—ZS, 11. Violin swells and overheated "Wanted Dead or Alive"-style wails included free of charge. —ZS, 33. Rufus Wainwright (Shrek: Music from the Original Motion Picture, 2001): Wainwright's take is lovely, unadorned and efficient in tempo—and similar enough that hardly anyone noticed when it was swapped in for Cale's on the Shrek soundtrack. —ZS, 28. Plus, he keeps it short and sweet. Straight No Chaser (Under the Influence, 2013): An earnest enough a cappella arrangement for those who like their vocal accompaniment with plenty of breathy Ooohs, Aaaahs and Ba-dums. Peter Hollens feat. —ZS, 59. John Cale (I'm Your Fan, 1991): Sparse, haunting, and impeccably sung, the former Velvet Underground member teased out the song's melody in a way Leonard Cohen never could. —ZS, 32. Its timing was interesting, following the Shrek appearance but predating the American Idol trend by at least a few years. —ZS, 8. —ZS, 43. Hallelujah, Hallelujah Here are the top ten most popular versions, as picked by We the People across the World, on youtube. "A baffled king composing 'Hallelujah,'" indeed. Jeff Buckley (Grace, 1994): So many of the song's fans believe Buckley wrote "Hallelujah," and he may as well have, in a sense: He reimagined it in remarkable ways and brought it to popular light, even if he never lived to see the effect. —ZS, 6. Transpose, print or convert, download Rock PDF and learn to play Lyrics & Chords score in minutes. Church-friendly, muzak-y recordings like this one, from an America's Got Talent quartet, don't help matters. —ZS, 24. The same can't be said of the audience. 3 in this list)? Lois's piano-based "Hallelujah" is capably sung but more showy than affecting. Would you like to learn how to play it?VISIT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.pianokaraoke.org/NON-STOP PIANO KARAOKE PLAYLIST:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY2I_WV7nM8\u0026list=PLm8M7vnLUvx2c70OVUD9xqhofuYMN59hhSUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/pianokaraokechannel?sub_confirmation=1SOCIALS:https://twitter.com/pianokaraokeythttps://www.instagram.com/pianokaraokeyt*All piano instrumentals are played and recorded manually by the Piano Karaoke channel creators**Make sure to subscribe and press click the , to get your daily singing fix and become a member of our community* lang (Hymns of the 49th Parallel, 2004): There's no single tipping point when an international moratorium on "Hallelujah" started to seem like a good idea, but lang's performance at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics is as good a guess as any. —ZS, 55. Interestingly, Diamond changes up the vocal melody of the chorus but sticks to Cohen's 1984 lyric sheet. —ZS, 10. Accompanied by a clean electric guitar, Diamond's recording is unadorned and largely unremarkable, though there's some grace in its absence of fluff. That's right, their heroine is Celine Dion. Play Cohen's original 1984 recording of the track out of context for pretty much anyone who isn't a Cohen devotee. The Christian worship singer's "Hallelujah" starts strong, with a driving rock approach that's admirably unique in the "Hallelujah" canon. The boost to Wainwright's career was immediate, and deservedly so.) Rhema Marvanna (Believe, 2011): Okay, here's a fun one. Michael Bolton (Gems - The Duets Collection, 2011): From its opening string swells to its steel guitar flourishes and choir crescendo, Bolton's "Hallelujah" is a miserable grab bag of elevator-core tackiness, with a key change that would make even Jon Bon Jovi grimace. Transpose, print or convert, download Pop PDF and learn to play 5-Finger Piano score in minutes. —ZS, 44. —ZS, 30. THE SCIENTIST (ACOUSTIC) - COLDPLAY An incredibly simple but fantastic song to play on an acoustic guitar! The climax is big but not cheesy, and obviously indebted to Buckley's rendering. —ZS, 46. Francesco Lazzari, Elena Ravelli (Love Stories, 2011): This cheesy version is sung in a thick Italian accent and pretty heavy on instrumental sentiment. Jake Shimabukuro (Peace Love Ukulele, 2011): Any great song should be able to pass the ukulele test, and the Hawaiian-born Shimabukuro takes "Hallelujah" for a