.
Now maybe there's a God above,
As for me, all I ever learned from love
Is how to shoot at someone who outdrew you.
and it's no complaint you hear tonight,
and It's not some pilgrim who's seen the light
it's a cold and it's a very lonely Hallelujah.
(Variations on the Last Verse)
Maybe there's a God above,
But all I ever learned from love
Is how to shoot somebody who outdrew you.
It's not a cry that you at night
It's not somebody who has seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah.
Now maybe there's a God above,
But all I ever learned from love
Is how to shoot at someone who outdrew you.
But it's not a cry that you hear tonight
And it's not some gleeful laughter
From somebody who says he has seen the light,
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah.
Now maybe there's a God above,
As for me, all I ever learned from love
Is how to shoot at someone who outdrew you.
But it's not a cry that you hear tonight
It's not some gleeful christian who has seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
There's a version by Anthony Michael Hall (yes, that Anthony Michael Hall. Yes, really. It's surprisingly good.) on The Dead Zone (the TV series) soundtrack.
Please, could you add the Spanish Flamenco Version I sent you? I think it´s quite different and some people could find it interesting. Thanks!!!
Wow--thanks so much! I've been (OK, lazily) trying to figure out who did a lovely version I saw on a TV show a few years ago. Now I know it was Buckley.
Hi there,
Thanks for posting this stuff. Some friends asked me to transcribe the Late Tuesday version so they could sing it together.
Today it seems that I can't connect--stuff no longer available?
Favorite versions of the dozen or so I checked out: Cohen (best)
Late Tuesday (a bit yelpy and overwrought, with somewhat tentative accompaniment--esp. lame guitar work) Imogen Heap (excellent creepy)
Bono (hip transfiguration taking it somewhere else)
Who did the version on Shrek? J Cale?
Love this song, lot of good versions here. The BEST version I have ever heard is From A Swedish guy called Ulf Lundell - it is found on an album called Når jeg kysser havet. It leaves Jeff, John and Leonard long behind...but unfortunately it is not in English :-( However, the message comes through anyway...
This song is so well done by so many. I decided to do it for a work band and it went quite well. I recorded a simple version, thought I'd add it. Maybe too much like Buckley. Allison Crowe's version sent chills down my spine - wow! http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/pfdixon_93063/lst?.dir=/Hallelujah&.src=bc&.view=
I am AMAZED by this entry and grateful to the dude who pointed me over this way!
other Hallelujah:
Enrique Morente - Aleluya
from album: Omega
is a spanish flamenco fusion version
For those who aren't sure, the John Cale version is in the movie "Shrek," but it's the Rufus Wainwright version that's on the "Shrek" soundtrack. I had to do a couple of months of hunting to find that out!
I am Daisy Chapman, and i've stumbled upon this site and i wanted to thank you for my mention. It's a hard song to cover, not because of its complexity (it's incredibly simple) but because of its notoriety and the fact that everyone feels it belongs to them, and don't want unknown artists to take it away from them.
I am not signed to a record label, the album is self-released, but i thought it complemented by self-penned songs beautifully. www.myspace.com/daisychapman
Apparently this isn't Leonard Cohen's most covered song by a long shot, Suzanne is. However, I'd like to recommend another version to you. It's by the Welsh duo Brigyn and you can hear it at
http://www.brigyn.com/MP3.html
It's in Welsh so you won't understand it, but musically it's quite enchanting. Brigyn are brothers Ynyr and Eurig Roberts. The words aren't a direct translation of the original, they're on a different theme. Incidentally, John Cale is Welsh speaking, he's from Ystradgynlais in the Swansea valley.
If I may add to The infinite Hallelujah project:
Steffen Brandt & Tina Dichow - halleluja.mp3
Size: 4MB
Description: Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah in danish
The download link is: http://www.sendspace.com/file/p7mweh
Ohh, gorgeous. I was just on a quest to see if i could find a couple new versions of the song (i'm madly in love with Jeff Buckley's), and here's more than i dreamed of! Thank you!
Do you happen to know which live shows the Damien Rice versions come from?
