Buckley's is in my opinion, this one is great too, but his... I donno, it's just heavy, what was to come shortly after that adds to the weight. I dont think any covers of this are bad really, except country ones lol..... But no, Fuck country for real though.
The 'heaviness' is what makes this cover so damn good. All broken hallelujahs resonate in it, every word feels so true. Unlike all the other covers I've listened to so far - for me, they go over the edge, are too whiny, packed with excess, fake emotions. My opinion only, you don't need to agree; yet, 'heavy Wainwright' is the only cover of the song I can enjoy or even stand. ;)
With the greatest respect to both Leonard Cohen who wrote this song and also Jeff Buckley who created an amazing cover of this beautiful song, I have to admit that for me personally, something about Rufus Wainwright's version just really resonates with me above the rest.. Well done.
None of the other versions actually touch me emotionally like this one does. I can't listen to it unless I'm alone because whenever I listen to it it makes me cry, even when I was a little kid it made me cry
A lot of people say that's god touching your heart, I have those sometimes with certain songs, the first time my parents brought me into church and I understood what they where saying I started crying, not because I was sad but I just got hit with this big feeling on me and couldn't stop crying
How can a song be uplifting, defeated, hopeful, resigned, bitter, comforting, wry, blunt, introspective *and* for the universe? All at once? How? This song is as mysterious and miraculous as love itself.
This song reminds of the word hiraeth. A homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past. Whenever I drink a few beers, I find myself back at this song and shedding a tear.
That is exactly what I feel, but I was never able to put words to it. The place I grieve is my life before my husband died. 26 years this month. Thank you for giving me the words.
@@Yrkiesmom very sorry for your loss, and what you are feeling and how you identify with this song and the word hiraeth makes perfect sense to me. You are very welcome ❤️
Robert Baker I grew up on rufus's version too but after hearing Jeff's version there's no comparrision.. There is so much more soul in Jeffs version. It's moving
“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...” I don’t have a favorite part because I love the whole song 👑❤️😇
Same, I have absolutely no idea why it makes me emotional. It feels more raw than the previous 2 iterations, which are good, but this hits closer to home.
For those who care for analyzation, think this song is Definetly special and set apart from the rest, some songs lures the sad out of you in a peaceful way. Like it's okay to feel something or anything. Also there's a beautiful comfort about this song aswell. It draws aggression and depth but in such a state that it brings you tears and a release. Overall, it kind of hugs your ears and understands you for a few minutes. Music doesn't judge. And sometimes, playing a song can bring you much more understanding, and peace inside than any person ever could.
This describes my feelings exactly. I've been really down on myself recently, like there's an empty feeling in my chest. But then I listen to this song, and it's like my chest feels full again, like I'm real, and alive. Something about those whispered Hallelujahs just sooth me... it's so nice to feel like this again!
Regardless of your views of religion, the main message given by this song is about human perseverance and the resilience that people carry threw every step of there lives and the fact that people can survey any hardship and overcome difficulty after difficulty is what make this song resonate so strongly with any person.
Geoffrey Robb Also depends on who does the cover. The lyrics are ambiguous enough that anyone can portray anything regardless of authorial intent. But yeah I think what you said is what Cohen said, however I might need to check that. For example this cover is going for a more somber tone.
This was my oldest daughter;s favorite songs. Now she is paradise with the lord. Every time I hear this music I know she is in a better place and has no more pain in her little body. Just fort myself and my wife I wish the sorry we have would ease up a little.
Pentatonix might be my favorite This one is real good Bon Jovi's is pretty good Eric Church is real good John Cale is amazing in a broken way as he sounds broken Jeff Buckley is beautiful
I think the reason for the extreme liking to this song is that Rufus Wainwright stays heartbreakingly consistent throughout the entire song and we can follow it so easily all which make it easy to listen to. It is clean, concise and we don't have to struggle to hear the lyrics we already know them and it becomes us just as great song must.
left out the best part of the song: I did my best, it wasn't much. I couldn't feel, so I learned to touch. I've told the truth, I didn't come all this way to fool ya. Yeah even tough it all went wrong I'll stand right here before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
josie berns I'm sorry, my bad, I just re-checked that video and even though I typed in "Leonard Cohen Hallelujah" the video was John Cale's version, but you're right.
