Jeff Buckley Hallelujah vs Alexandra Hallelujah

[Keyser Soze]

Buckley's version from Live at Sin-e is the best version EVAR.

except maybe this version

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2rn4BYsqkNI&feature=channel_page

joke

 

[TurnipHead]

Anything is better than the original tbh. Just an awful, awful piece of music.

 

[Tom84]

I actually really like Alex's version, will be going out to buy it tomorrow

 

[shifty_uk]

Anything is better than the original tbh. Just an awful, awful piece of music.

I like it.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Anything is better than the original tbh. Just an awful, awful piece of music.

Which is the original?

 

[molinari]

Can I be the odd one out and say that I prefer Jon Bon Jovi's version . Saw him sing it Live at Twickenham this year and it was very very good.

 

[Agent0range]

I actually really like Alex's version, will be going out to buy it tomorrow

Resisting the temptation to just scream TRAVESTY!!!11one at the top of my voice, I'm genuinely curious as to why you like Alex's version? What aspects of the song make it a good cover in your opinion?

 

[Bill101]

Which is the original?

One of the two (different lyrics) by Leonard Cohen

try this Hallelujah quiz

 

[Lysander]

He wasn't all that, he really wasn't. It's just because he's brown bread, same as with that over-rated Cassidy bint.

Thank you, at last someone agrees.

Now say the same about Elvis.

 

[Streeteh]

Thank you, at last someone agrees.

Now say the same about Elvis.

I would go as far as to say the same thing about both elvis and kurt cobain.

/runs

[EDIT] Everyone knows the John Cale version is clearly the best btw

/double runs

 

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Buckley

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[Nymins]

Buckley

All others fail !

Truth

 

[Sic]

He wasn't all that, he really wasn't. It's just because he's brown bread

Hehe, so I'm not the only one!

 

[Majago]

The Rufus Wainwright one is the best.

+1

 

[sist_si]

Grace by Jeff Buckley is one of my all time favourite albums. As good as this song is, it's not my fave on the album by a long shot.

(edit: I'd vote for Jeff by the way)

 

[THMRK]

Jeffs is sitting at number 2 in the iTunes chart.

 

[Slogan]

Neither are particularly good. I think it's the song I don't care for.

That and Jeff Buckley's Wikipedia picture makes him look like Gog from Peep Show.

 

[Gilly]

Why Buckley v Alexandra?

Neither are in the top two versions :/

 

[The Big T]

Jeff Buckley should be the only version.. everyone else can **** off.

 

[Streeteh]

Jeff Buckley should be the only version.. everyone else can **** off.

Surely without the original Cohen version the Buckley version wouldn't exist?