Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Original Studio Version)
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Jeff Buckley's beautiful rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". May it soothe your hearts as it has mine.
In loving memory:
Jeffery Scott "Scotty Moorhead" (Buckley -the MUSE behind this energy portal...)
(11/17/1966-05/29/1997)
Abrielle Kira Bartels (Best Friend's sister)
(4/13/1999-6/31/2013)
Luther David Byers (Childhood-best friend)
(11/26/90-3/5/10)
Herbert Kenneth Ritter -(My father)
(4/11/1965-03/30/2013)
And everyone else we care about and love so dearly and deeply, who has ascended into higher dimensions.
~Rest in peace~
"Every breathe we drew was, 'Hallelujah'".
And love to anybody else who left this Earth before their time.
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& I'd love to hear what this song means to you and your loved ones.
On rare occasion, a human being will leave behind something of unimaginable brilliance and beauty. this is one
Yessir. See the discography of Jason Molina for more evidence in support of your statement.
Yes beautiful
❤😢❤
Never a truer word spoken
it's a shame he passed away so young beautiful voice🙏🙏
The definitive version. A song that's been covered so many times, but most don't get it - they take the easy option of omitting the lyrics they find uncomfortable and turn it into a heart-warming power ballad. Buckley gets it - that it's a song about being *utterly* desolate and broken.
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Yes! That’s what make his version of this song so powerful.
Because, he was...
Totally @@1turtlebear
i saw him sing this standing 5 feet away in a bar. mind blowing.
Cap
So jelly
I wish I could travel back in time to watch Sin-é in person, listening to the album it seems like it would be such a cool experience
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The quiet desperation in his voice, as though he’s a man that’s walked a lifetime with the world on his shoulders. That’s why this song is so powerful.
This song is about sex, what
Agree, I dislike children singing this no matter how good their voice.. Jeff understands every word.
I like that
That's the guy I meant
Esactamente
My brother died last week. He was a schizophrenic, lived in behavioral homes while recovering from oral cancer surgery in 2014. Lost half his tongue. His life didn't get easier. His cancer returned this year and he decided on palliative care. I am an atheist but my brother wore a cross and carried a bible with him. Whether you believe or don't his suffering is over. Thank you to everyone who helped care for him, you did humanity great service, I am forever grateful.
So sorry
That's beautiful. I'm sad to know your brother suffered. I suffer with bi polar disorder. The statistics say I have a 61 percent chance of dieing by suicide. The suffering is real. 😢
@@brettjamz3 keep the faith brother and beat the odds. Stay strong my friend.
Sorry🥲💗
Weather atheist old Christianity me there's only one and he is The Great I Am and that's who I serve my mom had a brain tumor I've never told anyone this she gave up months after taking chemo cuz she didn't want to take it anymore everyone thought she was going to die bleeding out her eyes ears and nose all of us kids had to watch but I took my mom to church people laid hands on her we did that for about four services she goes to the doctor a few weeks later and he comes back and tells her he has no idea what happened but the tumor is gone😢 my mom's 24 years cancer free me and my mom we know who took care of the situation cuz he is the great physician but it doesn't matter if you believe or not the bottom line is nothing but one thing matters and it's the way that we treat each other guys that's it nothing else matters peace beat you guys ✝️🎸
No one and I mean NO ONE, has ever performed Hallelujah better than Jeff Buckley.
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👍!! Yes
The one from Shrek was the best period. This guy sounds like a tool
@@rthatchet What, are you twelve?
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Wow!!!
Where is Your Brain!!!?
Happy 54th Birthday in Heaven Jeff Buckley, This song remake is amazing.....
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Same age as me, so sad hes gone guys.. Just amazing
I love Leonard Cohen, he's one of my favourite artists, but this is as raw as a fresh broken heart, as real as a baby's first cry.
I regret not seeing Lennard in concert😢
It’s the human condition. Aching beauty in brokenness. Absolutely breathtaking, and Jeff’s version will always be it.
"Aching beauty in brokenness." Wow 🎶
Beautifully put.
Well said
Just realised the same. The tragedy of the fall of man.
Perfectly said
Personally I think this studio version is the best ever rendition of this song
+Purplefishish Me too!
Absolutely agree. This is the version I have always heard on the radio - after which I looked it up on Spotify and it was a way different version.
+Purplefishish Maybe he'll do even better when his voice changes to a man's register. This misses any kind of feeling or grit, sounds like he's singing about his favorite kind of bubblegum.
