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Who did the best version of "Hallelujah"?

Leonard Cohen

12%

[ 3 ]

Jeff Buckley

52%

[ 13 ]

Bono

[ 2 ]

Rufus Wainright

16%

[ 4 ]

Allison Crowe

[ 0 ]

Other (Please Specify)

12%

[ 3 ]

Total Votes : 25

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Saellys
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Post subject: Who did the best version of "Hallelujah"?
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:57 pm

I want your opinions, people!
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 7:04 pm

Oh no
no

no no no
Dont make me
Well for starters.. i have a few versions to listen to before i decide!
But i'll pencil in a vote for Jeff

EDIT: what about John Cale?
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homesick_alien
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 7:08 pm

I personally don't like the song at all and have only heard Jeff,Rufus and of course leonard do the track so I went with jeff because Jeff Buckley is my favourite artist
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markr
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 7:32 pm

i think john cales version on the fragments of a rainy season cd is the best version of this song, but im like paul , im not a huge fan of the song..

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ilitherian
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 7:37 pm

Leonard Cohen!

come on!

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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:36 pm

The Bono version is Rockin. It's also got a nice beat.

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Lisa
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:23 am

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Yeah I think it was Jeff Buckley who did the best version, but I'm also not really keen on the song itself.
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markr
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:42 am

lisa im shocked , its so unlike you to like jeff buckleys viersion of anything. whats up with that lol

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Vegetable
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:53 am

Avril Lavigne! wohoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

I mean... ok, I was just leaving

*walks away*
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ilitherian
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 12:24 pm

i think it is appaling that no one else has voted for leonard cohen... gah! Shocked

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PoorWriter
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 12:50 pm

I'm with Luke.
I'm assuming most of you have not heard Cohen, cause he's brilliant.
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mr.mr.onbrokenwings
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 1:52 pm

though i like Buckley's version the best, Cohen's was worthy, too. i'm not that fond of Various Positions, but i love I'm Your Man. that's one of my favorite 80's sounding records.

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girl*from*mars
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 2:57 pm

PoorWriter wrote:

I'm with Luke.
I'm assuming most of you have not heard Cohen, cause he's brilliant.

Hey, hey, hey.... I've heard Cohen's and you're right- it is brilliant and so is he, but I voted for Jeff because I just love his stuff to pieces.
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 3:23 pm

Well, Cohen has said that that Buckley's version is the best he's heard and it's the one everyone imitates. Dar Williams, Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, Cindy Wasserman (Grant Lee Phillips), Damien Rice, Ani DiFranco have also done good ones. I saw Jeff sing it a few times (the best being at The Mint) that's why I'd vote for him.
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homesick_alien
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 3:35 pm

PoorWriter wrote:

I'm with Luke.
I'm assuming most of you have not heard Cohen, cause he's brilliant.

I find him too depressing and his voice grates on me.His poetry is even more depressing
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