Buckley's is in my opinion, this one is great too, but his... I donno, it's just heavy, what was to come shortly after that adds to the weight. I dont think any covers of this are bad really, except country ones lol..... But no, Fuck country for real though.
The 'heaviness' is what makes this cover so damn good. All broken hallelujahs resonate in it, every word feels so true. Unlike all the other covers I've listened to so far - for me, they go over the edge, are too whiny, packed with excess, fake emotions. My opinion only, you don't need to agree; yet, 'heavy Wainwright' is the only cover of the song I can enjoy or even stand. ;)
With the greatest respect to both Leonard Cohen who wrote this song and also Jeff Buckley who created an amazing cover of this beautiful song, I have to admit that for me personally, something about Rufus Wainwright's version just really resonates with me above the rest.. Well done.
How can a song be uplifting, defeated, hopeful, resigned, bitter, comforting, wry, blunt, introspective *and* for the universe? All at once? How? This song is as mysterious and miraculous as love itself.
Pentatonix might be my favorite This one is real good Bon Jovi's is pretty good Eric Church is real good John Cale is amazing in a broken way as he sounds broken Jeff Buckley is beautiful
None of the other versions actually touch me emotionally like this one does. I can't listen to it unless I'm alone because whenever I listen to it it makes me cry, even when I was a little kid it made me cry
A lot of people say that's god touching your heart, I have those sometimes with certain songs, the first time my parents brought me into church and I understood what they where saying I started crying, not because I was sad but I just got hit with this big feeling on me and couldn't stop crying
This song reminds of the word hiraeth. A homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past. Whenever I drink a few beers, I find myself back at this song and shedding a tear.
That is exactly what I feel, but I was never able to put words to it. The place I grieve is my life before my husband died. 26 years this month. Thank you for giving me the words.
@@Yrkiesmom very sorry for your loss, and what you are feeling and how you identify with this song and the word hiraeth makes perfect sense to me. You are very welcome ❤️
Robert Baker I grew up on rufus's version too but after hearing Jeff's version there's no comparrision.. There is so much more soul in Jeffs version. It's moving
“And it’s not a cry you can hear at night, it’s not somebody who’s seen the light, it’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah...” I don’t have a favorite part because I love the whole song 👑❤️😇
Regardless of your views of religion, the main message given by this song is about human perseverance and the resilience that people carry threw every step of there lives and the fact that people can survey any hardship and overcome difficulty after difficulty is what make this song resonate so strongly with any person.
Geoffrey Robb Also depends on who does the cover. The lyrics are ambiguous enough that anyone can portray anything regardless of authorial intent. But yeah I think what you said is what Cohen said, however I might need to check that. For example this cover is going for a more somber tone.
Whenever I get chills from another song, I immediately think of this rendition because it always sends chills down my spine no matter how many times I've heard it. I actually listen to it purposefully sometimes just to see if it still does and every time, from the first lines of the song.
For those who care for analyzation, think this song is Definetly special and set apart from the rest, some songs lures the sad out of you in a peaceful way. Like it's okay to feel something or anything. Also there's a beautiful comfort about this song aswell. It draws aggression and depth but in such a state that it brings you tears and a release. Overall, it kind of hugs your ears and understands you for a few minutes. Music doesn't judge. And sometimes, playing a song can bring you much more understanding, and peace inside than any person ever could.
This describes my feelings exactly. I've been really down on myself recently, like there's an empty feeling in my chest. But then I listen to this song, and it's like my chest feels full again, like I'm real, and alive. Something about those whispered Hallelujahs just sooth me... it's so nice to feel like this again!
I'm not a christian, but this is one of my favorite songs of all time. The biblical symbolism even alongside a loose interpreation of this song is so beautiful and powerful. rip leonard cohen
This was my oldest daughter;s favorite songs. Now she is paradise with the lord. Every time I hear this music I know she is in a better place and has no more pain in her little body. Just fort myself and my wife I wish the sorry we have would ease up a little.
