@@bustedrav I love Cohen as a writer and poet but never liked him as a singer. I definitely have some artists that I love for nostalgic reasons who, listening to now, I can agree they aren't great, haha! Cohen was a master at lyrics though! Wish you a wonderful day!
@@sarahanderson8635 absolutely, he is an inferior singer by any measure. But something can be said for the person who wrote the lyrics singing them and the organic emotion that comes with that. For that reason Jeff Buckleys version is my second favorite specifically because he was a master of conveying emotion through his vocals. You definitely can't go wrong with either version, or the KD Lang version for that matter.
Absolute masterpeice. Just a man with a guitar pouring out his soul. I'm 66 years old and this performance brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it. Fair play to all the other covers of Leonard Cohen's beautiful song, but for me they all pale into insignificance next to this.
It's a hard pick, but I think his version on the album (Grace) outweighs even this. But I agree: When it comes to this song, Jeff surpasses all others...
This is my favorite version of this song. The story is he did this in one take. I've had some struggles in life and have used this song as a kind of support. Such a deep meaning for me.
Everytime i hear this guys voice it's so unmistakable. The sky was the limit but, we had to let him go. But his memory echoes through eternity, when you pour your soul into something like this it's inevitable. Great reaction. 😇
It was actually one of the cameramen who said "Wow" at the end of the song. Jeff replied "It was alright." (I was there when they filmed this at Bearsville Studio in Woodstock, NY.)
I still hold Leonard Cohen's version as my personal favorite, but Jeff's version is a very close second. They are two sides of a coin. Cohen's is an old man, accepting that the life he has led has brought him to a point where he is ready to leave. Buckley's has always made me feel like it's coming from a young man who is crying out in search of a reason to stay on this plane of existance.
The best way I can describe how phenomenal Jeff Buckley’s talent is, is that PTX was the first time SINCE Jeff that I was truly moved to my core by an artist or group.
Thank you so very much for making & sharing this heartfelt reaction. I had the great pleasure of seeing Jeff many, many times in NYC as a fellow artist & passing acquaintance of his. Truly, he was a very deep, incredibly unique & kind soul. Thanks again for this. 🙏 again - & cheers to you
This exact version is my number 1 all time fav song, he played it slightly different everytime he did it, but this one here that your watching is the one I prefer the most his vocals are so angelic here
I've listened to this version for the first time something like 18-19 years ago thanks to my brother. I was a teenager (16-17...) back then and I can't even describe how it was discovering that voice. Jeff Buckley died in May 1997 when he vanished into the Mississippi River. I think nobody knows what really happened that day but we surely lost a great and inspiring artist. My favourite song by him is "Grace". Also, give a listen to his father's catalogue if you have the chance. Search for Tim Buckley. Cheers mate!
“Maybe there’s a god above, but all I’ve ever learned from love was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya”.. just… goddamn…That may be some of the best writing I’ve ever heard… ever
I like Jeff Buckley’s version very much. I’ve heard he was inspired by John Cale’s version of the Leonard Cohen song. Cohen wrote dozens of verses and performed different versions over the years. So often this song is misinterpreted. While this song is like a hymn, it’s not happy, or victorious. It’s about grief and loss and anger and resentment. If it’s about love, it’s about the toxic side of love. I’ve always wondered if Cohen’s use of the word Hallelujah is also a twist on the Québécois tradition of making profanities of sacred words. Many swear words in French Quebec, are words from the Catholic Church: tabernacle, chalice, baptism, sacrament, etc. Cohen was from Montreal. k.d. lang sang “Hallelujah” at Leonard Cohen’s induction into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006. And there, Cohen collaborator, Anaji Thomas said to Leonard “I think we can lay that song to rest now. It’s really been done to it’s ultimate blissful state of perfection”. - I agree. k.d. lang also sang it at Leonard Cohen’s memorial concert a year after his 2016 death. Very moving.
I dislike both Cale's version, sung like a robot, and Lang's version, more suitable for a Christian revival tent, I mean compared to this? No comparison whatsoever, but I guess it's a matter of taste.
