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“Hallelujah” is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen originally released on his 1984 studio album Various Positions. A live recording of the song from 1988, containing additional lyrics, appears on the 1994 album, Cohen Live. While 
Suzanne is his most covered work to date, “Hallelujah” has experienced great popularity more recently, and has now been recorded more than 170 times for release and has been featured in the soundtracks of numerous movies and television shows.
Suzanne is his most covered work to date, “Hallelujah” has experienced great popularity more recently, and has now been recorded more than 170 times for release and has been featured in the soundtracks of numerous movies and television shows.
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High school concert, me and my friends sang/played Hallelujah, the song originally by Leonard Cohen and made popular by Shrek and Rufus Wainwright.
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ajay3vikram wrote:
poetry
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JamesWilly73 wrote:
Great stuff. Well layed back.
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ZamboniChaser wrote:
Through love, the kingdom is lost, abused or stolen, yet the man is still thankful to God for what he has…always thankful. The Old Testament references show conquered love and the talents lost in epic style. The additional lyrics on his live recording (“yeah and even though it all went wrong, I'll stand right here before the lord of song, with nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah”) synch it and translate into empathy of the soul that has ever put all it has on the table and rolled the dice in the name of love only to find all lost and still find the strength to be thankful for the pain. This is a powerful song for the soul and a reminder that every day is a blessing, every day. Cohen’s wish that this song not be so commercial suggests that most people don’t let their soul hear the lyrics, or, perhaps, it is more personal, as his songs are personal, and commercialization of them feels like silver being gilt onto a solid gold plate – more popular, but less valuable at the face value.
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Indyrod wrote:
great song, from the WATCHMEN soundtrack.
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Timppa2000 wrote:
"But you don't really care for music, do ya?"
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ethanhoyt wrote:
I don't drink or smoke but I want to do so as well.
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cdport wrote:
I love this song. It always makes me want to light candles and slow dance around my living room in my underwear while chainsmoking and taking swigs from a bottle of red wine.
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pattycee wrote:
Oh my God I love this song
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Graheim wrote:
The original version is the best for many reasons but the main one is that it's one of the only versions that plays the last verse. 'And even though it all went wrong, I'll stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah' This is not a sad song. It's celebrating love, despite all its problems, complexities and frequent failures. The cover versions don't understand that.
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fiona_stewart wrote:
ACE! Classic! None of the Cover versions are anywhere near this !
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lil-listens wrote:
the Watchmen ! ! ! ;-)
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kschro wrote:
It was terrible in Watchmen, but that was the point. That scene was supposed to be so bad it's good.
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looknohair wrote:
Good lord.
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Lisa_ww wrote:
Gives me goosepimples... and surprisingly hard nipples. Maybe they go hand in hand...?
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zan666 wrote:
Possibly THE most overdone song ever.... but a classic when Leonard is at the mic :) (Jeff buckley is a close second!)
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Senefera wrote:
The One and Only. And anyone but me who couldn't stop laughing when they used it in Watchmen? Talk about the wrong song at the wrong time.
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elysia05 wrote:
ooh
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vakanagezgin wrote:
hallelujahh:D
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othmuziclova1x wrote:
:)
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montoya17 wrote:
all it means to me in one word ,come take peace with you the strength in how it was sung was awsome he did great
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