Hallelujah Rufus Wainwright

[@Drellistenstomusic]

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

[@brightonbetoit463]

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

[@Jesusfreak323]

Drellistenstomusic hah

[@thelegentaments6876]

Drellistenstomusic

[@benhaug3316]

Drellistenstomusic I imagine them doing a jump "high 5"

[@oneangrymailman8617]

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

[@dreamydood_]

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

[@oswaldm6035]

Facts

[@yerindubs1861]

You said it right xDD

[@thomaswalenciej6771]

Id have to give it a tie with tori kelly

[@lukewilliams6083]

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

[@erikfinkel2717]

Autotune isn't emotions

[@justabby1306]

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

[@ashishere771]

That seems deep for some reason

[@josephlian555]

Just Abby hdhcbcx

[@ICantSeeYourRepliesDickhead]

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

[@nelcorazs]

@@ICantSeeYourRepliesDickhead No one cares

[@norescresa4349]

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.

[@Benizzor]

THIS IS HOW THIS SONG IS SUPPOSED TO BE SUNG.

[@alexisdominey6487]

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

[@eileenhaughton3558]

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

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

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

[@badgasaurus4211]

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

[@Benizzor]

@@badgasaurus4211 disagree

[@kevincarroll5511]

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

[@aliciatorres1241]

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

[@nancywetzel7020]

My favorite version as well!

[@useruseruser1291]

This isn't the original song

[@rambocheeseburger6245]

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]

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. ;)

[@turbodarkle]

Did anybody come here because they actually like this song (I'm looking at you shrek memers..)

[@laina6134]

+Shibe Inu I love the song

[@misternani1179]

I like the song too.

[@heatherrowan4862]

+Shibe Inu Shrek is one of my favorite movies, but I came to know this song through that movie, and I now look for it whenever I want to sing/listen to it. :)

[@JorgeMolina-ly3zd]

+Shibe Inu yep

[@sarahgilbert3719]

yes I did

[@bookwoman7169]

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

[@chloerichardson26]

This song reminds me of my mom

[@leilei4767]

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]

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

[@saguaroboy]

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]

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]

All is fair in love and war

[@crissyblueyes09]

Such a perfect description of this song 💜

[@kimcalvi5586]

A perfect description of this song. Nailed it!

[@mollyt1296]

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.

[@ashlynnkae8446]

Agreed. I’ve always felt the same

[@oldcougar65]

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

[@TwoMinuteAusten]

Molly Turner something about his dark chocolatey voice...

[@ashishere771]

Same

[@danbowen7733]

Simple piano does it for me

[@10995]

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

[@tatetemrowski5293]

Adam Kelleher wow

[@srijabhowmik6901]

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

[@10995]

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

[@zach._.w]

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

[@nickcacciola6677]

ruhig-asmr

[@saratarver9192]

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

[@mplskillroy]

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

[@grnmjolnir]

+mplskillroy wow. I had no idea... Amazing voice and presentation.

[@falseking5441]

+Sara Tarver I wish I could play this on piano

[@aleenriquez5933]

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

[@michaelenglehart7488]

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

[@mistresstrian1927]

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]

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

[@noureddinehasan]

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

[@Njennings42]

Every once in a while....

[@skepticmonkey6923]

you jerk of...?

[@nicholashassel2647]

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

[@kutiekat80enno19]

Samantha Wilson I 💙it 2

[@XPrincess30]

lmao

[@Melanie-qp9qp]

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]

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]

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

[@xSuperFryx]

I personally listen to the waluigi version for some emotion.

[@VashtheReapr]

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

[@pharfaduke]

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

[@alexmathewmendoza]

The version I grew up on.

[@qualmify2544]

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

[@melodywhispersong9541]

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

[@lilithslove1173]

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]

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

[@twisteded2368]

Geneva1968 I AGREE

[@natttheratt]

God when David played the secret chord: *T H A T S H I T L I T*

[@JihadiJesus]

sometimes we can truly appreciate these comments.

[@penchant1972]

Spit my drink out. Nice one! 🤣

[@davinci1232]

"And god said it was good"

[@thechickenfriedredneck910]

I think he would pick his words more carefully. I mean he said let there be light and there was light. Who knows mabie a flaming turd would appear.