I really love this video... its my favorite version of this song so far:
http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1152958641/Hallelujah
its sung by Espen Lind (also known as Sway), Askil Holm, Alejandro Fuentes, and Kurt Nilsen.
Thanks for putting this list together... great work.
This is great! I love Damien rice and I've been looking for this song qith him :)
Thank-you for this wonderful post. I recently made a CD of cover versions of "Hallelulia" and "If it be Your Will" tom listen to in the car.
You found some versions I had not heard. Thank-you.
I bet every version here is someone's favourite -mine is Jeff Buckley's
You can watch Espen Lind, Askil Holm, Alejandro Fuentes and Kurt Nilsen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPl01GRU2Zw&search=espen%20lind
Or you can download the mp3 here:
Its on an album called "Hallelujah live" (fantastic album..)
Sorry forgot to add the link... LOL
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=FBCE7F293CAAD979
Nosfell & Jane Birkin - Hallelujah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFewmgaZtZI
Thank you for all your hard work in collecting versions of this painfully exquisite song.
I saw someone has already mentioned Anthony Michael Hall's version of "Hallelujah". It really is good, I love it.
Here's a link to download it:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5o5z4h
There is also a forthcoming cover of this song from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra... it's kind of like what the Imogen Heap cover would be like if she didn't suck. Here:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=19444B211DFDBA2F
I think you might like to know that the best selling album in Norway now contains a version (extremely crappy, however) of Hallelujah.
Here's a link.
Well 150,000 people don't think it's "crappy"!! This album has only been released in Norway (and via a couple of companies worldwide on the internet), which has a population of less than 5 million.
hey, there is another grat version of the song hallelujah recorded by kevin max - member of DC Talk. the song is part of his second solo album "between the fence and the universe" - listen to it, great interpretation!
thx for these much of covers, but i actually miss ray garvey's version out of the soundtrack from the movie barefoot with til schweiger.
would be really nice to see it added. thanks.
Rufus Wainwright delivered a magnificat version in the newly released concert documentary, "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man," backed by most of the other singers in that film. Disappointingly, this "Hallelujah" does not appear on the soundract CD. The information that Wainwright performs this song on the Shrek soundtrack may help account for the omission. Now I'll have to buy the "I'm Your Man" DVD--first making sure that it has everything I want . . .
hey,
i´m from germany ... i cant good english but i try :p
i love this beautyfull sensitive track ... the best pleases me the song of is from allison crowe ... there I had to water in the eyes ...
greez mike (19) from germany
myspace : http://www.myspace.com/104688360 (in work :D)
Espen Lind, kurt nilsen etc.
hallelujah. Great version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPl01GRU2Zw&mode=related&search=
I have a good copy of the Gord Downie rendition for those interested. email me @ j5cents@gmail.com
There are some overdubs from the movie, but overall it is a very good recording.
You may be interested to know tha tan Australian artist Alex Lloyd has done an acoustic version.
Fabulous links. This could be the best song ever!
Thanks for finding all these.
Hi, this is Marina from Torino, Italy. I just stumbled upon your blog-totally love it. May I add one more cover of Hallelujah? it's a version by Eugenio Finardi, an italian rocker. Check it out if you can, I'll be back and post a link to it ASAP. Bye!
thanks for this collection!
I love Allison Crowe's recording and have to say, Hallelujah is one of the most beautiful songs ever created!
Hi everyone,
I am a huge Leonard Cohen fan and a "Hallelujah" nut. A beautiful song.
I am madly trying to find and collect all the recommendations you have made here.
Thank you.
Kate
Well I heard there was a famous song
I tried to play and got it wrong
But poets they don't care for music do they?
They say that a guitar's a crutch
And better sung by such and such
But Christ! it's all to much so mister screw ya!
Hallelujah...
Hey, it looks like you might have one of the tracks above mislabeled. It looks like it's Arooj Aftab rather than Aroof. I happened across her myspace page a fe days after downloading the track and thought you might want to know.
Love the blog, by the way. Just catching up on some of these cover posts and I can't thank you enough.
