This is from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2005 at the Wine Bar in the Gilded Balloon on the final night of the fringe. Highlight of my trip. Geradline Quinn sings this duet with Tim.
Just saw Tim tonight for the first time since I recorded this performance and his encore was Dark Side and then Hallelujah. He asked for us to close our eyes, also asking the house to go to a near blackout, and then for us to join in a sing a long for the chorus. Unbelievable performance overall and that moment to close the show was simply unreal 🧡
I saw Tim tonight for the 7th time (maybe 8th) and had the same experience of Hallelujah being played at the end. What a beautiful experience. A really amazing edition to my many shows. This version you recorded is special to a lot of people and was many people's only chance to hear him sing a serious song for, what, 14 years? Lol. Thanks for this. I realised tonight that the only reason I know the lyrics to hallelujah is from watching this clip.
As an Aussie that just moved to Canada, I got to see Tim in a 2000 person theatre tonight and be a part of the whole crowd singing with Tim in the dark. This is my 7th time seeing Tim perform and that was such a special moment. He seemed to be very present tonight, and a bit taken aback by the hugely supportive Canadian crowd. Amazing show.
I was the sound guy. The Wine Bar was my venue. That was literally the last thing played. Absolutely fantastic it was. There"s a band on the stage that you can't see. Fab guys but the name escapes me at the moment. Some guy on his phone or camera but from a sound point of view, pretty chuffed with the sound :) It really was pretty special & I'm glad I was there.
I filmed it, beyond lucky I had my camera out before they started to play. I was there with my company performing in the main hall at the Gilded Baloon Teviot. Thank you for running sound, this performance was the highlight of my Fringe.
i think one of the greatest thing of owning a venue, is not the profit, nor the connection you get from known ppl, but to witness musical/artistic moments like this, that will most likely get wash away and lost from people's memory, or that most people didn't even know existed, but it happened at your venue, and you gets to be there, at that very moment when it happened.... and thanks for Sean we get to share this wonderful moment and a truly wonderful version of this historical song, i am truly greatful PS: who is that lady? her voice is just..... wow
Had to revisit this after seeing Tim play it at the last of his Unfunny gigs in Edinburgh. Wow. Lights off (cause he likes doing it in the dark) gave all the feels. When the audience joined and the piano stoped, just Tim and 800 folk singing Hallelujah in a old church the roof lifted and hearts soared. Blissful ❤
this was just at the point that Tim was preparing for take off. On the launch pad - glad someone caught this - less than perfect sound/audio makes it just perfect!
That's real music there. That's how it's supposed to be done - late at night in a club - a couple of brews - freinds and enemies together just wailing out stories. That's not raw, that's primal.
The Sheer Joy of Art and Intellect without Compromising Integrity - so rare and so sweet - Minchin delivers. For those of us lost among our fellow violent ignorant ape decedents with our compassion and creativity gasping for what rarefied air remains there are far too few like Tim to help us along the way. As we mark off the final generations/years of our species and try as best we can to grab what joy remains may humor and the spark such artists provide .... well, you get the point.
Just back here again 12/24/22 to listen to this version for the umpteenth time!!! My favorite version of all time. Just listened to White Wine in The Sun for Christmas! It's our household favorite Christmas song!
My choir has a yearly gig at the local hospital right before christmas and we always do white wine in the sun as part of our set there. We've definitely caused a few wet-eye moments in the audience because it's just such a lovely message. As for this song, I love Hallelujah, love Leonard Cohen's original versions but have to agree with some of the comments here that this duet is one of the more primal versions I've heard and it adds such an interesting emotional element to the song
I'm atheist and I happen to love this song. I sang it when I was christian and i sing it now. To me it represents a religious mind vacillating in doubt. And that's ALWAYS a good thing! It's also just a beautiful song. Haters gone hate. Potatoes gone potate.
I keep coming back to this video. Despite not being a quality recording, the annoying crowd comments, and the applause drowning out the music in places, I still like this version of the song the best. It's so passionate; also I have a soft spot for duets.
The guy at 1:02 says it all. "Oh, you're fuckin kidding me." This is just absolutely amazing. God-like vocals from an atheist. Beautiful, Tim. Just beautiful.
