NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 The one Leonard Cohen wrote? And popularized by Shrek? I've always ADORED Jeff Buckley's version. But have you ever heard this one? Amazing!!! They take turns singing and each one's voice is more incredible than the next. I love the third guy's voice, it's really unique. And the fourth guy just sounds like an angel. Amazing! Tell me what you think!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeacademy Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Wow! This is one of my favorite songs, and that's a gorgeous rendition. I had goosebumps. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 very nice! Thank you for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Nelson in Charlotte Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" is THE most listened to song on my iTunes by a mile. First fell in love with it during an episode of the West Wing, when Simon got shot. BTW: Number 2: Lucky Man by The Verve Number 3: In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins (some Phil Collins or Genesis song has been in my Top 5 since 1984) Number 4: Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve Number 5: My Own Prison, by Creed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Hands down my favorite song. This was a lovely rendition - thanks for sharing :). I think the greatest thing about watching people perform this song is that it *has* to be sung with emotion, it has to be measured and felt. I love that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I love this song. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraciebytheBay Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 That was just beautiful. Thanks.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 One of my favorites of all time. The most beautiful version, IMO, is k.d. lang. I loved the one you linked too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I love this song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 OK, I'm going to reveal what a total dunce I am :blushing: but could someone explain to me what this song is about? I agree the music is lovely, but the lyrics just leave me ... stumped. I've listened and listened and read and re-read the lyrics but I still don't get the overall message.:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 OK, I'm going to reveal what a total dunce I am :blushing: but could someone explain to me what this song is about? I agree the music is lovely, but the lyrics just leave me ... stumped. I've listened and listened and read and re-read the lyrics but I still don't get the overall message.:confused: Here's a link to some interpretations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 OMG!!! I have chills!! That 4th guy made me teary. Beautiful!! I loved it when Jason Castro sang Jeff Buckley's version on American Idol. Thank you for sharing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amydavis Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I love this song. I think K.D.'s was the first version I ever heard. This one is hauntingly beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 OMG!!! I have chills!! That 4th guy made me teary. Beautiful!! I loved it when Jason Castro sang Jeff Buckley's version on American Idol. Thank you for sharing!! Oh me too!! How adorable was Jason?! LOL. I never heard the kd lang version! I'm going to listen to it now... ... ... .....ok I'm currently listening. Wow, very nice! I got chills! There's so much powerful emotion in that song, I just love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 OMG!!! K.D. Lang's version is wonderful as well. Wow!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Now that is a gorgeous song. Truly brings chills to your skin. I love this. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I actually prefer Leonard Cohen's own version. His voice is rough and edgy, as are the lyrics. It's not a pretty-pretty song lyrically. I find it too "sanitized" when sung with an intention to make something angelic out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Another song I really love is the "Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World" by IZ!!! (Israel Kamakawiwo'ole) I think I first heard it at the end of 50 First Dates (loved!) and fell in love with the song. (Jason Castro did that one on Idol too :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 I actually prefer Leonard Cohen's own version. His voice is rough and edgy, as are the lyrics. It's not a pretty-pretty song lyrically. I find it too "sanitized" when sung with an intention to make something angelic out of it. I LOVE Leonard Cohen's writing. Like it all reads like great poetry or something. But I just never could get into his singing. I do like that his version of Hallelujah has verses that other versions don't have, but the voice just doesn't do it for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 That is a great version! My favorite is Rufus Wainwright's, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Another song I really love is the "Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World" by IZ!!! (Israel Kamakawiwo'ole) I think I first heard it at the end of 50 First Dates (loved!) and fell in love with the song. (Jason Castro did that one on Idol too :D) Oh, that makes me cry. every. time. I thank CBC Radio for introducing me to Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. And, if you know how to pronounce his name, it's probably because you listen to CBC Radio, too. