Nothing against Wainwright's version on the soundtrack, but Cale's version that appeared in the film had more depth and power to it. I think it's the best version of the song out there.
Jared Ruff agreed. I had to go down a rabbit hole because I didn’t know the original creator and I got to hearing all the different versions but I have a soft spot for the Shrek version
I remember taking my young sons to the movie in its first run and just about falling out of my seat when this came on. I recognized the voice immediately. I saw Cale in 1985 and knew every song he played except for one. All I remember is that he kept singing Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Mystery solved years later. I can find no independent corroboration that he was playing it that early, but I know what I heard.
I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing "Hallelujah" Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah 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 a kitchen chair She broke your throne, she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Baby, I've been here before I know this room, I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you I've seen your flag on the Marble Arch Love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah There was a time you let me know What's really going on below But now you never show it to me, do you? I remember when I moved in you And the holy dove was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Maybe there's a God above All I ever learned from love Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you 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 Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelu... Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah
why would they put the wrong version on the soundtrack? that bugs me. I like this one so much better and I'm glad this is the one they really put in the movie.
cam83093 In addition to its being the more popular version, this was a cover of a Canadian's song by a Welsh musician for a tribute album, organized by a French music magazine, with one American label and one European label. From what I had read, it got tangled up in international rights for re-releasing it on the movie's soundtrack…and because of this information, I can believe it.
Record companies do it all the time. Basically any time they use a version different from in the movie, that's because the recording on the CD is cheaper to license
This song is sung by so many good singers and I can’t decide which one is my favourite. This one cause Shrek introduced me to this song, Zack Snyder introduced Leonard Cohen’s version in Watchmen and the Snyder Cut trailer, and Pentatonix made such a great music video.
I just looked it up for why John’s version of the song is in the movie and Rufus’s version is in the Soundtrack. It could be because Rufus suggested that the executives didn’t use his version in the film due to news about his sexuality. Another Reason is because John Cale wasn’t a recording artist working for Dreamworks Records, and they had to use Rufus to cover their own version for the soundtrack.
As a songwriter myself, I wish I could say I agree with you. I appreciate the idea that a song is originally "written for its time" but those songs don't tend to age well. (I'm thinking protest songs of the 1960s, but you can find examples from any decade: 1950s sock hop, early 60s crooners, 70s punk and disco, 80s synth-pop, 90s boy bands, etc.) One thing any songwriter aspires to is NOT to write a song for its time, but to write a song that happens to be timeless. And there are so many instances where the cover version of a song is SO superior to the original recording. No less than Bob Dylan has said that "All Along the Watchtower" now belongs to Jimi Hendrix. (Dylan is right.) Trent Reznor said the same about Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt." (Reznor is right.) Prince is one of my favorite artists of all time, and Sinead O'Conner is most definitely not. Yet I cannot deny her version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" far exceeds Prince's version. The Beatles "Twist and Shout" is true rock-and-roll rebellion in the face of the polite Isley Brothers original. Otis Redding brings a lot of sass to his original composition "Respect," but it's Aretha Franklin who actually demands that respect. In each case, the original is NOT the best version. Often, the cover version is so much better that people don't even know there's an original version out there by someone else. Kim Carnes's "Bette Davis Eyes" beats out the original by miles. (Quick: name the original artist of that one!) Santana's "Black Magic Woman" beats out the Fleetwood Mac original. I love Juice Newton's "Angel of the Morning" and she had a massive hit with it, unlike the first recording by Evie Sands (who?) and later Billie Davis. Willie Nelson owns the song "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" so much that people have no idea it wasn't written by him, and was first recorded way back in the 1940s by Roy Acuff. Sometimes it's open to interpretation of course: a lot of people prefer Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" over Dolly Parton's original - again, are people even aware that Dolly Parton wrote and recorded it? - but in that case I do happen to prefer Dolly's original. I think I'm in the minority on that one! One thing to ask about any cover song: What attracted the covering artist in the first place? Sometimes the covering artist hears something in the music that the original artist had no idea was even there. In the case of "Hallelujah," listening to the Leonard Cohen original, you get the sense he had no idea what a true religious experience he had composed. It's in Jeff Buckley and in John Cale that we reach a transcendent, spiritual moment. With the Leonard Cohen version - sorry, I have no idea what he's after, except bombast. I know he wrote the song, but I don't think he understood precisely what was special about it. In short, no, the original does not have to be the best version.