Cole Southworth -- Seriously? Jeff Buckley was killed in a downing accident in 1997 at age 30. He had a beautiful voice and this version is the definitive one -- and full of emotion. Bubblegum? Not remotely close to bubblegum.
is this song a hymn or something that no one knows who the author is or is there an original by someone and there are a bunch of covers?
This is the best version of the song, hands down. No cover or other recording can do it justice...this particular recording is just absolutely a masterpiece. You can hear the raw emotion in his voice, perfection. Even the guitar is weeping with him.
So true
Фигня полная. Лучшая версия только от Джон Ленона
@@user-no8nt4mu8w Джон умер за несколько лет до выхода этой песни
The best ever he really knows how to sing it🙏👍
No "OTHER" cover, you mean. Cohen's version will always the original, the masterpiece. Buckely only rearranged and sung it better.
Lord in Heaven...this is maybe the most beautiful song of all time.
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RIP Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley, two true talents
Erin Casey here here you,ve gotta luv Jeff Buckley,a version just beautiful
Lovely men, RIP
Great talents..not missed, we're still listening :)
And RIP to the guy who uploaded this video, he killed himself 😞
maestro22121 wait really?
The depth of this and the life of Jeff Buckley never ceases to move me.
Lizanne Chisholm Jeff Buckley biography
My brother showed me this song a few years before he eventually passed of an overdose. I remember the look of stunned grace on his face and he was near tears. I think of him and his struggle to find God whenever I listen to it.
@almasakic This is Evan' mom, he posted this video. I am so sorry about your brother. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts.
@@msrobinritter thank you Robin that is so sweet of you
@@almasakic1148A tous nos disparus emportés par des addictions. Ils voulaient toucher les étoiles. Ils veillent sur nous.🙏😇🌟
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So many wonderful renditions of this song have been recorded by amazing talented artists. That said, many over sing by exaggerating notes and cords. Jeff’s rendition is pure, soft, simplistic, letting the music and lyrics speak in perfect harmony. The best rendition in my opinion.
Truth
The best
You nailed it.
Daniel kahn with English captions
His hallelujah around 3:20 gives me chills
I don't know why but this version of hallelujah gets me every single time, goosebumps, watery eyes and a mixture between joy and sorrow surrounds me - when the song is over I'm then left in a state of whats best described as a "soothing discomfort" I'm smiling, part crying/trembling inside yet happiness still fills me up. Damn you Jeff for doing such a fine piece of work on this song, DAMN YOU!! and damn them feels.....
Same here...
jup dito
It is an absolute masterpiece, the whole album. So odd he was taken away so shortly after he debuted, kinda leaves him frozen in time though forever young.
@@chutneyferret3569 jup absoulutlitly
That is bc THIS is the only real version. I did a painting to only this song in 1995 at the Santa Fe Art Institute with Eric Fischl. Jeffrey Epstein later stole it and now the EFFING.B.I STILL HAS IT! 🤬😡
This song inspired every stroke on that canvas.
Jeff Buckley's version is one of my favorite renditions of any song. I feel like each singer suffuses their own meaning in the tempo and the tone they use, Buckley's is strikingly different than the original, seems torn between hope and despair, passion and apathy, warmth and cynicism. I think its the inherent struggle of it's duality that echoes our own lives and makes it so hauntingly beautiful.
Now that is a comment worth sharing. Thank you for your insight and depth. You nailed it. I also like Rufus Wainwright's version.
And the first time I heard it pour from Cohen's soul--what a tortured, beautifu,l indescribably transformative moment--where time stood still and my heart both broke and mended in that psalm.
"There's a blaze of light in every word, it doesn't matter which you heard, the holy or the broken Hallelujah"... interesting that Buckley leaves this verse out but delivers the essence *perfectly*... Roenazarrek, thanks for your comment, you put into words what I was feeling on listening to this version. Probably more eloquently than I could.
MrDblStop
'perfectly'... I got bold when I wanted asterisks... I blame Google+...
Roenazarrek thank you you stole tge words from my lios
"Haunting" is the adjective I've used to describe his rendition. I think it's especially fitting given the circumstances of his death.
Just crying like baby. Touches the soul.
Agree! Disgusts me though how hundreds of others have tried to cover this song ...as if it was their own work... ..no credits given to whom they stole this song from...and thinking they could do better.....meanwhile manage to rape this song...
@@klokjerond1967 kinda ironic lol because this is a cover. the original was sung by Leonard cohen
I don’t know how to explain how profound and sentimental Leonard Cohen was as a songwriter, just like I don’t know how to explain how achingly beautiful Jeff Buckley is as a singer.
