The Gaslight Anthem - Hallelujah [Acoustic Cover] 

Brian's voice is simply beautiful. Ugh. Gives me chills, makes my soul cry. ❤❤❤❤

If you have a bad day, just close your eyes, listen to Brian Fallon and cry.

I think to fully understand Brian's version of this song you have to be well versed in Gaslight Anthem's music. When I hear this song the imperfections and the nervousness only add to it. In much of Gaslight's music Brian sings and writes as a character who is a bit of a loser, a nervous kid who struggles with romance and self confidence. Listening to this song with an understanding of that context puts the listener (or at least me) in a place where I picture Brian as an afraid teenager pouring his heart out to this girl he has a crush on. He is trying to impress her with a song that he feels captures his love for her and shows her his sensitivity and emotional depth. This version is not about hitting the biggest notes or being spot on with pitch--Brian, Gaslight and even Rock and Roll has never been about that-- it is about being emotionally vulnerable and putting yourself out there anyways. It is about conveying feelings and emotions, not about being technically perfect, and in this case I think the imperfections add to the character of the song. My two cents.

This cover by Brian is just brilliant. You can feel the raw, unadulterated emotion in his voice.

I like how he really mixed the song with his own acoustic style, worked well.

I love this version almost as much as the original. Brian Fallon can do no wrong in my eyes, though.

A long time coming ❤

So sometimes he starts a little off, or to some people's ears, fuck it, he's Brian Fallon. His voice is beautiful, and I don't know about you guys, but he definitely knows a lot more about music than I do. And even if you don't like the first couple of notes, it's so worth it for what comes next. I love The Gaslight Anthem, and this song is a classic

Personally, I love this. The guy can do no wrong.

Simply amazing Brian! The artwork in this video is beautiful!

Brian Fallon has such an amazing voice for this kind of tune.

one of my favourite versions of this song.brian gets it just right

brian once again blowin me away

This and Myles Kennedy's covers of the song are the best in my opinion

I feel like his voice has improved a lot since he did this. I wish he would cover it again.

great cover and great artwork

Nobody can ever come close to Jeff's version. That said, I like this version as well.

it makes me cry

because no one who creates pieces of art should face criticism?

Good

Not my favorite version by I still love them

Well Done

Great

He sounds kind of nervous until the second verse. I'd love to hear him do a much more polished version of this. It's not awful, but there are times it feels like he's not sure what he's doing until he's doing it. Not bad, not great either.

i really love brian...but...there are many many artist who did a better version of this...maybe i prejudice this version because of the difference to the sample in my head i'm familiar with : )

I like it better than Jeff Buckleys version. It doesn't beat Myles Kennedy's version or Leonard Cohens though.

But.. but... I am legend :(

If you regular the RU-vid comments, you'd realize that most of the negativity is sort of an anti-criticism that offers no merit, just hate.

you missed the word know between i don't (know) why, you alweys miss that....you know the rest

Compared to what? The auto-tunewhores that seems to litter the music scene these days?

@HeinOldschool Unfortunately, Cohen isn't much of a singer. Great songwriter though.

i love fallon, but the more you listen to his live stuff the more you realise he's a studio artist. I still like it, but sometimes its not emotion, its just a man looking for the right note.

I like gaslight anthem but this renditions really sucks

i don't why He always miss the first notes. My God, he's terrible