One of the best versions of "Hallelujah" married to one of the worst.

I'll leave it to you to figure out which is which.

/John Cale FTW
//the original isn't actually all that good

CLick the Music tab. We had this discussion Saturday

jake_lex: /John Cale FTW

Pic your version. I am somewhat partial to the Dresden Dolls version.

I also really like Jeff Buckleys.

Quick copy of the directory...

Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Allison Crowe-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Ari Hest-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Arooj Aftab-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Bob Dylan-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Bono-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Chris Botti-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Clare Bowditch-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Damien Rice-Cannonball Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Damien Rice-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Dresden Dolls-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Elisa-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Eric Beverly-Hallelujah.MP3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Erik Flaa-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Euan Morton and Denise Summers-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Gavin DeGraw-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Imogen Heap-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Jack Lukeman-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Jeff Buckley-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Jennifer Terran-Halleluja.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-John Cale-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-John Jerome-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-K.D. Lang-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Kate Noson-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Kathryn Williams-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-K's Choice-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Late Tuesday-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Leonard Cohen-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Lucky Jim-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Macbrolan-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Rufus Wainright-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Sheryl Crow-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Street To Nowhere-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-The Junebugs-Hallelujah.mp3
Leonard Cohens Hallelujah-Tony Lucca-Hallelujah.mp3

i just wanted to pop in here to say that I think John Cale's version is the better one...
but jake_lex already beat me to it, in the boobies.

/ truthed in the boobies?

Cale's version is really that great. Good, but not the definitive version.

Buckley is still tops.

jake_lex: //the original isn't actually all that good

Shut your whore mouth.

Oh my god,

Terrific find subby. This really made my day. Thanks!

HALLELUWAH


by Can 1971

The only thing lamer than covering Hallelujah is covering Landslide...

Every version sounds the same, no one does anything different with it. STOP COVERING IT!!!

Rufus Wainwright?

I heard he sucks.

mfaby
Rufus Wainwright?

I heard he sucks.


I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.

Unright: CaleBuckley's version isn't really that great. GoodFaggy, butand not the definitive version.

BuckleyCale is still tops.

ftfy

Buckley's originals were much better and more diverse than his covers.

I think Cale's version is kinda boring, but I've only heard it live I think my favourite is Enrique Morente's flamenco version just because it's like a whole other song. But that's just my opinion ;)

Also Leonard Cohen = Amazing Songwriter but such a terrible performer.

Shadow Blasko: Quick copy of the directory...

Where did you get those? I remember finding a blog page once with links to all those versions (specifically those), but I can't remember where it was. Make sure to check out Brandi Carlile's version as well as Willie Nelson's too.

The reason I don't care a whole lot for Cohen's recording is the choir. Hallelujah bleeds desperation, disappear, and loneliness; the solo piano/voice of Rufus and Cale and the solo guitar/voice of Buckley do a much better job at portraying that, in my opinion. Spectorian production doesn't do the song justice.

Uncle Leonard's joke, which is the one John Cale got right off... Hallelujah is Heartbreak hotel filtered through three thousand years of Jewish mysticism...

MikeXpop: Shadow Blasko: Quick copy of the directory...

Where did you get those? I remember finding a blog page once with links to all those versions (specifically those), but I can't remember where it was. Make sure to check out Brandi Carlile's version as well as Willie Nelson's too.

Collecting over the years. Found a torrent once with like 10 of them.

Yeah but was there a smiley face carved in a tree near where Buckley was found?

wish buckley would have died before he covered this song...