I guess that’s what this song is about, inexplicable beauty and grace, raw emotional intensity. And that’s exactly what the song is itself.
Incredible
Nailed it
Exactement 🎉
the most BEAUTIFUL version of the song I ever heard. First heard this at 19 and no other version speaks to me more. Rest in peace Jeff Buckley
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It makes me so sad. I'm so sick, slightly getting better.
my dad played this for me in the car last week. It was my first time hearing it. He had driven from pennsylvania to georgia to bring me home after separating from the air force a few days prior. We were driving through the night with my dog and cat asleep in the backseat of his truck. When this came on the shuffle, he said “if this isn’t the most hauntingly beautiful song you’ve ever heard, I can’t help you.” Immediately, i added it to my “songs i wish i could hear for the first time again” playlist. the song instantly made me reminisce and overthink numerous life events and i was left feeling empty - in a very good way. I was left with tears of joy AND sadness simultaneously. My dad had then mentioned how he died and I immediately felt the weight behind that. I had only known this artist for 6 minutes and he already had impacted me so much to the point where I felt like I owed him something in return for the way this song made me feel. If Jeff hadn’t passed, let alone the way he did, I don’t believe this would be as haunting. However, I guess that’s the beauty of the song and life itself. This song has immense weight and power behind it for many reasons and I’ve never heard a song that made me feel upbeat and depressed at the same time.
RIP Jeff Buckley and thank you for what you brilliantly contributed to this phenomenon we call life.
It's a very cathartic song for sure.
You have captured the feel of the song in the true sense. If it’s not too much to ask could you write the songs that on your “songs you wish you could listen for the first time again list” here please.
Amen😢😢😭😭😢
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The term hauntingly beautiful is perfect for the song. A few others come to mind when i hear that. "We happy few" by the calm blue sea, "happiness does not wait" by olafur arnolds, and heavenbound by mt. Wolf. Highly recommend. But they are all different genres.
This is the first song I played during my husbands funeral. It is a beautiful song. ❤️
May he rest in peace
May he rest well
May he Rest In Peace xxx
I'm sorry about your husband, I hope someone plays it at mine
Hey … Baby … wie geht es Dir
When I was in 7th grade, my music teacher would have a weekly assignment for us where he'd play different types and genres of songs that we might not have heard before to expose us to different music, and played this. I'll never forget the chills down my spine when I first heard it. I'd do anything to be able to hear this song for the first time again.
Wow!!!! I will also never forget those who exposed me to the purest forms of music that made that most compounded effect upon me either. Ty for sharing , and ty that teacher forever for sharing as well!
At 11 or 12 - 63 now - playin brass instruments for the NY Governor and standing up from the orchestrs wonderin about bein chosen ... and gifted in innocence like this song.
Anch'io ricordo perfettamente il momento in cui un mio ex fidanzato mi fece ascoltare questa canzone e come te sentii i brividi lungo la schiena ma soprattutto la sua interpretazione mi collegò con qualcosa di infinito che la ragione non coglie profondamente quanto altri sensi possono fare. Sarebbe bello anche per me riascoltare come fosse la prima volta.
We need more teachers like yours. ❤
I was practicing this song on guitar when my wife was pregnant with my daughter. It is now my daughter's lullaby. She loves it
Bless, I play jungle 👊
... 🙏❤️🌹
I hope she is hale an hearty 🙂
Amazing song,this man became a legend even after his passing
Respect man. This song is not easy to play
The amount of emotion in this song is almost too much to endure...
Not close to Trent's Hurt, though.
Yes. it's not overblown, but it's on the edge of the most painful aspects of sheer love, which is rare.
I only knew it once, it almost killed me, literally. This song isn't about a love story though.
Yes, this is painful in it’s own regard.
Best version of Hallelujah by far, Jeff Buckley was so underrated, love his music.
No artist has ever made such an impact with one album and then passing away so soon after making it.
The best version is the official video version
5:58 That vocal delivery, holy crap! 😥💔
So piercing in the best possible way!!!
RIP Leonard Cohen. took him 5 years to write this masterpiece. A truly magnificent piece of work.
He never really finished writing it, he had written over 90 other verses for the song over the years.
And RIP Jeff Buckley.
@Ellen Fangman Cohen's was already a song, and it had already been covered before Jeff did it.
this is by far my favorite version of this song...
