There is no one, NO ONE who can sing like this incredible woman.She has been giving me chills for 30 years. Never fails. She has said how much this song takes out of her every times she sings it. She is also an active Buddhist.
Wow I really like your insightfulness, sensing what’s important and knowing great art is more than entertainment and pretty pictures, it’s about the human soul, and necessary to our inner selves. Lang is incredible, powerful, and unique. You’re right: she is so humbled and moved by this audience LEAPING to give her the ovation she deserves, thanking her for a lifetime of sharing her incredible talents… it appears she’s trying not to cry openly. That they’re people/peers in the music industry makes it even greater. As awesome as this rendition is, find the Canadian broadcast video of her singing Hallelujah at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010: it’s even more breathtaking and beautiful -you won’t believe it. 😎
Thank you (for a big change in reviewers) for NOT INTERRUPTING the performance to give your opinion. kd lang spells her name in lower case. She is incredible vocalist and I subscribed to you only because you did. Not interrupt what you are reviewing. She is gay. I am too, but her gift is for everyone. Spell her like she chose so many years ago and keep NOT inserting your opinion until the performance is over. You go girl!
@@CarolKingButlermost of the time reactors have to pause and/or talk over the video because if they don’t there is a higher chance it will be taken down for copyright. If that keeps happening they can shut down the whole channel. It’s not meant to be disrespectful to the artist
What I love about your reaction video is you don't interrupt the song several times like the other reviewers I've seen. There are so many k d. Lang songs I could recommend, but I'll start off with What A Wonderful world.
Leonard Cohen was in the audience and he said it was his favorite cover of the song and she made it hers. She also sang the song at the Olympics in Vancouver.
kd lang is a great artist. she can simply sing her head off. she was put here with a great gift. we are blessed to get to listen. thanks for posting. I love what you had to say. inspiring.
ps. have a look at her official video for "pulling back the reigns". this is one of kd's early videos from back in the late 1980's. this video knocks me out because we didn't know kd really yet. there she was/is in this video. in all her androgynous/male/female/sexy elvis-y-ness. singing like the world is about to end-so we better listen. no gimmicks. no craziness. just her passion. and that voice. brilliant. check it out. (I've watched more of your vocal reactions. I love your take on things. you are an excellent reactor. thanks.)
Poetry put to an exquisite melody and beautiful orchestral accompaniment with an interpretive vocal passion that expresses the conflicted longing of the human heart.
Another beautiful k.d. song is The Valley. Just gorgeous, achingly beautiful. I think your heart will burst listening to that one too. She has a voice beyond description, and you are so right, she is a humble human being.
K d is an absolutely amazing live singer. Living in Alberta, I have seen her from the early days of her career. The standout for me was a performance on a warm star lit night outdoors in July where Hallelujah and her version of Heaven by Talking Heads were on another level. The two performances you have reacted to are definitely two of her best. Wouldn’t suggest you react to this but I recommend anyone have a look and listen to the version of Crying she does on an Australian talk show. Comes out cold, no rehearsal with the band and just nails it.
Artist like KD Lang only happens very seldom….she is one of the greatest of all time…is the whole package….the voice and her performance….incredible…she not only signs with a masterful voice …but she tells a story with her whole body ..her talent is a delight to watch and experience…
Constant craving was her biggest hit (I think). I only know the studio version. Also her singing crying with roy orbison is great to watch even if you have seen the solo version
Tash you should check out her duets with the legendary Tony Bennett. Really good stuff and if you do any live versions you can see how much they admired & respected each other and just truly enjoyed themselves singing together.
Wow I really like your insightfulness, sense what’s important and knowing that great art is more than entertainment and pretty pictures, it’s about the human soul and necessary to our inner selves. Lang is incredible, powerful, and unique. You’re right: she is so humbled and moved by this audience LEAPING to give her the ovation she deserves, thanking her for a lifetime of sharing her incredible talents… it appears she’s trying not to cry openly. That they’re people/peers in the music industry makes it even greater. As awesome as this rendition is, find the Canadian broadcast video of her singing Hallelujah at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010: it’s even more breathtaking and beautiful -you won’t believe it. 😎
I could see you getting emotional after about the first verse. Such a beautiful voice. I am always amazed at the size of that crowd. Good you brot that up, her live performance is impeccable. I usually am not a fan of 'live' performances, but she takes the cake (along with Bobby Hatfield)
That's funny that you mentioned Bobby Hatfield along with KD Lang because I think those are two of the greatest voices ever And both of them live are incredible
Tasha, your response was right on. Her voice, delivery and humility are everything. She has an otherworldly set of pipes. Disclaimer: I’ve been a fan since the late 1980’s, and I highly recommend checking out her album Torch and Twang. The first phase. And the one that made her a radio/video staple: Ingenue. Excited to catch up on your response videos!
