Video...K. D. Lang singing Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelulljah'

[RedEarth]

If you're a fan of Cohen and Lang, this is a terrific video....live at the Sydney Opera House

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlXV19TykLY

here is Leonard Cohen singing it.... he doesn't have a great voice, but he's a darn good song writer...Suzanne, sung by Judy Collins is also one of his songs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf36v0epfmI&mode=related&search=

[dolo amber]

1. I'll have to make sure eyesroll sees this

This is her all-time favorite song. :thumbsup:

[eyesroll]

8. ..

:cry:

(Actually, this version is a good one and NOT what the neighbors blasted...)

[stuntcat]

2. my song

this is my song, of forever, so perfect! Her version's the best remake of all.

[gratefultobelib]

3. That was beautiful! I'm glad I wandered over here to the Lounge! Is there

a way I can save this to replay or download or what? I'm not very technologically advanced as you can tell!

[RedEarth]

5. Actually, I would like to know also....... the only way that I'm aware of

is to save that page in your favorites. I made a favorites Music Video folder and bookmarked it there. I'd really like to be able to save it to my hard drive, but I'm not sure if that's possible.

[auntAgonist]

6. you can download it to your computer ...

http://www.tubesaver.net/

just type or paste in the URL of the youtube video and it will download to you.

aA

[RedEarth]

10. Thank you, I'll give that a try now......

[hickman]

4. Finally someone does this song as well or better

than Jeff Buckley. If you watch her face she never seems to be performing for the audience. It's almost like she's alone and speaking in song.

[havocmom]

7. Thanks you. I needed that.

She is wonderful. Thank you.

[AlCzervik]

9. thanks, i've never heard her sing that.

that song always brings a tear to my eye.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. Beautiful. Seems to be missing a verse, though.

remember when I moved in you

etc

[stuntcat]

21. it is missing

It's because there are really 7 verses, whoever performs it usually sings 3 or 4.

[speedoo]

12. Thanks. Bookmarked so I can make sure u4ic sees it.

She adores kd, and especially when she does that song.

There's another video, of kd performing it in Edmonton in 2005. If anyone's interested, I'll dig it up :hi:

[Connonym]

13. Thank you, this is my fav Leonard Cohen song

I have a couple other versions but I haven't heard these. Thanks for posting it.

[stuntcat]

20. Rufus Wainwright's

his version's one of the best too, in case y'ain't got it yet I mean.

[Canuckistanian]

14. Love Lang, hate Cohen.

Cohen is an egomaniac who writes incomprehensible lyrics for the gullible romantics.

Lang is the one with the talent.

[crim son]

15. Wow. That was better done than the version on her CD

"Hymns of the 49th Parallel" which is one I play over and over and over and over and over again. K.D. Lang is beautiful, and has a beautiful voice.

[auntAgonist]

16. k. d. lang is AWESOME!

thanks for sharing that video!

aA
:hi:

[SPKrazy]

17. Great Song!

thanks

[auntAgonist]

18. hey you !

you have a bunch of welcomes awaiting you :)

and yes, great song, but then everything by k.d.lang is awesome imho :)

:hi:

aA

[ThomCat]

19. Wow. That's awesome.

I haven't listened to K.D. Lang in years. I need to check out her more recent stuff.

[wildhorses]

22. thanks for the link--

what a voice!!

[greendog]

23. Here's a list of more than 30 different versions of 'Hallelulljah'....

....more than 3 hours worth!

http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com/2006/05/hallelujah.html

[stuntcat]

24. sheese wow!

I have about ten versions and I thought I had it covered but I need to get to work to catch up. Thank you for this link

[greendog]

27. Here's another list with 92 different versions of "Hallelujah"!

This is the list of every Leonard Cohen cover known to man (more than 720).....scroll down to "Hallelujah".

http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/covlist.html

[stuntcat]

29. eep

This will take me a while.
I can do it though! Only now I want all the Suzannes and Avalanches too :crazy:

[LynzM]

25. Are they of this Hallelujah?

Or are some this and some the Handel one? Either way, awesome!

[greendog]

26. Yeah, they're all covers of Leonard Cohen's song.

I haven't got around to listening to all of them yet. I found this link a few weeks ago while searching for L.C. lyrics and saved it for future reference.

[LynzM]

31. Wow, excellent.

I'm definitely going to have to start in on that list! :hi: Thanks!

[retread]

28. Jeff Buckley n/t

[MissMillie]

30. kd's last CD of cover songs is amazing

and this one is on it.

[redqueen]

32. I have kind of a girl crush on KD

never saw this performance... and I so love this song... so thank you very much.

:loveya:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

33. That's the one in Shrek, right?

I've heard that song before, I didn't know Cohen wrote it. What a guy.

[EOTE]

35. Jeff Buckley's version is used in Shrek.

The best version I've ever heard. In fact, every song on his album "Grace" is rock solid. One of the best albums of the 90s.

[Shakespeare]

34. I love that three of my very, very favorite singers have covered that song.

KD, Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright. All three versions are just beautiful, too.