Jeff knew what hurt sounded like. Hurt can be loud, quiet, ugly, beautiful, calculated, chaotic. RIP to those we've lost in the fight. Hold on, hide if you need to. But keep fighting. xo
First time I heard this song, I was 15. I’m 29 now, and it still makes me cry every single time ❤️ He’s so beautiful.
most covers of this song are too happy and upbeat, when, at least I believe, this song is ment to sound broken, defeated and remorseful, that is what makes this song so beautiful.
This.
This is life.
The very essence of life.
Jeff, thank you, I'm forever thankful for what you have done for me with your music.
I cannot find the words..
For Jeffs music? Perhaps for this very song, though it's so different from the original that I almost consider them two completely different pieces.
*****
Why do you feel the need to say that?
You aren't exactly making yourself look good.
Sincerely.
I am, and was, thanking Jeff for what he has done for me with his music. I don't know if you misunderstood me, but I won't thank Leonard Cohen of all people because for the all of the music Jeff has made. That would be quite stupid and it's quite obvious. Well, you chose to interpret my comment as me thanking Jeff for this particular song, a connection I can't see how you made in the first place, and told me to thank Cohen instead.
You see, this is what I think. I can't, and won't thank Cohen for this particular version that Jeff has made, because Cohen has nothing to do with it except writing the lyrics. I could thank Cohen for coming up with the song in the first place. The version I'm listening to as of this very moment would 100% not be here if it wasn't for the existence of Jeff. So I am thanking him for this version, and not thanking Leonard for writing the song.
Two songs aren't the same just because they contain the same words. There are plenty of covers that are completely different from the original. Like, completely completely! If that is really what you think I would probably think that you haven't truly experienced how wonderful a music can be. Music is endlessly varying. As of this very moment, there has never been written a song that is a perfect copy of another, and there will never be. I honestly think that the two pieces can't be compared, they are different, we are all different and experience them differently.
What really makes me sad is that you chose to insult me. I can't understand why in the world you chose to do that. I don't know it you find it gratifying, or if you think it strengthens your claim. It shouldn't be the former, and it definitely isn't the latter.
I will not write another answer to you if you do it again. Honestly, I would normally ask for an apology, and maybe I am. Would you say sorry?
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Thanks.
We agree to disagree.
MrObame Check Out Brandi Carliles version, personally I think she performs it better then both Cohen can Buckley. But really Cohen is the lyrical genius behind this song, and deserves most the credit.
One of my favourite teachers during high school was Jeff Buckley's cousin. I remember when she mentioned him one day, and broke down in front of the entire class. Hard to listen to this song without crying or thinking about her.
Kendall Gray he was taken WAY too soon. Jeff Buckley would have know as one of the greats. But now we can only imagine.
Matthew LeBaron He is one of the greatests with as "little" as he did
Really :( what did she say ?
This is hands-down the best version of Hallelujah that I've ever heard. Jeff's voice is so haunting.
The official video version is the best
I'm a huge Leonard Cohen fan he's one of my favourite artists but I have to say Buckley's cover is a masterpiece elevated an already beautiful song It's a rare occurrence when a cover is better than the original
same this is the only leaonard cohen cover I think is better then the original
Indeed. Johnny Cash’s cover of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails is the only other cover I’ve heard that truly takes on a life of its own. As if that’s the way the song was meant to sound.
All along the watchtower
Agree
The artist is always best at performing their art, in my opinion. You might enjoy Jeff Buckley’s cover more than Cohen’s, but Cohen was the only one who knew how to perform it the way it was intended.
RIP Leonard Cohen. Legend. These are your lyrics, but I have to be honest, nobody has or ever will sing them better than Jeff.
except for k.d. lang, perhaps
Nope
It was enough that he wrote masterpieces.
Rufus Wainwright puts this to shame.
The lyrics in this version of the song are not Cohen's, for the most part. Both adaptations begin the same way, but the lyrics are changed from Cohen's lyrics about sex and biblical references (at least, that's one interpretation of them, but it was confirmed to at least be about sex), to these lyrics, which are about a painful love lost.
My older brother died three weeks ago, after an 8 month battle with cancer. Listening to this brings my soul peace.
I'm so sorry, I wish you both well.
Thanks
Lizzie Enlow-Brown 💜
I am so sorry to read about your brother! i can't hold back my tears as I type this. Hope you feel better
Im sooooooooo sorry for you.
Without a doubt the best version of this song for me. The emotion he puts behind it is extraordinary
See the “official video” from vevo
Leveled me!
