First Time Reaction to K.D. Lang - Sings Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah 

After Leonard Cohen heard her sing this, he said, "It's her song now."

Her version at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony was even better.

K.D. is a very, very special person ........and so was the great Leonard Cohen !

This was at the Canadian Juno Awards. The standing ovation was from her peers.

k.d. is such a stellar artist/performer. Her voice is in a class of its own. ❣

KD Lang is just magic! She’s such a joy to listen to! Just beautiful!!!❤️

There is no one, NO ONE who can sing like this incredible woman.She has been giving me chills for 30 years. Never fails. She has said how much this song takes out of her every times she sings it. She is also an active Buddhist.

k.d. lang breaks my heart every time. Such incredible talent.

KD Lang has been overlooked way too long no one can sing like this woman no one

One of the greatest artist of all time to grace the stage, gorgeous lady ❤

Tremendous voice. My favorite cover of this song.

An incredible talent. For any age. Chilling, soulful, superb!!

Thank you, Tasha. You get it. So many people don't understand this song. They think it's praise to God, but Cohen said it's about his divorce.

kd lang is a great artist. she can simply sing her head off. she was put here with a great gift. we are blessed to get to listen. thanks for posting. I love what you had to say. inspiring.

I saw her in concert at a small venue and you could feel her voice VIBRATE through your body. It was Amazing and I just sobbed 😢

She sings it best. This is the best version of her singing it. Imho

She's really something, isn't she? Thanks for sharing this one. 🙂

One of Canada’s GREAT musical exports. 🎵🎼🎶🎵🎼🎶💜💜💜

Your reaction is the same as I have every time I listen to her sing. Her voice is beyond compare.🇨🇦❤

Constant craving was her biggest hit (I think). I only know the studio version. Also her singing crying with roy orbison is great to watch even if you have seen the solo version

Artist like KD Lang only happens very seldom….she is one of the greatest of all time…is the whole package….the voice and her performance….incredible…she not only signs with a masterful voice …but she tells a story with her whole body ..her talent is a delight to watch and experience…

Another beautiful k.d. song is The Valley. Just gorgeous, achingly beautiful. I think your heart will burst listening to that one too. She has a voice beyond description, and you are so right, she is a humble human being.

OM goodness. She just blew the roof off.

She got a 7 min standing ovation here

Tash you should check out her duets with the legendary Tony Bennett. Really good stuff and if you do any live versions you can see how much they admired & respected each other and just truly enjoyed themselves singing together.

K d is an absolutely amazing live singer. Living in Alberta, I have seen her from the early days of her career. The standout for me was a performance on a warm star lit night outdoors in July where Hallelujah and her version of Heaven by Talking Heads were on another level. The two performances you have reacted to are definitely two of her best. Wouldn’t suggest you react to this but I recommend anyone have a look and listen to the version of Crying she does on an Australian talk show. Comes out cold, no rehearsal with the band and just nails it.

Leonard Cohen was in the audience and he said it was his favorite cover of the song and she made it hers. She also sang the song at the Olympics in Vancouver.

Her control is amazing.

She can hold those notes out. She's AMAZING ❤🎉

I could see you getting emotional after about the first verse. Such a beautiful voice. I am always amazed at the size of that crowd. Good you brot that up, her live performance is impeccable. I usually am not a fan of 'live' performances, but she takes the cake (along with Bobby Hatfield)

KD Lang started out in country music in Canada. She can yodel like nobody's business. I remember her in in probably the 80s are 90s and I was just so amazed at her voice. Another person I think you'd like the way they Feel a song and express it to you is then Morrison into the mystic. His style of music is kind of a jazz blues combination

From this same performance check out her vs of Neil Youngs "Helpless". amazing

It is unfortunate that so many do not understand what the song is really about. It is NOT about god or religion.

Phenomenal...My fellow Canadian...Thank you for this. Much appreciated

Definitely do Constant Craving which is just a wonderful song that was early in her career.

