Hallelujah Rufus Wainwright

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  • Hallelujah de Rufus Wainwright
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  • @justabby1306
    @justabby1306 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2097

    "And love is not a victory march, it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah."

    • @ashishere771
      @ashishere771 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      That seems deep for some reason

    • @josephlian555
      @josephlian555 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just Abby hdhcbcx

    • @ICantSeeYourRepliesDickhead
      @ICantSeeYourRepliesDickhead 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Just Abby you know some girl named Abby broke my fucking heart

    • @nelcorazs
      @nelcorazs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@ICantSeeYourRepliesDickhead No one cares

    • @norescresa4349
      @norescresa4349 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      yolor7 what the hells your problem? Someone’s hurt and your just putting salt in the wound. You’ve obviously got no real or good friends.

  • @kevincarroll5511
    @kevincarroll5511 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2132

    A million covers of this song. No one sings it like he does.

    • @aliciatorres1241
      @aliciatorres1241 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I know! This is the only version I love...

    • @nancywetzel7020
      @nancywetzel7020 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      My favorite version as well!

    • @useruseruser1291
      @useruseruser1291 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      This isn't the original song

    • @rambocheeseburger6245
      @rambocheeseburger6245 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Buckley's is in my opinion, this one is great too, but his... I donno, it's just heavy, what was to come shortly after that adds to the weight. I dont think any covers of this are bad really, except country ones lol..... But no, Fuck country for real though.

    • @kangaroo9816
      @kangaroo9816 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      The 'heaviness' is what makes this cover so damn good. All broken hallelujahs resonate in it, every word feels so true. Unlike all the other covers I've listened to so far - for me, they go over the edge, are too whiny, packed with excess, fake emotions. My opinion only, you don't need to agree; yet, 'heavy Wainwright' is the only cover of the song I can enjoy or even stand. ;)

  • @bookwoman7169
    @bookwoman7169 6 ปีที่แล้ว +819

    This version is so lovely, it's almost painful.

    • @chloerichardson26
      @chloerichardson26 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This song reminds me of my mom

    • @leilei4767
      @leilei4767 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      it makes me want to cry, scream and smile all at once. i have no emotional ties to it at all, its just so emotional to hear

    • @oonaverse
      @oonaverse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LeiLei yeah it just emotional. What emotion? Couldn’t tell you for the life of me but by god is it strong!

    • @MillionMomos
      @MillionMomos 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      this version is so painful.. it's almost lovely.. 😢

  • @Benizzor
    @Benizzor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +605

    THIS IS HOW THIS SONG IS SUPPOSED TO BE SUNG.

    • @alexisdominey6487
      @alexisdominey6487 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I hate it when people do covers of this song and skip lyrics. It's a beautiful song sing the whole thing.

    • @eileenhaughton3558
      @eileenhaughton3558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      True if they dont know all the verses study it before you attempt to sing.

    • @fuzzyotterpaws4395
      @fuzzyotterpaws4395 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Wallelujah! Wallelujah!
      All hail our lord and savior, Waluigi.

    • @badgasaurus4211
      @badgasaurus4211 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jeff Buckley did it better. The guitar work alone crushes all other versions

    • @Benizzor
      @Benizzor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@badgasaurus4211 disagree

  • @mollyt1296
    @mollyt1296 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2387

    With the greatest respect to both Leonard Cohen who wrote this song and also Jeff Buckley who created an amazing cover of this beautiful song, I have to admit that for me personally, something about Rufus Wainwright's version just really resonates with me above the rest.. Well done.

    • @ohgoshohheck
      @ohgoshohheck 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Agreed. I’ve always felt the same

    • @oldcougar65
      @oldcougar65 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      As much as I admire Rufus Wainwright, who does this song very well, Jeff Buckley's version was transcendental.

    • @TwoMinuteAusten
      @TwoMinuteAusten 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Molly Turner something about his dark chocolatey voice...

    • @ashishere771
      @ashishere771 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same

    • @danbowen7733
      @danbowen7733 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Simple piano does it for me

  • @Melanie-qp9qp
    @Melanie-qp9qp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1130

    None of the other versions actually touch me emotionally like this one does. I can't listen to it unless I'm alone because whenever I listen to it it makes me cry, even when I was a little kid it made me cry

    • @sisenor5683
      @sisenor5683 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      A lot of people say that's god touching your heart, I have those sometimes with certain songs, the first time my parents brought me into church and I understood what they where saying I started crying, not because I was sad but I just got hit with this big feeling on me and couldn't stop crying

    • @VashtheReapr
      @VashtheReapr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Watch KD Lang's version. Talk about feeling and emotion. Worth the listen

    • @xSuperFryx
      @xSuperFryx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I personally listen to the waluigi version for some emotion.

    • @VashtheReapr
      @VashtheReapr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@xSuperFryx just watched the waluigi version... It got my dick hard!!