Love Tim. Never heard of Geraldine Quinn. I have heard a lot of people sing it, but this is a new and original interpretation of a beautiful modern hymn. Cohen, Shrek Buckley (really y'all?), the truly marvelous K.D. Lang, even my perfect angel Brandi Carlile, never brought me the deep down blues roots Geri brings here. Listen again. Don't miss her laying all the way back in a totally new groove. Somehow, this alcohol-infused bar-room episode redefines the song. Again.
David Kern Quinny is a gem of the Melbourne comedy industry. Total rock chick. I love this clip - musical mates having a great old (definitely tipsy) time together in an off-the-cuff performance. This is what makes festivals like Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, etc such a great experience - this sort of thing happens all the darned time at tiny little gigs. Take a punt and you can see the most amazing things. Good to see Mick Moriarty copping a kiss at the end.
I was going to "correct" you and tell you that Rufus Wainwright's version is in Shrek but apparently it's some dude called John Cale who I have never heard of.
I saw Tim perform this at the end of his set at Town Hall in NYC. It was beautiful. Seeing him was the only birthday present I asked for and remains the best of my life.
I'm not religeous, and I still like pretty much every version of this song I've ever heard. And I like pretty much everything by Tim Minchin I've ever heard. Works for me.
I had the privilege of seeing Tim do this song solo during an encore at his June 2011 Portland, Oregon show. If you ever, ever, ever have the opportunity to see Tim live, do. He's phenomenal, and he will leave you with goosebumps with his mere presence.
I just want to thank whomever posted this... I was in 12th Night at the Gilded Balloon, and was in attendance for this performance (I can kinda hear my obnoxious laughter a time or two, even...) and it just brings back some of the fondest memories of all :) it was one of the very final nights of the festival (if not THE last) and means a lot to me to see
it`s been 5 years and it`s still my favorite cover of all time. Uncommplished, unperfect, not ideal but drastically poetic and alive, if there is an art and poetry this is it, drunk, not in tune but who cares. 2023 nothing changed
Tim Minchin is the perfect person to sing this song. I always find it soooo funny when Christians try to co-opt this as a religious song just because it has the words "Lord" and "Hallelujah." LOL
Saw him in Edinburgh last night, small crowd of 900, many joined in with the chorus, was bliss, sadly he wouldn't let mobiles record, a beautiful thing was missed
I knew that Tim could truly sing ballads and such and not just hot topics and songs to waken people up to certain matters. He did a lovely job on this song. Interesting chap.
Wonderful song sung wonderfully and performed the joy of music which is my spirituality. And now to go and find out more about Geraldine Quinn... what pipes!
Not sure what the problem was with the guy at the beginning of the song when he says "..you got to be f***ing kidding me?" Perhaps he doesn't like the song? Or he doesnt think Tim is the right person to be singing it? Whatever the reason may be, by the end of the song, him and everyone else was loving it! Tim was freaking bad ass. He nailed it.
Langdon Yes I understand that, and thats kind of my point. WHY were they shocked though? Thats why I listed those possibilities in my initial post, as potential answers to WHY.
+jeremybr2020 Because it would be like getting home from vacation and finding out you had Einstein's suitcase, walking into the grocery store and being given a dirigible
Honestly, I think it is because it is such a classic song and the guy is really excited to hear Tim play it, especially given the unexpected nature of it.
Amazing voice from sitting hunched over, obviously ten sheets to the wind, holding back laughter, and producing a voice like that! You can hear the strain at ~2.40 and the meter gets a tiny bit messy and there are tichy flats in his upper register, but it sounds better than I ever could even at my best. Also I love that he sings with his real accent. He sings like an Ausie not a generic Broadway West End musical singer, or Motown rip off, or whatever. I wonder if that's a conscious choice and given how pathologically self reflective he seems to be I expect it is :) It really comes out during the crescendo in the final refrain, along with some quirkey, chaotic, falsetto, and lends personality and gravity in a way that a flatpack broadway accent never could. Four stars (reads like a five)
Every once in a while I come back to this amazing video to get my dose of goosebumps. I don't know if you had the pleasure of filming this, skeye6, but I thank you so much for uploading this video !!!
I saw Tim live in DC a few weeks ago, and this song was his second encore, and it was amazing. And as he said, he likes making an audience of 95% atheists finish the night by singing Hallelujah.
