Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley (Morgan James cover)

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Hallelujah
written by Leonard Cohen
Vocals: Morgan James
Guitar: Doug Wamble
Harp: Grace Cloutier
Shot live at the RU-vid Space NY
Filmed by Nathan Crooker and Jason Banker
Edited by Kristen Lacombe
Sound engineer: James Hartnett
Art direction: Richard Amelius
Lighting design: Michael O'connor
Lyric wrangler: Ted Brunson
Production assistant: Lauren Gunderson
Earrings courtesy of Parkhill Jewelry
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Megan B, Leon K, Chuck C, Douglas M, Brendan I, and Carlos T.

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@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Год назад

Morgan, you are a treasure. I’m a 70 year old musician and cancer patient. I know the healing power of music and always feel that power in your singing. Thank you.

@marcoantoniosucci4 Год назад

Thank you for remember us about courage and faith

@garysimmons1976 3 месяца назад

I'm praying for you!

@milankucera1148 2 месяца назад

Brother, I will serve a couple liturgies for your health. Ask holy angels and archangels to come and help with your health issues. Who knows, sometimes a stubborn servant asking of his Master again and again is all that it takes. --Fr Gavrilo

@aling8220 Месяц назад

That harp in the begining, for settling the mood is genius, every time when Morgan follows, she made me cry...

@davemorgan9081 2 года назад

If this exact cover doesn't get played at my funeral ... I'm NOT GOING !!

@djohn029 2 года назад

Thank you Leonard Cohen for writing this song. Harp and voice here are sublime.

@morganjamesonline 6 лет назад

Thanks for watching and for the lovely comments! As it states in the video description and credits, Leonard Cohen wrote the song. But this is from my interpretation of the album GRACE in its entirety, and based on the Jeff Buckley version.

@MarthaZimet 6 лет назад

Thanks, Morgan! Sorry I missed you when you were in Nor Cal recently. Was glad to be involved in your new album on Pledge Music. Rock on & ignore the nonsense.

@jinwoo4126 6 лет назад

Morgan James you sang that song wonderfully. Keep up the good work.

@caldogrun 6 лет назад

We love ya Morgan ! Keep on keeping on singing on ! But don't play the Catalyst in S.C. ever again !

@DannyBoudreauMusic 6 лет назад

I like the Jeff Buckley version!! Good choice.

@pablosanchezgutierrez7482 6 лет назад

Nice interpretation. It is true, Buckley boosted this song. Still I will like to hear you singing the cover of Leonsrd Cohen's interpretation.

@n.renoir8189 4 года назад

This woman playing the harp is incredible, it's so soothing. Harp is such a beautiful instrument, I truly would love to see more of it. And Morgan, dear lord, your voice is a blessing from heaven. Thank you so much for this beautiful rendition.

@luizamarcu329 3 года назад

Absolutely perfectly said!💝 musical paradise.

@SaxforSale 3 года назад

Makes you want to play the harp...

@tomburton1037 3 года назад

Agree. My sister played the harp in our high school marching band.

@differentgravydifferentgra7852 4 месяца назад

Yes❤

@squires305 2 года назад

Met Morgan and her husband today. They came into my vintage shop. They are such lovely people. I than looked her up, and I listened to her music, awesome! She blew us away! an incredible voice. I am an instant fan. Can't wait to buy one of her albums. This piece "Hallelujah", she nailed it perfectly!

@roadking99jokerst60 7 месяцев назад

Old post I know, but how great that Fate happened to you. Be well.

@Larry77084 4 года назад

Morgan James' voice gives me chills. She possesses a gift long forgotten in today's culture, a pure beautiful voice.

@differentgravydifferentgra7852 Год назад

Yeh Baby x

@charlieharvey5649 3 года назад

Cohen was/is a magnificent poet and humanitarian. This is a truly wonderful expression of his deepest emotion.

@DaveBoss302 Год назад

Absolutely beautiful. The lyrics, the music, and especially the voice. Morgan is a treasure to listen to. Her voice is one of those rare things in life that there are just no words for.

@MrBoazhorribilis Год назад

This is a composition by Leonard Cohen . Jeff Buckley was one of the artists who did justice to this song. Thank you.

@leesagrrl 5 месяцев назад

...and the Pentatonix!

@MrBoazhorribilis 5 месяцев назад

@@leesagrrl True .

@alvogel3448 5 лет назад

I'm just a grumpy ol' desert cat in the remote desert of northwestern Utah, but I was moved to tears hearing this. I taped it on a little recorder, then played it repeatedly as I watched a magnificent sunset.When the sun slipped below the craggy horizon I had to whisper, "Hallelujah, I made it another day past my 64 years." Thanks Morgan. Your voice is proof that God is sometimes extraordinarily benevolent.

