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Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah
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Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK)
Posted: Jun 14, 2013 - 02:55
 
The buskers playing outside my office seem to have appropriated this, which is a shame... good to be reminded of how good it can sound 

shockwavewriter
(Austin, TX)
Posted: May 29, 2013 - 09:53
 
Perfect.

dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found)
Posted: May 29, 2013 - 09:52
 
stf9 wrote:
I like Jeff Buckley fine but can we PLEASE, PLEASE stop playing this song and all 17 other different versions that get played all the time on this station.

 
I agree. This song has been appropriated as a kind of made-for-TV cue to respond emotionally to an unfortunate event. I like it fine, but I can go a while without hearing it again.

treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: May 21, 2013 - 14:21
 
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
Just read up on his death. Motto of the story: kids, never swim with your clothes on.

Sheesh, it's so easy to drown out there.

  
Just finished this great feature article from the June 2013 UNCUT.  The guy was really anti-drugs & cigs, and no alcohol was found in his system after the autopsy.  Why anybody would want to swim in the Mississippi in Memphis at all (I grew up a mile from it, and it was "murky" to say the least way up in Minn.), let alone wearing clothes & boots, is beyond me.



   

NoEnzLefttoSplit
Posted: Apr 03, 2013 - 03:06
 
Just read up on his death. Motto of the story: kids, never swim with your clothes on.

Sheesh, it's so easy to drown out there.

stf9
Posted: Mar 27, 2013 - 13:58
 
I like Jeff Buckley fine but can we PLEASE, PLEASE stop playing this song and all 17 other different versions that get played all the time on this station.

Xeric
(Montana)
Posted: Mar 02, 2013 - 15:57
 
The apparent consensus to the contrary, I think Jeff Buckley is generally just awful.  SO overblown, overwrought, over the freakin' top.  This song, however, is really beautiful.  

BBoyes
(Salt Lake City Utah)
Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 08:10
 
This is one of my most favorite albums, best listened to all in one go, since parts are a long segue. I was fortunate enough to see him in a small club here in Utah and he signed this disc. It was a fantastic solo show. Amazing guitarist and vocalist. No telling where he might have gone if he was still alive.

coachc
Posted: Jan 24, 2013 - 06:57
 
I agree that it is not the best version; there are three or four better including Cohen's. But Jeff Buckley live such a tragically short life. Everything he left behind is a gift.

Jonno wrote:
This is the worst version of this song I know. The John Cale rendition is excellent, "Laughing Len" Cohen's is pretty good too.
 



coachc
Posted: Jan 24, 2013 - 06:48
 
Not KD Lang please!!!  Her version is so overwrought:

My top three versions:

John Cale
Jeff Buckley
Rufus Wainright

Bultaco wrote:
We seem to be hearing Buckley's version of this song on an almost daily basis.

Can we dig a little deeper into the archives, please, and try kd lang's, or Cash's or ANYBODY else's version, pleeeeeeease! 
 



coachc
Posted: Jan 24, 2013 - 06:23
 
Still like John Cale's version the best though.

Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Jan 23, 2013 - 19:34
 

Everybody in my church loves this cover...


teleskialaska
(Alaska)
Posted: Jan 23, 2013 - 19:31
 
There is actually a book about this version of the song, Weid, huh.  I copied this link from Amazon:

The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah"

Alan Light (Author)


anotherdreamer
Posted: Jan 15, 2013 - 04:04
 
I like this song alot, but there are way better versions of it out there.

mdnlsn
Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 11:15
 
 vito1975 wrote:
Way, way overrated, if you ask me...
 
Fortunately, I didn't.

MrRedwood
(San Francisco)
Posted: Dec 06, 2012 - 14:47
 

The Atlantic just covered this song — check out How Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' Became Everybody's 'Hallelujah'.

And they mention there's a book on the way out: The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah".

Cover of book from Goodreads.com



MrRedwood
(San Francisco)
Posted: Dec 04, 2012 - 21:57
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:
None of these songs have the rating you've given. Where did you get this list - your alimentary canal?
 