serious spin here, grimacing like Carlos Santana when he picks the opening notes before settling into some Segovia-like phrasing, and then crushing the chords like Townshend. *A quick note: Though Cohen may previously have sung it in more intimate settings, Setlist.fm, The Holy or the Broken author Alan Light and 1heckofaguy.com moderator Allan Showalter—"arguably the greatest living Cohen expert"—each confirm that Cohen's January 31, 1985 show marks the first known performance of the song. —ZS, 48. —ZS, 51. Many of those renditions are great. But eventually I decided to say screw it and do it anyways." According to Wikipedia, Henig is "notable for his viral YouTube video cover of Get Low," so this is a curious new direction. Fadi Peter (YouTube performance, 2014): One of the great indignities of writing a song as memorable (and singable) as "Hallelujah" is that people use it to hang all kinds of stuff on. He can't sing it! I raise a hallelujah, in the presence of my enemies I raise a hallelujah, louder than the unbelief I raise a hallelujah, my weapon is a melody I raise a hallelujah, Heaven comes to fight for me. You hear those piano arpeggios and think it's another uselessly uninventive "Hallelujah" until the vocals pop in and you realize the little girl on the album cover is not a ruse—she's the one singing, and a quick bio reveals she was indeed born in 2002. A truly bizarre marathon interpretation that is so entertaining it is worth hearing. Verse + Chorus Pre-Chorus ----- ----- This tab follows the piano chords on the album recording. As "Hallelujah" chronicler Alan Light notes, Spektor's version "attains some of the triumphant confusion that Cohen intends." Dan Henig (Hallelujah, 2013): It's all a fairly routine singer-songwriter-y "Hallelujah" until the beatboxing comes in—and doesn't let up for three otherwise affecting minutes of wordless cooing. A Hurricane Sandy-themed Adam Sandler parody of "Hallelujah" is even less so, but it warrants a few points for (1) its Paul Shaffer accompaniment and (2) its rhyming of "Hallelujah" with "32-ounce Mountain Dew-ya." The Pitchforks (Refraction, 2012): An a cappella group from Duke University offers proof that "beatboxing" and "Leonard Cohen" do occasionally appear in the same sentence. Allison Crowe (Tidings, 2004): If you are yowling at full throttle by the 30-second mark, your "Hallelujah" cover may be hitting its dramatic arc a bit early. Bird of Pray (More Sad Songs, 2011): Throaty, exasperating verses meet saccharine, choral-style refrains. —ZS, 57. Tallying versions by Cohen and plenty of others, Light estimates "Hallelujah" has been listened to hundreds of millions of times on YouTube alone. —SE, 37. More specifically: The popular Tennessee-based band performs an excerpt from the track on its 2008 live LP just before launching into its own track, also named "Hallelujah." New Year Sale: Pro Access 80% OFF. Here is a great collection of karaoke songs for altos that will definitely score you some cheer with the audience. For the piano phrasings alone, Cale deserves credit (or blame) for every "Hallelujah" that has come since. Jake Coco (Under the Covers, Vol 5, 2013): You've heard Rufus Wainwright's emotive solo piano reading of the song (see No. Cohen's lyrics, meanwhile, are all too biting and bemused for this sort of soaring majesty. The 10 best covers of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' Celebrate the memory of a musical legend with my favorite renditions of his most famous song, "Hallelujah." —ZS, 53. Jake Hamilton (Freedom Calling, 2011): Here's an odd (albeit interesting) one. Bono (Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, 1995): Dubby drum machines, faux-rap delivery and falsetto squeals, oh my. Even that doesn't quite capture the surreal effect of this delicate, Spanish-language version. Neil Diamond (Dreams, 2010): Yes, that Neil Diamond. Or maybe those queries are related... —ZS, 42. (One anecdote has him asking Cohen how long it took to write, to which the singer replied, "A couple of years." This performance by the Canadian singer is solid but oversung. Piano Karaoke Instrumental for \"Hallelujah\" by Tori Kelly (soundtrack