    • @pharfaduke
      @pharfaduke 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@xSuperFryx your faith is strong but you need proof, listen to the kermit version

  • @jaredmello
    @jaredmello 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    This song reminds of the word hiraeth. A homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past. Whenever I drink a few beers, I find myself back at this song and shedding a tear.

    • @erinevers27
      @erinevers27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      🎤🫳 daaaaaaamn dude.... You nailed it!!!!

    • @bbombay62
      @bbombay62 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sigh*

    • @Yrkiesmom
      @Yrkiesmom ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is exactly what I feel, but I was never able to put words to it. The place I grieve is my life before my husband died. 26 years this month. Thank you for giving me the words.

    • @jaredmello
      @jaredmello ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Yrkiesmom very sorry for your loss, and what you are feeling and how you identify with this song and the word hiraeth makes perfect sense to me. You are very welcome ❤️

    • @Yrkiesmom
      @Yrkiesmom ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jaredmello thank you ❤️

  • @blnddrr
    @blnddrr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    For some reason, Rufus' is the only version that can draw tears from my eyes.

    • @ratherbeonthemoon
      @ratherbeonthemoon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Aaaaaaaand my favorite to sing at the top of my lungs while I'm out fishing in my Kayak. Idk, it is what it is! ✌

    • @jessicadevoto6864
      @jessicadevoto6864 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In other words, draw the Hallelujah.

    • @alistairnaidoo9380
      @alistairnaidoo9380 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same, I have absolutely no idea why it makes me emotional. It feels more raw than the previous 2 iterations, which are good, but this hits closer to home.

  • @saratarver9192
    @saratarver9192 9 ปีที่แล้ว +476

    Why does this song make me cry? Gosh it's so beautiful..

    • @mplskillroy
      @mplskillroy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Sara Tarver If you feel that way you might like the way this ramps upHallelujah - Alexandra Burke

    • @falseking5441
      @falseking5441 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Sara Tarver I wish I could play this on piano

    • @aleenriquez5933
      @aleenriquez5933 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Sara Tarver I only know because I heard this song in shrek XD

    • @michaelenglehart7488
      @michaelenglehart7488 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +LogicianTenderstone I feel that it shows that even the perceived ugly is truly beautiful;). It's all divine.

    • @atiavodrew76
      @atiavodrew76 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Michael Englehart well said.

  • @bryanwoods4471
    @bryanwoods4471 6 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    "It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift, the baffled king composing hallelujah!!" My favourite line. ❤

    • @shanagoldsmith1706
      @shanagoldsmith1706 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      sameeeeee💗

    • @williamchit4924
      @williamchit4924 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is the part i know best lol

    • @laurenallen7346
      @laurenallen7346 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mine too.

    • @kimberlypatton1810
      @kimberlypatton1810 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      YES! This song is a brilliant work of art!

    • @physicalgrafitti4684
      @physicalgrafitti4684 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bryan Woods that’s my first my second is “she tied you too a kitchen chair she broke your throne she cut your hair”

  • @dreamydood_
    @dreamydood_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3070

    I don't care what anybody says, Rufus' version is the best. It has the most emotion and it just is 😂

    • @yerindubs1861
      @yerindubs1861 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      You said it right xDD

    • @thomaswalenciej6771
      @thomaswalenciej6771 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Id have to give it a tie with tori kelly

    • @lukewilliams6083
      @lukewilliams6083 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      while I agree with what you said at first, you used the wrong emoji.

    • @erikfinkel2717
      @erikfinkel2717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Autotune isn't emotions

    • @TheRealMischief
      @TheRealMischief 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      this is a fact

  • @saguaroboy
    @saguaroboy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    How can a song be uplifting, defeated, hopeful, resigned, bitter, comforting, wry, blunt, introspective *and* for the universe? All at once? How? This song is as mysterious and miraculous as love itself.

    • @monsieurlaguillotine3481
      @monsieurlaguillotine3481 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's love, my guy. In every sense of the word. A warm wound, freshly dug, oozing and flooding. Yet, despite that, you want another.

    • @NoticerOfficial
      @NoticerOfficial ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All is fair in love and war

    • @crissyblueyes09
      @crissyblueyes09 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Such a perfect description of this song 💜

    • @kimcalvi5586
      @kimcalvi5586 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      A perfect description of this song. Nailed it!

    • @aperson22222
      @aperson22222 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Being written by one of the most poetic songwriters of all time certainly helps.

  • @Vivi_Sterling
    @Vivi_Sterling 6 ปีที่แล้ว +613

    Regardless of your views of religion, the main message given by this song is about human perseverance and the resilience that people carry threw every step of there lives and the fact that people can survey any hardship and overcome difficulty after difficulty is what make this song resonate so strongly with any person.

    • @jessl.6386
      @jessl.6386 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Beautifully said.