The best version of this was when he played in Chicago on the 18th of June, 2011. No joke. It was the second encore, and it had the entire venue quiet and listening intently. He poured so much more emotion into it. I'll admit a couple tears cos he knocked it out of the park!!
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 in the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Baby I have 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 when you let me know What's really going on below But now you never show it to me, do you? And remember when I moved in you The holy dove was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Maybe there’s a God above But all I’ve 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 has seen the light It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah You say I took the name in vain I don't even know the name But if I did, well, really, what's it to you? There's a blaze of light in every word It doesn't matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you And even though it all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah
A meeting of two grand gods of music.... and what a stunning goddess voice to accompany them! Never heard better since Leonard himself. Thanks for all the music Tim, you make this world better!
Thank you Sean Josephs for capturing this moment and sharing! I remember when I first watched this so many years ago and how much my life has changed in all these years. I have 14 and 15 yr old teenagers that I introduced to Tim Minchin's music at a very young age. We all agree THIS song/video is the best. It's just so raw, organic and real. Our favourite performance of this song (no offense to Leonard Cohen, he's amazing). Extra special because this is the only video I have found online. Not like nowadays where the audience seems to be "watching" on their cellphone screen and too focused on recording a live performance. Thank you!
Shiver down my spine. I'll never have too many listens to this song, in whatever version. Tim he seems to have it all going for him -- musicality, voice, humor, and a sharp wit. Awesome to hear him do this one.
Just heard this in Melbourne with lights out and a beautiful chorus from the audience. It’s a sentimental moment for everyone with everything considered.
Thank you so much for uploading this. I know it's been years since. but I dream of meeting Tim one day.... this just makes me happy to know he is out there and exists being... well. insanely beautiful. Thanks again :)
I can hear this version anytime, all the time. Tim's voice is just perfect for this song. It is so hard to explain but it's like he caresses every note, gets under the song and props up certain parts with his voice and it's just magical.
Never really liked this tune until today; have always found it trite & pithy. So thanks Tim for bringing it to me in such a brilliantly pure way. And thanks to Sean for posting it. Feeling happy now.
Amazing performance - it would have been a privilege to be there. But am I the only one who thinks that Geri Quinn has the serious drunken hots for Tim here?
KD Lang nailed it. I didn't even realize the depths of that song until I watched her sing it. Even Leonard Cohen said that the song could be laid to rest after her performance because it had been done to perfection.
It's not AT ALL about religion, inspite of the biblical references. It's about the heartbreak of falling out of love: "I've seen your flag on the Marble Arch, but love is not a victory march. It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah." That's human pain and grief and loss.
I seriously cannot stop listening to this!!!... IE it is 3 am and I just woke up to use the washroom, and needed to listen to this a few times before I go back to sleep... I am addicted!
First, this is beautiful. Raw, real and what music started as. No overproduction or trying to hit targets for record sales. You have to be there in the moment to feel it. I love Tim's voice. I really like her voice. The problem for me is that instead of trying to create something beautiful with Tim, she almost sees the end as a competition to out-sing him. Still a beautiful cover, but I wish she hadn't got carried away as it started sublimely
@VariousArtists2 . . A thousand thumbs up to you VariousArtists2. That's all I see as well. Two people just having a great time amongst friends. Who wouldn't want to be there to just experience the total atmosphere that these two performers create. If you can't get lost in their rendition for this song, then simply get lost, your not welcome here.
Geraldine Quinn's vocals are outstanding. I really like Tim Minchin, but credit where due, Quinn is the vocal foundation of the duet in this rendition. She alone gave it the sole that inspired Minchin to let go more than he normally would, and her raw, perfect pitch boozy blues coupled with Minchin's nervous uncertainty in uncharted waters make this a truly unrepeatable masterpiece of the moment. BRAVO!
I disagree. She's very good, please don't think I disagree with that, but Tim sings as Cohen would (I feel). American singers tend to turn this into some religious theme and beautify it. Quinn and Tim treated this just right.
I rewatch this every few months or so, for the last however many years it's been online. I saw Tim perform this song several times during his 2011 tour, and hope that someday he'll release an official version of him doing this song (not a studio recording, but just an authorized, pro-shot version of one of the many times he's performed this and other cover songs live).