from movie \"Sing\")You can now say thank you and buy me a coffee! Willie Nelson (Songbird, 2006): The self-deprecating bemusement in Cohen's verses ("You say I took the name in vain / I don't even know the name") is a natural fit for the country legend's twang. Not knowing the song would later come to prominence as a theatrical ballad, Dylan began playing it on his 1988 tour as an uptempo blues-rock shuffle. —ZS, 29. Leonard Cohen's song Hallelujah is one of the best examples of a slow-burning hit. Il Divo (The Promise, 2008): Imagine Jeff Buckley was a Spanish member of an "operatic pop" vocal quartet thrown together by Simon Cowell. Some are quite terrible. —ZS, 58. The instrumental backing—key change and all—is a melodramatic mess, but Marvanna is a delight, especially the twang on her voice when she sings "The baffled king composin' Hallelujah!" At least it's short. In 2008, the singer's Idol performance reportedly shot Jeff Buckley's cover up the charts. Truly hellish. they might ask. It's a respite when the crowd takes over for the last chorus. An odd fit, but an A- for effort. —ZS, 47. The instrumental backing—key change and all—is a melodramatic mess, but Marvanna is a delight, especially the twang on her voice when she sings "The baffled king composin' Hallelujah!" —ZS —ZS Noah Guthrie (Hallelujah, 2014): A smoky, campfire-style take from a 19-year-old YouTube-famous singer whose voice sounds triple the age. The newly crowned ACM New Female Artist of the Year, Tenille Townes, recently released a breathtaking rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” Townes, who says the song was a catalyst in securing her record deal, released a special acoustic performance video from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium to accompany the song’s release. View all products & resources available for "Worthy" by Elevation Worship Like "All Along the Watchtower" before it, "Hallelujah" is the rare classic song that remained somehow unfinished until the right interpreter came along and found it. See why nearly a quarter of a million subscribers begin their day with the Starting 5. Like this Christmas carol version ("The shepherds left their flocks by night/To see this baby wrapped in light"), which must have surprised the Zen Jew Cohen. The King's Singers (From the Heart, 2010): One of the earlier and better a cappella recordings of "Hallelujah," by an English sextet that's been around longer than the song has. —ZS, 18. "), and the version's recklessness is charming, as is its total unawareness of the melodic phrasings Cale and Buckley would soon popularize. He didn't know the song would make much of an impact at all. (Legend has it Cohen faxed him 15 pages' worth of abandoned lyrics.) —ZS, 15. Jackie Evancho (Peter Hollens, 2014): If you traveled to 1985 and told Leonard Cohen that a terrifyingly saccharine a cappella version of "Hallelujah" would one day have 1.7 million YouTube streams, he'd have said, "What the hell is YouTube?" Vocalist Hayley Williams's octave leap is impressive enough; you wish she'd finish off the track. And no, love is not a victory march. Bob Dylan (various live performances, 1988): In the late '80s, at a time when American Idol didn't exist and Rufus Wainwright was in high school, Dylan was among the first to grasp the potential of "Hallelujah." —ZS, 23. Fellow Canadian singer k.d. —ZS, 45. Cloying beyond mercy. —ZS, 26. —ZS, 1. It can also be incredibly stressful. "Who's this guy and why's he butchering the melody?" It's a callback to two superior versions: Rice's voice is similar to Wainwright's, while his guitar accompaniment owes to Buckley. But the best "Hallelujah" covers operate on restraint, and Burke's gospel-tinged, key-change-ready performance has none of it. An amusingly weird, if not quite successful, attempt. "What's with the talk-singing and the cheesy bass synth? (Cale's pops up in the film, though legend has it producers wanted a Dreamworks artist for the soundtrack. Necessarily cheesy but tastefully done, with doo-wop touches and a full choral effect at the end. Another cacophonous guitar climax, some heady drum rolls, and a full 60 seconds of seemingly