    • @angel-uo5gf
      @angel-uo5gf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I came for shriek

    • @fokyu1188
      @fokyu1188 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      This is not a Christian song lmaoooo

    • @dryboneskirby
      @dryboneskirby 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Geoffrey Robb Also depends on who does the cover. The lyrics are ambiguous enough that anyone can portray anything regardless of authorial intent. But yeah I think what you said is what Cohen said, however I might need to check that. For example this cover is going for a more somber tone.

    • @dryboneskirby
      @dryboneskirby 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Geoffrey Robb I’m not good with how covers work legally so you could be right. I don’t know who technically and legally owns the full rights song.

  • @RN-xf8lu
    @RN-xf8lu 10 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    For those who care for analyzation, think this song is Definetly special and set apart from the rest, some songs lures the sad out of you in a peaceful way. Like it's okay to feel something or anything. Also there's a beautiful comfort about this song aswell. It draws aggression and depth but in such a state that it brings you tears and a release. Overall, it kind of hugs your ears and understands you for a few minutes. Music doesn't judge. And sometimes, playing a song can bring you much more understanding, and peace inside than any person ever could.

    • @MrSybertech
      @MrSybertech 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      excelently worded!

    • @KHOiloveromeo
      @KHOiloveromeo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This describes my feelings exactly. I've been really down on myself recently, like there's an empty feeling in my chest. But then I listen to this song, and it's like my chest feels full again, like I'm real, and alive. Something about those whispered Hallelujahs just sooth me... it's so nice to feel like this again!

    • @andrewblack8774
      @andrewblack8774 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bravo!

    • @josephfalls4929
      @josephfalls4929 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I totally agree this song is so beautiful

    • @Zeklore
      @Zeklore 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rachel N Well if that music is by Johnny Rebel I'd say other wise about the Judgment part lol

  • @jameslinenberger7289
    @jameslinenberger7289 11 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    This was my oldest daughter;s favorite songs. Now she is paradise with the lord. Every time I hear this music I know she is in a better place and has no more pain in her little body. Just fort myself and my wife I wish the sorry we have would ease up a little.

    • @cat54mom
      @cat54mom 11 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Sorry for your loss. God bless you in your sorrow.

    • @TheBorjamz
      @TheBorjamz 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      cat54mom Dont know what to say Love to you, Lost a Son !0 yr s ago Sty cry
      not as much BEE WELL BE STRONG Love to you . Huggies To you !!!!!

    • @scintillam_dei
      @scintillam_dei 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      See my series proving that Catholics, "Orthodox" and Protestants go to hell.

  • @kenfarnsworth3186
    @kenfarnsworth3186 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How many of you have loved somebody with all your heart, only to have them suddenly taken away? I have...my wife. She took her own life on April 6th, 2022 as a result of battling ptsd. Two years later, I'm still grieving. The pain is excruciating. Hallelujah somehow reaches down to your very soul...and provides comfort.

    • @ricky-sh6fv
      @ricky-sh6fv 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Im so srry😢

  • @CarmenRodriguez-tx8ud
    @CarmenRodriguez-tx8ud 5 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    “And it’s not a cry you can
    hear at night, it’s not
    somebody who’s seen the
    light, it’s a cold and it’s a
    broken Hallelujah...” I don’t have a favorite part because I love the whole song 👑❤️😇

    • @aperson22222
      @aperson22222 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My favorite is the verse that almost no one includes in their covers:
      I did my best, it wasn’t much.
      I couldn’t feel what I tried to touch.
      I’ve told the truth: I didn’t come to fool ya.
      And even though it all went wrong,
      I’ll stand before the Lord of Song
      With nothing on my tongue but “Hallelujah!”

  • @MaiSent
    @MaiSent 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1657

    even the URL can't believe how good this is

  • @queenwatie1579
    @queenwatie1579 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    This version will always be the one that brings tears to my eyes

    • @angelwood2893
      @angelwood2893 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

    • @louismassey881
      @louismassey881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ikr in the chorus he actually sounds a bit like he's crying

    • @aubreydavid3961
      @aubreydavid3961 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Facts it's a very emotional song

  • @Drellistenstomusic
    @Drellistenstomusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5447

    David: Hey God, check this out
    *Plays the secret chord*
    God: Nice!

    • @brightonbetoit463
      @brightonbetoit463 7 ปีที่แล้ว +275

      You: I'm not impressed.
      Fourth chord, fifth chord: *Exist consecutively*
      King: *Baffled but composing* Hallelujah

    • @Jesusfreak323
      @Jesusfreak323 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Drellistenstomusic hah

    • @thelegentaments6876
      @thelegentaments6876 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Drellistenstomusic

    • @benhaug3316
      @benhaug3316 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Drellistenstomusic I imagine them doing a jump "high 5"

    • @oneangrymailman8617
      @oneangrymailman8617 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      David : plays secret cord
      God : very nice David! Thank you

  • @lancewhite9671
    @lancewhite9671 10 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    left out the best part of the song:
    I did my best, it wasn't much.
    I couldn't feel, so I learned to touch.
    I've told the truth, I didn't come all this way to fool ya.
    Yeah even tough it all went wrong
    I'll stand right here before the Lord of Song
    With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

    • @josieberns103
      @josieberns103 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are actually many versions of this song, this one, by Rufus doesnt have that part but the one by Leonard does :)

    • @lucya6209
      @lucya6209 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      josie berns
      I like Kate Voegele's and Jeff Buckley's versions too :)

    • @josieberns103
      @josieberns103 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAme

    • @lizzigilmore5813
      @lizzigilmore5813 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      josie berns Leonard Cohen? 'Cause I just listened to that one and no it doesn't.