Many react to K.D Lang singing Hallelujah at the 2010 Olympics but this version is at the Canadian Juno Awards which is the Canadian version of the AMA's so this is all the Canadian entertainers, a real jury of her peers. There is a longer version of this clip that show the audience giving a standing ovation for a long long time!
Leonard Cohen (the famous composer) was in the audience. He wrote some different verses for the song as well, which some singers (like Jeff Buckley) omit. This final verse makes it much more than a "love hurts" song, to me: "I did my best - it wasn't much. I couldn't feel so I tried to touch. I told the truth; I didn't come to school ya. And even though it all went wrong, I'll stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue but hallelujah." The pain was worth it because what is a life without love? As some famous poet wrote, "Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."
KD Lang started out in country music in Canada. She can yodel like nobody's business. I remember her in in probably the 80s are 90s and I was just so amazed at her voice. Another person I think you'd like the way they Feel a song and express it to you is then Morrison into the mystic. His style of music is kind of a jazz blues combination
@@joannenosko1663 Well...he is talking about sexual attraction and the feelings that come along with it...also the unfortunate setbacks that can come along with that kind of full force infatuation
It just doesn't get any better than that, all talent. No overproduction, screaming 'fans' with flashing cell phones. Just a grateful audience enjoying pure talent. We've been fans since "Torch & Twang".
She had been out of the limelight of the Canadian Music scene for a long time at this point and Neil Young was supposed to perform. At the 11th hour, Neil pulled out over a dispute or a conflict or something, and they got KD on almost zero notice and she did THAT.....She was emotional not only from the song (written by Leonard Cohen -a Canadian), but it was a heartfelt welcome back for that voice.
now listen to Rufus Wainright's version. both are spectacular in different ways. i'm just imagining the two of them singing it together. k.d. is amazing live. it's been over 30 years since i was front row at Massey Hall. still blown away
have watched dozens of reaction videos of her singing this song, and love it each and every time. Not sure why singers block or censor some of these videos used for reactions because honestly, they are being introduced to entirely new listeners.
Though I love a lot of versions of this song, KD Lang’s version is my favorite of them all. Leonard Cohen, the writer of the song who performed it too, was in the audience when she did a performance of the song. I think it was at an Award show. She sounds about the same in every live performance I’ve seen her do. She’s just magnificent‼️ Her voice sounds a lot like my sister’s did. R.I.P. Charlene 😇. I love and miss you sis 👩🏻🏫🥰🥰🥰‼️
You understood this. You heard the pain. This song is sung a lot in churches. I guess because all they really hear is the hallelujah. But Leonard Cohen said this song is about his divorce.
She is GREAT! There is no doubt. But I still like Lenard Cohens version better. The closest I've come to someone covering one of Mr Cohen's songs is Tom Jones video/cover of the great song "Tower Of Song".
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There is no one, NO ONE who can sing like this incredible woman.She has been giving me chills for 30 years. Never fails. She has said how much this song takes out of her every times she sings it. She is also an active Buddhist.
After Leonard Cohen heard her sing this, he said, "It's her song now."
K.D. is a very, very special person ........and so was the great Leonard Cohen !
Her version at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony was even better.
The World got a glimpse of how great she is, still sends shivers down my spine whenever I listen to it.
This was at the Canadian Juno Awards. The standing ovation was from her peers.
junos are like the Canadian Grammys
I wouldn't go so far as to say she has no peers but I will say they are a rarified group.
Wow I really like your insightfulness, sensing what’s important and knowing great art is more than entertainment and pretty pictures, it’s about the human soul, and necessary to our inner selves.
Lang is incredible, powerful, and unique.
