Best Halleluajah I think
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSFCDhLhuB8&feature=related
Now if this had been no.1 in years gone by I might have bought it
Now if this had been no.1 in years gone by I might have bought it
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhjF9_Nj9PM
And mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NpxTWbovE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2NEU6Xf7lM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIF4_Sm-rgQ
Thanks for the video OP I love Tim Minchin man is a genius :cool:
But best Hallelujah of the ones I have heard are
Rufus Wainwright
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMrZ7lChK-g
(also check out his version of Cohen's Chelsea Hotel No2 best cohen cover ever imo)
and of course THE deffinative cover by Jeff Buckley which is untouchable.
Alexandra Burkes is one of the poorest by quite some way.
Although I like Alexandra Burke I hated her version of the song. It was clear she was just belting out and not taking a blind bit of notice of what she was singing.
She was probably told to do it that way though....
Me too. My only fault I can find with it is that there isn't NEARLY enough of him.
I really like this one! I'd love to hear a studio recording. This girl is a seriously underated artist.
(She was an American Idol semi-finalist a few years ago, if your wondering)
No. I'm not keen on "his version" at all. He's stopping short on some notes that would be better if they lasted longer. He is good, but I wouldn't buy what he sang there though. He was too casual with it. I have a feeling that if he'd been really concentrating, this might have sounded a whole lot better. When you sing that kind of song just right and with just the right voice, it can sell loads of copies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guL4KgkheoM
I don't think anyone beats the original though.
Nah. That does nothing for me at all. Their voices clash when singing together. I've just listened to the original and ..... are you joking? The original's horrible. It sounds like a flaming country song that's too slow and jazzed up too much. I guess I'll have to disagree with you on this.
Oops I didn't mean the original, I meant Jeff Buckley. lol I forget that it wasn't his. He was that good. But I still like the one I linked.
Whitney would have still sung the song with the proper emotion and maturity and understanding of the lyrics required.
Alex's version is a total abombination and easily the worst thing to ever come out of the X-Factor, even though Overcome is a favourite album of mine.
As for the diva-fying thing, I reckon that it can be 'diva'ed but it would require something spectacular and whilst I do like Alexandra on occassion and admit she has a good voice, I'd rather hear a Leona version (which whilst some would argue is just as bad, there is something about Leonas emotional ability that would just strike me more, you know)
Which is the whole point, your favourite version of hallelujah should be the one you connect with the most!
1. Jeff Buckley
2. Rufus Wainwright
3. Weebl and Bob