+Brendan Fletcher It questions the existence of a god and the phrase literally means "god be praised." An atheist singing this would just be humoring their audience since his mind is already made up.
wideopenthrottl The Phrase is being used, alongside the other religious biblical references, to decry the nature of loving a woman. Just because the language is liturgical does not mean the song is, in the same way that my wife isn't praying to God when we go to bed at night
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Heard him do this at his show in DC last weekend. The dude is a gift to the human race.
Really, envy :)
Just saw Tim tonight for the first time since I recorded this performance and his encore was Dark Side and then Hallelujah. He asked for us to close our eyes, also asking the house to go to a near blackout, and then for us to join in a sing a long for the chorus. Unbelievable performance overall and that moment to close the show was simply unreal 🧡
I saw Tim tonight for the 7th time (maybe 8th) and had the same experience of Hallelujah being played at the end. What a beautiful experience. A really amazing edition to my many shows.
This version you recorded is special to a lot of people and was many people's only chance to hear him sing a serious song for, what, 14 years? Lol. Thanks for this. I realised tonight that the only reason I know the lyrics to hallelujah is from watching this clip.
As an Aussie that just moved to Canada, I got to see Tim in a 2000 person theatre tonight and be a part of the whole crowd singing with Tim in the dark. This is my 7th time seeing Tim perform and that was such a special moment.
He seemed to be very present tonight, and a bit taken aback by the hugely supportive Canadian crowd. Amazing show.
I was the sound guy. The Wine Bar was my venue. That was literally the last thing played.
Absolutely fantastic it was. There"s a band on the stage that you can't see. Fab guys but the name escapes me at the moment.
Some guy on his phone or camera but from a sound point of view, pretty chuffed with the sound :)
It really was pretty special & I'm glad I was there.
I filmed it, beyond lucky I had my camera out before they started to play. I was there with my company performing in the main hall at the Gilded Baloon Teviot. Thank you for running sound, this performance was the highlight of my Fringe.
The guitarist looks like Cam from the Gadflies.
i think one of the greatest thing of owning a venue, is not the profit, nor the connection you get from known ppl,
but to witness musical/artistic moments like this, that will most likely get wash away and lost from people's memory, or that most people didn't even know existed, but it happened at your venue, and you gets to be there, at that very moment when it happened....
and thanks for Sean we get to share this wonderful moment and a truly wonderful version of this historical song,
i am truly greatful
PS: who is that lady? her voice is just..... wow
@@askaliu2943 That is the amazing and hilarious Geraldine Quinn. Check out some of her original songs. ruclips.net/video/Y0r4R-boeuk/видео.html
@@Erebus_the_Raven Close, it's Mick from the Gadflys.
He sang this in Edinburgh last night, I was in tears. No one sings it better
Amazing! Tim and Edinburgh will forever have my heart for this moment
I was there, too. It was incredible. Have returned to this video many times since Friday night 😊
@@halfhearted2799 it was lovely the way he sang it in the dark. I wish he would release a cover of this song.
Sung it in Melbourne last night, incredible.
"You're f**king kidding me!" Understatement of the century! Unbelievable cover. There must be something Tim can't do.....
Nah! 😁
Cure aids? Or the cataracts of Sam's mom.
Nope
Absolutely brilliant ! 💖
There's nothing he can't do
"I love you..."
"Shush now"
God I love Tim, he's brilliant
Had to revisit this after seeing Tim play it at the last of his Unfunny gigs in Edinburgh.
Wow. Lights off (cause he likes doing it in the dark) gave all the feels.
When the audience joined and the piano stoped, just Tim and 800 folk singing Hallelujah in a old church the roof lifted and hearts soared. Blissful ❤
Just did the same in Sydney last night ❤
The world is a better place because of Tim. This clip brings pure joy, thanks for posting.
yuck
It’s been years, still watching this performance and it leaves me shook
It really is worth coming back to every now and then, just to smile and feel warm inside *hugs*
I always find myself coming back to this video when I'm in the mood for this song!
Been coming back for a decade. Wish there was a better recording, but there will never be a better performance.
I think the fact that both of them are pissed out of their heads makes this performance so much better since they both appear to be really enjoying it
this was just at the point that Tim was preparing for take off. On the launch pad - glad someone caught this - less than perfect sound/audio makes it just perfect!