This song interleaves the love beween a man and a woman with the love between mankind and God. The word Halleluja is the thread that binds these themes. This is not a traditional love song or a hymn. It comes from a place of great pain, love turned sour, and from a broken man who questions God. The woman is a believer in the ideals of love and faith. The singer is not. There is an antagonistic tone between the man and the woman from the start of the song. He feels that she has a idealistic and rosy view of love and faith. She feels he does not truly believe in either. Yet at one time the lovers were engulfed in an intense love. Now the singer feels he was seduced and consumed by a force greater than himself. In their love he saw the divine, in their love he saw his destruction. To her the word Hallelujah is joyous and uttered from a place of faith. To him Hallelujah comes from a place that is "cold and broken." Source: www.quora.com/What-is-the-Leonard-Cohen-song-Hallelujah-about Contributor: Anonymous
He wrote nearly 300 versions of this song (Leonard Cohen). The lyrics used for this version were verses John Cale of the Velvet Underground selected from the collection of lyrics Cohen sent him after he told he wanted to cover the song. Cale had a liking to songs with religious vibes, so he selected nearly all the lyrics that had religious themes, and then put them in the order heard here. If anyone is talking about the meaning the artist intended I'm afraid that has doesn't really exist. However it's my opinion that artist intent doesn't matter when discerning meaning.
True love is priceless and never corrodes or looses its value. It is eternal. It may be pitchblack and the hurricane may be so strong it seems like judgement day, but the love still remains. The circumstance doesn't change its value, despite not always being able to see it or forgetting that despite the storm it is in the palm of your hands. And loving someone perfectly is not seeing someone through rosecolored glasses and certainly not seeing them through pitchblack shades. It is loving them for no more and no less than what they are, and not assuming you know everything about them when you dont, but loving them for exactly what you know themvto be, and passionately wanting to know more. Not all that glitters is gold, and the sweetest music isn't always the loudest.
I think the reason for the extreme liking to this song is that Rufus Wainwright stays heartbreakingly consistent throughout the entire song and we can follow it so easily all which make it easy to listen to. It is clean, concise and we don't have to struggle to hear the lyrics we already know them and it becomes us just as great song must.
The best version. His raspy guttural voice and emotion has me in tears. Beautiful, absolutely superb. And it's almost as if he lets his voice lag behind the music and gets pulled along by the music? Has a kind of lazy sound lol but it works
left out the best part of the song: I did my best, it wasn't much. I couldn't feel, so I learned to touch. I've told the truth, I didn't come all this way to fool ya. Yeah even tough it all went wrong I'll stand right here before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
josie berns I'm sorry, my bad, I just re-checked that video and even though I typed in "Leonard Cohen Hallelujah" the video was John Cale's version, but you're right.
I can't listen to this song without crying. It was my Grandma's favorite song and they played it for her while she was dying. I had to sing it at her funeral and I still hate that I could only make it half-way through without breaking down. I finally thought I could handle listening to it two years later, but I can't. It's a beautiful song, but it's one I've tried to erase from my memory. Show the people you love that you love them before it's too late everyone. Maybe then you won't be broken down by a song.
lenovotny keep ur head up buddy, no matter what ur facing , never give up, no matter what happens , don't get discouraged, everyone has obstacles to overcome , the night is darkest before the dawn, and pain is weakness leaving the body, we're all in this together, I wish u the best, good luck, and keep on pushing
Adam Henderly I'm going to commit suicide on February 15th and I'm going to play this song along with "How could this happen to me". Farewell and have a happy Valentine's day.
It's about the futility of human romantic relationships and definitely has sex it.... He literally talks "moving in" someone and "every breath (they) drew was hallelujah." Do people really think this is a religious song?
This song playing at my funeral. I love this song & my beautiful husband sang it solo in the Harvest church Christmas show.. love and miss you Johnny 💐🐊.. Joanie
Out of the hundreds of songs i 've heard in my life, no other song tears me apart like this version of this song. I don't believe that anyone will ever sing it as perfectly as Rufus. My tears start to flow and i start shaking within 30 seconds. Every. single. time. My cheeks become soaking wet. I choke up so much i find it hard to breathe. My chest stings where my heart is. Its frightening. And English isn't even my native language! For some reason, i have connected this song with the tragic marriage of my parents more than anything else. To all future parents out there, please always keep in mind, a failed marriage is not simply a bad call with serious consequences in your personal life only. It can be a soul-shattering experience to any children you bring into this world. Do not take marriage and parenting lightly. A 45 year old who never got over it, begs you.
To me, its about an individual's spiritual journey which varies from individual to individual. The first verses are of course the spiritual journeys of Biblical figures, but the last is that of the writer of the song, the profound thing that he learned from life through the pain of experience. My two cents anyway.
i watched this 100 times i love it so much so here are the lyrics . . . I'd heard there was a secret chord That David played and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? Well, it goes like this The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Well, your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to the kitchen chair She broke your throne and she cut your hair And from your lips, she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Well baby, I've been here before I've seen this room and I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew ya And I've seen your flag on the marble arch And love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah ...