I love Lilac Wine from his album Grace, but let's be serious, I love the entire album. And this is absolutely the best cover of this song, although kd lang's live version is bloody fantastic.
Une des plus belles captations qu'il ait enregistrée de cette reprise. Votre émotion à fleur de peau est un régal pour l'esprit. Merci pour cette réaction brute, sans fard. Très touchant. Je vous conseille une chanson d'Edith Piaf qu'il a également interprétée sur scène et sorti en EP : "Je n'en connais pas la fin". Et comme tous les français qui, comme moi, ont eu la chance de le voir sur scène à Paris (à l'Olympia), il nous a bouleversé le coeur par le choix de la chanson bien sûr, en hommage à notre chère Edith, mais aussi et surtout parce qu'il chantait le refrain dans la langue de Molière ! A voir et à écouter absolument. Merci encore.
Jeff Buckley made his "debut" at a tribute concert for his father Tim Buckley who died young by suicide. Jeff drowned by jumping into the Mississipi river with his clothes and boots on.
@@itzel1735 Thank you. It really is tragic. The children of people who commit suicide are at astonishingly increased risk for suicide themselves. Perhaps it was an accident but in my view and accident-on-purpose.
If you want to find out the source of Jeff's incredible vocal talents, please listen to Buzzin' Fly by Tim Buckley, Jeff's father. Another tragic death ( heroin overdose ). But you will immediately see where Jeff got his talent.
i love your first reaction, "oh this is different", yup this is the definitive cover of leonards song, without jeffs interpretation i honestly dont think it would be as popular a song to cover. he made this song his and no one will ever be able to top it its a beautiful closed book.. loved the facial expressions all the way through. wish i could listen to this for the first time too
Jeff Buckley was considered one of the 50 best singers in the world. It's a great sadness that he's gone so soon, but it's great to see people rediscovering his work. You should do more reactions of his work. ;)
Where did he perform this I struggle to find this exact version was this on the radio or just a live jam session I have no idea. Il find the original video there will be info there. I love this man voice his ability to make me feel so heavenly like I'm up there with zeus himself. RIP GREAT SOUL GONE FAR TOO SOON
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it, but you need to check out the videos of a concert Jeff did with his band, including a kick-ass cover of the MC5 Kick out the Jams.& my favorite song of his Eternal Life
I knew you'd appreciate this! His version has really informed most of the versions that came after, including PTX's (which i also love). Such a unique talent, he makes me lose my breath every time - try anything from "Live at Sin-e'"
Such a talent and so sad to think he’s no longer with us. Like Lennon I often wonder what great music might have come had they stayed with us a while longer 🙁
There is no doubt that Josh Krajcik's version is a powerful one - he's a contestant from America's got Talent, he came second in the end, sung live obviously. And yeah I know I hate the reality TV and modern manufactured music era as much as the next older person, that appreciates real music. Some of my faves bands - Hall and Oates, Queen, Erasure, Bowie - the usual. - ruclips.net/video/Pxsa8j233C8/видео.html
I have to disagree with you: he definitely died too soon but was born just at the right time. He was a great guitarist that experimented so much with his voice, was not afraid to play with his falsetto and this inspired so many later generations of artists. Some may even say that Jeff was the precursor of alternative/indie rock. Matt Bellamy (Muse) or Thom Yorke (Radiohead) are greatly influenced by him. And there's a younger voice that recently starts to turn more and more heads that seems to be almost his re-incarnation: Conor Mason (Nothing But Thieves). Here's some examples: ruclips.net/video/8irM5QFkr6Q/видео.html or ruclips.net/video/vS67vfcp-S4/видео.html.
Alternative and indie were already a thing before Jeff. He certainly influenced many artists though and was amazingly talented. I can't listen to him without feeling a sense of sadness over him losing his life and the world losing him.
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This version of Hallelujah I have always told people is what I imagine it sounds like when angels cry.
The best version of this song, in my opinion!
I prefer the original by Leonard Cohen, but that's probably because it was more my time, but both are great.
@@bustedrav I love Cohen as a writer and poet but never liked him as a singer. I definitely have some artists that I love for nostalgic reasons who, listening to now, I can agree they aren't great, haha! Cohen was a master at lyrics though! Wish you a wonderful day!