Couldn't have been happier to have caught this amazing moment on tape, crap quality. aside ;) Tim is a legend!
That's real music there. That's how it's supposed to be done - late at night in a club - a couple of brews - freinds and enemies together just wailing out stories. That's not raw, that's primal.
primal, I've been looking for that word to describe this clip for ages! Thank you!
that is probably the most beautiful possible way to use the word "primal", and it's so fitting.
If there is a God in Heaven, Tim Minchin is going to be the doubting Thomas who is Loved by the Lord.
The Sheer Joy of Art and Intellect without Compromising Integrity - so rare and so sweet - Minchin delivers. For those of us lost among our fellow violent ignorant ape decedents with our compassion and creativity gasping for what rarefied air remains there are far too few like Tim to help us along the way. As we mark off the final generations/years of our species and try as best we can to grab what joy remains may humor and the spark such artists provide .... well, you get the point.
This has to be one of the best secret vids on youtube :)
Just back here again 12/24/22 to listen to this version for the umpteenth time!!! My favorite version of all time. Just listened to White Wine in The Sun for Christmas! It's our household favorite Christmas song!
Same! I love sharing this with friends and White Wine is my go to Christmas and cry fest song :)
My choir has a yearly gig at the local hospital right before christmas and we always do white wine in the sun as part of our set there. We've definitely caused a few wet-eye moments in the audience because it's just such a lovely message.
As for this song, I love Hallelujah, love Leonard Cohen's original versions but have to agree with some of the comments here that this duet is one of the more primal versions I've heard and it adds such an interesting emotional element to the song
I'm atheist and I happen to love this song. I sang it when I was christian and i sing it now. To me it represents a religious mind vacillating in doubt. And that's ALWAYS a good thing! It's also just a beautiful song. Haters gone hate. Potatoes gone potate.
I keep coming back to this video. Despite not being a quality recording, the annoying crowd comments, and the applause drowning out the music in places, I still like this version of the song the best. It's so passionate; also I have a soft spot for duets.
I've watched so many to Tim's performances, but this is the first time I noticed he actually has a beautiful voice.
Hallelujah for that turning up in my feed. That has to be my favourite rendition ever of one of my favourite songs. Sheer magic !
The guy at 1:02 says it all. "Oh, you're fuckin kidding me." This is just absolutely amazing. God-like vocals from an atheist. Beautiful, Tim. Just beautiful.
I still revisit this one at least once every few months, still my favourite version of this song
Love Tim. Never heard of Geraldine Quinn. I have heard a lot of people sing it, but this is a new and original interpretation of a beautiful modern hymn. Cohen, Shrek Buckley (really y'all?), the truly marvelous K.D. Lang, even my perfect angel Brandi Carlile, never brought me the deep down blues roots Geri brings here. Listen again. Don't miss her laying all the way back in a totally new groove. Somehow, this alcohol-infused bar-room episode redefines the song. Again.
David Kern Quinny is a gem of the Melbourne comedy industry. Total rock chick. I love this clip - musical mates having a great old (definitely tipsy) time together in an off-the-cuff performance. This is what makes festivals like Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, etc such a great experience - this sort of thing happens all the darned time at tiny little gigs. Take a punt and you can see the most amazing things. Good to see Mick Moriarty copping a kiss at the end.
Thanks Miss Janet. Would love to visit. So nice to see comedy and musical talent and occasional brilliance from down under and all over.
David Kern We will welcome you with open arms. :)
I was going to "correct" you and tell you that Rufus Wainwright's version is in Shrek but apparently it's some dude called John Cale who I have never heard of.
I saw Tim perform this at the end of his set at Town Hall in NYC. It was beautiful. Seeing him was the only birthday present I asked for and remains the best of my life.
No better way to remember Leonard Cohen tonight. Great cover. Amazing
I'm not religeous, and I still like pretty much every version of this song I've ever heard. And I like pretty much everything by Tim Minchin I've ever heard.
Works for me.
I haven't seen this video in honestly 10 years. This is wild to stumble across this thing again. I'm glad to see it's still up :)
ChrisContinues this continues to be one of the purest moments of art I was so lucky to be present for and be able to share.