This song interleaves the love beween a man and a woman with the love between mankind and God. The word Halleluja is the thread that binds these themes. This is not a traditional love song or a hymn. It comes from a place of great pain, love turned sour, and from a broken man who questions God. The woman is a believer in the ideals of love and faith. The singer is not. There is an antagonistic tone between the man and the woman from the start of the song. He feels that she has a idealistic and rosy view of love and faith. She feels he does not truly believe in either. Yet at one time the lovers were engulfed in an intense love. Now the singer feels he was seduced and consumed by a force greater than himself. In their love he saw the divine, in their love he saw his destruction. To her the word Hallelujah is joyous and uttered from a place of faith. To him Hallelujah comes from a place that is "cold and broken." Source: www.quora.com/What-is-the-Leonard-Cohen-song-Hallelujah-about Contributor: Anonymous
He wrote nearly 300 versions of this song (Leonard Cohen). The lyrics used for this version were verses John Cale of the Velvet Underground selected from the collection of lyrics Cohen sent him after he told he wanted to cover the song. Cale had a liking to songs with religious vibes, so he selected nearly all the lyrics that had religious themes, and then put them in the order heard here. If anyone is talking about the meaning the artist intended I'm afraid that has doesn't really exist. However it's my opinion that artist intent doesn't matter when discerning meaning.
To me, its about an individual's spiritual journey which varies from individual to individual. The first verses are of course the spiritual journeys of Biblical figures, but the last is that of the writer of the song, the profound thing that he learned from life through the pain of experience. My two cents anyway.
Whenever I get chills from another song, I immediately think of this rendition because it always sends chills down my spine no matter how many times I've heard it. I actually listen to it purposefully sometimes just to see if it still does and every time, from the first lines of the song.
Adam Henderly I'm going to commit suicide on February 15th and I'm going to play this song along with "How could this happen to me". Farewell and have a happy Valentine's day.
It's about the futility of human romantic relationships and definitely has sex it.... He literally talks "moving in" someone and "every breath (they) drew was hallelujah." Do people really think this is a religious song?
Blake Ledger This version of the song is not about religion, but the original version is. Not that it's religious exactly, but Leonard Cohen is definitely playing around with the concepts of God and the divine. I love these lyrics too, which are more about a lost relationship.
I'm not a christian, but this is one of my favorite songs of all time. The biblical symbolism even alongside a loose interpreation of this song is so beautiful and powerful. rip leonard cohen
True love is priceless and never corrodes or looses its value. It is eternal. It may be pitchblack and the hurricane may be so strong it seems like judgement day, but the love still remains. The circumstance doesn't change its value, despite not always being able to see it or forgetting that despite the storm it is in the palm of your hands. And loving someone perfectly is not seeing someone through rosecolored glasses and certainly not seeing them through pitchblack shades. It is loving them for no more and no less than what they are, and not assuming you know everything about them when you dont, but loving them for exactly what you know themvto be, and passionately wanting to know more. Not all that glitters is gold, and the sweetest music isn't always the loudest.
King David is a perfect example of an imperfect person God have chosen. Like me and you God drew you to this video to remind you and embrace you in spite of our imperfection. If you felt this music, then you felt God's embrace :)
Let's make this clear for everyone wondering. No, this song is not bashing religion, it simply uses religious references to tell a story. Its melancholy undertones imply that the song is about a failed marriage.
This songs means so much to my family. It was the song that played at my Great Grandma funeral. I sing it every time I'm baking. She is the reason I love music so much. She was always humming and singing in the kitchen. Her being apart of my life is the sweetest treat this world could give me.
I can't listen to this song without crying. It was my Grandma's favorite song and they played it for her while she was dying. I had to sing it at her funeral and I still hate that I could only make it half-way through without breaking down. I finally thought I could handle listening to it two years later, but I can't. It's a beautiful song, but it's one I've tried to erase from my memory. Show the people you love that you love them before it's too late everyone. Maybe then you won't be broken down by a song.
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. Gets me every time I hear that verse.
lenovotny keep ur head up buddy, no matter what ur facing , never give up, no matter what happens , don't get discouraged, everyone has obstacles to overcome , the night is darkest before the dawn, and pain is weakness leaving the body, we're all in this together, I wish u the best, good luck, and keep on pushing
sally waffles what a beautiful song for your Aunt to have heard you sing! I don’t know the situation but I have lost important people to me too, and it’s ok to cry and take your time out in the dark, just make sure you get back up and know she is with you every step in your journey through this Life ✌️
maddie isn't so cool ik how u feel. My mother wanted me to play burning house for her and it was the last song she heard me play on my guitar. I played that song along with mama said and hallelujah at her funeral. RIP mom
www.google.com/?client=safari#q=rufus+wainwright+hallelujah&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLSz9U3MCoyz0oxVuIEsQuritNytUSzk630c0uLM5P1E3OSSnOtivPz0osBx4bYzTAAAAA Look at the tenth song in the Shrek soundtrack and then look at the artist. Who told you it was John Cale?
This song playing at my funeral. I love this song & my beautiful husband sang it solo in the Harvest church Christmas show.. love and miss you Johnny 💐🐊.. Joanie
The best version. His raspy guttural voice and emotion has me in tears. Beautiful, absolutely superb. And it's almost as if he lets his voice lag behind the music and gets pulled along by the music? Has a kind of lazy sound lol but it works
I may get alot of hate for this. But i actually loved the shrek music when i was a kid:) and when i watch shrek today, i still get impressed by the soundtrack:)
I want attention? how does that make sense? I have a great boyfriend, great parents, great friends. they all give me too much attention. so why would I seek it out on the internet?