@@sarahanderson8635 absolutely, he is an inferior singer by any measure. But something can be said for the person who wrote the lyrics singing them and the organic emotion that comes with that. For that reason Jeff Buckleys version is my second favorite specifically because he was a master of conveying emotion through his vocals. You definitely can't go wrong with either version, or the KD Lang version for that matter.
@@bustedrav absolutely agree! I love some songs for just that reason! I have never heard Lang's version so I'm going to look that up!
I think Jeff Buckley took Leonard Cohen’s beautiful lyrics to the next level. Buckley was a better vocalist over all. “Grace” live was proof.
Absolute masterpeice. Just a man with a guitar pouring out his soul. I'm 66 years old and this performance brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it. Fair play to all the other covers of Leonard Cohen's beautiful song, but for me they all pale into insignificance next to this.
It's a hard pick, but I think his version on the album (Grace) outweighs even this.
But I agree: When it comes to this song, Jeff surpasses all others...
This is my favorite version of this song. The story is he did this in one take. I've had some struggles in life and have used this song as a kind of support. Such a deep meaning for me.
The first time I listened to this song, i cried the fuck out of my eyes.
Same
His voice, skill, and looks, this man was absolutely beautiful.
Everytime i hear this guys voice it's so unmistakable. The sky was the limit but, we had to let him go. But his memory echoes through eternity, when you pour your soul into something like this it's inevitable. Great reaction. 😇
It was actually one of the cameramen who said "Wow" at the end of the song. Jeff replied "It was alright." (I was there when they filmed this at Bearsville Studio in Woodstock, NY.)
This man's voice exudes PURITY. Absolutely amazing!
Ugh my heart. rest easy Jeff
Jeff has one of the best and most haunting voices. If you want to see his range check out his cover of The Smith's I know it over.
"I'm going to react Jeff..
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Wow"
Yep. That's it. I feel the same way. Ahhahaha
I was just up to that part when I read this
Pure talent
I still hold Leonard Cohen's version as my personal favorite, but Jeff's version is a very close second. They are two sides of a coin. Cohen's is an old man, accepting that the life he has led has brought him to a point where he is ready to leave. Buckley's has always made me feel like it's coming from a young man who is crying out in search of a reason to stay on this plane of existance.
Couldn’t off worded that any better 🙏🏼
The best way I can describe how phenomenal Jeff Buckley’s talent is, is that PTX was the first time SINCE Jeff that I was truly moved to my core by an artist or group.
Mesmerising or what!!!
Thank you so very much for making & sharing this heartfelt reaction. I had the great pleasure of seeing Jeff many, many times in NYC as a fellow artist & passing acquaintance of his. Truly, he was a very deep, incredibly unique & kind soul. Thanks again for this. 🙏 again - & cheers to you
Yep,that's the Jeff Buckley reaction
You should definitely do 'Lover, you should've come over'. Stunning song.
Yes, "Lover, you should've come over" from live in Chicago is great.
This exact version is my number 1 all time fav song, he played it slightly different everytime he did it, but this one here that your watching is the one I prefer the most his vocals are so angelic here
I read somewhere that 'Leonard Cohen was born to write this song, Jeff was born to sing it'
I've listened to this version for the first time something like 18-19 years ago thanks to my brother. I was a teenager (16-17...) back then and I can't even describe how it was discovering that voice. Jeff Buckley died in May 1997 when he vanished into the Mississippi River. I think nobody knows what really happened that day but we surely lost a great and inspiring artist. My favourite song by him is "Grace". Also, give a listen to his father's catalogue if you have the chance. Search for Tim Buckley. Cheers mate!
“Maybe there’s a god above, but all I’ve ever learned from love was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya”.. just… goddamn…That may be some of the best writing I’ve ever heard… ever
Everything he touches is gold. This album is bliss and has a lot of range. Lover, you should have come over is my favorite
I like Jeff Buckley’s version very much. I’ve heard he was inspired by John Cale’s version of the Leonard Cohen song. Cohen wrote dozens of verses and performed different versions over the years.