[@jenniferlazowski781]

It was a triad... he died soon after

[@MaiSent]

even the URL can't believe how good this is

[@djtonegames4459]

how is the url good? its a series of numbers and letters

[@djtonegames4459]

***** oh i see

[@Safiyacharles11]

+maidensentinel lol i see

[@nicholasmosteller6760]

+maidensentinel *slow clap*

[@ChederFlims101]

+maidensentinel ha

[@janeadelaidelennox7193]

This cover is so fucking good, even the URL stops and stares.

[@whitehershycutie7141]

Liesl Weasel Ehrm absolutly no swearing in frount of the kids

[@dirthawker97]

omg so true lmao I love this cover the best!

[@kimlee4456]

this isn't a cover.

[@janeadelaidelennox7193]

white hershy cutie our kids? Who is this? 🧐

[@janeadelaidelennox7193]

Kim Lee yes. It is. Leonard Cohen is the original I believe.

[@queenwatie1579]

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

[@angelwood2893]

Me too

[@louismassey881]

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

[@aubreydavid3961]

Facts it's a very emotional song

[@leonkidson5380]

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

[@oscarcaneffgaming6520]

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

[@gabbylipscomb8650]

yodasbrother24 iuzvkzclzzccxozfpsvl

[@RN-xf8lu]

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]

excelently worded!

[@KHOiloveromeo]

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]

Bravo!

[@josephfalls4929]

I totally agree this song is so beautiful

[@Zeklore]

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

[@vrwaterman]

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

[@ІгорГусаров-ы9л]

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

[@josiaharaki7310]

RIP Leonard Cohen, the composer of this song.

[@kayleewallin8276]

😪😢😢😢 for ever in our hearts

[@SozeSR]

Josiah Araki RIP indeed, legend

[@gamesandstuff1739]

Kaylee Wallin true 😭😭😭😭😭

[@dradinallen9007]

Josiah Araki sad

[@LyraPyxisVT]

awwww

[@rivercichy941]

Rufus Wainwright you own this song!

[@Ontheothersideofthem]

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

[@MrFreestyle420]

Such a wonderful thought.

[@HANDLE_DEEZ_NUTS]

Nothing wrong with feeling emotion.

[@callirok]

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.

[@devinfults4701]

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

[@arianebolt1575]

Me, when I finally got my driver's license. Fifth time's the charm.

[@heisenberg3024]

Lol that's scary

[@professionallyclueless2395]

+garrett richardson And it's people like you who dictionaries are for.

[@Dotoku14]

Makes no sense

[@SADBOISTUDIOS]

I'm up for my fourth this week 😂

[@arianebolt1575]

Good luck!

[@zelda43870]

Everyone says that Jeff Buckley's is the best, but I prefer this.

[@MegaButtons101]

Same

[@tatiannawolfdancer7750]

same.

[@anniemay478]

agreed

[@legitarmyranger9993]

I rly don't know I listen to both of them so many times and I honestly can't say which one I like more but they are both amazing at singing it

[@ThisNameWasTaken0]

Wainwright sounds way too monotone.... Jeff Buckley absolutely perfected this song. No question.

[@infaluv4102]

I can't believe I discovered this lovely song from a Waluigi meme, either way thanks for sharing

[@Frog101_Real]

WALUIIIIGIIIII

[@ilpensatore1462]

Memes are a powerful thing, son

[@parentsdisappointment4377]

First heard it from shrek when the movie came out

[@mustuploadtoo7543]

its in shrek you dummy

[@deweeb307]

Waiting for this comment. Rest is peace waluigi you will get what you deserve someday

[@CarmenRodriguez-tx8ud]

“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 👑❤️😇

[@KayS471]

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

[@noobydraws8686]

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

[@maxsteelgamer596]

Me too 😭, cause it just happened

[@bryanwoods4471]

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

[@shanagoldsmith1706]

sameeeeee💗

[@williamchit4924]

It is the part i know best lol

[@laurenallen7346]

Mine too.

[@kimberlypatton1810]

YES! This song is a brilliant work of art!

[@physicalgrafitti4684]

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

[@jaredmello]

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]

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

[@bbombay62]

Sigh*

[@Yrkiesmom]

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]

@@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]

@@jaredmello thank you ❤️

[@rjlugo2894]

RIP The great Leonard Cohen, the writer of this song

[@harryfeld1786]

The absolutely best cover of this beautiful Leonard Cohen song.

[@jeffreya1491]

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

[@requiemknell6806]

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

[@Clonetrooper637]

My favourite rendition of this song.

[@christianstakes2142]

my face when i listen to this song is the exactly the same one in the url

[@KYAORampage]

o_o

[@MrXxTrunksxX]

Haha

[@nerdofgod4167]

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.