impromptu audience accompaniment. Damien Rice (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Volume 10: 2008-2009): Performing at Cohen's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, the Irish folk singer competently if clumsily injects drama into the song where it already exists. Jeff Gutt (A Detroit Christmas, 2014): Dreadful, straining delivery, disastrous AOR arrangement that somehow gets worse and worse (hear those chugging, sub-Creed guitar licks?). At least that's a public service. He didn't then know the song would wind its way into the deepest reaches of popular culture, spirituality and, uh, Shrek. —ZS, 38. Alexandra Burke (Overcome, 2009): The English singer has impressive pipes, and the song helped her win the fifth season of The X Factor. This MercyMe hit was originally released in 1999 and continues to be a staple in church services today. Kelley Mooney (Tomorrow, 2011): Apparently, it's not unheard of for Christian performers to swap out Leonard Cohen's lyrics for their own. SKU 49413. —ZS, 27. (Regina Spektor says her reaction to hearing Cohen's version was: "Why did he add all this other stuff?") —ZS, 5. k.d. lang recorded a version of “Hallelujah” reminiscent of Cale’s but with higher-soaring vocals for her ninth studio album, Hymns of the 49th Parallel in 2004. —ZS, 49. —ZS, 35. The Canadian Tenors (The Canadian Tenors, 2008): "This song is pretty much indestructible," singer Regina Spektor once said of "Hallelujah." Another build-up. Street Corner Symphony (The Sing Off: Season 3, 2010): Yes, certainly, the world needs another Christmas-y, TV-ready a cappella take on "Hallelujah". Various Positions marked a critical and commercial disappointment in Cohen's career, and though the recording is a fascinating artifact, the singer turned out not to be the best performer of his own standard. Naturally, it was a grand slam on The X Factor. —ZS, 56. It has become ubiquitous. Then you've heard this one, but far better. Still, be wary of "Hallelujah" versions that carry on past the six-minute mark—the refrain is almost guaranteed to be stretched beyond its limits. Regina Spektor (concert for the Jewish Heritage Festival, 2005): Russian-born "anti-folk" star Spektor never actually recorded "Hallelujah," which is a minor tragedy of its own. To continue reading login or create an account. Then, a misguided and overwrought explosion that seems to hit climax before the song is half over. Susan Boyle (The Gift, 2010): It is difficult to encompass every trite, melodramatic "Hallelujah" cliché in a single, four-minute rendition, but Britain's Got Talent star Boyle succeeds. The pairing of orchestral string arrangements with otherwise spare guitar arpeggios is an interesting choice, and so are Carlile's odd vocal syncopations on the verses. Brandi Carlile (Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony, 2011): Seems 2011 was a big year for "Hallelujah." This vomitously overstuffed murdering of the track proves her wrong. Okay, here you go. Kate Voegele (online single, 2008): One Tree Hill performer Voegele tells Alan Light, "I was like, 'No, I can't touch it—it's an untouchable song.' There seems to be a lot of confusion about the key of the song. S inging karaoke can be exhilarating. Hallelujah!" And the lyrics are off!" Mooney goes all out, axing every familiar verse in favor of worshipful musings like, "The soldier who had used his sword / To pierce the body of our lord / Said 'Truly, this was Jesus Christ our savior'"— in the process obliterating both the rhyme schemes and the spiritual ambiguity that make the song work. Sort of! In tribute to Leonard Cohen -- who's death was announced Thursday -- we look at 12 of the most memorable covers of his eternal classic "Hallelujah." —ZS, 31. Sing along if you like, Jake's not going to. Difficult to find much information about her online, but easy to find on Spotify. Baby Lullaby (Babies Bedtime: 100% Natural Sleep Aid & Nursery Melodies for a Happy Newborn, 2014): From what little information exists online, this is exactly what it purports to be: an acoustic, pared-to-its-essence "Hallelujah" intended to lull your newborn into a non-screaming