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M$1 December 18, 2008 01:37 AM

Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah Covers--what's your favorite?

Jeff Buckley is the best known, but what's you favorite? How many are there? Let's make a big long list filled youtube, etc. clips!
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dreamer08 dreamer08
 
 December 20, 2008 10:28 AM
25 Noteworthy Hallelujah Covers:

1. Jeff Buckley
2. Rufus Wainwright
3. Alexandra Burke
4. John Cale
5. Ari Hest (this is just so good that I included the video of it)
6. Damien Rice (sigh...his little Irish voice is just meant for this)
7. Kate Voegele (interesting voice)
8. Sheryl Crow (despite some of her pop songs, her voice is still amazing)
9. Bob Dylan (definitely put a new spin on it.)
10. K.D. Lang (not too unique but still good)
11. Allison Crowe (three words...get 'em, girl!!!!)
12. Damien Lieth
13. Tina Dickow and Steffen Brandt (not my fave but I think the Danish aspect ruins it a bit lol)
14. Bon Jovi (good hair and good music = a decent cover)
15. Over the Rhine (lovely but I like Allison Crowe's cover better!)
16. Lucky Jim (good but aiming at being Bob Dylan with that deep voice)
17. Rea Garvey
18. Hunter Gallagher
19. Alter Bridge
20. Amanda Jensen (not bad for a foreign version of IDOL)
21. Gavin Degraw (yeahy Gavin!)
22. Perla Batalla (Leonard Cohen's very own backup singer...so obviously!)
23. Chris Phillips (casual but I love this...please youtube it!)
24. Phil Wickham (3.5 stars...appreciate how he tries to make it more his)
25. Imogen Heap (Marissa Cooper dies! ay caramba! a great ode to a random yet powerful OC moment!)



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jonathan h jonathan h
 
December 18, 2008 01:42 AM
My favorite is easily Jeff Buckley's, but since that's the most obvious, I'll go with my second favorite. It's Rufus Wainwright performing the song on piano. Heartbreaking.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmbQEQltOwM


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jonathan h jonathan h
 
December 18, 2008 01:42 AM
Oh, also: The video you attached does not allow embedding. You can edit the question to include this video, which is a live version that allows embedding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqsW9x0Wk74


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ppalmer21 ppalmer21
 
December 18, 2008 01:42 AM
k.d lang... just beautiful

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTv9m8c6hnw


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lelah lelah
 
December 18, 2008 01:43 AM
Rufus Wainwright


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andy andy
 
December 18, 2008 01:49 AM
John Cale's version is my favorite of all of them. Besides being one of the first major artists to cover the song, his choice of verses (Cohen wrote over 80 verses) has been the template for most of the covers that followed.


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jason jason
 
December 18, 2008 02:56 AM
I like so many versions of this song... here is a video of one from Allison Crowe.



Then for something different there is Susana and the Magic Orchestra's version followed by Beriut's take on it.


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girldrumme... girldrumme...
 
December 18, 2008 04:28 AM
Probably the most unique and interesting version that I've heard recently is Chris Botti's (jazz trumpeter) on his holiday CD "December". If you like jazz it's really reflective and spiritual. It definitely brings something new to the song. The clean guitar sounds are especially nice. You can find the cover at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOxnqhe85a0

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I had just listened to it earlier today on Rhapsody.
youtube address is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOxnqhe85a0


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kalane kalane
 
December 18, 2008 06:06 AM
I think my favorite is also the Wainwright version. Here's a video of him performing it live at Glastonbury Festival, with a lovely melodic accompaniment from his sister Martha.

Sheryl Crow also does a pretty decent job of the cover.

Damien Rice's performance during Cohen's induction into the hall of fame earlier this year is adequately heartbreaking.

And now for something completely different...Bob Dylan. Not the best video or recording, but classic Dylan nonetheless.


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maydbs maydbs
 
December 18, 2008 01:05 PM
Still, Jeff Buckley is a fav!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dwwaS5B_vY


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disleksic disleksic
 
December 18, 2008 08:33 PM
For some reason my favorite version is by sad kermit. I have no idea why.. just something about the voice.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLA4Oda1TZc

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http://sadkermit.com/
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henrymiche... henrymiche...
 
December 19, 2008 04:25 PM
I like John Cale's version :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzu4LE667VM&feature=related


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