Hallelujah-Leonard Cohen

[marty]

I know when the PBS tribute was but the you tube video was published in 2007 of a 2005 performance

You are correct, Steve. I sent the wrong URL. This is the one she did from the tribute in 2017. Maybe it's that now Leonard has passed, or maybe it's me, but I think the tribute concert version is even better!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paXBGRntIdM

 

[still-one]

Well I may have just heard the most moving version during the PBS special "Leonard Cohen - Tower Of Song". KD Lang kicked butt with with a gut busting, passionate and soaring rendition of this song. Her phrasing of the lyrics was perfect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paXBGRntIdM&frags=pl%2Cwn

SORRY> I didn't know this was the same version that was posted above. It deserves to be heard.

 

[DSkip]

I've sold a couple pair of speakers using this song, but my go-to is the Pentatonix version. It is not a flawless recording, but it can stir the soul.

 

[Don Hills]

I wish this was more than 2 verses long, but the format of the show means you only have about 2 minutes to make an impression:

She won the show with this one:

Stay With Me Baby (Lorraine Ellison)

 

[audioguy]

I've sold a couple pair of speakers using this song, but my go-to is the Pentatonix version. It is not a flawless recording, but it can stir the soul.

I LOVE Pentatonix - and their version of this song is excellent - but totally different from KD Lang's. Their music is just fun to listen to as is "Straight No Chaser".

And to wander even further Off Topic: Check out Straight No Chaser's "It's All About The Bass"

 

[rblnr]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BG-_ZDrypec


I find Leonard Cohen as transcendent as it gets, so happy I saw him a few times live. This was interesting as it was performed immediately after Trump was elected:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BG-_ZDrypec