state. The particular version I'm thinking of had a female artist covering it in an acoustic setting, with a particularly soft, raspy voice, overall a pretty "quiet" cover. (He has said he wrote as many as 80 verses, then whittled it down to four for the album version.). Original Master MultiTracks, Charts, Patches, and instrument parts for rehearsal. —ZS, 17. And instead of culminating with artificial climax, the song fades into near-silence. Studio flourishes are minimal, but catch that vocal echo trick at 2:59. Lyrics to 'Hallelujah' by Kate Voegele. HALLELUJAH by Kate Voegele Capo 5 / [Intro] / C Am C Am C Am C Am / [Verse 1] C Am Well I've heard there was a sacred chord C Am David played and it pleased the Lord F C G But you don't real. gasping each breath like it'll summon the ghost of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Though he didn't write the song, Cale's interpretation rescued "Hallelujah" from permanent obscurity and established what it could—and should—sound like, rescuing several deserving verses from the cutting room floor in the process. Get Leonard Cohen Hallelujah sheet music notes, chords. If you don’t want to embarrass yourself at the next karaoke gathering, find the right song that suits your alto voice. Josh Vietti (Best of Both Worlds, 2012): Want to hear how an instrumental "Hallelujah" sounds in the hands of a virtuoso violinist? Renée Fleming (Dark Hope, 2010): Hear opera soprano Fleming take on "Hallelujah" on a covers LP alongside titles by Arcade Fire and, uh, The Mars Volta. Hallelujah (Acoustic Guitar Karaoke Instrumentals) - Single Sing2Guitar. Supermarket Flowers Lyrics: I took the supermarket flowers from the windowsill / I threw the day old tea from the cup / Packed up the photo album Matthew had made / … Celine Dion & the Canadian Tenors (Oprah Winfrey Show, 2010): Yes, we had never heard of the Canadian Tenors either, and their earnest, heartfelt cover, redolent of hair product and facial tics, goes into overdrive when they are surprised to have their heroine Dion join them. The result fits in some demilitarized zone between illuminating reimaginings and dreadful X Factor butcherings. —ZS, 40. This list is of course open for debate and is necessarily far from exhaustive, and we are primarily sticking to renditions that are commercially available, as well as a few notable live performances. and it was a broken! Jai-Jagdeesh (Of Heaven & Earth, 2013): Performances of "Hallelujah" are nearly always dominated by white, Western voices, so it's an impressive treat to hear Jai-Jagdeesh bring conventionally Indian instruments into the mix. Jason Mann (Soul, 2010): It's a competent enough guitar-and-voice reading, but why is the tempo so slow? Discover Hallelujah Instrumental MP3 as made famous by Alexandra Burke. Breakthrough singer, songwriter, and musician Tenille Townes’ new rendition of Leonard Cohen’s iconic song, “Hallelujah,” debuted on Friday.Listen/share HERE.With the release, Townes joins an impressive group of artists who have performed their own versions of the track including Jeff Buckley, Brandi Carlile, Bob Dylan, k.d. She also sang it at the 2006 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on the occasion of Cohen's induction into the Hall of Fame. —ZS. —ZS, 19. I am neither infant nor parent, so I cannot speak to its efficiency, but be assured—it's instrumental, so there's no need to expose your child to that "remember when I moved in you" line. Michael Henry and Justin Robinett (Simplistic Duplexity, 2011): The world surely doesn't need another muzak-y piano duet of "Hallelujah" either, but this one's blandly inoffensive enough. Then—wait for it—an ethereal interlude with Hamilton's own inserted lyrics ("In a still and quiet place / We still can feel his warm embrace"). To match how Ed plays this on guitar, search for "Supermarket Flowers Acoustic". There are highlights: the way Buckley's voice threatens to crack on the "Cold and broken" phrase, the way his murmur rises suddenly to a shout around the six-minute mark, the way the ebb-and-flow guitar arpeggio first enters the track 47 seconds in. 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