@cindymckinney3553 4 года назад

I love you Al Vogel, you grumpy ol" desert cat! You are a man with a true heart and spirit.

@sirsidfosse1313 4 года назад

I'm a mountain cat in the hills of New Mexico, I'll be 80 in March, had the same reaction.

@renvollmer8945 4 года назад

A wonderful comment. Thank you!

@markhall7646 4 года назад

I'm a tired old prairie dog somewhere in OK. You said EVERYTHING I couldn't. God bless.

@erinhafer228 4 года назад

What a lovely and poetic way to describe her voice! I couldn’t agree more ❤️

@md7999 4 года назад

I am listening to this in the middle of a COVID-19 lockdown in Ireland. This is the voice of an angel, so pure. Morgan invests her heart and soul in every song she sings. Thank you for these moments of relief and escape in these difficult times.......

@bikerdog5554 4 года назад

Blessings to all in Ireland. I first heard Morgan do this when first came out. I thought it was so so. Hearing this again 4/4/20 it's just incredibly good. Living here near Detroit, Michigan, USA. God bless all in Ireland.

@md7999 4 года назад

Robert Bloom ....thank you so much. We are all staying safe here in Ireland. Hopefully the world will recover in the not too distant future....

@kus0mak 4 года назад

I am in self-isolation in San Antonio, Texas. This music soothes my troubled soul. Be well, Ireland!

@TheDavicious 4 года назад

Same here from Mexico... we're all distances apart but together thru this... Stay Strong, stay home.

@averyritchot2187 4 года назад

I’m in Fort Mac My prayers go to you

@nealprentice7874 Месяц назад

There is so much skill in that harp playing. All the subtle things she is doing. The arrangement. Wow.

@woodstoney 29 дней назад

An outstanding voice from a beautiful and gifted young woman. Her music is healing medicine for all kinds of ailments. Keep singing!

@michaelbarryprojects 3 года назад

Wow! How the hell is it that I listen to people like Cohen, Cowboy Junkies, Mazzy Star and Springsteen and Morgan James never popped up on my music radar? I suddenly feel like I've crawled out from under a rock and saw the rising sun, blue skies, and a rainbow for the first time. Amazing!

@johnsadler6441 3 года назад

Michael .. you have excellent taste. Thought I was the only Cowboy Junkies fan :-)

@fishman-tr9im 2 года назад

Get in line Michael...😉 There are tens of thousands of us feeling dumb and cheated for not discovering Morgan sooner. She's phenomenal.

@panamajack44. Год назад

You must check out Post Modern Jukebox here on RU-vid

@Johnboy33545 6 месяцев назад

You speak for many of us across the years. Have you heard her cover the White Album?

@ksargent 4 года назад

This is really wonderful. What I love about it is how RESTRAINED this version is. This song gets sung by everyone who can remotely manage it, but it's so easy to over-sing it and make it into a rooftop proclaimation. It's written very quiet, restrained: it's almost a meditation. Ms James is technically perfect, as she basically always is. But what I love best is how well she understands this song, and gives it the quiet, deep performance it deserves. From the peaceful guitar to the blue stage lighting, this one's perfect.

@crackers1039 2 года назад

Yessss. So many ppl take this one over the top. I am not at all religious but if I were id say this song was a divine inspiration....Cohen a conduit. His lyrics are maybe the most underrated, ever, tho. Xo

@maakwatherrie Год назад

I really like this version, but the one I know since 94 and hits me the most is the version of jeff buckley

@jimgordon6629 2 месяца назад

The greatest singer in America, in my humble opinion! Amazing versatility, marvelous emotive understanding!

@donwold1622 Месяц назад

An outrageously beautiful woman with an outrageously beautiful voice. Wow! What a combination. Thank you!

@Johnboy33545 6 месяцев назад

You sing this beautiful song not only with your extraordinary voice but your entirely expressive face. You bring joy wherever you go.

@maxcooper9709 4 года назад

Ms. Morgan James is just beautiful in so many ways. Her voice, her face, her personality, and her presence. Thank you for the music Ms. Morgan.

@chris_thornborrow 5 месяцев назад

I have to say its so good to hear a modern interpretation that actually uses Cohens original lyric " how to shoot somebody who outdrew you" rather than "at somebody" which is wrong and completely changes the meaning.

@celestialmanrichard8846 3 года назад

Lady Morgan, there is literally no song on Planet Earth that you can't sing. God Bless you sweet beautiful lady fair!🤗😍

@jamesmchugo9422 2 года назад

Just love listening to Morgan. What ever “It” is, she has it.