Lord please derivery me from all problems that I’m going through right now. Amen
Done 😉😘
Hello there! Just wanted to ask, how are things going?
His vocals are perfect, just beautiful
Eartha Stone I couldn't agree more!
Eartha Stone And the guitar sounds heavenly too
It's hard for me to hold back the tears listening to this.
Perfect. This version will never ever be equalled.
I see your perfection in this song, and I raise you "somewhere over the rainbow" by Israel IZ. (I know you were talking about the versions of this song but I feel this song is just as good).
Take a listen of the live recording he made of it in Chicago. Very beautiful as well.
An absolutely under rated artist... One of my favorites! A hauntingly beautiful voice. No one sang this song better.
Jeff Buckley made this song a work of art an absolute gorgeous masterpiece
The Jeff Buckley version of Cohen's song is so haunting and ethereal,almost to the point of angelic....beautiful and sorrowful at the same time,I feel it in my soul.....
Amy Gwenn Amen to everything you say!
My mom passed away very early Friday morning, slipping away quietly between the first and second verse of this....thank you for having posted this lovely rendition.
I'm deeply sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace as God embraces her in His Kingdom.
God bless you and your mom (: she's truely in heaven having the time of her life now.
God bless.
may her soul rest in peace
Thank you all for the kind words. Your sympathy is appreciated more than you might think.
Hey sorry to here that, my brother; the dude who posted this committed suicide almost 4 months ago and I listen to this to remember him as it was one of his favorite songs.
I was driving the first time i heard this song, had to pull over, so beautiful, i had tears running down my cheeks.
This song really wears wings like an angel. Thus his voice has never been equalled by anyone in the world.
I didn't even know people could sing like this...feel a bit emotional.
That plus the minor falls and major lifts, a mixture a happiness and despair.
My eyes are filled with tears, tonight I will light a candle and pray.
Let's go, Martina
Rest in peace Jeff,also the person who uploaded this video. God bless you both.
I’ll always come back to this song, it’s a masterpiece 🫶🏻
This IS the BEST version of this song! Haunting and beautiful at the same time.
This Islamic State the BEST version of this song! Haunting and beautiful at the same time.
that's just sad
TheDevilkilla666 I wonder what it sounds like. I'd love to hear it. Make up my own idea about it. I wonder what it would be called. Don't you? :)
kdlang`s version at the opening of the Olympic Games iis just as great!
In MOJO's Songwriter Edition of August 2000, in which songwriters the ilk of Paul McCartney, Carole King et. al. voted on the 100 greatest songs of all time, it was this version of Hallelujah, in the entry on the song, that they, many of the greatest songwriters, and performers, of all time, rated the definitive one. But, you know, to each their own. If it's the greatest to you, then it is, for you, period .. there's nothing else to say. By the way, what you hear here, this version, was edited from recordings made over many, many weeks; the initial recording sessions were extended, by as I recall, 6 weeks; so, the result of great craftsmanship in the studio by many, as well as of course the genius of Jeff and Leonard. I'm in no doubt that folk will be tearing up listening to this hundreds of years from now, just like I am tonight. Love you Jeff and Leonard .. thank you both, infinitely, for giving us something so truly, genuinely, ethereal .. rest in peace ...
this is the best version
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+Karen Verity damm good ,, but it's one of those , 1st time you heard a song , jeffs was on cold case tv series, 1st time I heard this song ever
To me, Buckley's voice seems a bit thin here ... straining to reach the high notes, but yes, it's still a nice version and quite ethereal. However, the version I prefer is by John Cale. His voice is rich, deep and full of majesty ... perhaps an acquired taste, but I'd say Cale's version is best.
Listen to KD Lang sing this. She did it live for Olympic closing... It will blow your mind.
Have you heard thedooo
My father passed away Two years ago, I never stopped missing him, dear dad, I love you.
This man has the power to easily make me cry. I've cried multiple times listening to his voice. Rest in peace his beautiful soul.
i think this has got to be the best version of the song, they are all wonderful but i think the emotion in this verison is so much stronger and its beautiful
Hailey Charlebois I personally prefer Rufus Wainwright's version, but you can't go wrong with any of them!
Hailey Charlebois listen to the one by ptx
ive gotta agree. no other version matches the emotion he displays on this one.
Mesu Isfahany the pentatonix one has no emotion
100% agree
Beyond words. Heartbreakingly beautiful.
