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About This Track
“Hallelujah” is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen originally released on his 1984 studio album Various Positions. “Hallelujah” has been covered more than 120 times (counting only recorded, not live, versions) and featured in the soundtracks of numerous movies and television shows.
American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley recorded one of the best-known covers of “Hallelujah” for his 1994 studio album, Grace. Buckley, not wholly satisfied with any one take, recorded the song more than twenty times. Grammy Award-winning music studio engineer Andy Wallace took three of these recordings to create a single track. The result is a sparse-sounding production of vocals and electric guitar, influenced by John Cale’s version.
In 2004, Jeff Buckley’s version was ranked #259 on Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. In September 2007, a poll of fifty songwriters conducted by Q Magazine listed “Hallelujah” among the all-time “Top 10 Greatest Tracks” with John Legend calling Buckley’s version “as near perfect as you can get”. Buckley’s first #1 came posthumously in March 2008 when “Hallelujah” topped Billboard’s Hot Digital Songs following a performance of the song by Jason Castro on American Idol.
American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley recorded one of the best-known covers of “Hallelujah” for his 1994 studio album, Grace. Buckley, not wholly satisfied with any one take, recorded the song more than twenty times. Grammy Award-winning music studio engineer Andy Wallace took three of these recordings to create a single track. The result is a sparse-sounding production of vocals and electric guitar, influenced by John Cale’s version.
In 2004, Jeff Buckley’s version was ranked #259 on Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. In September 2007, a poll of fifty songwriters conducted by Q Magazine listed “Hallelujah” among the all-time “Top 10 Greatest Tracks” with John Legend calling Buckley’s version “as near perfect as you can get”. Buckley’s first #1 came posthumously in March 2008 when “Hallelujah” topped Billboard’s Hot Digital Songs following a performance of the song by Jason Castro on American Idol.
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tomfarcie wrote:
Gee, someone in this thread does not have ears!! This is a good interpretation. Really!
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supersteveme wrote:
much better version than that Burke
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BlackLodgeDwarf wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks that the intro is much better than the rest of the song?
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kpthedude wrote:
@JakobVirgil and I suppose you prefer Alexandra Burke's mutilation of this quiet, sad song? You're perfectly entitled to your opinion of course :) I have to think this song is incredibly expressive.
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TweeLittleThing wrote:
oilysubstance - Do you want a medal for that?
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Gypsy-Queen wrote:
And all I ever learned from love Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you.
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oilysubstance wrote:
Im a dude and like this song!
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tobiahfaye wrote:
Jeff Buckley has been my favorite singer since 2000. I NEVER get tired of listening to his amazing voice.
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Tiewen wrote:
Best cover ever. It's a pity most people in the Netherlands only know this song of Jeff Buckley. He made more great songs.
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Evilkitten0713 wrote:
@JakobVirgil Is all music containing a certain amount of emotion is wallowing? Wow, your usual music playlist must be disconcerting. At least, to my taste. And please, don't try to include masturbation into this, it's not because you like it it means you can apply it to every situation. Sorry, I don't usually bash other people comments, but I couldn't pass on this one.
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zenstate08 wrote:
i've been wonderin' when some more of he's tracks were going to play.. 1ups fo taday blessings
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JakobVirgil wrote:
@harry_01 no counting for taste some people like dishonest, masturbatory , emotional wallowing some people like song writing it does not make you a bad person. but it does make Jeff boring and precious. but I bet got him laid.
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RandallBoggs wrote:
F'n A. Jeff can kick arse with this slo song!
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Harry_01 wrote:
@JakobVirgil, what the hell are you talking about? Either you're trolling or you're just ignorant. It's ok if you don't like it, but Buckley doesn't sing that song douchey and most of all the version is not dumb at all. o.O This is a wonderful cover, the best cover I've heard from "Hallelujah". I even prefer it over the original.
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deadwing1411 wrote:
this fucking song, gets me every fucking time u_u
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JakobVirgil wrote:
every second the version gets dumber
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JakobVirgil wrote:
Jeff's Plan is to cover ugly artists work and sing them douchey whilst being good looking.
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JakobVirgil wrote:
Jeff Buckley more like Jeff Suckley
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KeithandLor wrote:
makes me cry Everytime
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Vagasonnambula wrote:
I'll let him sing his songs till i die
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