Wow I really like your insightfulness, sense what’s important and knowing that great art is more than entertainment and pretty pictures, it’s about the human soul and necessary to our inner selves. Lang is incredible, powerful, and unique. You’re right: she is so humbled and moved by this audience LEAPING to give her the ovation she deserves, thanking her for a lifetime of sharing her incredible talents… it appears she’s trying not to cry openly. That they’re people/peers in the music industry makes it even greater. As awesome as this rendition is, find the Canadian broadcast video of her singing Hallelujah at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010: it’s even more breathtaking and beautiful -you won’t believe it. 😎

Fantastic! Beautiful!! Great job holding back the tears!! 😊

Perfect reaction. She is a singular, great, great talent. ❤

Leonard Cohen himself does a mesmerizing version of his song on Live in London” in his late 70’s.

She had been out of the limelight of the Canadian Music scene for a long time at this point and Neil Young was supposed to perform. At the 11th hour, Neil pulled out over a dispute or a conflict or something, and they got KD on almost zero notice and she did THAT.....She was emotional not only from the song (written by Leonard Cohen -a Canadian), but it was a heartfelt welcome back for that voice.

KD has a uniquely beautiful voice. Her tone is heavenly: her vocal chords having been touched by God.

now listen to Rufus Wainright's version. both are spectacular in different ways. i'm just imagining the two of them singing it together. k.d. is amazing live. it's been over 30 years since i was front row at Massey Hall. still blown away

Her version is the best version of this, imo😊

Next to Leonard hers is the best

Leonard Cohen (the famous composer) was in the audience. He wrote some different verses for the song as well, which some singers (like Jeff Buckley) omit. This final verse makes it much more than a "love hurts" song, to me: "I did my best - it wasn't much. I couldn't feel so I tried to touch. I told the truth; I didn't come to school ya. And even though it all went wrong, I'll stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue but hallelujah." The pain was worth it because what is a life without love? As some famous poet wrote, "Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."

Thank you!! My favorite cover of this - pitch perfect!!

A huge gift, indeed.

thank you for letting the video finish before speaking as a lot of other people "reacting" to this kept stopping to make stupid remarks instead of finishing the song first HUGE thank you

When you have to repeat Hallelujah 40 times and you never sing it the same way twice...it's your song.

Her version of So in Love on the AIDS benefit album of Cole Porter’s songs if gorgeous and heartbreaking ☮️

Beautiful reaction!

She is miraculous.

Love your reaction . She is so incredible!

Great reaction ❤🎉

Though I love a lot of versions of this song, KD Lang’s version is my favorite of them all. Leonard Cohen, the writer of the song who performed it too, was in the audience when she did a performance of the song. I think it was at an Award show. She sounds about the same in every live performance I’ve seen her do. She’s just magnificent‼️ Her voice sounds a lot like my sister’s did. R.I.P. Charlene 😇. I love and miss you sis 👩🏻‍🏫🥰🥰🥰‼️

Saw some emotion in those eyes of yours. It's not just her voice it's her interpretation as well

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You understood this. You heard the pain. This song is sung a lot in churches. I guess because all they really hear is the hallelujah. But Leonard Cohen said this song is about his divorce.

The best version i have heard. There is an outstanding recent cover by Allie Sherlock and 12yr old Fionn Whelan also worth checking out imo

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I think that KD is a practicing Buddhist.

Shout out to Caroline, Alberta. Her home town.

Neil Young got sick so she came back on for him and did his song Helpless. She of course was wonderful❤

Check out her live performance of “Three Cigarettes in an ashtray”

I think the Vancouver olympics rendition was better....but heck both so amazing.

Have you heard Dimash sing? I think K.D"s voice is silky perfection.

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She is GREAT! There is no doubt. But I still like Lenard Cohens version better. The closest I've come to someone covering one of Mr Cohen's songs is Tom Jones video/cover of the great song "Tower Of Song".

Her standing ovation was 2 minutes long

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Hallelujah - sing joyfully to God, literally, in Hebrew.

K.D. has a voice like butter and honey. Hot dang, she is so good.

Her being barefoot just adds to the intimacy of the song.

My favorite version of this song is by Kristen Wiig and James Corden! ;0)

i am begging you to listen to Jeff Buckley doing this. just him and his guitar. it will blow your mind

Lucy THomas has the BEST version....EVER !!!! SO much better !!! QUALITY !!!!

Not as good as Leonard Cohen.