Hallelujah from Shrek is like Walking in the Air from The Snowman the person everyone credits with singing it wasn't who actually sung it. RUclips is full of posts crediting Rufus Wainwright when John Cale did it.
I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah 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 a kitchen chair She broke your throne, she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Maybe I've been here before I know this room, I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you I've seen your flag on the marble arch Love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah There was a time you'd let me know What's real and going on below But now you never show it to me do you? And remember when I moved in you? The holy dark was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Maybe there's a God above And all I ever learned from love Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you It's not a cry you can hear at night It's not somebody who's seen the light It's a cold and its a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah
All I learned from love was how to shoot at someone who out drew you 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
While I respect whichever opinions everyone else has, I simply cannot understand how "this" is the version most people in the comment section prefer. I dislike the early cutoff John Cale gives to certain words early in the song, and I can't seem to get past the shaky vocals. If this is the quality that provides "pain" in his voice, I could understand a little, but it just doesn't sound genuine in my mind. Russel Wainwright will forever be the voice I hear when I think of this song simply because of the graceful performance he gives in the recording, and the fact that it's a much more pleasant listen in my opinion.
It isn't a religious song, if you really listen to it. It's the epitomme of all broken heart songs and a tribute to why most couples fail. Also, not sure it is the full version with all the lyrics, there are two versions and the complete one gives much more insight
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Nothing against Wainwright's version on the soundtrack, but Cale's version that appeared in the film had more depth and power to it. I think it's the best version of the song out there.
I Think So 2
Same
Agreed
This is the version of the song that also should have been on the soundtrack album.
@@darthkurlandthis version I heard on the VHS version, now on Netflix is Rufus.
“All I ever learned from love was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you.” My heart cried at that line.
This is the version where the singer has truly lived the lyrics and everyone can feel it.
I don't know about everyone else, but this is my favorite version of this song. Not that the Leonard Cohen version is bad or anything.
Jared Ruff agreed. I had to go down a rabbit hole because I didn’t know the original creator and I got to hearing all the different versions but I have a soft spot for the Shrek version
@@Eleasha3 Right?
This. This is the version I was looking for.
Me too. SO many good versions but this is the one that sticks in my mind. Leonard Cohen said KD Lang's version was best but I like this better.
Me too
Spencer Stark me three
@@dennisdunne588 me four! :)
BEST VERSION EVER, I cried when I was listening to it!!!!
I still do. I get chills head to toe. My favorite version of this song.
My great aunt loved Shrek, today was her funeral and this song couldn’t be any more appropriate R.I.P.
I'm so sorry for your loss
I'm sorry for your loss
No matter who covers this, I recall it as the Shrek song
Best version ever
I remember taking my young sons to the movie in its first run and just about falling out of my seat when this came on. I recognized the voice immediately. I saw Cale in 1985 and knew every song he played except for one. All I remember is that he kept singing Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Mystery solved years later. I can find no independent corroboration that he was playing it that early, but I know what I heard.
Happy 20th Anniversary Shrek
Best version of this song.
Agreed
I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing "Hallelujah"
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
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 a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Baby, I've been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you
I've seen your flag on the Marble Arch
Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
There was a time you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?
I remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Maybe there's a God above
All I ever learned from love
Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
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
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelu...
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
why would they put the wrong version on the soundtrack? that bugs me. I like this one so much better and I'm glad this is the one they really put in the movie.
cam83093 In addition to its being the more popular version, this was a cover of a Canadian's song by a Welsh musician for a tribute album, organized by a French music magazine, with one American label and one European label. From what I had read, it got tangled up in international rights for re-releasing it on the movie's soundtrack…and because of this information, I can believe it.