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) I actually prefer Leonard Cohen's own version. His voice is rough and edgy, as are the lyrics. It's not a pretty-pretty song lyrically. I find it too "sanitized" when sung with an intention to make something angelic out of it. I LOVE this song and totally agree with the above (except that my favorite version is Jeff Buckley's with KD Lang a close second... :). My interpretation of these lyrics is anything but "angelic". Edited August 27, 2010 by orangearrow correcting a crazy misspelled word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Another song I really love is the "Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World" by IZ!!! (Israel Kamakawiwo'ole) I think I first heard it at the end of 50 First Dates (loved!) and fell in love with the song. (Jason Castro did that one on Idol too :D) Love, love, LOVE this song too. I first heard it on an episode of ER (Dr. Greene's last episode). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 This is my all-time favorite song. video is so good. Buckley, but it's more for the filming. (Couldn't spell cinematography.) Amber monochrome serial killer look, & you can imagine the song is the last creepy speech before he kills the girl who cheated on him or something. There. Now y'all know how I really am. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMayI Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 :iagree: My sentiments exactly! I LOVE this song and totally agree with the above (except that my favorite version is Jeff Buckley's with KD Lang a close second... :). My interpreation of these lyrics is anything but "angelic". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebo Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I've got three versions of this song on my iTunes (Jeff Buckley, Kate Voegele, and Daisy Chapman). Off to check out k.d. lang as well....... (I also have Somewhere Over the Rainbow/WaWW by IZ, which my DD3 often requests at bedtime. Good stuff.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 LOVE it. I cried when KD Lang sang it at the closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Oh, that makes me cry. every. time. I thank CBC Radio for introducing me to Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. And, if you know how to pronounce his name, it's probably because you listen to CBC Radio, too. :001_smile: I LOVE him, too and have the CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Wonderful! Thanks for sharing that! I played it for my DD as she fell asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 This is my all-time favorite song. video is so good. Buckley, but it's more for the filming. (Couldn't spell cinematography.) Amber monochrome serial killer look, & you can imagine the song is the last creepy speech before he kills the girl who cheated on him or something. There. Now y'all know how I really am. ;) LOL! Thanks for sharing the video, Aubrey. I'd never seen it. He was so talented. It's so tragic that he died. Him AND Iz. Sniff sniff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Another song I really love is the "Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World" by IZ!!! (Israel Kamakawiwo'ole) I think I first heard it at the end of 50 First Dates (loved!) and fell in love with the song. (Jason Castro did that one on Idol too :D) OOh, isn't that the version they used on ER when Mark Green died? Haunting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I *love* this song. I do prefer the Jeff Buckley version to Cohen's, but I like the different verses in Cohen's. I also love the K.D. Lang and Bon Jovi versions, but then again I'm always partial to Jovi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 but then again I'm always partial to Jovi. Jon Bon Jovi :drool::blush::001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Hm I never watched ER! I do love me some Jon Bon Jovi! lol. Arrrgh help me, I'm stuck on Youtube and I can't get off! I just rewatched the series finale of "Six Feet Under"- the final scenes where Claire is driving and they keep showing flash forwards of how all her loved ones age and die, and finally she does, too, set to "Breathe Me" by Sia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Here's a fave, Shelter by Ray Lamontagne I could watch him all day long he's so danged cute. Gawd, I love this song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 That is a great version! My favorite is Rufus Wainwright's, though. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Wow.....that songnever gets old! It's funny....that 4th guy has such a babyface, but then he just belts it out. Love it! Can they come and sing me to sleep at night?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Hm I never watched ER! I do love me some Jon Bon Jovi! lol. Arrrgh help me, I'm stuck on Youtube and I can't get off! I just rewatched the series finale of "Six Feet Under"- the final scenes where Claire is driving and they keep showing flash forwards of how all her loved ones age and die, and finally she does, too, set to "Breathe Me" by Sia. I'm stuck, too, listening to all the different versions. My husband keeps giving me the stink eye. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Might as well link He is my favorite AI contestant ever!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I'm stuck, too, listening to all the different versions. My husband keeps giving me the stink eye. :lol: I have earbuds in. I am trying REALLY hard not to sing it. (it tends to sound like mangled cats in here when I sing.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 I have earbuds in. I am trying REALLY hard not to sing it. (it tends to sound like mangled cats in here when I sing.) LOL! I sing really well when I'm alone in my car and the radio is blasting. Otherwise... not so much. