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08 June 2006

Hallelujah. (1 Brilliant Song, 34 Versions/Covers)

post by: grabbingsand at: 22:36 | 16 comments

Nice. That is a brilliant song. Every time I hear it, I'm in awe at the lyrics.

posted by Miko 08 June | 22:42

This is great! Thank you.

posted by LeeJay 08 June | 22:56

Holy cow. Awesome! I have an acapella version of this song.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 08 June | 22:58

Wait, wait, this is not the song I thought it was. Ignore previous comment.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 08 June | 23:00

Funny, I was just watching a rerun of Without A Trace that ended with a pretty song, and I was going "what is this song", and an Internet search revealed that it was Jeff Buckley's version. And then I click over here and see this post. Serendipity.

posted by matildaben 08 June | 23:03

a shitty end to a shitty week.

posted by arse_hat 08 June | 23:06

This is one of my "wallowing" songs. One the songs my husband threatens to take away when I can't seem to pull myself out of a funk. (Others include Verdi Cries by 10,000 Maniacs, that Tom Waits song that starts "leavin' my family, leavin' all my friends," and the Gary Jules version of Mad World. All good for a wallow.)

posted by jrossi4r 08 June | 23:11

It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift --

posted by Miko 08 June | 23:39

many thanks! this is a great list of great musicians with a great song. My personal fav is by John Cale (in fact the entire I am yor fan cd is wonderful)....

posted by carmina 09 June | 00:59

So I had a friend over for dinner, it's winding down for the coffee... getting dark, and he spies my SO's guitar, asks if he can play it. Of course he can. What does he play? Guess. Ever since then I must say I think that Eric Rosenfield's version is the best one. ;)

posted by dabitch 09 June | 01:24

Man, I love this song. I was going to be a snot and upload the Alison Crowe version, but I see it's already there. Ah well.

And Jrossi, that Tom Waits song you're singing is "Shiver Me Timbers." And it's a good 'un.

posted by mudpuppie 09 June | 02:20

Also, I swear that it says ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about me that my two favorite versions are Rufus and k.d. lang.

posted by mudpuppie 09 June | 02:30

Rrrrright, keep tellin' yerself that buddy. uh-huh.

;)

posted by dabitch 09 June | 05:51

I used to like Jeff Buckley's version, but I think that's the one most commonly used in montages on crappy tv shows. So now I'm back to being a fan of the original.

posted by gaspode 09 June | 08:02

I love love love this song. . I have two versions of Cohen doing it. . .

posted by danf 09 June | 09:39

Mine too 'pup.

I heard a K.D. Lang concert on the radio once, and during the talking-to-the-audience bit, to indroduce 'Constant Craving': "And now, a medly of my hit"

posted by Capn 09 June | 09:43

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