@marcelob1178 4 года назад

In these days of darkness and fear in the world, hearing your voice is a balm for the soul

@marchalsilver438 Год назад

Leonard Cohen is applauding!

@grkobylka 3 года назад

Morgan James + Cohens Hallelujah + Harp = rapture for me

@Mark73 2 года назад

One thing I Iove about her (other than her technical perfection) is the inflections she puts in her songs. You can hear it in her Dream On as well, it sounds like she's having an actual a conversation with another person instead of just singing into the void. I think that adds so much personality to her performances.

@Carcey3 4 года назад

No autotune, no digital manipulation of the vocals, no other "studio" tricks. This is true musicianship!

@lincolnbrown642 3 года назад

Absolutely correct.

@divebobber 6 лет назад

Morgan James has one of the cleanest, sharpest, most accurate, prettiest voices on earth.

@bigtime9247 5 лет назад

AGREE!

@ziraprod6090 4 года назад

I wish all these new singers could write great songs. Would be great.

@robertatostesdaniel4214 4 года назад

I definetely agree.

@ziraprod6090 4 года назад

@@tinydancer2607 Right.... it's like people think the world started when they discovered music.

@kirkstable 4 года назад

Hallelujah

@mawanaclark914 2 года назад

My faith has been compromised. I have never been so stressed out and depressed. I cry endlessly as I listen to this, who is going to save me from this depression? I thought about death for awhile now but have not tried it. I am homeless in a shelter and I am scared. I try to love, and I put on a happy face but no one really cares.

@karlpatterson8437 Год назад

I think Im in love for the first time at 69 years old. Jezzuss, what a woman ! What a voice !

@JaxOfNone 8 месяцев назад

What can one say except brilliance... what a tribute to Leonard

@mrrustygray 2 года назад

She brought this old veteran to tears. Well done.

@douglasroyce5631 3 года назад

Dear God in heaven , thank you for giving us Morgan James .

@stephenhill6143 2 года назад

Jeff Buckley made the best cover of this song ever, and my uncle Rollie connected the dots for me back in 1997. I miss you Rollie. I owe you.

@Wherfugarwee 6 лет назад

No clue how I got here from motorcycles and extreme skiing. Yup, adrenaline junkie. Only I found this calming and beautiful. Wow! The critics slamming the amp noise and harp, blow it out ur arses. All I heard was an amazing voice from a beautiful angel. Everything else needs more cowbell, not this. It's perfect.

@zantonsus 4 года назад

jajaja x

@youandijmh7998 3 года назад

This reply made my fucking day 😂😂 Such a mood to see somebody just smack their comment down here coming from a complete different direction like "Eat it. Fk y'all."

@deanchampion6777 3 года назад

Also an adrenaline junkie, extreme skiing dirt and street bikes, and far more... I love PMJ... and Morgan is amazing. And she's kind of pretty, too.

@catalicos 5 лет назад

Morgan is such a lady. With her voice and looks she could have probably sang some commercial pop music and make tons of records and be much more famous. But she sings from her heart and soul music does suit her best and it makes her that much more beautiful and appreciated. Don't know who to thank for Morgan James, but I am thankful I can hear her sing. I hope I will see her in a live performance one day. She really is inspiring

@beefyano1 3 года назад

Morgan James and Lara Fabian are the two greatest singer/storytellers in the world today....and maybe ever.

@royjacob174 2 года назад

IMHO, Morgan James is the best singer in the world! And, Grace Cloutier is playing the harp beautifully!

@paddyoII 4 года назад

Beautiful rendition of Leonard Cohen’s beautiful Masterpiece. 💚

@bradhuskers 3 года назад

Actually? Leonard's words are magnificent. But his own interpretation was very mediocre. Certain artists can actually take the words of a songwriter to a much higher place. Anyone who doesn't understand this reality, has an extremely low IQ.

@crhu319 2 года назад

@@bradhuskers see the K D Lang version of Hallelujah. Leonard loved it.

@bradhuskers 2 года назад

@@crhu319 Yes. She's outstanding.

