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His song,"Hallelujah," is timeless and even he agreed KD Lang's version is the best... Wasn't a fan of hers until... https://youtu.be/ikdLBQACC74 https://youtu

His song,"Hallelujah," is timeless and even he agreed KD Lang's version is the best... Wasn't a fan of hers until... https://youtu.be/ikdLBQACC74 https://youtu.be/ikdLBQACC74

DCoder 10y ago
Amanda Palmer's rendition is amazing as well: https://www.periscope.tv/w/1DXxyoEbXBLGM https://www.periscope.tv/w/1DXxyoEbXBLGM (starting at 3:01:56).
smw 10y ago
I'll always prefer Jeff Buckley's.
- mcv 10y ago
  I like Cohen's. It's different from all the Wainwright-style covers, and I once heard he'd written over a hundred verses for it that he alternates on concerts. I wish they were available somewhere, but I suspect I would have had to have been there.
  - exodust 10y ago
    The reason I like Cohen's the best is because of the backing singers. I think this song works best when there's the graceful and harmonious support of the backup singers... it adds to and "load balances" the hugely majestic tones of this song! I think when KD Lang or anyone does it solo, they're taking on too much, and while they might do a fine job, it's a lot for one person to sing. Just my thoughts!
  - colomon 10y ago
    I'm not enough of a fan to know how many of those verses he did sing in concert, but I do know that I have two recordings of him singing the song and they only have one verse in common. Weirdly, this verse ISN'T in the Jeff Buckley version. And it's easily my favorite: And even though It all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
  - draegtun 10y ago
    Perhaps John Cale might still have them because Cohen faxed him 15 pages of lyrics - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallelujah_(Leonard_Cohen_song)#John_Cale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallelujah_(Leonard_Cohen_song... NB. It's the version by Cale which became the basis of the later covers by Buckley, Wainwright, etc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzu4LE667VM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzu4LE667VM
    - mcv 10y ago
      You're right of course. I don't know why I thought it was Wainwright.
      - draegtun 10y ago
        That's OK, clearly it also confused the producers of the Shrek soundtrack album too :) Here's a post from couple of days ago which documents the history of Hallelujah - http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/11/11/leonard-cohen-hallelujah-jeff-buckley/93632656/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/11/11/leonard-...
mrkgnao 10y ago
The ticker in the video is almost surreal, dispassionately telling you about murders and nightclubs being shot up, with that in the background.

His song,"Hallelujah," is timeless and even he agreed KD Lang's version is the best... Wasn't a fan of hers until... https://youtu.be/ikdLBQACC74 https://youtu.be/ikdLBQACC74

DCoder 10y ago

Amanda Palmer's rendition is amazing as well: https://www.periscope.tv/w/1DXxyoEbXBLGM https://www.periscope.tv/w/1DXxyoEbXBLGM (starting at 3:01:56).

smw 10y ago

I'll always prefer Jeff Buckley's.

mcv 10y ago
I like Cohen's. It's different from all the Wainwright-style covers, and I once heard he'd written over a hundred verses for it that he alternates on concerts. I wish they were available somewhere, but I suspect I would have had to have been there.
- exodust 10y ago
  The reason I like Cohen's the best is because of the backing singers. I think this song works best when there's the graceful and harmonious support of the backup singers... it adds to and "load balances" the hugely majestic tones of this song! I think when KD Lang or anyone does it solo, they're taking on too much, and while they might do a fine job, it's a lot for one person to sing. Just my thoughts!
- colomon 10y ago
  I'm not enough of a fan to know how many of those verses he did sing in concert, but I do know that I have two recordings of him singing the song and they only have one verse in common. Weirdly, this verse ISN'T in the Jeff Buckley version. And it's easily my favorite: And even though It all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
- draegtun 10y ago
  Perhaps John Cale might still have them because Cohen faxed him 15 pages of lyrics - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallelujah_(Leonard_Cohen_song)#John_Cale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallelujah_(Leonard_Cohen_song... NB. It's the version by Cale which became the basis of the later covers by Buckley, Wainwright, etc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzu4LE667VM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzu4LE667VM
  - mcv 10y ago
    You're right of course. I don't know why I thought it was Wainwright.
    - draegtun 10y ago
      That's OK, clearly it also confused the producers of the Shrek soundtrack album too :) Here's a post from couple of days ago which documents the history of Hallelujah - http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/11/11/leonard-cohen-hallelujah-jeff-buckley/93632656/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/11/11/leonard-...

mrkgnao 10y ago

The ticker in the video is almost surreal, dispassionately telling you about murders and nightclubs being shot up, with that in the background.