Geez, what ever happened to "play nice, kids."

This is RP Classics pasted in from the bottom of the Music/Artists page.  The note there says "top listener ratings", so the rating is apparently the highest each particular song ever achieved.

Next time you decide to be obnoxious, perhaps you could make sure you aren't making a fool of yourself first. 

juanos
(Somewhere between the US and Guatemala)
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 15:00
 
what a great song to listen before leaving for my flight to the wouthern hermisphere!!

HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 15:00
 
please file this under "played"..Bill !

jimmpypowder
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 14:58
 
 vito1975 wrote:
Way, way overrated, if you ask me...
 
You got that right!

vito1975
Posted: Nov 22, 2012 - 02:16
 
Way, way overrated, if you ask me...

kliouchka
Posted: Oct 21, 2012 - 17:56
 
This song was played at my best friend's funeral. Now every time I hear it it's like he's alive again for a few minutes.

us
(Here, as well as there)
Posted: Oct 21, 2012 - 17:55
 
 swart wrote:
Best version of the best song ever written. Sorry Bach. Sorry Lennon and McCartney
 
Personally, I prefer Leonard Cohen's version, but tastes differ (and that's a good thing!)
I love Jeff Buckley, though, like Phantasmagoria in Two… :)
/bow
 

wildlewis
Posted: Oct 21, 2012 - 17:52
 
 swart wrote:
Best version of the best song ever written.
 
Ditto.

swart
Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 19:11
 
Best version of the best song ever written. Sorry Bach. Sorry Lennon and McCartney

Sasha2001
(Nowhere near a public restroom...)
Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 19:09
 
 capzfan wrote:

1. The Beatles - A Day In The Life  (9.667)
2. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower  (9.655)
3. Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata  (9.654)
4. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here  (9.636)
5. J.S. Bach - Toccata in D minor  (9.603)
6. Pink Floyd - Echoes  (9.566)
7. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond  (9.565)
8. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five  (9.559)
9. Beethoven - Symphony No.5 - Allegro Con Brio  (9.552)
10. The Beatles - You Never Give Me/The End  (9.544)
11. Vivaldi - The 4 Seasons: Summer  (9.536)
12. Mozart - Symphony No. 40 - Molto Allegro  (9.52)
13. Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing  (9.52)
14. Pink Floyd - Time  (9.52)
15. Pink Floyd - Us & Them -> Eclipse  (9.504)
16. Etta James - At Last  (9.492)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer  (9.465)
18. Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence  (9.462)
19. The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps  (9.456)
20. Beethoven - Für Elise  (9.456)
21. Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing (live)  (9.454)
22. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze  (9.441)
23. The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun  (9.439)
24. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb  (9.432)
25. Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay  (9.431)
26. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)  (9.411)
27. The Beatles - Let It Be  (9.408)
28. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World  (9.396)
29. Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro  (9.375)
30. Benny Goodman - Sing, Sing, Sing  (9.363)
31. Rolling Stones - Paint It Black  (9.345)
32. Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter  (9.336)
33. Jimi Hendrix - Red House  (9.328)
34. Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Concerto No.4 In E, Adagio  (9.323)
35. Duke Ellington - Stormy Weather  (9.316)
36. Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary  (9.314)
37. The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)  (9.308)
38. Simon & Garfunkel - America  (9.305)
39. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth  (9.297)
40. John Lennon - Imagine  (9.292)
41. B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone  (9.29)
42. The Who - Baba O'Riley  (9.281)
43. Led Zeppelin - Ramble On  (9.276)
44. The Beatles - In My Life  (9.275)
45. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby  (9.272)
46. The Beatles - Blackbird  (9.27)
47. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues  (9.264)
48. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever  (9.26)
49. The Beatles - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away  (9.254)
50. Van Morrison - Into The Mystic  (9.254)
51. Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You  (9.254)
52. Erik Satie - Gnossienne No1  (9.242)
53. Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky  (9.241)
54. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long  (9.227)
55. Antonio Vivaldi - The 4 Seasons - Summer - Allegro Non Molto  (9.208)
56. Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus and Lucy  (9.206)
57. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Live at Wembley 1974)  (9.174)
58. Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song  (9.166)
59. Edvard Grieg - Hall of the Mountain King  (9.161)
60. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode  (9.16)
  None of these songs have the rating you've given. Where did you get this list - your alimentary canal?