    • @lizzigilmore5813
      @lizzigilmore5813 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      josie berns I'm sorry, my bad, I just re-checked that video and even though I typed in "Leonard Cohen Hallelujah" the video was John Cale's version, but you're right.

  • @meklek1044
    @meklek1044 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This makes me cry everytime i listen this, back in 2007 when my dad died at car accident i used to cry and listen this song and i keep doing it

    • @amycarter5730
      @amycarter5730 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My dad died this morning and he asked me to sing him this song..

    • @jimenahernandez5986
      @jimenahernandez5986 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm sorry for both of your losses:(

    • @King29Lewis
      @King29Lewis 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      mine was shot and killed..... Veteran to the United States....

    • @CarpetProvider
      @CarpetProvider 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +King29Lewis all respect given

    • @BenTheItalianPanda
      @BenTheItalianPanda 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      All my prayers and respect to all of you

  • @christinakelley9267
    @christinakelley9267 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love that about 20 seconds to the end mom looks like she’s can’t help it and she’s about to hug her baby lol and dad is just holding them both the whole time, just staring at his whole universe. That is the look of a man who has won at life ❤🎉

  • @leonkidson5380
    @leonkidson5380 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This song was played at my uncles funeral. always gets me in tears

  • @adamhenderly1602
    @adamhenderly1602 8 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    They sung this at my Grandma's funeral. I cried when I listened to this.

    • @mattterwillegar3975
      @mattterwillegar3975 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Adam Henderly 😭😭😭😭😭😭😥😢 I feel really bad for u

    • @adamhenderly1602
      @adamhenderly1602 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I appreciate it very much. It was the lowest point in my life. I lost both of my Grandma's that same year and my rabbit.

    • @oooanegg5138
      @oooanegg5138 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How u know I'm about to cry the signs : 🙁 🖕🏻 ☹️ 😣 😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖 😢 😥😥 😭

    • @RainyJayyy
      @RainyJayyy 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Adam Henderly
      I'm going to commit suicide on February 15th and I'm going to play this song along with "How could this happen to me". Farewell and have a happy Valentine's day.

    • @jimmytomato532
      @jimmytomato532 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Becky Hoffman yo are u good

  • @eimearryan5355
    @eimearryan5355 7 ปีที่แล้ว +588

    I'm gonna be singing this at the talent show at school in a week!
    Wish me luck!

    • @dylandereere1445
      @dylandereere1445 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah yeah

    • @DGM126
      @DGM126 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Eimear Ryan did you do good?

    • @ariescervantes3446
      @ariescervantes3446 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      How was it? It was great?

    • @katiestyles1052
      @katiestyles1052 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Eimear Ryan so I went to wish you luck but saw comment was from a year ago 😀 How did go?

    • @MrBaldjogger
      @MrBaldjogger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Eimear Ryan How did you do? Great I bet

  • @turbohupe6314
    @turbohupe6314 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Er könnte das Lied ohne Unterbrechung wiederholen und ich würde nie aufhören es laufen zu lassen

  • @alexmathewmendoza
    @alexmathewmendoza 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2569

    The version I grew up on.

    • @qualmify2544
      @qualmify2544 8 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Alexander Mathew my nigga shrek. It's saddening that I'll never be that kid again watching shrek.

    • @melodywhispersong9541
      @melodywhispersong9541 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Alexander Mathew it's the only version I've heard and my standards rest on Rufus' version

    • @lilithslove1173
      @lilithslove1173 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Robert Baker I grew up on rufus's version too but after hearing Jeff's version there's no comparrision.. There is so much more soul in Jeffs version. It's moving

    • @oscarwilde6649
      @oscarwilde6649 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Cierra Enke
      Respectfully completely disagree. Buckley is overrated and nothing special. Rufus and K.D. Lang's versions are in a different league.

    • @StarlessStage
      @StarlessStage 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Geneva1968 I AGREE

  • @noureddinehasan
    @noureddinehasan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2424

    it's one of those nights.... :/

    • @Njennings42
      @Njennings42 8 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Every once in a while....

    • @skepticmonkey6923
      @skepticmonkey6923 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      you jerk of...?

