Hallelujah song

[asking7]

Anyone know if the song "Hallelujah" has been recorded by any other artist (other than Leonard Cohen?

 

[Complainer]

Several others have done it. My favourite is the version by KD Lang on Hymns of the 49th Parallel.

 

[Cashstrapped]

Jeff Buckley's version is my favourite

 

[dem_syhp]

Jack L recorded it also

 

[nad]

This song has been recorded by over 100 different people my favourite version is Jeff Buckley's check out this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallelujah_(Leonard_Cohen_song) Hope this of help to you.

 

[ClubMan]

Jeff Buckley's version is my favourite

Same here.

 

[DrMoriarty]

Neck and neck with John Cale's, IMHO.

[Edit: on reflection, in fairness, Buckley's version is the best one. Except for me in the shower, of course... ]

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Rufus Wainright is the one i love, funny but i heard it first on the soundtrack of Shrek.

My fav track to listen to in the bath

 

[car]

Rufus Wainright is the one i love, funny but i heard it first on the soundtrack of Shrek.

I played that for a friend at a wedding and his 4 yr old told me it wasnt the same singer. Had a look when I got home and found that it was John Cale who sang it in the movie, but Wainright got the soundtrack. I was most impressed with the 4 yr old.

From [broken link removed] listing on the song itself...

Although the John Cale performance of “Hallelujah” was used in the film Shrek (Two-Disc Special Edition), because of difficulties concerning Cale's contract with a competing record company, it was not possible to include it on the soundtrack album, Shrek - Music From the Original Motion Picture. Rufus Wainwright (son of Loudon) was therefore asked to record a version similar to the Cale, also using piano. This explains why one version is found in the film but another version on the soundtrack album.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

I played that for a friend at a wedding and his 4 yr old told me it wasnt the same singer. Had a look when I got home and found that it was John Cale who sang it in the movie, but Wainright got the soundtrack. I was most impressed with the 4 yr old.

From [broken link removed] listing on the song itself...

ha ha, like any typical dj i couldn't care less who sang it. I only have an ear for what sounds good but if that 4 yr old wants job in the future let me know !!!!!

 

[Purple]

Jeff Buckley's version is my favourite

Same here

 

[LDFerguson]

My favourite version is Jack L's. He has the voice to carry it well.

 

[Ceist Beag]

Jeff Buckley's version is my favourite

Amen to that!

 

[Sunny]

Jeff Buckley's version is my favourite

Absolutely. I think even Leonard Cohen has said that Jeff Buckley's version was the best.

 

[macnas]

Lots of versions here
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Hallelujah&search_type=&aq=-1&oq=