[Verse 1] Now 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" [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah [Verse 2] 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 and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah [Verse 3] Baby I've been here before I know this room, I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you And 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 [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah [Verse 4] There was a time 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 [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah [Verse 5] 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 [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah [Verse 6] Maybe there's a God above But all I've ever learned from love Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you And it's not a cry that you hear at night It's not somebody who's seen the light It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah [Verse 7] 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 [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah
@@scintillam_dei -- Leonard Cohen wrote many, many verses, and sang at least two versions himself, while other artists have picked and chosen which verses to sing. It's quite a versatile song.
+Shibe Inu Shrek is one of my favorite movies, but I came to know this song through that movie, and I now look for it whenever I want to sing/listen to it. :)
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A million covers of this song. No one sings it like he does.
I know! This is the only version I love...
My favorite version as well!
This isn't the original song
Buckley's is in my opinion, this one is great too, but his... I donno, it's just heavy, what was to come shortly after that adds to the weight. I dont think any covers of this are bad really, except country ones lol..... But no, Fuck country for real though.
The 'heaviness' is what makes this cover so damn good. All broken hallelujahs resonate in it, every word feels so true. Unlike all the other covers I've listened to so far - for me, they go over the edge, are too whiny, packed with excess, fake emotions. My opinion only, you don't need to agree; yet, 'heavy Wainwright' is the only cover of the song I can enjoy or even stand. ;)
"And love is not a victory march, it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah."
That seems deep for some reason
Just Abby hdhcbcx
Just Abby you know some girl named Abby broke my fucking heart
@@ICantSeeYourRepliesDickhead No one cares
yolor7 what the hells your problem? Someone’s hurt and your just putting salt in the wound. You’ve obviously got no real or good friends.
This version is so lovely, it's almost painful.
This song reminds me of my mom
it makes me want to cry, scream and smile all at once. i have no emotional ties to it at all, its just so emotional to hear
LeiLei yeah it just emotional. What emotion? Couldn’t tell you for the life of me but by god is it strong!
I don't care what anybody says, Rufus' version is the best. It has the most emotion and it just is 😂
Facts
You said it right xDD
Id have to give it a tie with tori kelly
while I agree with what you said at first, you used the wrong emoji.
Autotune isn't emotions
With the greatest respect to both Leonard Cohen who wrote this song and also Jeff Buckley who created an amazing cover of this beautiful song, I have to admit that for me personally, something about Rufus Wainwright's version just really resonates with me above the rest.. Well done.
Agreed. I’ve always felt the same
As much as I admire Rufus Wainwright, who does this song very well, Jeff Buckley's version was transcendental.
Molly Turner something about his dark chocolatey voice...
Same
Simple piano does it for me
None of the other versions actually touch me emotionally like this one does. I can't listen to it unless I'm alone because whenever I listen to it it makes me cry, even when I was a little kid it made me cry
A lot of people say that's god touching your heart, I have those sometimes with certain songs, the first time my parents brought me into church and I understood what they where saying I started crying, not because I was sad but I just got hit with this big feeling on me and couldn't stop crying
Watch KD Lang's version. Talk about feeling and emotion. Worth the listen
I personally listen to the waluigi version for some emotion.
@@xSuperFryx just watched the waluigi version... It got my dick hard!!
@@xSuperFryx your faith is strong but you need proof, listen to the kermit version
THIS IS HOW THIS SONG IS SUPPOSED TO BE SUNG.
I hate it when people do covers of this song and skip lyrics. It's a beautiful song sing the whole thing.
True if they dont know all the verses study it before you attempt to sing.
Wallelujah! Wallelujah!
All hail our lord and savior, Waluigi.
Jeff Buckley did it better. The guitar work alone crushes all other versions
@@badgasaurus4211 disagree
How can a song be uplifting, defeated, hopeful, resigned, bitter, comforting, wry, blunt, introspective *and* for the universe? All at once? How? This song is as mysterious and miraculous as love itself.
That's love, my guy. In every sense of the word. A warm wound, freshly dug, oozing and flooding. Yet, despite that, you want another.
All is fair in love and war
Such a perfect description of this song 💜
A perfect description of this song. Nailed it!
David: Hey God, check this out
*Plays the secret chord*
God: Nice!
You: I'm not impressed.