@jeffreymatter3620 2 года назад

@@bradhuskers Leonard Cohen's rendition of his work was far from mediocre. While there are limits to his voice (particularly in the higher registers), the music composition of the song does not challenge the vocal range of a singer unless you are taking verses up or down an octave. I agree with you that other more talented vocalists have covered the song better, but Cohen's raspy bass tone is very capturing. And to appreciate his rendition of the song is not a measure of one's IQ

@bradhuskers 2 года назад

@Jeffrey Matter And I most surely do appreciate his version. Certain artists can routinely turn the words of other writers into critically acclaimed masterpieces in the studio. Frank Sinatra, Ray charles, elvis presley, Ella Fitzgerald, etc...etc...have done this on numerous occasions. Elton John explained that the most difficult thing in music is to interpret the words of another writer into a critically acclaimed masterpiece. These iconic ARTISTS did that remarkable feat ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. just let that unthinkable reality sink in for a minute.

@tinaleanne8230 4 года назад

As of 9/15/2019 there are 277 people with a thumbs down that are either deaf or need their audio system upgraded. Morgan, you voice moves me, thank you.

@Subcomandante73 3 года назад

Or know who actually wrote and performed the original.

@wrjames38 2 года назад

Total toads to give this thumb 👎.... she's awesome

@janezjonsa3165 3 года назад

I talk about Morgan to my friends all the time. I show them youtubes, for last 6 years. And we're all amazed, still.

@carterlawfirm2417 4 года назад

Leonard Cohen is smiling down on Morgan. Simply beautiful.

@theoligoclonalband3564 3 года назад

Dear Morgan, there are no words which would properly express the heavenly feelings I have thanks to your absolutely amazing singing. If angels really exist you must be one them

@donb4386 4 года назад

Leonard Cohen wrote a work of art with this song. Every artist that covers it adds their own nuance to the canvas. Morgan’s beautiful voice with her clarity of tone takes Jeff’s version to a new height. Nicely done!

@johneubanks5951 3 года назад

I dunno how I went from watching dirt late model cars racing to this video, but a thousands horsepower cars and this angel singing, not to shabby! Wow!!

@1dkappe Месяц назад

Thanks for singing the “dirty” verse: “There was a time you let me know What's really going on below But now you never show it to me, do you? And I remember when I moved in you And the holy dove she was moving too And every single breath we drew was Hallelujah”

@lostinbrent3737 2 года назад

This song is by Leonard Cohen, not Jeff Buckley. Buckley is one of hundreds of artists who also covered it. Morgan sings it brilliantly here.

@sepho3070 Год назад

maybe the original is, but this one is clearly jeff buckleys version of the song. the lyrics arent even the same after verse 2, or did you just hear the first verse and deemed it enough?

@yourolddad6407 4 года назад

Words fail to express how deeply this touched me.

@ralph5450 4 года назад

You just did.🙏

@benedictgn Год назад

There is something magical about Morgan..

@SantiagoGonzalez-sg1ux 2 месяца назад

como no cantar hallelujah con esa voz, increible, sin duda una de las mejores versiones que hay de esta cancion.

@markhadley6672 4 года назад

One of the best songs ever, sung by one of the best female vocalists ever, with stunning harp and guitar. Superb 1 minute intro.

@Maruzzo 6 лет назад

I cannot listen to Morgan without her ripping my heart, each time. What an extraordinary interpreter. Thank you!

@gchutton 5 лет назад

Perfectly Put !!!

@DoblyTufnell 4 года назад

Beautiful voice, no question.. But 'interpreter'? She is doing a 'cover' of Jeff Buckley.. The title even says so.

@zerolatitude2923 2 года назад

And the tears still fall.

@paultaylor1183 4 года назад

Still watching....never stopped.

@ivangorodokin7605 4 года назад

I'm not really a very emotional guy, but seeing her facial expression at 6:12 during that little pause before the new verse brought a small tear to my eyes. It really shows how deep she understands the lyrics and how close it is to her personally. A great performance.

@Nice-music585 3 года назад

It's just amazing how much emotions there are in Morgan's voice, I don't know any other singer that can carry that many feelings in a song. Chapeau bas Morgan!

@fenman20466 4 года назад

At work all day I have to listen to Hits radio garbage, something like this just clears it out of my head. Beautiful..

@danielomalley4394 2 года назад

This song (or hymn) was made popular by Jeff Buckley, however it was written and composed by the late, great Leonard Cohen!

@milanstefanovic3854 4 года назад

Oh my God. The voice of this woman. Heavenly.

@lanfrancopignoli5553 4 года назад

what a wonderful voice and what a magical harpist

@randyscott9720 11 дней назад

Crazy the Talent and just sheer physical Beauty

@impedimentas9782 3 года назад

In such troubled times, the lies reign supreme. The cries for retribution deafening and the malicious intent baffling. The beauty of this song brings tears to my eyes with the restoration of faith in a high power to save us from our selves. god bless Morgan and god please our republic

@cdaniels996 3 года назад

The most beautiful song I have never heard...very moving....Morgan James is a treasure....