You’re right: she is so humbled and moved by this audience LEAPING to give her the ovation she deserves, thanking her for a lifetime of sharing her incredible talents… it appears she’s trying not to cry openly.
That they’re people/peers in the music industry makes it even greater.
As awesome as this rendition is, find the Canadian broadcast video of her singing Hallelujah at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010: it’s even more breathtaking and beautiful -you won’t believe it.
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@@dcg4mn wow! Nicely said. I agree that the Olympic version is much more powerful.
They are in the music industry as she is. Maybe not her equal but definitely her peers. @@burchmtncougar
k.d. is such a stellar artist/performer. Her voice is in a class of its own. ❣
KD Lang is just magic! She’s such a joy to listen to! Just beautiful!!!❤️
Ms. Lang can do no wrong. She is perfection. The first time I heard this I was wrecked for the rest of the day and I already had all her CDs.
KD is a "Singers Singer". What she chooses to gift us with is our privilege to hear.
Tasha, you have a wonderfully expressive face. Don't lose that!
I saw her in concert at a small venue and you could feel her voice VIBRATE through your body. It was Amazing and I just sobbed 😢
KD Lang has been overlooked way too long no one can sing like this woman no one
Aside from the brilliant performance, what always gets me is the humility with which she responds to the audience at the end. Amazing.
She got a 7 min standing ovation here
Thank you, Tasha. You get it. So many people don't understand this song. They think it's praise to God, but Cohen said it's about his divorce.
Her version is my favorite. It is more 'angsty' and true to what I think the lyrics mean than some of the more saccharine versions by others.
Thank you (for a big change in reviewers) for NOT INTERRUPTING the performance to give your opinion. kd lang spells her name in lower case. She is incredible vocalist and I subscribed to you only because you did. Not interrupt what you are reviewing. She is gay. I am too, but her gift is for everyone. Spell her like she chose so many years ago and keep NOT inserting your opinion until the performance is over. You go girl!
@@CarolKingButlermost of the time reactors have to pause and/or talk over the video because if they don’t there is a higher chance it will be taken down for copyright. If that keeps happening they can shut down the whole channel. It’s not meant to be disrespectful to the artist
She sings it best. This is the best version of her singing it. Imho
Def
What I love about your reaction video is you don't interrupt the song several times like the other reviewers I've seen. There are so many k d. Lang songs I could recommend, but I'll start off with What A Wonderful world.
One of the greatest artist of all time to grace the stage, gorgeous lady ❤
WHEN SHE SINGS THIS SONG, IT MAKES ME CRY! BEAUTIFUL!!!
Tremendous voice. My favorite cover of this song.
Robert I agree with you 100%, Robert 😃
Leonard Cohen said afterwards "it's her song now."
Thank you , impeccable vocalist of all times. ❤
She's really something, isn't she? Thanks for sharing this one. 🙂
Your reaction is the same as I have every time I listen to her sing. Her voice is beyond compare.🇨🇦❤
k.d. lang breaks my heart every time. Such incredible talent.
An incredible talent. For any age. Chilling, soulful, superb!!
Full body chills every time I hear her sing this.
One of Canada’s GREAT musical exports. 🎵🎼🎶🎵🎼🎶💜💜💜
Leonard Cohen was in the audience and he said it was his favorite cover of the song and she made it hers. She also sang the song at the Olympics in Vancouver.
No one else ever needs to sing this song. This is it. There is none better. K.D. is this song. And your reaction was perfect
kd lang is a great artist. she can simply sing her head off. she was put here with a great gift. we are blessed to get to listen. thanks for posting. I love what you had to say. inspiring.
ps. have a look at her official video for "pulling back the reigns". this is one of kd's early videos from back in the late 1980's. this video knocks me out because we didn't know kd really yet. there she was/is in this video. in all her androgynous/male/female/sexy elvis-y-ness. singing like the world is about to end-so we better listen. no gimmicks. no craziness. just her passion. and that voice. brilliant. check it out. (I've watched more of your vocal reactions. I love your take on things. you are an excellent reactor. thanks.)
OM goodness. She just blew the roof off.
Poetry put to an exquisite melody and beautiful orchestral accompaniment with an interpretive vocal passion that expresses the conflicted longing of the human heart.