Thank you for the great list of Hallelujah, I love this song. I think you can't beat Jeff
buckley's version. I did not see Brandi Carlile's version - I think the best of the female singing it.
Thanks again,
Mac
There's also an acoustic version by Blue Jupiter, on their Ear Candy CD. I don't have a link to it that I can get to from here, or I'd post it.
Kevin Max is a good version...it is nice vocally. Musically, though, it is one of the most beautiful versions I have ever heard.
What a brilliant blog Dodge - just what a great blog should be - informative, surprising, entertaining, revealing, knowledgeable etc.
Why no dates on the each post? Only times.
I am searching for a version I heard here in Scotland on the radio recently on a wacky show called Get It On, which plays the strangest, most eclectic selection of music ever.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/view/show.shtml?getiton
Highly recommended - you can listen online, for free, because the BBC is a public service broadcaster they don't really charge for anything.
Anyhoo, thanks for this Hallelujah Everything. Brilliant!
Cheers
Gavin (from Scotland)
hi, i'm from south korea, i saw your blog in wikipidia when i look for information about song hallelujah, i thank your music collection.
when i click on the links to the songs 'halleluja' all i get is the message
PAGE NOT FOUND
cannot find zanvas with name 'micki'!.
the url shown is www.ezarchive.com
originally i wanted to find out about the meaning of the lyrics ... minor fall, major lift ... and what the song is all about.
mabe someone can help?
Myles Kennedy did a pretty good version IMO, you can find a live recording of it on
his Myspace.
Great list, man!
There's gonna be a new version by Willie Nelson on his upcoming (October 31st, 2006) album produced by Ryan Adams.
It would be great to have all those versions listed here... Maybe you could put it on megaupload.com ;-)
This is an awesome little archive. Good work.
Thanks for the great blog post. But I guess your ISP is tired of all the dirty downloaders. "Transfer Limit" messages.
I think Daisy Chapman's version is by far the most haunting and beautiful that I've heard. She has a wonderful voice! I wish her version was downloadable....
My vote has to go to Anthony Michael Hall's version, I keep playing it over and over. The man can not only act, he can sing...what a voice! I think I can safely say that Hallelujah of AMH is one of my all time fave songs.
Herb:
The minor fall and the magor lift refer to the chord changes in the song as he is singing- when he sings 'the forth the fith' he plays the chords Fmajor and Gmajor (the forth and fith chords in the key of C), when he sing ‘minor fall’ he plays Aminor and for ‘major lift’ he sings Fmajor.
Lincoln Brewster does a version of the song called "Another Halleluhah" on his All To You Live CD. Check it out. Great guitar work in that one.
Hi!
My Name is Andy and I am from Austria!
I'm really in Love with this song and when I found this blog I just thought: "OMFG!!!!" ;)
BUT the problem is, that I cant open/download this versions of the song!!! :(
So could anyone possibly be so kind, as to send me the "Bob Dylan Live Version" of this epic song???
That is the most important version for me. If anyone has got too much traffic left this month, I would also appreciate ist to get the versions of Damien Rice, Bono and the Dresden Dolls! ;)
Thank you!
Andy
andreas.bintinger@gmx.at
do you have that new susanna and the magical orchestra album? most of your top hits (hallelujah, love will tear us apart, etc.) pop up there. pretty/boring/norwegian.
i love the street to nowhere version
good site
http://www.aishwaryaraiworld.org/
nice site
http://www.fitness-world.org/
nice site
http://www.info-language.com/
nice site
http://www.outsourcing-world.org/
One more "WOW!" for Allison Crowe's amazing rendition of this song, which wrought my emotions and touched my soul.
She's got a live performance on YOUTUBE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thNVaVfCQEo
Wow, just wow....
Hallelujah is not in the candidates for "Best song ever" on www.rankopedia.com. It's a shame!
This is a great version of Hallelujah by yet to be discovered Austin band called Alpha Rev (Casey McPherson).
http://www.alpharev.com/stuff/alpha_rev_hallelujah(liveKEXP).mp3
Thanks a lot!! I absolutely adore this song and now, thanks to you, I've got pretty much all versions of it.