So often this song is misinterpreted.
While this song is like a hymn, it’s not happy, or victorious. It’s about grief and loss and anger and resentment. If it’s about love, it’s about the toxic side of love.
I’ve always wondered if Cohen’s use of the word Hallelujah is also a twist on the Québécois tradition of making profanities of sacred words. Many swear words in French Quebec, are words from the Catholic Church: tabernacle, chalice, baptism, sacrament, etc.
Cohen was from Montreal.
k.d. lang sang “Hallelujah” at Leonard Cohen’s induction into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006. And there, Cohen collaborator, Anaji Thomas said to Leonard “I think we can lay that song to rest now. It’s really been done to it’s ultimate blissful state of perfection”. - I agree.
k.d. lang also sang it at Leonard Cohen’s memorial concert a year after his 2016 death. Very moving.
I dislike both Cale's version, sung like a robot, and Lang's version, more suitable for a Christian revival tent, I mean compared to this? No comparison whatsoever, but I guess it's a matter of taste.
@@voiceover2191 Always is. ✌🏽
Right! Amazing!
Perfectly Beautiful
✌🏼🥰
Please please do Lover you Should Have Come Over! I promise it'll give you all the same feels. So much beauty Jeff left behind...don't pass it up!
yes bro!! Jeff is one of the greatest singers of all time!! you have to hear his original song "Mojo Pin" live or studio is fine...thanks bro!!!
voice of the angels and an underappreciated guitarist. try "grace" live on bbc for another flavor altogether of buckley.
I love Lilac Wine from his album Grace, but let's be serious, I love the entire album. And this is absolutely the best cover of this song, although kd lang's live version is bloody fantastic.
Absolutely the best version I’ve ever heard of this song; so passionate! Beautiful! Amazing
this is not the album version btw. this is just a live in studio version, a single take. lucky for us a camera was there
Une des plus belles captations qu'il ait enregistrée de cette reprise. Votre émotion à fleur de peau est un régal pour l'esprit. Merci pour cette réaction brute, sans fard. Très touchant. Je vous conseille une chanson d'Edith Piaf qu'il a également interprétée sur scène et sorti en EP : "Je n'en connais pas la fin". Et comme tous les français qui, comme moi, ont eu la chance de le voir sur scène à Paris (à l'Olympia), il nous a bouleversé le coeur par le choix de la chanson bien sûr, en hommage à notre chère Edith, mais aussi et surtout parce qu'il chantait le refrain dans la langue de Molière ! A voir et à écouter absolument.
Merci encore.
you and me both bro, watery eyes.
Awesome reaction mate! Please do some more Buckley... you'll love it. A phenomenal talent, and a once in a lifetime artist.
Liver, you should have come over (album version if you can have it be the first version you hear.)
Worth every note
Jeff Buckley made his "debut" at a tribute concert for his father Tim Buckley who died young by suicide. Jeff drowned by jumping into the Mississipi river with his clothes and boots on.
I can’t thumbs up this comment because it’s just too sad. But I appreciate your sharing.
@@itzel1735 Thank you. It really is tragic. The children of people who commit suicide are at astonishingly increased risk for suicide themselves. Perhaps it was an accident but in my view and accident-on-purpose.
@James Bassett Tim didn’t die by suicide, rather, he died from a drug overdose.
@@MojoPin1983 Thank you. I will revise my thinking.
It was definitely overdose not suicide RIP Tim & Jeff Buckley 🙏🏿
I Love Jeff Buckley I feel Nobody can sing this song like him ❤❤❤
He gave it life
His version of this song touches the soul
If you want to find out the source of Jeff's incredible vocal talents, please listen to Buzzin' Fly by Tim Buckley, Jeff's father. Another tragic death ( heroin overdose ). But you will immediately see where Jeff got his talent.
This is so beautiful!
i love your first reaction, "oh this is different", yup this is the definitive cover of leonards song, without jeffs interpretation i honestly dont think it would be as popular a song to cover. he made this song his and no one will ever be able to top it its a beautiful closed book.. loved the facial expressions all the way through. wish i could listen to this for the first time too
you could tell this version meant something to him. love it
Jeff Buckley was considered one of the 50 best singers in the world. It's a great sadness that he's gone so soon, but it's great to see people rediscovering his work. You should do more reactions of his work. ;)
This is easily the best version of this song.