Another beautiful k.d. song is The Valley. Just gorgeous, achingly beautiful. I think your heart will burst listening to that one too. She has a voice beyond description, and you are so right, she is a humble human being.
K d is an absolutely amazing live singer. Living in Alberta, I have seen her from the early days of her career. The standout for me was a performance on a warm star lit night outdoors in July where Hallelujah and her version of Heaven by Talking Heads were on another level. The two performances you have reacted to are definitely two of her best. Wouldn’t suggest you react to this but I recommend anyone have a look and listen to the version of Crying she does on an Australian talk show. Comes out cold, no rehearsal with the band and just nails it.
Artist like KD Lang only happens very seldom….she is one of the greatest of all time…is the whole package….the voice and her performance….incredible…she not only signs with a masterful voice …but she tells a story with her whole body ..her talent is a delight to watch and experience…
This is at the Juno’s (Cdn. Grammy’s) so these are her peers giving her this ovation. There’s no one like her and her phenomenal vocal control.
Her control is amazing.
Constant craving was her biggest hit (I think). I only know the studio version. Also her singing crying with roy orbison is great to watch even if you have seen the solo version
I saw her live 20 years ago and i still haven't recovered.
@@britishrocklovingyank3491 I believe it. Well done
Greatest female vocalist ever!
Tash you should check out her duets with the legendary Tony Bennett. Really good stuff and if you do any live versions you can see how much they admired & respected each other and just truly enjoyed themselves singing together.
She can hold those notes out. She's AMAZING ❤🎉
Phenomenal...My fellow Canadian...Thank you for this. Much appreciated
One of Canada's best singers, singing a song written by one of Canada's best songwriters.
From this same performance check out her vs of Neil Youngs "Helpless". amazing
Wow I really like your insightfulness, sense what’s important and knowing that great art is more than entertainment and pretty pictures, it’s about the human soul and necessary to our inner selves.
Lang is incredible, powerful, and unique.
You’re right: she is so humbled and moved by this audience LEAPING to give her the ovation she deserves, thanking her for a lifetime of sharing her incredible talents… it appears she’s trying not to cry openly.
That they’re people/peers in the music industry makes it even greater.
As awesome as this rendition is, find the Canadian broadcast video of her singing Hallelujah at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010: it’s even more breathtaking and beautiful -you won’t believe it.
😎
I could see you getting emotional after about the first verse. Such a beautiful voice. I am always amazed at the size of that crowd. Good you brot that up, her live performance is impeccable. I usually am not a fan of 'live' performances, but she takes the cake (along with Bobby Hatfield)
That's funny that you mentioned Bobby Hatfield along with KD Lang because I think those are two of the greatest voices ever And both of them live are incredible
Tasha, your response was right on. Her voice, delivery and humility are everything. She has an otherworldly set of pipes. Disclaimer: I’ve been a fan since the late 1980’s, and I highly recommend checking out her album Torch and Twang. The first phase. And the one that made her a radio/video staple: Ingenue. Excited to catch up on your response videos!
Perfect reaction. She is a singular, great, great talent. ❤
Definitely do Constant Craving which is just a wonderful song that was early in her career.
Many react to K.D Lang singing Hallelujah at the 2010 Olympics but this version is at the Canadian Juno Awards which is the Canadian version of the AMA's so this is all the Canadian entertainers, a real jury of her peers. There is a longer version of this clip that show the audience giving a standing ovation for a long long time!
When you have to repeat Hallelujah 40 times and you never sing it the same way twice...it's your song.
KD is a Canadian nation treasure.
Leonard Cohen (the famous composer) was in the audience. He wrote some different verses for the song as well, which some singers (like Jeff Buckley) omit. This final verse makes it much more than a "love hurts" song, to me:
"I did my best - it wasn't much. I couldn't feel so I tried to touch.
I told the truth; I didn't come to school ya.
And even though it all went wrong,
I'll stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue but hallelujah."
The pain was worth it because what is a life without love? As some famous poet wrote, "Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."
Her version is the best version of this, imo😊
KD Lang started out in country music in Canada. She can yodel like nobody's business. I remember her in in probably the 80s are 90s and I was just so amazed at her voice. Another person I think you'd like the way they Feel a song and express it to you is then Morrison into the mystic. His style of music is kind of a jazz blues combination
Into The Mystic is one of the best songs ever written and Van's performance is perfection. So, yeah.