I really appreciate your effort.
Hi....I have just discovered Hallelujah...yet when I hit your links I just get screen gobbeldy goop....help?
Emma - The link is expired for the Espen Lind, Askil Holm, Alejandro Fuentes and Kurt Nilsen MP3
How else can I find it?
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=FBCE7F293CAAD979
To Leslie >>> this link is good, and has a free download function, I just used it > www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1152958641/Hallelujah
i'm a plug whore... sorry
www.myspace.com/loulabrocca
omg..
thank u sooo sooo much..
i don't know how to thank u ..
i heard the version from o.c which felt it's the best one.
me realli appriciate what u'v done!!!
For those interested in Gord Downie's version of Hallelujah, my long search is finally over!
but what you fink about fleas remedy?
dog flea
Are any of the above versions covers of the original song?
I mean, conaining the "the name" and "Lord of Song" verses?
I know Bono and Bob Dylan both used that version of the song, but I don't like there covers. I'm hoping to find a good vocalist who used those verses. I love the Gordon Downie version, except it's got clips of the movie running over parts of it.
An above poster claims the search for it is over, but they won't (or can't, I suppose) share it, so I don't know why they even bothered to tell us all... especially by saying "for those interested in Gord Downie's version..." only to say I have it but can't share it...
So, is there anyone else who may have this recording and is able to share it?
Or any other good performances containing the less common verses? (I prefer male vocals, but if there's a good female version that's fine too)
I absolutely love Jeff Buckley´s version of Hallelujah and would like it played on my wedding, which is in July. However, I´m wondering if anyone knows if there´s a different version of the lyrics? Cause I don´t know if all the lyrics are so appropriate for a wedding...
As far as I'm aware, Jeff Buckley's versions all contain the same five verses used in most version. He does a medley of it with "I Know It's Over" that is quote nice, but wouldn't be as appropriate for a wedding. I personally always think of 'Hallelujah' as more fitting for a funeral, though I've no idea why.
It's a beautiful song and I think it would work fine for a wedding as is. I'm curious as to which lyrics you find inappropriate for a wedding?
Have a look at Mandy at Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW6mCoiDkVI
She is an amateur. Pathetic, charming and hilarious. She ranks in my top ten of performers of this song.
I'm so dissapointed not to be able to hear any of the links here. I love this song, and have for years.. I'd love to hear some of the versions listed here. Anyone have an up to date link list?
Can anyone please Upload these songs somewhere else, i am unable to download even one song...
Been looking for this since long..
you can also hear --if ur around the ville, a reallly int4ense version of this by delta male, live, when they play, which is usually air devils inn.
yep most excellent!!!!
the regina-version:
http://ragette.org/Regina/regina%20shawn/Jewish%20Heritage%20Festival%20-%202005-09-13.htm
Thanks,mate.Nice one.
Can anyone tell me who has done the versions of Halleujah for House and ER among other tv shows..this song brings tears to my eyes each time I hear it. It's so haunting.
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Just a powerful moving piece of art. Thank you for sharing these versions -- I was just looking for info on who sang it on Shrek and House. Amazing, Leonard Cohen.
YO! I am an indie-music guy, and I just covered Hallelujah with a crunchy electric-guitar background. The result is both sweet and spicy, pairing well with steak or pudding:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gZn8cjA-gs
Do you think you might be able to re-up these covers? I just ran across your blog and I would love to get some of these.
Thanks.
Thanks so much for this ... have just been immersing myself in the Jeff Buckley and Rufus versions ... spine tingles
Bon Ovi has a new version on VH1 that is awesome as well
Bon Jovi just recorded a version as well: http://www.strippedmusic.com/
They also played it live in the O2 arena-London on 24 June 2007.
can anyone supply a link or just a transcript of all of the supposed 15 verses Cohen wrote for Hallelujah? am having trouble finding a comprehensive list...
last week Bon Jovi unplugged did Hallelujah on CMT. There's one more for you.
Yep. Bon Jovi Live @ The O2 was great. I remembered that son and so i came to this blog.