Record companies do it all the time. Basically any time they use a version different from in the movie, that's because the recording on the CD is cheaper to license
They did the same for Bad Reputation too
Come on now we all know rufus wainwright sings it way better y'all
@@BlueWhale544 Not even close
Very nostalgic movie disk case. They don’t make real hits like this anymore
Such a beautiful song
This version should be available to Apple Music and Spotify.
Thank you. It's weirdly difficult to find this song. I only see the live version with some dimwit whistling in the background.
This song is sung by so many good singers and I can’t decide which one is my favourite. This one cause Shrek introduced me to this song, Zack Snyder introduced Leonard Cohen’s version in Watchmen and the Snyder Cut trailer, and Pentatonix made such a great music video.
This is my favourite version of Hallelujah of all time
Shrek shows us that love doesn't have to be pretty. And I love that
I just looked it up for why John’s version of the song is in the movie and Rufus’s version is in the Soundtrack. It could be because Rufus suggested that the executives didn’t use his version in the film due to news about his sexuality. Another Reason is because John Cale wasn’t a recording artist working for Dreamworks Records, and they had to use Rufus to cover their own version for the soundtrack.
Excellent Movie
The best version HAS to be the original. Without it all the covers can’t exist. A song is originally written for its time.
As a songwriter myself, I wish I could say I agree with you. I appreciate the idea that a song is originally "written for its time" but those songs don't tend to age well. (I'm thinking protest songs of the 1960s, but you can find examples from any decade: 1950s sock hop, early 60s crooners, 70s punk and disco, 80s synth-pop, 90s boy bands, etc.) One thing any songwriter aspires to is NOT to write a song for its time, but to write a song that happens to be timeless.
And there are so many instances where the cover version of a song is SO superior to the original recording.
No less than Bob Dylan has said that "All Along the Watchtower" now belongs to Jimi Hendrix. (Dylan is right.) Trent Reznor said the same about Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt." (Reznor is right.) Prince is one of my favorite artists of all time, and Sinead O'Conner is most definitely not. Yet I cannot deny her version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" far exceeds Prince's version. The Beatles "Twist and Shout" is true rock-and-roll rebellion in the face of the polite Isley Brothers original. Otis Redding brings a lot of sass to his original composition "Respect," but it's Aretha Franklin who actually demands that respect. In each case, the original is NOT the best version.
Often, the cover version is so much better that people don't even know there's an original version out there by someone else. Kim Carnes's "Bette Davis Eyes" beats out the original by miles. (Quick: name the original artist of that one!) Santana's "Black Magic Woman" beats out the Fleetwood Mac original. I love Juice Newton's "Angel of the Morning" and she had a massive hit with it, unlike the first recording by Evie Sands (who?) and later Billie Davis. Willie Nelson owns the song "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" so much that people have no idea it wasn't written by him, and was first recorded way back in the 1940s by Roy Acuff.
Sometimes it's open to interpretation of course: a lot of people prefer Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" over Dolly Parton's original - again, are people even aware that Dolly Parton wrote and recorded it? - but in that case I do happen to prefer Dolly's original. I think I'm in the minority on that one!
One thing to ask about any cover song: What attracted the covering artist in the first place? Sometimes the covering artist hears something in the music that the original artist had no idea was even there. In the case of "Hallelujah," listening to the Leonard Cohen original, you get the sense he had no idea what a true religious experience he had composed. It's in Jeff Buckley and in John Cale that we reach a transcendent, spiritual moment. With the Leonard Cohen version - sorry, I have no idea what he's after, except bombast. I know he wrote the song, but I don't think he understood precisely what was special about it.
In short, no, the original does not have to be the best version.
@@RDRussell2 One of the most thoughtful comments on the webz. Thanks.
The original version was sung by Leonard Cohen since he wrote it.
Thank you for posting this version!
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“I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch, AND LOVE IS NOT A VICTORY MARCH…” by far the best version. 👍❤️
A Minha Música Favorita do John Cale Que Eu Mais Gosto é a Música Hallelujah
Goosebumps
Hallelujah from Shrek is like Walking in the Air from The Snowman the person everyone credits with singing it wasn't who actually sung it. RUclips is full of posts crediting Rufus Wainwright when John Cale did it.
