Very nice cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.

[dennilfloss]

Me likey.

http://www.godvine.com/Four-Top-Singers-Perform-Hallelujah-So-Beautifully-1000.html

 

[OlafSicky]

None of these dorky looking guys would make it in the USA and that is the only thing that counts.

 

[Perknose]

Nice because of the song itself, but I prefer the ragged and soulfully mournful croak of the man who wrote the damn thing.

 

[drebo]

Rufus Wainwright's is far and away the best version of this song.

 

[jhansman]

Listen to (and watch ) Leonard's version on Live in London. Puts all others to shame

 

[DaveSimmons]

Mr. Cohen was born with the gift of a golden voice, but I still prefer Jeff Buckley's version.

For "Everybody Knows" it's a tie (for me) between him and Johnette Napolitano / Concrete Blonde.

For most everything else, I agree that he sings his own songs the best.

 

[darkewaffle]

I still like John Cale's the best. He just managed to give it this haunting gravity that I haven't felt from other renditions and he sang it with just the right balance of passion and force imo.

 

[Mandres]

Me likey.

http://www.godvine.com/Four-Top-Singers-Perform-Hallelujah-So-Beautifully-1000.html

Can't view at work but is this the one with Kurt Nilson and the three other guys?

If so, I love his performance so much. None of the other parts really impress me. I've watched this video dozens of times just for him though.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Mr. Cohen was born with the gift of a golden voice, but I still prefer Jeff Buckley's version.

For "Everybody Knows" it's a tie (for me) between him and Johnette Napolitano / Concrete Blonde.

For most everything else, I agree that he sings his own songs the best.

Truth

 

[Chocu1a]

The sound coming from between those gap teeth was amazing. Beautiful rendition. I think Buckley was the first to make it so hauntingly beautiful, but this version is outstanding on its own. Being live & such.

 

[KidNiki1]

Rufus Wainwright's is far and away the best version of this song.

i concur

 

[DigDog]

they're covering buckley's version', cohen's sounds far different... less commercial.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Rufus Wainwright's is far and away the best version of this song.

Have to agree. I appreciate Cohen's as well, but for me it's Rufus all the way.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Buckley

 

[TheVrolok]

but I still prefer Jeff Buckley's version.

this

 

[eldorado99]

KD Lang did a nice version at the Olympics in Vancouver 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NpxTWbovE