Next to Leonard hers is the best
It is unfortunate that so many do not understand what the song is really about. It is NOT about god or religion.
Enlighten us
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Well...he is talking about sexual attraction and the feelings that come along with it...also the unfortunate setbacks that can come along with that kind of full force infatuation
Leonard Cohen himself does a mesmerizing version of his song on Live in London” in his late 70’s.
It just doesn't get any better than that, all talent.
No overproduction, screaming 'fans' with flashing cell phones. Just a grateful audience enjoying pure talent.
We've been fans since "Torch & Twang".
Thank you!! My favorite cover of this - pitch perfect!!
Canadian National Treasure ❤🇨🇦
She had been out of the limelight of the Canadian Music scene for a long time at this point and Neil Young was supposed to perform. At the 11th hour, Neil pulled out over a dispute or a conflict or something, and they got KD on almost zero notice and she did THAT.....She was emotional not only from the song (written by Leonard Cohen -a Canadian), but it was a heartfelt welcome back for that voice.
Fantastic! Beautiful!! Great job holding back the tears!! 😊
A huge gift, indeed.
This is gonna knock your socks off! 😎
now listen to Rufus Wainright's version. both are spectacular in different ways. i'm just imagining the two of them singing it together.
k.d. is amazing live. it's been over 30 years since i was front row at Massey Hall. still blown away
Love your reaction . She is so incredible!
Great reaction
Her version of So in Love on the AIDS benefit album of Cole Porter’s songs if gorgeous and heartbreaking ☮️
Beautiful reaction!
I think that KD is a practicing Buddhist.
have watched dozens of reaction videos of her singing this song, and love it each and every time. Not sure why singers block or censor some of these videos used for reactions because honestly, they are being introduced to entirely new listeners.
Saw some emotion in those eyes of yours. It's not just her voice it's her interpretation as well
Leonard Cohen was sitting directly infront of her.
Great reaction ❤🎉
She is miraculous.
Though I love a lot of versions of this song, KD Lang’s version is my favorite of them all. Leonard Cohen, the writer of the song who performed it too, was in the audience when she did a performance of the song. I think it was at an Award show. She sounds about the same in every live performance I’ve seen her do. She’s just magnificent‼️ Her voice sounds a lot like my sister’s did. R.I.P. Charlene 😇. I love and miss you sis 👩🏻🏫🥰🥰🥰‼️
Made me subscribe
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The best version i have heard.
There is an outstanding recent cover by Allie Sherlock and 12yr old Fionn Whelan also worth checking out imo
You understood this. You heard the pain. This song is sung a lot in churches. I guess because all they really hear is the hallelujah. But Leonard Cohen said this song is about his divorce.
Neil Young got sick so she came back on for him and did his song Helpless. She of course was wonderful❤
I think the Vancouver olympics rendition was better....but heck both so amazing.
Absolutely
King David... the real story!
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Have you heard Dimash sing? I think K.D"s voice is silky perfection.
Check out her live performance of “Three Cigarettes in an ashtray”
She is GREAT! There is no doubt. But I still like Lenard Cohens version better. The closest I've come to someone covering one of Mr Cohen's songs is Tom Jones video/cover of the great song "Tower Of Song".
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K.D. has a voice like butter and honey.
Hot dang, she is so good.
Hallelujah - sing joyfully to God, literally, in Hebrew.
Please react Sissel Kyrkjebø - O Helga Natt❤
Her standing ovation was 2 minutes long
Her being barefoot just adds to the intimacy of the song.
My favorite version of this song is by Kristen Wiig and James Corden! ;0)
Shout out to Caroline, Alberta. Her home town.
Consort, Alberta ❤ born in Edmonton
i am begging you to listen to Jeff Buckley doing this. just him and his guitar. it will blow your mind
Lucy THomas has the BEST version....EVER !!!! SO much better !!! QUALITY !!!!
Not as good as Leonard Cohen.
Even better than his version, he thought so also
KD has a uniquely beautiful voice. Her tone is heavenly: her vocal chords having been touched by God.