Amen
Roger Deschenes
amen
What’s amazing about this song is that it connects with everyone. Everyone has their story to tell and everyone feels a connection to it. Whether it be from losing someone while playing this song or it helped you through a tough situation everyone has a story to tell and people connect with each other through their stories all because of this one song
Peter Parker Just had to say that I love Peter Parker and I agree with your comment ☺️
Karis H thank
The best version for me. I listen to this song when my soul feels heavy
This is one of the greatest songs of all time.
There's something haunting about this version.
Jeff Buckley died shortly after recording this so... maybe? lol so sad though :( r.i.p
Actually he recorded this a few years before he died (on his only completed album Grace). He was in the process of recording his second album when he tragically drowned and in doing so followed in the footsteps of his father, another recording artist, who died also at a young age.
I had a argument with a fan of Bon Jovi's version. He said Buckley didn't show as much emotion. But he really does. It comes out as anguish, and it truly is haunting.
save me now and
This version make me soar. I can touch the sky.
This is simply one of the finest songs ever sang in the history of music
Well I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
Well it goes like this
The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
She tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
But baby I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
You know, I used to live alone before I knew ya
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Well there was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show that to me do ya
But remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Maybe there's a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Ummm, yeah, I heard the dude sing it. But thanks anyway.
The having love and losing it and the emptiness and sorrow felt , gotta hit a person like a hammer. It did me because i lost my beloved husband . He was 21 years older than me. I adored him and he me. I had that sacred Godly Hallelujah when 2 are 1. He died of asbestos poisoning/ lung cancer. I started fucking crying when i heard this. Had a nother blessing and I have another dear Soul w me now, but i thought of him tonight too( yea Im both lucky in love and unlucky for losing it). 😒The song is about losing someone- in this case about someone rejecting the person in the song, but it made me think about the “cold and broken Hallelujah “ as when you lose someone that made you feel at one with a Universal Entity - whether it b tantric or whatever. Its the shock of losing it. What this means to me now is how to appreciate a loved one NOW. This is probably the best version I have heard; I thought KD Lang or Leonard Cohen were the most emotionally epic, but I was wrong.
@@anubisrapture992 So sorry for your loss. 🙏
@@BillSmith-rx9rm That wasnt very nice, He was just helping...
@@sweetcreature2475 what? I said thanks, didn't I? LOL By the way, thank you too. Get it? LOL Words are a plaything to me.
The best version. Forever and always.
Is it possible to not cry?
Seriously, I'm a mess.
RIP Buckley, you talented angel
Dont, smile instead.
i dont see this as a sad song but a thanks to biology for creating humankind
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Thank Leonard Cohen who wrote this song and many others equally if not more beautiful.
+Jack Goldman realy it's nice, but i love Léonard Cohen...
I'm desperately struggling with mental illness... sometimes I wish I could take my own life but then I think about my family and my husband. I used to live alone before I knew you, my love. It's so hard. But I have faith. To all of us struggling with pain and mental disorders, we're my not alone.
Be thankful for what you have, strive for what you want to be. Forgive yourself for your faults and keep moving.
Everyday you can draw air into your lungs is wroth it. Our time is limited.
Have faith in yourself. You are loved. The pain & the struggle is real. And so is the love. Live for the love. 🙏
You will heal, have faith in that, I've kinda been there, everything it's possible if you really really want it, I'll pray for you this night
Don’t do it friend, there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel to look forward to. It might seem like a long never ending journey but once you get to the end of it you’ll never feel better I promise. Keep strong and keep fighting we’re all rooting for you
If this song does not give you goosebumps... one of if not the most beautiful song ever written! Thank you leonard cohen for the song, thank you jeff buckley for singing such a beautiful cover! May you both rest in peace!
He was a genius. So much talent. He passed too soon. God bless.
Yeah it's a great cover
I had this exact version played at my mother's funeral, sad but lovely.
Yep, me too but at my dad's funeral in 2018. It crushed me but everyone there loved it, even older people who didn't know this song at all. This version has a way to touch your soul...
@@StephaneBergeronPixelyzed I still cry when I hear the song, it takes me back to mom's funeral. It's a lovely and a bit eerie, it touches the soul that's why it's so beautiful.
After hearing Jeff perform this song I have refused to hear anyone else sing it. No one can even begin to approach the level of this masterpiece. This moves through your soul and resonates in a way that no one can ever match.
Cant even try to sing the whole song I get choked up with tears before I get to end of the second bar , it's so simple but beautiful
A man played that wonderful song in Salzburg 2022 at the Christmas market in a quiet corner with his guitar. We heard it with tears in our eyes.