You fkng kidding me should be the title of every yt-vid that is worth watching
I had the privilege of seeing Tim do this song solo during an encore at his June 2011 Portland, Oregon show. If you ever, ever, ever have the opportunity to see Tim live, do. He's phenomenal, and he will leave you with goosebumps with his mere presence.
best version ever!
Agreed.
Petition for him to release a recording. I'd listen to it every day
Honestly this is my favourite version of this song!!! I could listen to it on loop for forever!!!
"i love you"
"shush now"
haha
I just want to thank whomever posted this... I was in 12th Night at the Gilded Balloon, and was in attendance for this performance (I can kinda hear my obnoxious laughter a time or two, even...) and it just brings back some of the fondest memories of all :) it was one of the very final nights of the festival (if not THE last) and means a lot to me to see
Same.
it`s been 5 years and it`s still my favorite cover of all time. Uncommplished, unperfect, not ideal but drastically poetic and alive, if there is an art and poetry this is it, drunk, not in tune but who cares. 2023 nothing changed
What a cover! Tim's voice and precense is mindblowing to me.
OOH TO HAVE BEEN THERE WHO CARES IF THE SOUND IS NOT PERFECT IT IS THE AMBIANCE THAT GRABS YOU TNKS JAY
From an American who was at the Norwich concert...
OMG... I had goosebumps from his rendition of this song. Tim is one amazing talent.
Tim Minchin is the perfect person to sing this song. I always find it soooo funny when Christians try to co-opt this as a religious song just because it has the words "Lord" and "Hallelujah." LOL
It's not a religious song (obviously) but it has a spiritual feeling about it. Absolutely magical song tbh
Saw him in Edinburgh last night, small crowd of 900, many joined in with the chorus, was bliss, sadly he wouldn't let mobiles record, a beautiful thing was missed
Ugh, that’s glorious that y’all were able to have that moment!
Holy fuck everybody and his mother has covered this song but there has never been a version like this :o :o :o
I knew that Tim could truly sing ballads and such and not just hot topics and songs to waken people up to certain matters. He did a lovely job on this song. Interesting chap.
Wonderful song sung wonderfully and performed the joy of music which is my spirituality. And now to go and find out more about Geraldine Quinn... what pipes!
+jack mack Do it. She is amazing.
Not sure what the problem was with the guy at the beginning of the song when he says "..you got to be f***ing kidding me?" Perhaps he doesn't like the song? Or he doesnt think Tim is the right person to be singing it? Whatever the reason may be, by the end of the song, him and everyone else was loving it! Tim was freaking bad ass. He nailed it.
***** Yep, that was my friend from London and he was happily surprised that was Tim's song choice.
degree-away! i'm just happy to share the performance!
Langdon
Yes I understand that, and thats kind of my point. WHY were they shocked though? Thats why I listed those possibilities in my initial post, as potential answers to WHY.
+jeremybr2020 Because it would be like getting home from vacation and finding out you had Einstein's suitcase, walking into the grocery store and being given a dirigible
Honestly, I think it is because it is such a classic song and the guy is really excited to hear Tim play it, especially given the unexpected nature of it.
I love the guy groaning and saying, "You've got to be kidding me." Great song!
Definitely agree - it's SO raw. Kinda rare to see, a lot of versions tend to be pretty overproduced etc. Awesome version!
This is the most beautiful duet I have heard in my life.
I love Tim! Perfect! :) This song shows off his amazing voice!
Stunning ❤😢 would love to hear more of Geraldine
I'd love to hear a version with just Tim in it. His voice is perfect for this.
Amazing voice from sitting hunched over, obviously ten sheets to the wind, holding back laughter, and producing a voice like that! You can hear the strain at ~2.40 and the meter gets a tiny bit messy and there are tichy flats in his upper register, but it sounds better than I ever could even at my best. Also I love that he sings with his real accent. He sings like an Ausie not a generic Broadway West End musical singer, or Motown rip off, or whatever. I wonder if that's a conscious choice and given how pathologically self reflective he seems to be I expect it is :) It really comes out during the crescendo in the final refrain, along with some quirkey, chaotic, falsetto, and lends personality and gravity in a way that a flatpack broadway accent never could.
Four stars (reads like a five)
Every once in a while I come back to this amazing video to get my dose of goosebumps.
I don't know if you had the pleasure of filming this, skeye6, but I thank you so much for uploading this video !!!