    • @nicholashassel2647
      @nicholashassel2647 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Holden Worther I mean don't get me wrong thats a good profile picture and all but it seems kinda phony

    • @kutiekat80enno19
      @kutiekat80enno19 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Samantha Wilson I 💙it 2

    • @XPrincess30
      @XPrincess30 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lmao

  • @BlackMambaViolette1
    @BlackMambaViolette1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    ..... Hallelujah !! La plus belle interprétation, pour moi ..... Celle qui me parle et me touche le plus. MERCI

  • @everythingavailable1
    @everythingavailable1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I have been searching so long for this version of the song to only be validated by my opinion in the comments!! This is the best version!!

  • @velvetyvamp
    @velvetyvamp 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Rufus Wainwright you own this song!

  • @michaelaaregood7829
    @michaelaaregood7829 11 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I think the reason for the extreme liking to this song is that Rufus Wainwright stays heartbreakingly consistent throughout the entire song and we can follow it so easily all which make it easy to listen to. It is clean, concise and we don't have to struggle to hear the lyrics we already know them and it becomes us just as great song must.

    • @kamadowoah4584
      @kamadowoah4584 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly he is a professional with a fantastic voice knowing such an emotional song needs minimum added emotion.

  • @vrwaterman
    @vrwaterman 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ahhhhhhhh.......Like caramel, so smooth and sweet, and always right on the money. Perfection and grace. Thank you.

  • @Suldorama
    @Suldorama 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This song touches me in a way that no other song can

  • @su.s-co9cs
    @su.s-co9cs 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Thinking of my mom... Died on 31th march... 💔💔❤️❤️❤️😇😇
    Please pray for her 🙏🏻

    • @ratherbeonthemoon
      @ratherbeonthemoon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🙏 Sorry for your lose

    • @KimTulloch
      @KimTulloch 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🫂🙏🏾

  • @cfarebro1762
    @cfarebro1762 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Im an atheist but i love this song. love and beauty. thats all the world needs.

    • @blakeledger5385
      @blakeledger5385 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well, this song isn't really about religion.

    • @Tzadeck
      @Tzadeck 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Blake Ledger This version of the song is not about religion, but the original version is. Not that it's religious exactly, but Leonard Cohen is definitely playing around with the concepts of God and the divine.
      I love these lyrics too, which are more about a lost relationship.

  • @ІгорГусаров-ы9л
    @ІгорГусаров-ы9л 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Восторг и чистые слёзы! Для меня это лучшее исполнение....

  • @naphtalijordan
    @naphtalijordan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    True love is priceless and never corrodes or looses its value. It is eternal. It may be pitchblack and the hurricane may be so strong it seems like judgement day, but the love still remains. The circumstance doesn't change its value, despite not always being able to see it or forgetting that despite the storm it is in the palm of your hands. And loving someone perfectly is not seeing someone through rosecolored glasses and certainly not seeing them through pitchblack shades. It is loving them for no more and no less than what they are, and not assuming you know everything about them when you dont, but loving them for exactly what you know themvto be, and passionately wanting to know more. Not all that glitters is gold, and the sweetest music isn't always the loudest.

  • @corennet.6776
    @corennet.6776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The BEST version of this song. His vocals are so beautiful and calming.

  • @mistresstrian1927
    @mistresstrian1927 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I’ve heard about 18 different versions of this song from Leonard Cohen all the way up to Pentatonix, and this cover is hands down my favorite.

    • @NicholasLawson-r6m
      @NicholasLawson-r6m ปีที่แล้ว

      Pentatonix might be my favorite
      This one is real good
      Bon Jovi's is pretty good
      Eric Church is real good
      John Cale is amazing in a broken way as he sounds broken
      Jeff Buckley is beautiful

  • @jasminsaavedra3339
    @jasminsaavedra3339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’m Christian but it’s the blessing of god HALLELUJAH

  • @MrFreestyle420
    @MrFreestyle420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This is by far the best version.

  • @caleb777-
    @caleb777- ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was an atheist who used to watch shrek as a kid. I was born in 95 and now that I believe in God, this song is just precious to me, afterall hallelujah means praise the Lord in Hebrew y'all! Not to sound pretentious.

  • @jeremywells6715
    @jeremywells6715 8 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    I'm touched by this song it makes me feel sad and its been awhile since I've felt anything at all

    • @harambe4851
      @harambe4851 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Poor dude

    • @laurenwoodruff649
      @laurenwoodruff649 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jeremy Wells listen to oceans by hillsong united

    • @joycezhang3612
      @joycezhang3612 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I hope you feel better soon~~~

    • @mommacate
      @mommacate 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hope you're feeling better Jeremy.When I get down,its this song,Solsbury Hill and Everybody hurts.

    • @melodywhispersong9541
      @melodywhispersong9541 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cathy I listen "To Zanarkand" from Final fantasy 10

  • @MURDR63
    @MURDR63 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As a militant atheist, I still can't help but love this song. It's too awesome.