To this day never understood why the Shrek soundtrack put the Wainwright version on the CD release. Anyone know? I suspect money/copyright thing.
I have a copy of sherk on dvd and the Rufus Wainwright version of Hallejuah was in/on it
Bingo! liscensing is a bitch sometimes for physical discs
I like the part where Larry is sadly leaving Toon Friends for smashing the boat.
Thanks for posting. Going to see Cale this weekend, hopes he plays this.
Song Sounds Like Chasing Sunset By Relum 2:05
I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
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 a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Maybe I've been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
There was a time you'd let me know
What's real and going on below
But now you never show it to me do you?
And remember when I moved in you?
The holy dark was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Maybe there's a God above
And all I ever learned from love
Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
It's not a cry you can hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and its a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Written by Leonard Cohen
Performed by John Cale
Imagine playing this song at a wedding and people thought you chose it cuz it was a beautiful song but really you chose it because of Shrek
0:27 , & 1:41 - 2:00 is hauntingly,beautiful
I like this version more
Me too
Two things I like: anyone associated with The Velvet Underground and Shrek.
All I learned from love was how to shoot at someone who out drew you 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
eu entrei em uma playlist da disney que só tem musicas da disney e nessa playlist tem essa musica e o shrek é da dreamworks
Imitoes Shrek é aquele filme q vc respeita
Sorry I dont speak italian
@@kelvingomes7242 brasileiro como sempre, sendo ignorante..
1:09:15 On Shrek 1 Song Sounds Like Chasing Sunset By Relum 2:05 Fuck Jefro On April 23
Song Sounds Like Chasing Sunset By Relum
Love this is song :)
No matter how much people make fun of shrek it will always be good, mostly for nostalgia reasons
aleluia, alellluiaaaa
I also prefer the movie version from the Rufus Wainwright version. Thank you for uploading.
This is a childhoodic song for Disney
someone should do a mashup with this version and Rufus Wainwright's version.
2:04
Sooo good
I AGREE
Hallelujah meaghan martin and claire holt
song sounds better in that kind of voice than the unsufferable soft breathy soaring of wainwright and buckley
terrific😀🎵
Linda canção.
I have the two disc special edition DVD set of this film.
Me 2
like this song but the best version I have heard of this is Celtic thunder's rendition of it
Princess Olivia and Jose carioca are falling in love and best friends forever and ever
No offense but I like this one alot better than Rufus Wainwright version
Me too
I have been hunting for this version, did you buy it somewhere? If so where? I want this full non-live version.
Shrek (2001)
Good song
I don't get it.
Why is Cale's version in the film, but Wainwright's version on the soundtrack?
I had the chance to ask him that directly one time. Rights issues. He didn't elaborate.
2 people thought wrong.
This is the first one I've ever that heard. :)
I only like this song because Shrek taught me about it-
@NicoDraak74 Anytime!
Best version. Jeff Buckley can fight me.
Halleluya
haleluiaaa
Good
Hahaha hahaha 😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫 hay no me duele me quema me lastima
2018
It's all ogre now
While I respect whichever opinions everyone else has, I simply cannot understand how "this" is the version most people in the comment section prefer. I dislike the early cutoff John Cale gives to certain words early in the song, and I can't seem to get past the shaky vocals. If this is the quality that provides "pain" in his voice, I could understand a little, but it just doesn't sound genuine in my mind. Russel Wainwright will forever be the voice I hear when I think of this song simply because of the graceful performance he gives in the recording, and the fact that it's a much more pleasant listen in my opinion.
Party over
Shriek
I’m an atheist, yet here I am
SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD ME
It isn't a religious song, if you really listen to it. It's the epitomme of all broken heart songs and a tribute to why most couples fail. Also, not sure it is the full version with all the lyrics, there are two versions and the complete one gives much more insight
This isn't what was played in Shrek. This is garbage.
Go back and watch the movie again and get back to us.
2:03
haleluiaaa