How Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ Brilliantly Mingled Sex, Religion Read story behind legendary artist’s most famous song, excerpted from Alan Light’s 2012 book ‘The Holy or the Broken’ GodVine last update 12/18/2017, 06:02 PM. r/AskReddit is the place to ask and answer thought-provoking questions. Stop Singing "Hallelujah" So My Ears Can Stop Bleeding Everyone from Bon Jovi, Axel Rudi Pell, Bono, Tangerine Dream, Willie Nelson, K.D. 27.0m members in the Music community. The Story of Handel’s Messiah; The best recordings of Allegri’s Miserere; The Best Recording of Handel’s Messiah. It's so beautiful and haunting all at once. When you hear this version of Hallelujah, your jaw is going to drop to the floor! The musical community of reddit Stephen Layton (conductor) 31.2m members in the AskReddit community. Probably the Best Version of Hallelujah We Have EVER Heard. Daryn Jones, guest co-host on The Morning Show, said it is the late Jeff Buckley’s version of “Hallelujah,” which appears on the 1994 album Grace, that deserves top honours. k.d lang – 2004. k.d lang’s version sits nicely amongst the crooners and growlers on this list. "Hallelujah" is a song written by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen, originally released on his album Various Positions (1984). So, in my music I have 3 versions of Hallelujah, the original by Leonard Cohen because it's the original, Jeff Buckley's version because it's a really good version for showing the emotional power of the song and I also have the acoustic cover by Lisa because that's the best I've found so far for vocal power. This video is definitely a must-see! Hallelujah! Artists tackling Messiah today therefore face the challenge both of getting to grips with Handel’s different versions – and of meeting expectations set up by misinformed past practice. Leonard Cohen's song Hallelujah is one of the best examples of a slow-burning hit. Lang to even Adam Sandler have performed and/or recorded it. Achieving little initial success, the song found greater popular acclaim through a recording by John Cale, which inspired a recording by Jeff Buckley.. Wainwright’s version of ‘Hallelujah’ was used on the Shrek soundtrack (John Cale’s was used in the film itself) but he originally recorded it for his 2001 album ‘Poses’.