    • @seaghanmackinnon7677
      @seaghanmackinnon7677 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This song is a lot more about sex than god.

    • @greydsmarin9994
      @greydsmarin9994 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      How can you tell if someone's an atheist? Don't worry, they'll let you know.

    • @astroknight3568
      @astroknight3568 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Valeskor Alexander It's more about the messed up way of love.

    • @greydsmarin9994
      @greydsmarin9994 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      MURDR63
      It's okay, you don't have to get so mad. Go take a walk outside for a while.

    • @hideyadad4650
      @hideyadad4650 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Greyds Marin religion is.....good....praise Allah!

  • @SuperJuvexxx
    @SuperJuvexxx 10 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    For me this is the best version

  • @prxncesslexi_6587
    @prxncesslexi_6587 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    my friend Matt and I are exchanging songs and he told me to listen to this I was like. MY CHILDHOOOOOD

    • @gabbylipscomb8650
      @gabbylipscomb8650 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daduyofflsdkossofx⛅☁🌟🍑🍉🌘🌚🍋😧🧀🍗🍈🐺🍞🌰⛅☁🍒🐶🍑🐶🦁🐕🐶🦁🦁🐯🐗😓🐱🐴🍉🍈🍇🕛⏰🕰🕞🚽🛋🛏🛀🛁⌛

  • @10995
    @10995 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1186

    RIP Leonard Cohen(the songwriter), he died 12 days ago.

    • @tatetemrowski5293
      @tatetemrowski5293 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Adam Kelleher wow

    • @srijabhowmik6901
      @srijabhowmik6901 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      really?!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @10995
      @10995 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Srija Bhowmik yeah, i couldn't believe it either.

    • @IKEA_fernish
      @IKEA_fernish 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      sad but his version wan't to good, but after all he is the creator of song

    • @nickcacciola6677
      @nickcacciola6677 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ruhig-asmr

  • @theunknownuser0429
    @theunknownuser0429 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This song will forever remind me of my grampa who sadly passed away 1 week ago. I love you so much grampa.

  • @devinfults4701
    @devinfults4701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is the absolute best version of the song I have ever heard

  • @Ontheothersideofthem
    @Ontheothersideofthem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    2022 and this cover still gives me chills . And it will for the rest of my life I suppose .

    • @MrFreestyle420
      @MrFreestyle420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Such a wonderful thought.

    • @HANDLE_DEEZ_NUTS
      @HANDLE_DEEZ_NUTS ปีที่แล้ว

      Nothing wrong with feeling emotion.

    • @callirok
      @callirok ปีที่แล้ว

      Whenever I get chills from another song, I immediately think of this rendition because it always sends chills down my spine no matter how many times I've heard it. I actually listen to it purposefully sometimes just to see if it still does and every time, from the first lines of the song.

  • @mikedadzie186
    @mikedadzie186 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you jesus christ for blessing me amen and providing family for me amen i love you

  • @jaimi227
    @jaimi227 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    the best version of this song. I love so much

  • @harryfeld1786
    @harryfeld1786 7 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    The absolutely best cover of this beautiful Leonard Cohen song.

  • @oscarcaneffgaming6520
    @oscarcaneffgaming6520 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Rip Leonard cohen you wrote one of the saddest songs that makes me cry whenever I listen to it.
    Pray for you👍😭😭

  • @sierrabernsten973
    @sierrabernsten973 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Rest in peace Lenoard Cohan this song will forever be in my heart although I do not follow a religion. This song is amazing.

  • @Kaleidoscope369
    @Kaleidoscope369 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Simply, stunningly, exquisitely sung by the one and only Rufus! ❤

  • @wolfqueensc8374
    @wolfqueensc8374 7 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    This song has a deep connection to loss and faith

    • @AlexOTRvlogs
      @AlexOTRvlogs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Geoffrey Robb anything inside a twisted mind can be perceived as perverted

    • @vixymix101
      @vixymix101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@AlexOTRvlogs except the creator himself said this sooooo--

    • @vixymix101
      @vixymix101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AlexOTRvlogs BITCH YOU LISTEN TO BILLIE EYELASH-- HHHHHHH--

    • @AlexOTRvlogs
      @AlexOTRvlogs 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vixymix101 kool beans , bet it

    • @lukewilliams6083
      @lukewilliams6083 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It's about the futility of human romantic relationships and definitely has sex it.... He literally talks "moving in" someone and "every breath (they) drew was hallelujah."
      Do people really think this is a religious song?

  • @Gornorudnik
    @Gornorudnik 9 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Best version hands down

    • @Mariokemon
      @Mariokemon 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Станислав Кучевский i prefer John Cale

    • @XxXanimegaXD
      @XxXanimegaXD 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      bon jovi did it best

    • @lolc9401
      @lolc9401 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Станислав Кучевский
      Miljenko Matjevic (Lead singer of steelheart) did a better cover but this comes second.