Fourth chord, fifth chord: *Exist consecutively*
King: *Baffled but composing* Hallelujah
Drellistenstomusic hah
Drellistenstomusic
Drellistenstomusic I imagine them doing a jump "high 5"
David : plays secret cord
God : very nice David! Thank you
"It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift, the baffled king composing hallelujah!!" My favourite line. ❤
sameeeeee💗
It is the part i know best lol
Mine too.
YES! This song is a brilliant work of art!
Bryan Woods that’s my first my second is “she tied you too a kitchen chair she broke your throne she cut your hair”
Why does this song make me cry? Gosh it's so beautiful..
+Sara Tarver If you feel that way you might like the way this ramps upHallelujah - Alexandra Burke
+mplskillroy wow. I had no idea... Amazing voice and presentation.
+Sara Tarver I wish I could play this on piano
+Sara Tarver I only know because I heard this song in shrek XD
+LogicianTenderstone I feel that it shows that even the perceived ugly is truly beautiful;). It's all divine.
This song reminds of the word hiraeth. A homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past. Whenever I drink a few beers, I find myself back at this song and shedding a tear.
🎤🫳 daaaaaaamn dude.... You nailed it!!!!
Sigh*
That is exactly what I feel, but I was never able to put words to it. The place I grieve is my life before my husband died. 26 years this month. Thank you for giving me the words.
@@Yrkiesmom very sorry for your loss, and what you are feeling and how you identify with this song and the word hiraeth makes perfect sense to me. You are very welcome ❤️
@@jaredmello thank you ❤️
even the URL can't believe how good this is
how is the url good? its a series of numbers and letters
***** oh i see
+maidensentinel lol i see
+maidensentinel *slow clap*
+maidensentinel ha
it's one of those nights.... :/
Every once in a while....
you jerk of...?
Holden Worther I mean don't get me wrong thats a good profile picture and all but it seems kinda phony
Samantha Wilson I 💙it 2
lmao
The version I grew up on.
Alexander Mathew my nigga shrek. It's saddening that I'll never be that kid again watching shrek.
Alexander Mathew it's the only version I've heard and my standards rest on Rufus' version
Robert Baker I grew up on rufus's version too but after hearing Jeff's version there's no comparrision.. There is so much more soul in Jeffs version. It's moving
Cierra Enke
Respectfully completely disagree. Buckley is overrated and nothing special. Rufus and K.D. Lang's versions are in a different league.
Geneva1968 I AGREE
“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...” I don’t have a favorite part because I love the whole song 👑❤️😇
RIP Leonard Cohen(the songwriter), he died 12 days ago.
Adam Kelleher wow
really?!!!!!!!!!!!
Srija Bhowmik yeah, i couldn't believe it either.
sad but his version wan't to good, but after all he is the creator of song
ruhig-asmr
For some reason, Rufus' is the only version that can draw tears from my eyes.
Aaaaaaaand my favorite to sing at the top of my lungs while I'm out fishing in my Kayak. Idk, it is what it is! ✌
In other words, draw the Hallelujah.
Same, I have absolutely no idea why it makes me emotional. It feels more raw than the previous 2 iterations, which are good, but this hits closer to home.
For those who care for analyzation, think this song is Definetly special and set apart from the rest, some songs lures the sad out of you in a peaceful way. Like it's okay to feel something or anything. Also there's a beautiful comfort about this song aswell. It draws aggression and depth but in such a state that it brings you tears and a release. Overall, it kind of hugs your ears and understands you for a few minutes. Music doesn't judge. And sometimes, playing a song can bring you much more understanding, and peace inside than any person ever could.
excelently worded!
This describes my feelings exactly. I've been really down on myself recently, like there's an empty feeling in my chest. But then I listen to this song, and it's like my chest feels full again, like I'm real, and alive. Something about those whispered Hallelujahs just sooth me... it's so nice to feel like this again!
Bravo!
I totally agree this song is so beautiful
Rachel N Well if that music is by Johnny Rebel I'd say other wise about the Judgment part lol
Восторг и чистые слёзы! Для меня это лучшее исполнение....
Regardless of your views of religion, the main message given by this song is about human perseverance and the resilience that people carry threw every step of there lives and the fact that people can survey any hardship and overcome difficulty after difficulty is what make this song resonate so strongly with any person.
Beautifully said.
I came for shriek
This is not a Christian song lmaoooo
Geoffrey Robb Also depends on who does the cover. The lyrics are ambiguous enough that anyone can portray anything regardless of authorial intent. But yeah I think what you said is what Cohen said, however I might need to check that. For example this cover is going for a more somber tone.
Geoffrey Robb I’m not good with how covers work legally so you could be right. I don’t know who technically and legally owns the full rights song.
This was my oldest daughter;s favorite songs. Now she is paradise with the lord. Every time I hear this music I know she is in a better place and has no more pain in her little body. Just fort myself and my wife I wish the sorry we have would ease up a little.
