Also, John Cale’s version nearly brought me to tears, not an easy thing to do, especially by a song! I think it was the soft piano juxtaposed against the power of John Cale’s passionate voice. The suprisingly deep voice of Leonard Cohen sounds almost sinister at times during the song, making it all the more mysterious. I feel that the original is much better than this version. I really like this man…this voice!!! the most beautiful I ever heard…Īll his songs are great, and hallelujah…it’s…THE song! What are you all on? ritalin? if u were happy this song makes u sad, and if u were sad already, it makes u more. This song.really I love it!!It’s beautiful!!I’m a spanish girl and also I listened it by The OC at TV.It’s so hard…that sometimes…I cry… He is “just singing” as every second street-singer and his voice could be confused with five other singers… so what’s that special about his version?Įsta cancion me encanta!!Es preciosa!!Soy española y tambien la escuche a traves de la serie The OC.Incluso a veces lloro… I think that John Cale is quite average artist as far as I know his songs and Hallelujah is a good example of this. This is my web and I can write here whatever I want and nobody forces you to read it. If you react in a strongly negative fashion to the above statements, you are likely one of the duped masses or you are an aspiring weasel - a fully realized weasel knows these things to be true and manipulates them to his/her own gains.
Furthermore, the majority of people are incapable of distinguishing quality in art, primarily because the world is run by weasels who tell them what to think. If you are interested in quality art of any kind, it is important to keep the following in mind: the best artists almost never get the money, fame or recognition they deserve and they are usually ripped off or otherwise imitated by many of the less talented artists who do get the fame, money, etc. Though, for reasons unknown to me, was replaced on the soundtrack by a version by Rufus Wainwright.Ĭale also does a killer cover of Heartbreak Hotel, for those interested in exploring more quality music. The definitive version of this song to date is the version recorded by John Cale - one time member of the Velvet Underground Ĭale’s version was first released on a 1991 Tribute album to Leonard Cohen entitled, I’m Your FanĪpparently it was also the version used in the movie, Shrek, which introduced the song to the masses.
This song crushed me, I listened to it on repeat for almost 6 months during a serious bout of depression and I think it was the only thing that helped me hold on.īuckley’s version is NOT the best version of this song. to think i almost gave up on the healing power of music. Hearing this song was like walking into a wall. It’s an amazing song i first heard it on shrek then on the o.c. I only young but i lyk vis song yay im the 1st of 2006 I am a 8 year, and counting US Marine, and a combat vet, and I have never had my emotions crash upon me, like a wave. I have never heard a song, and broken down into tears. Anyone know what CD the version played on this website is from? I also think Jeff Buckley’s version of this song is better than the original.
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You can download it here.I heard this song from the TV set: The O.C. UPDATE: After eight years, a guy named Alex kindly sent me the studio recording of this song. You can hear Buckley’s version, along with 33 others, on My Old Kentucky Blog. I think Downie’s version rivals the most famous cover of the song by the late Jeff Buckley. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of film audio over the track, but it’s worth a listen. I know a lot of people have been trying to locate this song as I’ve heard your empathetic pleas since I first wrote about the cover last August. This will tide me over nicely until Downie releases something official. She rented the DVD, created an MP3 and emailed it to me early this morning. Sophie, a Hip fan from Germany, saw my comment on the site sharing the Downie covers and offerred to help. There seemed to be only one way to get this version of the song in MP3 and that’s to create an MP3 from the audio output of “Saint Ralph”. I eventually got it from Mike, who explains: During the climactic race, the soundtrack features Gordon Downie (the lead singer of the Tragically Hip) singing a pretty gorgeous version of Leonard Cohen’s seminal “Hallelujah'”.Įver since hearing Downie’s version, I’ve been looking for the song online. It’s an incredibly sentimental Canadian film about a 14-year-old who tries to win the Boston marathon.
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I frequently see Saint Ralph on the crappy movie channels that come with my cable package.
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