  • @nerdofgod4167
    @nerdofgod4167 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I used to live alone before I knew you. I've seen your flag on the marble arch, love is not a victory march, it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah.
    Gets me every time I hear that verse.

  • @nievelatino9691
    @nievelatino9691 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's been 4 years since my friend lexie died they played this song in her funeral and when I listen to this song i still cry because she was their when I needed someone she was their yes she was my friend lexie
    1995-2018 RIP

  • @noobydraws8686
    @noobydraws8686 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    This song makes me cry no matter how many times I listen to it 😭 its such a beautiful song

    • @maxsteelgamer596
      @maxsteelgamer596 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too 😭, cause it just happened

  • @creativitywithgrace7548
    @creativitywithgrace7548 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m suppose to be singing this song at my moms aunts funeral. So this is the best version I could find

  • @josiaharaki7310
    @josiaharaki7310 8 ปีที่แล้ว +598

    RIP Leonard Cohen, the composer of this song.

    • @kayleewallin8276
      @kayleewallin8276 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😪😢😢😢 for ever in our hearts

    • @SozeSR
      @SozeSR 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Josiah Araki RIP indeed, legend

    • @gamesandstuff1739
      @gamesandstuff1739 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kaylee Wallin true 😭😭😭😭😭

    • @dradinallen9007
      @dradinallen9007 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Josiah Araki sad

    • @LyraPyxisVT
      @LyraPyxisVT 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      awwww

  • @debbiehodson8469
    @debbiehodson8469 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I second Molly's comment below. No one can sing this song, quite like Rufus does. There is a quiet yet poignant way that Rufus has of singing this song that is hauntingly beyond beautiful. Thank you. ❤

  • @Clonetrooper637
    @Clonetrooper637 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    My favourite rendition of this song.

  • @skaie4906
    @skaie4906 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I'm not a christian, but this is one of my favorite songs of all time. The biblical symbolism even alongside a loose interpreation of this song is so beautiful and powerful. rip leonard cohen

  • @TheHawk505
    @TheHawk505 6 ปีที่แล้ว +702

    2019: This Song Will Never Die! I will be back in 2020

    • @danwhitaker3026
      @danwhitaker3026 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lmao, dude, you might forget about this in 2020

    • @mkuost8912
      @mkuost8912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually it couldn't die because it's a song...

    • @TheHawk505
      @TheHawk505 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol just enjoy the song.

    • @MASK-pp6hq
      @MASK-pp6hq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Running Hawk
      While there’s blood veins in me I’ll always say God is good, alleluia.

    • @bassettehound
      @bassettehound 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'll be waiting

  • @blueblousedesigns
    @blueblousedesigns 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My classmate Kelly in middle school sang this at the 8th Grade Day talent show, and everytime I hear this song, I think of her and begin to miss her. She played for the Houston County Sharks Wheelchair Basketball Team in 2010. GO HOCO SHARKS!

  • @KayS471
    @KayS471 11 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    this is my favorite version of hallelujah. i love his voice :)

  • @joanwightman7757
    @joanwightman7757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This song playing at my funeral. I love this song & my beautiful husband sang it solo in the Harvest church Christmas show.. love and miss you Johnny 💐🐊.. Joanie

  • @fmflores2000
    @fmflores2000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    King David is a perfect example of an imperfect person God have chosen. Like me and you God drew you to this video to remind you and embrace you in spite of our imperfection. If you felt this music, then you felt God's embrace :)

  • @jameswallace3439
    @jameswallace3439 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you don't cry during these, you have a tough heart of steel.

  • @lenovotny
    @lenovotny 8 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I've had a tough few weeks. I ended up here. RIP Mr. Cohen.

    • @RedsKinDK23
      @RedsKinDK23 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      lenovotny keep ur head up buddy, no matter what ur facing , never give up, no matter what happens , don't get discouraged, everyone has obstacles to overcome , the night is darkest before the dawn, and pain is weakness leaving the body, we're all in this together, I wish u the best, good luck, and keep on pushing

    • @Tfn_jay
      @Tfn_jay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lenovotny sorry for your loss

    • @Tfn_jay
      @Tfn_jay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lenovotny I know how you feel my mom had a miscarriage

    • @kalebleonard6458
      @kalebleonard6458 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      jayjay Williams

    • @johnheaton7092
      @johnheaton7092 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      jayjay Williams my mom just miscarried a baby two weeks ago i know you feel

  • @silentanimagus
    @silentanimagus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Rest In Peace Leonard Cohen, Chester Bennington, and Chris Cornell. We miss everyone of you amazing artists every single day💔

  • @requiemknell6806
    @requiemknell6806 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is the best version hands down, and I love the song in general because it's the only song that actually makes me teary-eyed every time I hear it

  • @tgnitriix133
    @tgnitriix133 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    God blessed me to sing this song of not i be no one i'm the person i am a person who like watching weird stuff sometimes but god is in our souls and people don't believe it people should have faith in god...HALLELUJAH

  • @Ibuix
    @Ibuix 9 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Let's make this clear for everyone wondering. No, this song is not bashing religion, it simply uses religious references to tell a story. Its melancholy undertones imply that the song is about a failed marriage.