Sorry for your loss. God bless you in your sorrow.
cat54mom Dont know what to say Love to you, Lost a Son !0 yr s ago Sty cry
not as much BEE WELL BE STRONG Love to you . Huggies To you !!!!!
See my series proving that Catholics, "Orthodox" and Protestants go to hell.
this is in my opinion the best version of this song
Carmen Ragusa agree
Carmen Ragusa agreed, but always gotta love the original
agreed
Carmen Ragusa John Cales is better
Carmen Ragusa I agree
The BEST version of this song. His vocals are so beautiful and calming.
Best version hands down
+Станислав Кучевский i prefer John Cale
bon jovi did it best
+Станислав Кучевский
Miljenko Matjevic (Lead singer of steelheart) did a better cover but this comes second.
This cover is so fucking good, even the URL stops and stares.
Liesl Weasel Ehrm absolutly no swearing in frount of the kids
omg so true lmao I love this cover the best!
this isn't a cover.
white hershy cutie our kids? Who is this? 🧐
Kim Lee yes. It is. Leonard Cohen is the original I believe.
I'm gonna be singing this at the talent show at school in a week!
Wish me luck!
Yeah yeah
Eimear Ryan did you do good?
How was it? It was great?
Eimear Ryan so I went to wish you luck but saw comment was from a year ago 😀 How did go?
Eimear Ryan How did you do? Great I bet
This version will always be the one that brings tears to my eyes
Me too
Ikr in the chorus he actually sounds a bit like he's crying
Facts it's a very emotional song
RIP Leonard Cohen, the composer of this song.
😪😢😢😢 for ever in our hearts
Josiah Araki RIP indeed, legend
Kaylee Wallin true 😭😭😭😭😭
Josiah Araki sad
awwww
This makes me cry everytime i listen this, back in 2007 when my dad died at car accident i used to cry and listen this song and i keep doing it
My dad died this morning and he asked me to sing him this song..
I'm sorry for both of your losses:(
mine was shot and killed..... Veteran to the United States....
+King29Lewis all respect given
All my prayers and respect to all of you
I’ve heard about 18 different versions of this song from Leonard Cohen all the way up to Pentatonix, and this cover is hands down my favorite.
Pentatonix might be my favorite
This one is real good
Bon Jovi's is pretty good
Eric Church is real good
John Cale is amazing in a broken way as he sounds broken
Jeff Buckley is beautiful
2019: This Song Will Never Die! I will be back in 2020
Lmao, dude, you might forget about this in 2020
Actually it couldn't die because it's a song...
Lol just enjoy the song.
The Running Hawk
While there’s blood veins in me I’ll always say God is good, alleluia.
I'll be waiting
Rip Leonard cohen you wrote one of the saddest songs that makes me cry whenever I listen to it.
Pray for you👍😭😭
yodasbrother24 iuzvkzclzzccxozfpsvl
I'm touched by this song it makes me feel sad and its been awhile since I've felt anything at all
Poor dude
Jeremy Wells listen to oceans by hillsong united
I hope you feel better soon~~~
Hope you're feeling better Jeremy.When I get down,its this song,Solsbury Hill and Everybody hurts.
Cathy I listen "To Zanarkand" from Final fantasy 10
..... Hallelujah !! La plus belle interprétation, pour moi ..... Celle qui me parle et me touche le plus. MERCI
This song touches me in a way that no other song can
His voice is flawless!
I think the reason for the extreme liking to this song is that Rufus Wainwright stays heartbreakingly consistent throughout the entire song and we can follow it so easily all which make it easy to listen to. It is clean, concise and we don't have to struggle to hear the lyrics we already know them and it becomes us just as great song must.
Exactly he is a professional with a fantastic voice knowing such an emotional song needs minimum added emotion.
left out the best part of the song:
I did my best, it wasn't much.
I couldn't feel, so I learned to touch.
I've told the truth, I didn't come all this way to fool ya.
Yeah even tough it all went wrong
I'll stand right here before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
There are actually many versions of this song, this one, by Rufus doesnt have that part but the one by Leonard does :)
josie berns
I like Kate Voegele's and Jeff Buckley's versions too :)
SAme
josie berns Leonard Cohen? 'Cause I just listened to that one and no it doesn't.
josie berns I'm sorry, my bad, I just re-checked that video and even though I typed in "Leonard Cohen Hallelujah" the video was John Cale's version, but you're right.
For me this is the best version
This song was played at my uncles funeral. always gets me in tears
This song interleaves the love beween a man and a woman with the love between mankind and God. The word Halleluja is the thread that binds these themes.
This is not a traditional love song or a hymn. It comes from a place of great pain, love turned sour, and from a broken man who questions God.
The woman is a believer in the ideals of love and faith. The singer is not. There is an antagonistic tone between the man and the woman from the start of the song. He feels that she has a idealistic and rosy view of love and faith. She feels he does not truly believe in either.