My father hung himself when I was a baby, I still struggle with the hole it left. Love to anyone who's lost someone x
I was thinking about doing this. But I have listened to this song now 10x in a row... and I saw you comment... I have a baby. I don't want to do that them. Its not about me.
@@jonathanjackson3591 I sure hope I'm not too late. Please know there are people out there that care about you that dont even know you. You have a baby and and you are the world to him/her. Please don't take that away from them. If you need to talk please message me. I will pray for you, pray for a sense of peace and happiness. Your family loves you and I care about you. Please be there for that baby. They need you and I promise you that your family will be broken without you. You matter! Sending love and big hugs from afar. ❤
I'm so sorry Global Gypsy. That must have been so hard growing up knowing that. So very sad. I hope you have found happiness in your life despite such a hard start in life. Noone should have to go through that. I'll be praying for you and your family. Stay healthy and safe❤🙏
My father died when I was 12 with a hang glider accident. He didnt choose that, but you know, its a dangerous thing to do and my mother was full of anger with him and she was never able to forgive him. I did forgive him, and it so beautiful to do that, people have their reason to do what they choose to, whatever it is, and we are nobody to judge. Moreover, I think that facing death in such a young age can give you a sort of inner wisdom, at least that worked with me... I remember my friends telling me how strong I was when my first love finished, cause I used to say: Well, its not that tragedy, we are both still alive! My best friends notice this wisdom, and I dont know if it is for this childhood experience, but if it is, I can honestly say that it was a very good experience to me.
@@jonathanjackson3591 YOU NEED JESUS AND YOU WILL NEVER THINK ABOUT TAKING YOUR LIFE AGAIN .READ ACTS 2.38
"well there's was a time when you let me know, what's really going on below but now you never show that to me, do ya? But remember when I moved in you and the holy dove was moving too and every breath we drew was hallelujah"
That part always hits me because I can relate. When you are first with someone and you have that over the top feeling of happiness and excitement and you tell eachother everything while falling more in love everyday with everything you do together and then with time, that goes away along with the love you once felt. The passion ends up evaporated along with the memories of the great times you had, ending bittersweet knowing you both should probably move on but not forgetting what you once had... Sometimes love goes away with time and it's no one's fault. Its a sad nature but we all go through it. Relationships can start out so beautiful and end so carelessly and with a whimper. "How on earth did we get here from where we started?"
Wow you took the words right out of my mouth! Sorry for your pain!
If both don’t have Jesus in their heart it will fall apart. The world has too many vices. Jesus saves from all.
It will always be the best version of Hallelujah, an angel you are for sure....so sorry you left us so early....
My favorite version of Hallelujah. ❤
This is my all-time favorite version of this song. Makes me cry every single time I hear it.
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It's such a beautiful song!
Me too brother. Me too.
That you Shoes? I concur even if it's not.
share my tissue friend
3:01 you can hear the pain in his voice..like he understands what the lyrics mean and he puts so much emotion in to it...true art
Chrisnazzy But it’s one of the best parts
I love this version the most. I think what does it for me is the echoing effect of the guitar and his voice wavering at the end of his words...it's such a delicate rendition that brings out the vulnerability of the lyrics
I hadn’t really listened to this song for such a long time. Waves and waves of chills running down my back. It is a magnificent cover!
I remember this song being played on September 12th, 2001. It was on CNN or one of the major news networks and I bawled my eyes out. Powerful powerful music.
I've found that I can't listen to this if I'm in anything close to a good mood. It really cuts deep into the human soul.
same here. the power of some words & notes, sung & played in the right order.....
Ben W. and dog souls
sure does .
Ben W. Oh indeed it does. Very haunting and emotionally enlightening.
Hey Ben. I found your comment interesting. This song puts me right in my feels, too. As do many of Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley songs. But, sometimes, I get the most when I *am in a good mood and then jump into something that will put me in a thoughtful, introspective mindset. A lot of growth happens there. Anyway, journey onward, human. Be kind. Recycle. 🎀
When you want to sing along, but you're speechless.
And can’t sing
Absolutely...
All shakey and shit.. yeah
Every time for the last 25 years
I listened to this song the moment i gave birth to my son.I still don't know to this day why i couldn't stop listening to these beautiful lyrics.It was an overwhelming feeling of having acomplished the most amazing thing I will ever do in my life.Forever grateful,extremely humble and at the same time utterly powerful.The closest to God one can ever be.
This version is my favorite and I listen to it to calm down sometimes when my anxiety is high.