    • @ChrisMcSweeney
      @ChrisMcSweeney 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      "melancholy imdertones"
      Your writing style reminds me of that of a shitty indie artist.

    • @Ibuix
      @Ibuix 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nice stalking

    • @ChrisMcSweeney
      @ChrisMcSweeney 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I'm in your garden.

    • @Zerpderp0
      @Zerpderp0 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Jake M. a beautiful curse.

    • @GebastianSorklo
      @GebastianSorklo 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      This song is about Shrek

  • @wojciuirl
    @wojciuirl 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Beautiful song

    • @Squeetar
      @Squeetar 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +wojciuirl fuck yeah jean reno

    • @tbmma7344
      @tbmma7344 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      i love ur profile photo

    • @wojciuirl
      @wojciuirl 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nathan Rowley why ?

    • @wojciuirl
      @wojciuirl 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Acapulco Gold Thanks, me ur

    • @Squeetar
      @Squeetar 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      wojciuirl Why what? I like Jean reno, and he is your profile picture. so, "fuck yeah jean reno"

  • @r45guzman37
    @r45guzman37 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This song reminds me of my 13 year old daughter I wish you were here I miss you so much😞. Just know Dad never stops thinking of you. My Emily 👼

  • @kamerenhalk8355
    @kamerenhalk8355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was my best friend's favorite song ever, we'd sing it together all the time. He was only in his early 30s. RIP Aaron 🙏 😔 💙

  • @lillydittmer4392
    @lillydittmer4392 8 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    This song is beautiful and meaningful!

  • @madelyntoday7093
    @madelyntoday7093 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    To me, its about an individual's spiritual journey which varies from individual to individual. The first verses are of course the spiritual journeys of Biblical figures, but the last is that of the writer of the song, the profound thing that he learned from life through the pain of experience. My two cents anyway.

  • @jeffreya1491
    @jeffreya1491 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    thank you leonard cohen but this is how i will hear it forever sad and beautiful

  • @ekimdavis1021
    @ekimdavis1021 ปีที่แล้ว

    Running this song in 5 different tabs to hear a chorus of, Hallelujah. It's really cool he made this song years ago but he's said that word millions of times.

  • @rjlugo2894
    @rjlugo2894 7 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    RIP The great Leonard Cohen, the writer of this song

  • @joaquintrejo2619
    @joaquintrejo2619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Que preciosa canción interpretada con sentimiento una pieza magistral me mueve hasta lo más profundo de mi corazón. Gracias por compartirla

  • @idkwhatimdoing680
    @idkwhatimdoing680 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I can't listen to this song without crying. It was my Grandma's favorite song and they played it for her while she was dying. I had to sing it at her funeral and I still hate that I could only make it half-way through without breaking down. I finally thought I could handle listening to it two years later, but I can't. It's a beautiful song, but it's one I've tried to erase from my memory. Show the people you love that you love them before it's too late everyone. Maybe then you won't be broken down by a song.

    • @BorderingHope
      @BorderingHope 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It only means you care and there isn't anything wrong with that my friend nothing at all.

    • @judieg.7945
      @judieg.7945 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We all broken by the beauty of what touchsr our human souls . We are meant to be broken, in the best way, not through lack of love but because of it.

  • @Broccoli_32
    @Broccoli_32 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the best cover, period.

  • @usux9865
    @usux9865 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is in my opinion the best version of this song

  • @hannahrobertson4749
    @hannahrobertson4749 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is just downright beautiful

  • @piisawsom1
    @piisawsom1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This brings me to tears every time.

  • @arfermo853
    @arfermo853 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hallelujah comes from a broken will. True love is a cold and broken hallelujah

  • @OFCClassic
    @OFCClassic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A fallen hero, the one who we wanted, faded away, had a chance, but all hope was lost, and the last we heard of him was WAH

  • @BMW_329
    @BMW_329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I think a lot more people like this cover because the melody is so soft with the piano and the way he carries the notes is just amazing.

  • @beebiekitty
    @beebiekitty 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Christ. So many good musicians gone and now Chester. I'm broken fam.

    • @celticchild8024
      @celticchild8024 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rufus passed to right? Or am.i mistaken?

    • @linoshcaalomar3951
      @linoshcaalomar3951 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Correction: You're a cold and you're a broken

  • @robynkrest8178
    @robynkrest8178 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I miss u Keith...life means nothing without you...mabee ill end it tonight...please play this at my funeral

  • @elise3146
    @elise3146 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Y’all should see him sing it live. It was amazing

  • @ВладимирВладимирович-л7я
    @ВладимирВладимирович-л7я 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Спасибо автору (он, конечно, был более чем талантлив) и исполнителю. Душевно.