Yet at one time the lovers were engulfed in an intense love. Now the singer feels he was seduced and consumed by a force greater than himself. In their love he saw the divine, in their love he saw his destruction.
To her the word Hallelujah is joyous and uttered from a place of faith.
To him Hallelujah comes from a place that is "cold and broken."
Source: www.quora.com/What-is-the-Leonard-Cohen-song-Hallelujah-about
Contributor: Anonymous
I know you copied that from a website but it's great that people on RUclips can now read this.
LLHLMHfilms yeah i did copy it, i forgot to add the link. Thank you for reminding me. Ill add it when i have time.
Preach.
I have added the source and contributor. :D
He wrote nearly 300 versions of this song (Leonard Cohen). The lyrics used for this version were verses John Cale of the Velvet Underground selected from the collection of lyrics Cohen sent him after he told he wanted to cover the song. Cale had a liking to songs with religious vibes, so he selected nearly all the lyrics that had religious themes, and then put them in the order heard here. If anyone is talking about the meaning the artist intended I'm afraid that has doesn't really exist. However it's my opinion that artist intent doesn't matter when discerning meaning.
Everyone says that Jeff Buckley's is the best, but I prefer this.
Same
same.
agreed
I rly don't know I listen to both of them so many times and I honestly can't say which one I like more but they are both amazing at singing it
Wainwright sounds way too monotone.... Jeff Buckley absolutely perfected this song. No question.
To me, its about an individual's spiritual journey which varies from individual to individual. The first verses are of course the spiritual journeys of Biblical figures, but the last is that of the writer of the song, the profound thing that he learned from life through the pain of experience. My two cents anyway.
2022 and this cover still gives me chills . And it will for the rest of my life I suppose .
Such a wonderful thought.
Nothing wrong with feeling emotion.
Whenever I get chills from another song, I immediately think of this rendition because it always sends chills down my spine no matter how many times I've heard it. I actually listen to it purposefully sometimes just to see if it still does and every time, from the first lines of the song.
They sung this at my Grandma's funeral. I cried when I listened to this.
Adam Henderly 😭😭😭😭😭😭😥😢 I feel really bad for u
I appreciate it very much. It was the lowest point in my life. I lost both of my Grandma's that same year and my rabbit.
How u know I'm about to cry the signs : 🙁 🖕🏻 ☹️ 😣 😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖 😢 😥😥 😭
Adam Henderly
I'm going to commit suicide on February 15th and I'm going to play this song along with "How could this happen to me". Farewell and have a happy Valentine's day.
Becky Hoffman yo are u good
This song makes me cry no matter how many times I listen to it 😭 its such a beautiful song
Me too 😭, cause it just happened
God when David played the secret chord:
*T H A T S H I T L I T*
sometimes we can truly appreciate these comments.
Spit my drink out. Nice one! 🤣
"And god said it was good"
I think he would pick his words more carefully. I mean he said let there be light and there was light. Who knows mabie a flaming turd would appear.
It was a triad... he died soon after
This is the absolute best version of the song I have ever heard
This song has a deep connection to loss and faith
@Geoffrey Robb anything inside a twisted mind can be perceived as perverted
@@otralexvlogs5196 except the creator himself said this sooooo--
@@otralexvlogs5196 BITCH YOU LISTEN TO BILLIE EYELASH-- HHHHHHH--
@@vixymix101 kool beans , bet it
It's about the futility of human romantic relationships and definitely has sex it.... He literally talks "moving in" someone and "every breath (they) drew was hallelujah."
Do people really think this is a religious song?
Im an atheist but i love this song. love and beauty. thats all the world needs.
Well, this song isn't really about religion.
Blake Ledger This version of the song is not about religion, but the original version is. Not that it's religious exactly, but Leonard Cohen is definitely playing around with the concepts of God and the divine.
I love these lyrics too, which are more about a lost relationship.
Rest in peace Lenoard Cohan this song will forever be in my heart although I do not follow a religion. This song is amazing.
I'm not a Child of God but this song really does hit me in the feels.
Thinking of my mom... Died on 31th march... 💔💔❤️❤️❤️😇😇
Please pray for her 🙏🏻
🙏 Sorry for your lose
🫂🙏🏾
Ahhhhhhhh.......Like caramel, so smooth and sweet, and always right on the money. Perfection and grace. Thank you.
This is by far the best version.
I’m Christian but it’s the blessing of god HALLELUJAH
Rufus Wainwright you own this song!
This makes me want to watch the first shrek movie over again.
