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Best Hallelujah Cover? » The Music Mag
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Best Hallelujah Cover?
So I was on youtube looking for the Best Hallelujah Cover last night – Nothing better to do but here some fantastic performances of one of the most chilling songs ever made in my personal opinion.
Now what do you look for in a cover of this song? I personally prefer the Jeff Buckley version, but I feel it’s because I actually heard that before the Leonard Cohen version. I also know some people who prefer the version from Shrek as they’ve associated it with a sad part from a film, or people who (slightly shamefully) prefer the Alexandra Burke version.
I’m not arguing over which is the best version. Instead I am going to post a version I found on youtube and see what you think.
I personally feel it’s a really nice cover and the girl singing – Kina Grannis – does an amazing job with the song. It also suits her tone and style very well.
If you agree or disagree please leave a comment and The Music Mag will be happy to respond.
6 Responses to “Best Hallelujah Cover?”
May 20th, 2009 at 3:48 am
Kina Grannis is pretty good. But not a fan of this cover. Suffers from the ‘too much feeling’ aka. I’ll wobble my voice a lot and sing with my eyes closed, shit.
May 20th, 2009 at 4:05 am
any other suggestions?
May 20th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Imogen Heap’s acapella version is nice. Big fan of the David Bazan cover and Beirut does quite a cute live version too.
September 15th, 2009 at 6:46 am
where did you find that picture of him?
September 15th, 2009 at 7:08 am
I’m not sure Hiram, via google images. Feel free to use it.
October 26th, 2009 at 8:56 am
I much prefer k.d. lang’s version : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NpxTWbovE