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This song, written by Leonard Cohen was adapted for John Cale. It differs from the original and has extra verses.

In 1994, Jeff Buckley covered “the Cale version” on his Grace album.

Although the John Cale performance of “Hallelujah” was used in the film Shrek , because of difficulties concerning Cale’s contract with a competing record company, it was not possible to include it on the soundtrack album, Shrek - Music From the Original Motion Picture. Rufus Wainwright was therefore asked to record a version similar to the Cale, also using piano. This explains why one version is found in the film but another version on the soundtrack album.
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  • The Best of Rufus Wainwright
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  • Shrek
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  • Hallelujah
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  • koobec

    pura poesia...

    Sunday morning

  • huboo77

    ♥

    12 days ago

  • folkaholic

    I agree with 'earthcrossing' that Buckley's version still is the better one. Rufus Wainwright's version is better than most other versions I've heard up to now, though.

    24 days ago

  • earthcrossing

    this is a really nice version, but come on!!! how can you prefer it over Buckley's version?

    last month

  • bkr2110

    Prefer this to Jeff Buckley's version

    March 2012

  • Bars-Bars

    Shrek<3

    March 2012

  • encil

    <3333

    March 2012

  • kenmare96

    fantastic

    February 2012

  • djhasi

    SUPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    February 2012

  • smashfest

    love it :'(

    January 2012

  • urnmog

    this is so beautiful its painful

    January 2012

  • Kera_MarieDB

    .....rest in peace Jeff.

    January 2012

  • acm323

    Damn...this is a song!

    January 2012

  • Mariela-

    This song is just beautiful.

    December 2011

  • naynay1129

    heard many covers of hallelujah and this one is pretty good but not the best

    November 2011

  • HmmJakLeciBejbe

    don't like this cover, but song is really beautiful.

    October 2011

  • thecferreira

    "Hallelujah" é uma música do cantor canadense Leonard Cohen. Gravada originalmente em 1984 para o álbum Various Positions, a canção já teve inúmeras versões cantadas por diversos artistas como Bon Jovi, John Cale, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, K. D. Lang e Alexandra Burke ao redor do mundo e sendo incluída em trilhas sonoras de filmes e programas de televisão como Shrek.

    September 2011

  • MavisMosier

    brilliant

    August 2011

  • MeganCarrillo

    I could not possibly ever muster up the words to describe how brilliant this song is.

    August 2011

  • Vampira666_

    Best version to me!

    August 2011
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