Right!
me too
I am gonna do that too
I listened to this and watched all the Shrek Movies 2 has to be my favorite
Be grateful I gave your comment the 69th like
I'm not a christian, but this is one of my favorite songs of all time. The biblical symbolism even alongside a loose interpreation of this song is so beautiful and powerful. rip leonard cohen
True love is priceless and never corrodes or looses its value. It is eternal. It may be pitchblack and the hurricane may be so strong it seems like judgement day, but the love still remains. The circumstance doesn't change its value, despite not always being able to see it or forgetting that despite the storm it is in the palm of your hands. And loving someone perfectly is not seeing someone through rosecolored glasses and certainly not seeing them through pitchblack shades. It is loving them for no more and no less than what they are, and not assuming you know everything about them when you dont, but loving them for exactly what you know themvto be, and passionately wanting to know more. Not all that glitters is gold, and the sweetest music isn't always the loudest.
King David is a perfect example of an imperfect person God have chosen. Like me and you God drew you to this video to remind you and embrace you in spite of our imperfection. If you felt this music, then you felt God's embrace :)
Gordin Ramzay nIcE EsSaY tHo
Gordin Ramzay u noticed wanna cookie
Lmao just stick to searching for the lamb sauce
Gordin Ramzay lol I insist millions are counting on you to find it
Gordin Ramzay you have disappointed the nation of Wakanda
Rest In Peace Leonard Cohen, Chester Bennington, and Chris Cornell. We miss everyone of you amazing artists every single day💔
Let's make this clear for everyone wondering. No, this song is not bashing religion, it simply uses religious references to tell a story. Its melancholy undertones imply that the song is about a failed marriage.
"melancholy imdertones"
Your writing style reminds me of that of a shitty indie artist.
Nice stalking
I'm in your garden.
+Jake M. a beautiful curse.
+Ibuix LastName To be fair, the latter half of the OT seems to be a weird failed marriage between Israel and a crazy Yahweh. Sorry to be redundant.
This is the best version hands down, and I love the song in general because it's the only song that actually makes me teary-eyed every time I hear it
The absolutely best cover of this beautiful Leonard Cohen song.
this is my favorite version of hallelujah. i love his voice :)
BEST version ever.
Heard it first time in Shrek :)
Me too :)
The first Shrek movie was the best :D
Shrek is love, Shrek is life.
Headache Mik NO
Annabcoolforever I heard on a video of Supernatural
Harley Christian which episode??
This songs means so much to my family. It was the song that played at my Great Grandma funeral. I sing it every time I'm baking. She is the reason I love music so much. She was always humming and singing in the kitchen. Her being apart of my life is the sweetest treat this world could give me.
Beautiful song
+wojciuirl fuck yeah jean reno
i love ur profile photo
Nathan Rowley why ?
Acapulco Gold Thanks, me ur
wojciuirl Why what? I like Jean reno, and he is your profile picture. so, "fuck yeah jean reno"
My favourite rendition of this song.
RIP The great Leonard Cohen, the writer of this song
I can't listen to this song without crying. It was my Grandma's favorite song and they played it for her while she was dying. I had to sing it at her funeral and I still hate that I could only make it half-way through without breaking down. I finally thought I could handle listening to it two years later, but I can't. It's a beautiful song, but it's one I've tried to erase from my memory. Show the people you love that you love them before it's too late everyone. Maybe then you won't be broken down by a song.
It only means you care and there isn't anything wrong with that my friend nothing at all.
We all broken by the beauty of what touchsr our human souls . We are meant to be broken, in the best way, not through lack of love but because of it.
my friend Matt and I are exchanging songs and he told me to listen to this I was like. MY CHILDHOOOOOD
Daduyofflsdkossofx⛅☁🌟🍑🍉🌘🌚🍋😧🧀🍗🍈🐺🍞🌰⛅☁🍒🐶🍑🐶🦁🐕🐶🦁🦁🐯🐗😓🐱🐴🍉🍈🍇🕛⏰🕰🕞🚽🛋🛏🛀🛁⌛
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.
Gets me every time I hear that verse.
PRAISE AND HONOR TO THE MOST HIGH FOREVER AND EVER ❤
Don't be silly.
A fallen hero, the one who we wanted, faded away, had a chance, but all hope was lost, and the last we heard of him was WAH
This song is beautiful and meaningful!
Like meaningful? Just listen to pearl jam :)
njack1994
Ye this song makes me happy and it makes my depression go a Lil down
ntjack1994
We Are all Beautiful
I've had a tough few weeks. I ended up here. RIP Mr. Cohen.
lenovotny keep ur head up buddy, no matter what ur facing , never give up, no matter what happens , don't get discouraged, everyone has obstacles to overcome , the night is darkest before the dawn, and pain is weakness leaving the body, we're all in this together, I wish u the best, good luck, and keep on pushing
lenovotny sorry for your loss
lenovotny I know how you feel my mom had a miscarriage
jayjay Williams
jayjay Williams my mom just miscarried a baby two weeks ago i know you feel
Me, when I finally got my driver's license. Fifth time's the charm.