How long you don’t come here?
@@saumpaulinaaaaaaa hopefully not much
Same. I come back all the time. I'd be devastated if this video went down some day.
I saw Tim live in DC a few weeks ago, and this song was his second encore, and it was amazing. And as he said, he likes making an audience of 95% atheists finish the night by singing Hallelujah.
This sends shivers up my spine, it's beautiful, imagine if they recorded it for real...
The best version of this was when he played in Chicago on the 18th of June, 2011. No joke. It was the second encore, and it had the entire venue quiet and listening intently. He poured so much more emotion into it. I'll admit a couple tears cos he knocked it out of the park!!
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 in the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Baby I have 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 when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?
And remember when I moved in you
The holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Maybe there’s a God above
But all I’ve 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 has seen the light
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well, really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light in every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah
A meeting of two grand gods of music.... and what a stunning goddess voice to accompany them! Never heard better since Leonard himself. Thanks for all the music Tim, you make this world better!
Wow. I love how passionate this is... not what I expected at all.
How have I never heard this recording before?? Wow! ...Just 😲 wow
Wow.. Just wow.
I knew he was a brilliant singer but damn that was great, she is pretty good too.
And their voices do constrast quite well.
Thank you Sean Josephs for capturing this moment and sharing! I remember when I first watched this so many years ago and how much my life has changed in all these years. I have 14 and 15 yr old teenagers that I introduced to Tim Minchin's music at a very young age. We all agree THIS song/video is the best. It's just so raw, organic and real. Our favourite performance of this song (no offense to Leonard Cohen, he's amazing). Extra special because this is the only video I have found online. Not like nowadays where the audience seems to be "watching" on their cellphone screen and too focused on recording a live performance. Thank you!
Best version of this song in my opinion.
your version is pretty cool too.
Shiver down my spine. I'll never have too many listens to this song, in whatever version.
Tim he seems to have it all going for him -- musicality, voice, humor, and a sharp wit. Awesome to hear him do this one.
Holy shit! This man has much better pipes than I realized!
UkeStew That high note was tasty.
Just heard this in Melbourne with lights out and a beautiful chorus from the audience. It’s a sentimental moment for everyone with everything considered.
Thank you so much for uploading this. I know it's been years since. but I dream of meeting Tim one day.... this just makes me happy to know he is out there and exists being... well. insanely beautiful. Thanks again :)
I can hear this version anytime, all the time. Tim's voice is just perfect for this song. It is so hard to explain but it's like he caresses every note, gets under the song and props up certain parts with his voice and it's just magical.
About the only performer covering this song who actually gets that it's not about g-d but love and sex...
Try Jeff Buckley
Never really liked this tune until today; have always found it trite & pithy. So thanks Tim for bringing it to me in such a brilliantly pure way. And thanks to Sean for posting it. Feeling happy now.
Amazing performance - it would have been a privilege to be there.
But am I the only one who thinks that Geri Quinn has the serious drunken hots for Tim here?
To be honest, who doesn't? He's amazing, this song suits him perfectly.
Megan Askew Y'know... other than the atheism.
***** hallelujah is not reserved for 'believers'.
***** and the lyric is 'MAYBE there's a god above'
***** Minor details
Everytime i listen to this version of the song.. it brings a smile to my face and a tear in my eye.
Holy crap! Amazing.
Unbelievable rawness in Tim's performance. There was something almost like fear in his face, singing such a sacred song. Beautiful.
i love her voice
Killed it! This & kd lang's 2010 Olympics rendition are my favourites. Minchin has a gorgeous voice!
I love this version because, more than any other cover I've heard, it gets the sexual part of the song. This is NOT much about religion.
KD Lang nailed it. I didn't even realize the depths of that song until I watched her sing it. Even Leonard Cohen said that the song could be laid to rest after her performance because it had been done to perfection.
It's not AT ALL about religion, inspite of the biblical references. It's about the heartbreak of falling out of love: "I've seen your flag on the Marble Arch, but love is not a victory march. It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah." That's human pain and grief and loss.
I was sceptical before I heard his version even though I am a fan. But I ended up loving it. Thanks for sharing.
4:20 Tim goes to Eddie Vedder mode
Oh my god, this is actually amazing. And yeah, stop hating, he's an amazing singer/songwriter, he doesn't have to be funny all the time.
