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[inahandbasket]

(Alive, read daily, rarely post.)

Awhile back I made a post about a song I was kind of obsessed with. Mad World.
( The post with links to countless cover versions.)

Here we go again... :)

I just stumbled across a live John Cale rendition (with string quartet no less) of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah (original)
Here's a studio version by John Cale

Comments

[coraline]

...i'm pretty sure that's john cale, not john cage.
(john cage would have been more interesting :)

[inahandbasket]

gah, right. I blame 1am... *fixes*

[muffyjo]

I find the Kermit version strangely disturbing. Something about the topic of Kermit being seduced, having his hair cut (hair?) and ...hmm....well, maybe it's not that off topic after all. ;) I didn't watch the video long enough...did Miss Piggy seduce him and steal his, er, um, hallelujia?

K.D. Lang's version was one of my favorites. I got to see her sing it in concert and that woman may be the one to change my chemistry. Just sayin'.

I have to say, I like your taste in music that gets stuck in your brain. Both songs are ones that have struck home for me as well.

[inahandbasket]

Well honestly both of these posts have been because i didn't know the original artist of a commonly covered song, and digging that up caused many other versions to see the light of day.

It's not that they're my favorite songs evar, but I certainly like both of them a lot. :)

[eestiplika]

I found the kid with accent multi-track version oddly moving.

Thank you for these! (I love this song, despite it being overplayed these days.)

[catness]

The best version of this I've ever heard was when Ray Greene (local wedding band entrepreneur) did it with a guitarist at a Haiti benefit we played a couple of years ago. He had previously been unfamiliar with the tune but it had been a request, so he stood up on the almost empty stage of Somerville Theatre with a sheet of lyrics and KILLED IT. I thought I was going to jump out of my skin and burst into tears at the same time. It was... um... life changing.

Dammit

[drwex]

Now I'm crying at my keyboard. This song is one of my all-time favorites, despite being overplayed near-to-death. Leonard Cohen does that to me, in general, but this one in particular.

Do you mind if I link to your post in one of my music blog entries?

Re: Dammit

[inahandbasket]

Heh, sorry/you're welcome.
Go link nuts, I'd f-lock if it I cared. :)