Good way to find out something was on Wikipedia.org keyword hallelujah (a whole page about the SONG) and surely this site. Thanks a lot for all the cover versions. I guess one is still missing : Rea Garvey (Reamonn) on the Soundtrack from "Barfuss" (German Movie). Only 2:44 min but worth listening.
Greetings from Germany and keep up the good work!
Hi,
Does anybody know where I can find the Spanish version of the song, preferably a recording, but even just lyrics would by great. The CD only seems to be available in Spain.
Many Thanks.
New recording of Hallelujah performed by Sara Gazarek on her cd "Return to You" See her website http://www.saragazarek.com/
It uses lyrics from both the 1984 and 1988 versions.
Does anyone know where I can download the Anthony Michael Hall version? The link here isn't working. I checked iTunes but it's "Album Only" and I don't want the whole album.
I don't think you can beat Rufus Wainright's version as it is very clear and droll .....personally though I would like to hear a version that has all the verses sung.
Jennifer Scott just published a beautiful version on her new CD Mile 41. Unfortunately, she only did 3 verses--was just getting warmed up when it was over. Accompanied by soprano sax--very haunting arrangement.
Don't forget the Lesley Barber version from the soundtrack of When Night Is Falling...
http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2006/09/gordon-downie-sings-cohens-hallelujah.html
Here's Gord Downie's version. It has film audio overlaying - unfortunately I don't think it's been released otherwise.
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Oh my, I had no idea that there are so many versions of this song (I think it's one of the most beautiful songs ever, and my personal fave is Jeff Buckley's version).
The Swedish singer Peter Jöback has made a Swedish version of the song, which I also think is very good. I found a video of it at MySpace:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=17393823
There's also kermit's version:
http://sadkermit.com/audio/Sad%20Kermit%20-%20Hallelujah.mp3
Thought you might like to check out this cover of the song:
http://www.mrzach.com/music/Hallelujah.mp3
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I would recommend this Scottish band also
http://www.myspace.com/birchwoodband
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Not to forget about the version of now dissolved German band Blumfeld (was the B-Side of their single "Tausend Tränen Tief") & the live version of "Wir sind Helden"......!!
Amazing work : Hallelujah is certainly one of the greatest song ever. Thank you very much for sharing this.
I don't know if it's still there but a brillant cover is the MSU performance on you tube/dailymotion. Indeed : go for it, their 8 voices version is astonishing!
I heard a version with "and now I know who my friends are" at the end, and I don't know which one that is.
Hello, I am so lucky to have stumbld on your blog. Hallelujah is a favorite song of mine and I had been craving to listen to KD Lang's singing this song. I live in Indonesia and it's been really hard if not impossible to get my hands on KD Lang's album that has this song -- "HYmns of the 49th Parallel" -- , or this song in particular. Could anyone please help me, tell me where I can download this song or album? Here is my email add: emersonism2@telkom.net Thanks beforehand.
I've been enjoying listening to the recordings of "Hallelujah" on your blog. Is it possible for me to download them to my computer? I'd love to have them all in my media player.
For those trying to download them, try right clicking on the link and choosing Save Target As. That will save a HTML file to your hard drive. Then change the extension from .htm to .mp3 (with the exception of Jennifer Terran's version, which should be .w4a). Then the file will work.
Jeff Buckley's is the only one I couldn't download that way.
Michael McDonald is covering it on his new Soul Speak cd out 3/4/8 as well.
I do love the Jeff Buckley version too.
Bon Jovi also did a beautiful cover of this song!!!
It's in the MTV' 2007 album.
Cristian from Italy
Where did you find the John Cale version listed on this page? What album is it from?
hey, can i have the jeff buckley version of hallelujah please. kind of like it the best. pl. send to the rosemarygeorge@gmail.com
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Rob Lamothe has a cover of this song on youtube now. You should check it out.
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check this out...Hallelujah is mashed up with Nine Inch Nails' Hand That Feeds. pretty cool!
http://djmikealegre.blogspot.com/2009/10/hallelujah-hands-nin-vs-leonard.html
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