Lol that's scary
+garrett richardson And it's people like you who dictionaries are for.
Makes no sense
I'm up for my fourth this week 😂
Good luck!
This song and his voice brings me back to church and makes me feel closer tho our Holy Father when I sing it.
This was the last song my aunt ever heard me sing...I’m in my room lights off in the dark sobbing.... i can’t anymore....😢😭😔
sally waffles what a beautiful song for your Aunt to have heard you sing! I don’t know the situation but I have lost important people to me too, and it’s ok to cry and take your time out in the dark, just make sure you get back up and know she is with you every step in your journey through this Life ✌️
Well said
Find Jesus my friend
I am so sorry for your loss 💔 I am here for you if you need anything. God bless you 🙏
maddie isn't so cool ik how u feel. My mother wanted me to play burning house for her and it was the last song she heard me play on my guitar. I played that song along with mama said and hallelujah at her funeral.
RIP mom
this song makes me feel a way I haven't felt in months, only makes me think of my loneliness
I don't know you friend, but I prayed for you just now. You're not alone, even when you're lonely. Press into Him.
mexicanoaao that was beautiful 😥😥
This song is so sad. :'(
mexicanoaao I am always there for you buddy ♡
mexicanoaao this makes me think of my uncle that is in a coma from drugs😒😢
Most people: beautiful!!!!!
Me: YES SHREK DADDY!!!!!
Even though this wasn't the version of the song used in Shrek, AGREED!!
Rufus Wainwright did indeed sing the "Hallelujah" that was in Shrek. I don't know where you got that info but it's incorrect.
+Kolbe Tucker no John Cale sings the version from Shrek
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Look at the tenth song in the Shrek soundtrack and then look at the artist. Who told you it was John Cale?
+Kolbe Tucker in the actual movie that's who is singing it. Watch the movie I guarantee that it's John Cale
This song playing at my funeral. I love this song & my beautiful husband sang it solo in the Harvest church Christmas show.. love and miss you Johnny 💐🐊.. Joanie
This song makes you sad and happy at the same time.....
Christ. So many good musicians gone and now Chester. I'm broken fam.
Rufus passed to right? Or am.i mistaken?
Correction: You're a cold and you're a broken
thank you leonard cohen but this is how i will hear it forever sad and beautiful
I may be an atheist but this song makes me thank god for all the good times I've had with my grandma listening to this song
I believe in the force, but damn i agree.
The best version. His raspy guttural voice and emotion has me in tears. Beautiful, absolutely superb. And it's almost as if he lets his voice lag behind the music and gets pulled along by the music? Has a kind of lazy sound lol but it works
It's soooo sad but I kipe playing it over and over again
Define "kipe'
As a militant atheist, I still can't help but love this song. It's too awesome.
This song is a lot more about sex than god.
How can you tell if someone's an atheist? Don't worry, they'll let you know.
Valeskor Alexander It's more about the messed up way of love.
MURDR63
It's okay, you don't have to get so mad. Go take a walk outside for a while.
Greyds Marin religion is.....good....praise Allah!
God: play them sweet tunes
David: “secret chords”
God: that’s some good shit
Thank you jesus christ for blessing me amen and providing family for me amen i love you
I may get alot of hate for this. But i actually loved the shrek music when i was a kid:) and when i watch shrek today, i still get impressed by the soundtrack:)
Why would you get heat for that? Its well to to have a great soundtrack
+spam mail Because he wants attention jesus christ....
+GustavoBrato why would u get a lot of hate?
I want attention? how does that make sense? I have a great boyfriend, great parents, great friends. they all give me too much attention. so why would I seek it out on the internet?
KingBuzzSaw J.C. Ya Okay whatever Agustus Gloop
This brings me to tears every time.
Me too
This song will forever remind me of my grampa who sadly passed away 1 week ago. I love you so much grampa.
This song always gives me goosebumps.
[Verse 1]
Now 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"
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
[Verse 2]
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 and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
[Verse 3]
Baby I've been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you
And 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
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
[Verse 4]
There was a time 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
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
[Verse 5]
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
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
[Verse 6]
Maybe there's a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
[Verse 7]
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
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Or I could just look at the screen
@@sogondesnuts780 Nice to have a condensed version.
@@scintillam_dei -- Leonard Cohen wrote many, many verses, and sang at least two versions himself, while other artists have picked and chosen which verses to sing. It's quite a versatile song.
Did anybody come here because they actually like this song (I'm looking at you shrek memers..)
+Shibe Inu I love the song
I like the song too.
+Shibe Inu Shrek is one of my favorite movies, but I came to know this song through that movie, and I now look for it whenever I want to sing/listen to it. :)
+Shibe Inu yep
yes I did
I have been searching so long for this version of the song to only be validated by my opinion in the comments!! This is the best version!!