Regina Spektor - Hallelujah (09-13-2005)

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Regina singing "Hallelujah", a cover of the Leonard Cohen song, at the 2005 Jewish Heritage Festival in NYC.

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Well, I heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do ya
Well, it goes like this: the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well, your faith was strong, but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
And she tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well, baby, I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
You know, I used to live alone before I knew ya
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well, there was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show that to me, do ya
But remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well, maybe there is a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah

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Regina Spektor - Hallelujah (09-13-2005)

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  • Nothing of what I ...

    Nothing of what I expected from her...but...

    Amazing.

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  • haha me too. i know.

    haha me too. i know.

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  • I adore Regina's ...

    I adore Regina's voice, her style etc. however the version of Jeff Buckley is beyond any reach.

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  • he's just ...

    he's just considered a superlative song writer among many artists, a little bit like dylan.

    I would also say that regina spektor is a very uncommonly gifted writer.

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  • What is it with all ...

    What is it with all these artists covering Cohen??? Not that I mind...

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  • it sounds like an ...

    it sounds like an old version from the 1920s

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  • this is beautiful ...

    this is beautiful
    <3
    regina is the best singer known :D

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  • ew i heard it for ...

    ew i heard it for the first time on shrek and now everytime i hear it i think of that.

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  • Amazing!! She made ...

    Amazing!! She made it her own!!

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  • try: Amanda Jensen ...

    try: Amanda Jensen - Halelujah

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  • Weak.

    Weak.

    By samsjd [Affiliate User] 1212225518 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this is okay. But ...

    this is okay. But the Jeff Buckley version is truly unbelievable.

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  • the only version ...

    the only version i've heard so far that doesn't make me think of shrek.
    regina's amazing.

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  • She's got an ...

    She's got an amazing body. I talked to her after an Atlana concert in Feb. She's so so white. It's gorgeous like porcelein. She's got amazing legs. I told her.

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  • I agree. She made ...

    I agree. She made it her own, and she didn't just sing the song; she put emotion into it.

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  • this isn't a bad ...

    this isn't a bad version at all, but Rufus Wainwright did an awesome version of this- the best imho.

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  • in that picture she ...

    in that picture she seems to have a good pair of boobs... i like her

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  • The original by ...

    The original by leonard cohen far outstrips jeff buckley in my opinion.

    Regina spektor will always be able to do her own thing and make it sound fantastic and this is a great cover.

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  • judging by what ...

    judging by what verses she chose, she's singing the jeff buckley version.

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  • I definitely agree ...

    I definitely agree with the Jeff buckley comment, I haven't heard a better version. This is pretty good though.

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  • not very good at all

    not very good at all

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  • i shouldn't even ...

    i shouldn't even say this, but i think that jeff buckley sang the definitive version of this song for his record Grace... i can't imagine ever hearing something that even reaches that level of perfection and emotion... however i love Regina and i hear her very own voice here, her version and feeling... not trying to follow anyone else, and it's a very, very beautiful and moving rendition as well... thanks for sharing

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  • regina did a good ...

    regina did a good rendition. remember people, this is a cover and she isn't trying to emulate cohen. she put her on twist on the song and i can hear it but you don't lose the original feel of the song. that's how a good cover is supposed to go.

    props to ms. spektor

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  • she does the best ...

    she does the best the best version of this song by far!!!i love her!!

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  • ahh she played this ...

    ahh she played this on my birthday awesome
    i've always loved this song regina did a great job like always

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