I am an MC. I have had a deep passion for hip hop for as long as I can remember, and I just have to say that from a person who has a devotion to lyricism that borders on religous, these are some of the best lyrics ever written.
Leonard Cohen was a great songwriter
This song was written for Jeff Buckley...we just didn't know it. This is truly a spiritual experience every time one hears it. It doesn't matter where one stands religiously...this is what the spirit of God feels like.
The beautiful and last song my dear dad and I heard together before he unexpectedly passed away. Yes dad, it is "a truly beautiful song" as you'd said to me as you walked by me to go finish packing your suitcase. I wish I stopped you getting on the plane...I delayed it 4 days. That crazy downfall of rain was full on, but I still managed to get 15 minutes to talk with you in the car on the way to the airport..I felt something in my heart but tried to push those thoughts away...I miss you dad❤...always❤🕯❤🌹😔❤
May your dad rest in peace 🙏
One of the beautiful pieces of music, ever.
The opening 'sigh' sounds so loud to me, now. Love this.
This is the most beautiful version of all time.
What I would give for a chance to hear him live for the tiniest moment. He was amazing and the loss of him is tragic.
Both powerful and tender at the same time. Godspeed Mr Buckley.
THIS is it. This is the greatest version. There's even another version by Jeff Buckley with way more views that doesn't hold up to this.
yup, i saw that one and i was like, "no no no this is wrong."
you HAVE to have the dissonant chords to start the thing off.
Physically Leonard, you may have left us. However, the soul in your poetry lives on with us. Thank
you for your gifts to all of us.
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Jeff's Hallelujah never ceases to move and inspire me. Every single time. It's simply heartbreaking that he left us way too early, he could have shown his talent as a precious gift to us all for so many more years.. but we all know God has only heavenly tastes to be surrounded. We miss you Jeff xx
Whenever I hear this song it reminds me of my step-dad who passed away from cancer and even though I only knew him for a short time he taught me a lot. I remember spreading his ashes on the tree by the lake in Montana. Forever missed Jim.
I am so very sorry Robin Goudy.. I just clicked on this song trying to get my 1 yr old babygirl back to sleep..and came across your story..and my heart just dropped. I just held her a little tighter, and tears streamed down my cheeks. I think every single day how incredibly strong any mother who has lost her child is and it's a pain I can barely think about bc it shakes me to the core. Having a child completely changes your perspective on many things, and I find myself so worried and scared to death that something could happen to my lil one. It's a fear you just don't know until you have children, and a fear you try your best not to think about bc it's almost unfathomable..You are one amazing woman, and I'm sure it has a lot to do with your other children and having to be strong for them at times when they aren't able to be for themselves or you.. When anyone you love passes it leaves a great hole in your heart/life and I have had loved ones..such as my father whom was my world.. pass..but losing a child is just not the same and to me, not comparable to any other I would think. It takes amazing courage to go on, even after it seems everyone forgets..Bc that's prob what it seems at times..People don't talk about him as much anymore, either bc maybe they don't know if you're comfortable with talking about him, or they just get caught up in life as we all do, and in the daily grind...While you are there with that intense pain, having to go about your life like you're ok..when any mother who has loved a child knows that you cannot be💔 Saying I'm sorry just isn't enough, so I found all of this just pouring out.. I am in awe of your strength and how you've even used your heartache to help others who are in need just like your son💜 I'm brand new to this youtube station thing and this is actually my 1st comment, so I hope it gets to you. Idk if it will tell me if it does or if I get any responses or anything, so just in case I don't respond if you do..That's why..still not sure exactly what having a youtube station is all about..Hopefully you will see this mssg, though bc I think it's so important you know how insanely amazing you are for even just getting through such a nightmare..and then turning that pain into comfort and love for others, when it would have been way easier just to retreat into the sadness and despair that I feel I would have along with prob 90% of other Mother's who endure their worst nightmare..You are a role model for sure Mama💜 I bet you've touched more ppl's lives than you will ever even know and helped ease some ppl's pain/mind you're not even aware of...
Every time I hear this version, I get chills all over, I believe that this song is absolute perfection, the complete voice/guitar combination is absolutely haunting, not to mention perfect
4:39 this part gets me everytime. I cry like a baby. Idk why, but it's so emotional.
For me it always relates with the end of '24' season 4, when the new day had just dawned and Jack Bauer was going home after doing his job.
I hadn't listened to this song in a long time and my aunt passed away a few days ago and I found this and played it and it just broke me this song is beautiful the raw emotions you can feel when you hear him sing just floors me