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Now 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?
It goes like this the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light in every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Chrisparkle Mar 16, 2013 - 02:59	Spine tingling! [ Reply ]
DJ_BellsEye Feb 12, 2013 - 17:59	Biscobret wrote: The real question is why is Leonard Cohen covering a Jeff Buckley song?? Um, you know Jeff covered Leonard, right? But I must agree with the comments below that this version is a snoozer loser, jeez it's a dirge. Nothing like his original version and Jeff's soaring cover. Some guy recently wrote a book ABOUT THIS SONG! Ended with its use during the memorial services for the Sandy Hook tragedy. How's Vashon? I lived in Bainbridge Island for 3 years back in the post-grunge days. [ Reply ]
slackpacker Feb 12, 2013 - 17:55	This song is a perfect example of how covers can improve on the original. [ Reply ]
Biscobret Nov 10, 2012 - 15:49	The real question is why is Leonard Cohen covering a Jeff Buckley song?? [ Reply ]
Dinges,_the_Dude Nov 10, 2012 - 15:45	LC is a cool dude... [ Reply ]
mrgus Oct 10, 2012 - 07:16	Why are the lyrics totally different from his previous version? Shouldn't it be "Hallelujah II"? [ Reply ]
Randomax Oct 10, 2012 - 07:15	okay, here's the deal....I will say it again for everyone with negative things to say....As with Joni and others, it's the POETRY. Leonard's voice is sometimes hard to listen to (esp. his later, older voice) but it's the WORDS that make the song. That is why he gets so much airplay on RP. Now, I will say, if you've never heard his ORIGINAL recording of this song, it deserves a listen. This live 2009 version is somewhat painful. Yes, this song's covers are WAY overplayed but the original deserves to be listened to with "new ears" because conviction and emotion is his strong suit. Tori Amos just did Famous Blue Raincoat and, I'm sorry, but some songs are just never meant to be covered....Such a personal event in Mr. Cohen's life could NEVER be conveyed better than his original, heart-breaking version. [ Reply ]
t00lur Oct 10, 2012 - 07:13	for God's sake, I am sick of Hallelujah! enough enough [ Reply ]
kaybee Sep 08, 2012 - 17:38	missyanneb wrote: Sigh. I am kind of sick to death of this song. I hear it everywhere. And here on RP there are ten, count 'em, ten versions! [ Reply ]
Megavolt Sep 08, 2012 - 17:36	Preach it, brother! [ Reply ]
Megavolt Sep 08, 2012 - 17:35	This song gets waaayyy too much air time. There are other Leonard Cohen songs that deserve more play. [ Reply ]
jocelynsart Sep 08, 2012 - 17:34	this is so lounge [ Reply ]
ScottN Sep 08, 2012 - 17:34	This version is inferior to the version on the album to which it is credited. On the "real" live version, Cohen reclaimed his song quite successfully. [ Reply ]
BikeCoachDave Aug 08, 2012 - 06:23	How Leonard Cohen has built such a following, and how he gets so much airplay on R.P. escapes me. [ Reply ]
jpfueler Jul 07, 2012 - 20:09	I've known a long time Leonard had done this, and this is actually the first time I ever heard it. Iprefer Jeff or K.D. on this one [ Reply ]
Bobert_ParkCity Jul 07, 2012 - 20:04	FlatCat wrote: Leonard Cohen is whom the word lugubrious was invented for. I'll always associate lugubrious with Joseph Conrad, since I first encountered the word reading Heart of Darkness. [ Reply ]
dedawson Jul 07, 2012 - 20:01	Wow, talk about a bad version. Make it stop, please. [ Reply ]
Bobert_ParkCity Jul 07, 2012 - 20:01	It's true, Jeff Buckley slays this, and Leonard snoozes it. [ Reply ]
wlpendley Jul 07, 2012 - 19:59	I have to agree, this is a very mediocre, sleepy version of a fabulous song by a genius artist. I'd far rather hear the Rufus Wainwright or Jeff Buckley versions than this. Please take it out of rotation. Leonard Cohen is too good for this... [ Reply ]
Sjaaks Jun 06, 2012 - 01:41	Even asleep, i'm wondering if i'll wake up from this anytime soon... Really horrible! [ Reply ]