@robertk.5195 3 года назад

I keep coming back to listen to this over and over and over again. Whenever I feel my tear ducts need purging. Thank You - ad ifinitum!

@wheelz8240 3 месяца назад

Thank you Morgan....Jeff's version of this song is my favorite, well, now. I think this is my favorite as you included a harp.

@jamesb7651 2 года назад

This young lady has a gift from God

@PrakMaster101 6 лет назад

Beautiful

@DeBalzac 4 года назад

Angels flew in to my room and kindled the divine light...

@kinsmed 2 года назад

I must have seen a million RU-vid videos. But once a year... this recommendation comes around. And I stop. And pay tribute.

@differentgravydifferentgra7852 4 месяца назад

RIP Sir Leonard Cohen. They still sing yr words ❤

@CR-dq1ch 4 года назад

The guitarist Doug Wamble is her husband! Crazy gifted couple!

@secretagent86 3 года назад

he is great!!

@hudsonsoul3259 4 года назад

Now this is music in its purest form. Electric guitar harp and a truly wonderful singer. She's becoming my favourite singer.

@CarlGWells 4 года назад

My God the chills she brings with this will stop global warming.

@ppress 2 года назад

Simple. Pure. Beautiful.

@howdytoyer 4 года назад

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you for making my day.

@trentonharris5521 4 года назад

Simply put, this was beautiful.

@huntersmark917 2 года назад

This song is not about how grand you can perform, it's about how much raw emotion you can show the audience. There is a reason why Morgan James has my favorite female voice.

@colinmacdonald8988 Год назад

Leonard Cohen……a majestic poet and Morgan James a magical speaker to the beauty he spoke with his words, would we be so blessed.

@MrWuddles 6 лет назад

Amazing. I’ve always loved the song, and you’re voice is amazing.

@Tugger4me1 4 года назад

Well that was just beautiful, now a fan of a good harp - such a pretty sounding instrument in the right fingers. Just watched this again - I never saw Doug in the background before as mesmerised by Morgan and the harp , his guitar playing is exceptional and just as moving as the harp. 😭👍

@dennisvaccato4441 Месяц назад

Morgan sang Leonard Cohen's song beautifully.Jeff Buckley also had a hit with Leonard's song I wish Elvis had been alive in 1984 when Leonard composed the song , Elvis without a doubt would have Recorded " Hallelujah" & would have had a #1 platinum record.

@conniewolf7300 2 года назад

Leonard understood the similarities between sensuality and spirituality. Under certain circumstances.....once experienced never forgotten.

@StevenCampbell1955 Год назад

Devine is a word bandied about a lot, but to my mind this performance is in the realm of the angels. Morgan James, your voice is uplifting, and able to take us mere mortals to another dimension whist you sing.

@nataliekryvonos3412 6 лет назад

So, beautiful!

@shoomesh 4 года назад

The collective noun for a group of Morgan James songs is a worship. Eg: "I spent the night listening to a worship of Morgan James songs."

@richardlyon67 3 года назад

Rhyming "Maybe there's a God above / but all I ever learned from love, / was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya" with "It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah" is, for me, one of the most sublime moments in contemporary music. And her voice and delivery is perfect.

@joereid8290 Год назад

Morgan your music always inspire to do my best work. That you for sharing your beautiful voice.

@sepiritsgood4712 6 лет назад

YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL! A VOICE IS EASY FROM THE SOUL!

@sal3347 Год назад

I love how effortless being a remarkable singer is for her. She makes it look so easy to be talented.

@nixergs 3 года назад

some classics should not be messed with... until you hear this. Thank you

@makey9899 5 лет назад

I've heard every word you sung.. and the harp - beautiful. Thank you ;)

@dylancorbitt5623 5 лет назад

I love this and everything you did with PMJ- Simply divine.

@debspeelman Год назад

There are some things of beauty that bring tears to one’s eyes and this is one of those.

@brads2041 2 года назад

I thiknk Morgan has the best female voice I've ever heard. The power, the vibrato, the depth. Words dont do this justice.

@markhall7646 4 года назад

Thank you for performing this, Morgan. "Hallelujah" has a much more beautiful meaning for me now, thanks to you and your voice. God bless from an old prairie dog.

@tintphillips 6 лет назад

I just bought tickets for the concert in December. Christmas this year comes earlier in Croatia I cannot wait to hear this beautiful voice in live

@joereality1664 2 года назад

You wanna know how clean and unedited this video is? If you listen closely, you can hear the buzz from one of the amps. But that's to say, listen to how freaking amazing they sound RAW.