MM_Oz
(Gidgie.. in the golden west)
Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 19:08
 
 ploba wrote:
silly me, i had previously given this a 9  lol      this is unquestionably a 10 
 
dsylexic ... i was thinking 01



ploba
(the other coast and hang a left)
Posted: Sep 20, 2012 - 05:20
 
silly me, i had previously given this a 9  lol      this is unquestionably a 10 

Bultaco
(St. Catharines, ON, Canada)
Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 07:58
 
I think even Vince GILL has one........let's hear it, thanks.

Michael 

Bultaco
(St. Catharines, ON, Canada)
Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 07:57
 
We seem to be hearing Buckley's version of this song on an almost daily basis.

Can we dig a little deeper into the archives, please, and try kd lang's, or Cash's or ANYBODY else's version, pleeeeeeease! 

milipili
(by the Black Sea)
Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 06:54
 
Much better than the one that played two hours ago... or maybe it has to do something with Jeff and his voice... I'm such a girl {#Daisy}

ofanansky
Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 06:48
 
already heard a different version of this song today...too much 

shemp
(orange, california)
Posted: Aug 19, 2012 - 17:45
 
Suckelujah!

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 25, 2012 - 21:04
 
 romeotuma wrote:
 hippiechick wrote:
Such a beautiful song, no matter who sings it.
 

amen...

this song was written in 1984 by Leonard Cohen...

I also agree with what Will62 says about Jeff Buckley...

in 2004, Buckley's version of this song was ranked number 259 on RollingStone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"...

 

 


capzfan
(Virginia, USA)
Posted: Jul 25, 2012 - 21:02
 
 jules44 wrote:
Highest rated song i think I have seen on RP....Bill? Is it?
 
1. The Beatles - A Day In The Life  (9.667)
2. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower  (9.655)
3. Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata  (9.654)
4. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here  (9.636)
5. J.S. Bach - Toccata in D minor  (9.603)
6. Pink Floyd - Echoes  (9.566)
7. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond  (9.565)
8. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five  (9.559)
9. Beethoven - Symphony No.5 - Allegro Con Brio  (9.552)
10. The Beatles - You Never Give Me/The End  (9.544)
11. Vivaldi - The 4 Seasons: Summer  (9.536)
12. Mozart - Symphony No. 40 - Molto Allegro  (9.52)
13. Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing  (9.52)
14. Pink Floyd - Time  (9.52)
15. Pink Floyd - Us & Them -> Eclipse  (9.504)
16. Etta James - At Last  (9.492)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer  (9.465)
18. Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence  (9.462)
19. The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps  (9.456)
20. Beethoven - Für Elise  (9.456)
21. Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing (live)  (9.454)
22. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze  (9.441)
23. The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun  (9.439)
24. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb  (9.432)
25. Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay  (9.431)
26. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)  (9.411)
27. The Beatles - Let It Be  (9.408)
28. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World  (9.396)
29. Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro  (9.375)
30. Benny Goodman - Sing, Sing, Sing  (9.363)
31. Rolling Stones - Paint It Black  (9.345)
32. Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter  (9.336)
33. Jimi Hendrix - Red House  (9.328)
34. Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Concerto No.4 In E, Adagio  (9.323)
35. Duke Ellington - Stormy Weather  (9.316)
36. Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary  (9.314)
37. The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)  (9.308)
38. Simon & Garfunkel - America  (9.305)
39. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth  (9.297)
40. John Lennon - Imagine  (9.292)
41. B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone  (9.29)
42. The Who - Baba O'Riley  (9.281)
43. Led Zeppelin - Ramble On  (9.276)
44. The Beatles - In My Life  (9.275)
45. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby  (9.272)
46. The Beatles - Blackbird  (9.27)
47. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues  (9.264)
48. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever  (9.26)
49. The Beatles - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away  (9.254)
50. Van Morrison - Into The Mystic  (9.254)
51. Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You  (9.254)
52. Erik Satie - Gnossienne No1  (9.242)
53. Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky  (9.241)
54. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long  (9.227)
55. Antonio Vivaldi - The 4 Seasons - Summer - Allegro Non Molto  (9.208)
56. Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus and Lucy  (9.206)
57. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Live at Wembley 1974)  (9.174)
58. Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song  (9.166)
59. Edvard Grieg - Hall of the Mountain King  (9.161)
60. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode  (9.16)

Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: Jul 25, 2012 - 21:01
 
 Grammarcop wrote:
Oh, and my daughter's middle school choir performed this recently. Double sigh.
 
 hatechris wrote:
This song is about bangin' a chick.
 
OK, which is it? (Please, please, don't say "both.")

mgtom
(Mansfield, Ohio)
Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 07:20
 
PSD>>

blotto
(127.0.0.1)
Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 07:18
 
and I just rated it a 1, because it came back on after the PSD song was done.
Come one finish already.

richlister
Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 07:18
 
,  MrRedwood wrote:
Far too saccharine.  Fools listen to this one and think it's some quasi-religious love song.  Cale's version, plus Cohen's own post-Cale version, are best at hinting at the complexity of the lyrics.

While I respect the right of people to enjoy music of their choice, I very much prefer the Captain Smartypants version to Buckley's.  Heck, I'd ever prefer Allison Crowe's cover, and that's saying something.
 

You know, I was thinking the same thing, then I thought, nah, it's just as shit as all the other versions.

jules44
(Sunny North Carolina)
Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 07:16
 
Highest rated song i think I have seen on RP....Bill? Is it?

blotto
(127.0.0.1)
Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 07:14
 

Hallelujah for the PSD button,



MrRedwood
Posted: Jul 01, 2012 - 23:22
 
Far too saccharine.  Fools listen to this one and think it's some quasi-religious love song.  Cale's version, plus Cohen's own post-Cale version, are best at hinting at the complexity of the lyrics.

While I respect the right of people to enjoy music of their choice, I very much prefer the Captain Smartypants version to Buckley's.  Heck, I'd ever prefer Allison Crowe's cover, and that's saying something.

teleskialaska
(Alaska)
Posted: Jul 01, 2012 - 23:21
 
you people need to chill. It is just a song.  A really beautiful song.

hatechris
(Boston)
Posted: Jun 25, 2012 - 09:34
 
This song is about bangin' a chick.

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 10:34
 
oh , it's over

Hallelujah

mjcunningham59
(Toronto, Canada)
Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 10:33
 
 mjcunningham59 wrote:
Funny, I am just reading these posts and am happy to see I am not alone in thinking we need to put this song in a vault for a while. And I couldnt agree with you more. John Cale does it best. Bar none 

I agree with many opinions here. There should be a limit to how many people cover this song and how often is it played. In my opinion John Cales version is the absolute best - however if I hear it again in the next 2 years - by Mr Cale or anyone else I will scream!

 



t00lur
Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 10:33
 
I'm sick of hallelujah. Enough. 

Megavolt
Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 10:32
 
Yes, I agree. Too much airplay for this droning pile of suckage.

mjcunningham59
(Toronto, Canada)
Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 10:31
 
 Easyrider wrote:
Agonisingly overplayed.
 

YES!

mjcunningham59
(Toronto, Canada)
Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 10:31
 
I vote we stop playing this song for at least 2 years.
It is covered way too many times and while it is a beautiful song - haven't we all had enough?
Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, John Cale, Katie Lang and of course Leonard Cohen.
All nicely done, but give it a rest
Please  
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