Now you have to listen to Mojo Pin :)
Your reaction was as honest as his performance
His father was Tim Buckley. A musician from the 60s and 70s
Where did he perform this I struggle to find this exact version was this on the radio or just a live jam session I have no idea. Il find the original video there will be info there. I love this man voice his ability to make me feel so heavenly like I'm up there with zeus himself. RIP GREAT SOUL GONE FAR TOO SOON
What a beautiful song. GLORY BE TO JESUS. May god bless you.
Just stunning and heartbreaking knowing this absolute genius is gone 😔
Jeff has a birthday coming up on November 17th🖤🌌🦂
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it, but you need to check out the videos of a concert Jeff did with his band, including a kick-ass cover of the MC5 Kick out the Jams.& my favorite song of his Eternal Life
Your eyes spoke volumes
This is the most amazing version of this song.
I knew you'd appreciate this! His version has really informed most of the versions that came after, including PTX's (which i also love). Such a unique talent, he makes me lose my breath every time - try anything from "Live at Sin-e'"
Please do some more Jeff Buckley! That was sublime ❤️
Picking up on the k.d. lang reference in the first comment, I highly recommend you watch one of her live versions. They are amazing to say the least!
I'll always think of Gibbs getting shot in westwing and CJ crying when I hear this song
I can’t believe he drowned. There was something so off about his passing.
Love you Jeff Buckley!
Could tell this touched you 👍 Will defo follow
Should defo listen 2 last goodbye from Jeff unbelievable
And just like that, another life changed!
Check out Lover , you should’ve come over , Mojo Pin, Grace . I love his cover Like Young lovers Do by Van Morrison.
Hey I know it's been 2 yrs since ur reaction...I could feel ur thoughts ( not bein weird) but u will b OK...hugs n luvs from Ireland x
Check out Grace or Lover You Should've Come Over by him!
Such a talent and so sad to think he’s no longer with us. Like Lennon I often wonder what great music might have come had they stayed with us a while longer 🙁
This song is about the loss of sexual salvation. Most seem to miss that. What a voice.
love ur reaction so bad
There is no doubt that Josh Krajcik's version is a powerful one - he's a contestant from America's got Talent, he came second in the end, sung live obviously. And yeah I know I hate the reality TV and modern manufactured music era as much as the next older person, that appreciates real music. Some of my faves bands - Hall and Oates, Queen, Erasure, Bowie - the usual. - ruclips.net/video/Pxsa8j233C8/видео.html
If you liked this, you should react to Eva Cassidy’s Over the Rainbow live performance
yep
Jb has best version ever of this song. I base every other mix on him
I remember my first time
Prefer his studio version but amazing nonetheless.
Agreed!
Check out Jeff buckley if you see her say hello
+ да
I have to disagree with you: he definitely died too soon but was born just at the right time. He was a great guitarist that experimented so much with his voice, was not afraid to play with his falsetto and this inspired so many later generations of artists. Some may even say that Jeff was the precursor of alternative/indie rock. Matt Bellamy (Muse) or Thom Yorke (Radiohead) are greatly influenced by him. And there's a younger voice that recently starts to turn more and more heads that seems to be almost his re-incarnation: Conor Mason (Nothing But Thieves). Here's some examples: ruclips.net/video/8irM5QFkr6Q/видео.html or ruclips.net/video/vS67vfcp-S4/видео.html.
Alternative and indie were already a thing before Jeff. He certainly influenced many artists though and was amazingly talented. I can't listen to him without feeling a sense of sadness over him losing his life and the world losing him.
Right?
Jeff said his version was a tribute to an orgasm.
He's talking about the beauty of the orgasm actually, Hāreruia 💯
I actually think the version that's on Jeffs album is a bit better than this one
I disagree, I love the version on the album, but this, this is next level awesome.
Jeff’s album version of Hallelujah is way better than this studio outtake.
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