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I LOVE Leonard Cohen's writing. Like it all reads like great poetry or something. He was a published poet and novelist before he ever recorded an album. I love his poetry; his voice I can only take in small doses. OK, I'm going to reveal what a total dunce I am :blushing: but could someone explain to me what this song is about? I agree the music is lovely, but the lyrics just leave me ... stumped. I've listened and listened and read and re-read the lyrics but I still don't get the overall message.:confused: If someone asks you what any Leonard Cohen song or poem is about, and you say "It's about the wonders of s*x and the pain of love," you'll be right about 90% of the time. ;) I know people sometimes look for a Christian/Biblical interpretation of Hallelujah (e.g. the whole song is about David, or it's about the singer's relationship with God), but Cohen is actually an ordained Buddhist monk. He still considers himself a Jew as well, and he uses a lot of Judeo-Christian symbolism in his writing, but often the Biblical allusions relate more to the idea that love and s*x mirror religious experience in terms of the depths of joy and pain. E.g. "Remember when I moved in you, the holy dove was moving too, and every breath we drew was hallelujah." I think the David/Bathsheba references (and, more obliquely, the Samson reference — "she cut your hair") refer to a common theme in Cohen's writing: that even the most powerful man on earth is helpless in the face of love/s*xual attraction. If you look at Cohen's own life, he seems to have spent an awful lot of it vacillating between "helpless" and "aw, bummer." :lol: Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Since we are posting our favourite haunting melodies here: We played this song during the photo montage at my brother's funeral. I had never heard this song before my SIL suggested it. Now I love it. It was just so perfect: Then this one played: I thought about using Hurt by Johnny Cash, but we were out of songs by that time. (We also used "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" since that was the last song I sang to him as he died and my mom requested a song, too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Might as well link He is my favorite AI contestant ever!! Thanks for linking to it! I saw it on AI back then of course but it was nice watching it again. I really like Jason Castro, too. And I remember seeing his brother in a subsequent season and thinking he sounded really good too but he didn't make it far into the show, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 He was a published poet and novelist before he ever recorded an album. I love his poetry; his voice I can only take in small doses. If someone asks you what any Leonard Cohen song or poem is about, and you say "It's about the wonders of s*x and the pain of love," you'll be right about 90% of the time. ;) I know people sometimes look for a Christian/Biblical interpretation of Hallelujah (e.g. the whole song is about David, or it's about the singer's relationship with God), but Cohen is actually an ordained Buddhist monk. He still considers himself a Jew as well, and he uses a lot of Judeo-Christian symbolism in his writing, but often the Biblical allusions relate more to the idea that love and s*x mirror religious experience in terms of the depths of joy and pain. E.g. "Remember when I moved in you, the holy dove was moving too, and every breath we drew was hallelujah." I think the David/Bathsheba references (and, more obliquely, the Samson reference — "she cut your hair") refer to a common theme in Cohen's writing: that even the most powerful man on earth is helpless in the face of love/s*xual attraction. If you look at Cohen's own life, he seems to have spent an awful lot of it vacillating between "helpless" and "aw, bummer." :lol: Jackie I totally agree, after studying the lyrics for the past hour or so. I think it's about how you have to feel pain and give up part of yourself to find true love and that TRUE LOVE isn't nearly as fairy tale as we think. The reference to: "the only thing I knew of love is how to shoot someone who outdrew ya" is, to me, that he was conditioned to "hurt the other person first before she can beat me to the punch", or how to break up/cheat on/otherwise hurt that person you love because you don't know how to deal with such raw emotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Very touching, Cyndi, especially for that purpose! The first one is not a style of song I like (I'm not into country really) but still a touching message. The Evanescence song I really like, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 SThen this one played: Love that song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I know this has been way overdone, but it gets me every time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVbkz_3lO3c And someone better play it at my funeral. Or else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I don't like country either, and I mean HATE IT WITH A STEAMING PASSION, but.....I really, really like that SIL and she was so great to us during the whole ordeal and the song really was perfect. And.....it wasn't too twangy. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Those of you studying the Hallelujah lyrics, did you look at Leonard Cohen's version? Some of the lyrics are different: "Hallelujah" 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 Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you To a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the 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 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 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 (I always really liked that line, "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?") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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