Geradline spoils it for me. Like at 5:07. She's annoyingly shouting. Minchin is great. I've just started learning of him and his wonderful shows.
I love the way this song has so many ways to be sung and be able to convey a range of emotions.
But this version by Tim is by far my favourite
Tim looks wasted of his ass!! Which just give the song so much more personality.
Love this bloke :)
It's at the fringe, so I imagine an ale or two or a drop of wine may have passed his lips
I know right he's so pissed xD
I seriously cannot stop listening to this!!!... IE it is 3 am and I just woke up to use the washroom, and needed to listen to this a few times before I go back to sleep... I am addicted!
Un - fucking - believable ... GREAT!
I'm not much a religiouse person....((screaming atheist..)) but something about Tim Minchin singing this makes me happy. :') so beautiful
The only version of this song where ya get 3 standing ovations....4:20....5:17...and at the end....
Dear Tim Minchin, please record this song!!!! Quite possibly the very best version of this song I have heard!! You Rock!!
give him a break It is his early days HE HAS COME A LONG WAY but I still like to look at his old stuff and Geraldine Quinn is also good
First, this is beautiful. Raw, real and what music started as. No overproduction or trying to hit targets for record sales. You have to be there in the moment to feel it. I love Tim's voice. I really like her voice. The problem for me is that instead of trying to create something beautiful with Tim, she almost sees the end as a competition to out-sing him. Still a beautiful cover, but I wish she hadn't got carried away as it started sublimely
I think they're just both very pissed
But I agree.... He had to try to match her... Just heard the next bit, ouch.
Trying to be funny out shining each other 🤷🏻♀️
She looks like Gillian Anderson
Seeing him tomorrow!!!!! Can't wait :D
He's most epic.
This song has ZERO to do with belief in God.
@VariousArtists2 .
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A thousand thumbs up to you VariousArtists2. That's all I see as well. Two people just having a great time amongst friends. Who wouldn't want to be there to just experience the total atmosphere that these two performers create. If you can't get lost in their rendition for this song, then simply get lost, your not welcome here.
She is shitting annoying at the start...But she sings so well with Tim C:
Love this so much ♥
This is one of my favorite covers of this song
Geraldine Quinn's vocals are outstanding. I really like Tim Minchin, but credit where due, Quinn is the vocal foundation of the duet in this rendition. She alone gave it the sole that inspired Minchin to let go more than he normally would, and her raw, perfect pitch boozy blues coupled with Minchin's nervous uncertainty in uncharted waters make this a truly unrepeatable masterpiece of the moment. BRAVO!
I disagree. She's very good, please don't think I disagree with that, but Tim sings as Cohen would (I feel). American singers tend to turn this into some religious theme and beautify it. Quinn and Tim treated this just right.
@@stevemayes8799 And of course I completely disagree with your opinion....because your wrong.
@@mrkim3257 Tim and Quinn didn't sing it perfectly together? You are, most assuredly, incorrect. :)
@@stevemayes8799 Opinions are like arseholes, everyone's got one, but you manage to dribble shit from both ends dickhead.
@@mrkim3257 Ah! I thought we were having a bant. I wish you well, no matter your anger.
She is so drunk.
Onya Quinny - a total legend.
Omni Well who cares? I can't sing like that sober or drunk.
OrangeTabbyCati I can sing like that drunk. In my mind.
Janet McLeod 😂😂😂
And still knocks it out of the park - while trying way too hard to crack onto a married man! Legend, Quinny.
I rewatch this every few months or so, for the last however many years it's been online. I saw Tim perform this song several times during his 2011 tour, and hope that someday he'll release an official version of him doing this song (not a studio recording, but just an authorized, pro-shot version of one of the many times he's performed this and other cover songs live).
Well sung by a lifelong atheist.
The song is definitely not a religious song, so I'm not quite sure what his atheism has to do with it.
+Brendan Fletcher It questions the existence of a god and the phrase literally means "god be praised." An atheist singing this would just be humoring their audience since his mind is already made up.
wideopenthrottl
The Phrase is being used, alongside the other religious biblical references, to decry the nature of loving a woman. Just because the language is liturgical does not mean the song is, in the same way that my wife isn't praying to God when we go to bed at night
Does not get any better than this