[@joanwightman7757]

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

[@eimearryan5355]

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

[@dylandereere1445]

Yeah yeah

[@DGM126]

Eimear Ryan did you do good?

[@ariescervantes3446]

How was it? It was great?

[@katiestyles1052]

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

[@MrBaldjogger]

Eimear Ryan How did you do? Great I bet

[@beanzor]

This song interleaves the love beween a man and a woman with the love between mankind and God. The word Halleluja is the thread that binds these themes. This is not a traditional love song or a hymn. It comes from a place of great pain, love turned sour, and from a broken man who questions God. The woman is a believer in the ideals of love and faith. The singer is not. There is an antagonistic tone between the man and the woman from the start of the song. He feels that she has a idealistic and rosy view of love and faith. She feels he does not truly believe in either. Yet at one time the lovers were engulfed in an intense love. Now the singer feels he was seduced and consumed by a force greater than himself. In their love he saw the divine, in their love he saw his destruction. To her the word Hallelujah is joyous and uttered from a place of faith. To him Hallelujah comes from a place that is "cold and broken." Source: www.quora.com/What-is-the-Leonard-Cohen-song-Hallelujah-about Contributor: Anonymous

[@LLHLMHfilms]

I know you copied that from a website but it's great that people on KZbin can now read this.

[@beanzor]

LLHLMHfilms yeah i did copy it, i forgot to add the link. Thank you for reminding me. Ill add it when i have time.

[@obesecheezpuff2546]

Preach.

[@beanzor]

I have added the source and contributor. :D

[@unplaceableface]

He wrote nearly 300 versions of this song (Leonard Cohen). The lyrics used for this version were verses John Cale of the Velvet Underground selected from the collection of lyrics Cohen sent him after he told he wanted to cover the song. Cale had a liking to songs with religious vibes, so he selected nearly all the lyrics that had religious themes, and then put them in the order heard here. If anyone is talking about the meaning the artist intended I'm afraid that has doesn't really exist. However it's my opinion that artist intent doesn't matter when discerning meaning.

[@LanaDelGuey]

I may get alot of hate for this. But i actually loved the shrek music when i was a kid:) and when i watch shrek today, i still get impressed by the soundtrack:)

[@spammail7650]

Why would you get heat for that? Its well to to have a great soundtrack

[@logic7374]

+spam mail Because he wants attention jesus christ....

[@tiajade9675]

+GustavoBrato why would u get a lot of hate?

[@LanaDelGuey]

I want attention? how does that make sense? I have a great boyfriend, great parents, great friends. they all give me too much attention. so why would I seek it out on the internet?

[@logic7374]

KingBuzzSaw J.C. Ya Okay whatever Agustus Gloop

[@idkwhatimdoing680]

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]

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

[@judieg.7945]

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.

[@dmarino1752]

This makes me want to watch the first shrek movie over again.

[@aleboo1]

Right!

[@jimenahernandez5986]

me too

[@legitarmyranger9993]

I am gonna do that too

[@iamthegameboy1842]

I listened to this and watched all the Shrek Movies 2 has to be my favorite

[@ShadowSlayer]

Be grateful I gave your comment the 69th like

[@missmaddiemakeup6577]

Most people: beautiful!!!!! Me: YES SHREK DADDY!!!!!

[@joeycook7076]

Even though this wasn't the version of the song used in Shrek, AGREED!!

[@kolbetucker3120]

Rufus Wainwright did indeed sing the "Hallelujah" that was in Shrek. I don't know where you got that info but it's incorrect.

[@joeycook7076]

+Kolbe Tucker no John Cale sings the version from Shrek

[@kolbetucker3120]

www.google.com/?client=safari#q=rufus+wainwright+hallelujah&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLSz9U3MCoyz0oxVuIEsQuritNytUSzk630c0uLM5P1E3OSSnOtivPz0osBx4bYzTAAAAA Look at the tenth song in the Shrek soundtrack and then look at the artist. Who told you it was John Cale?

[@joeycook7076]

+Kolbe Tucker in the actual movie that's who is singing it. Watch the movie I guarantee that it's John Cale

[@jeremywells6715]

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

[@harambe4851]

Poor dude

[@laurenwoodruff649]

Jeremy Wells listen to oceans by hillsong united

[@joycezhang3612]

I hope you feel better soon~~~

[@mommacate]

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

[@melodywhispersong9541]

Cathy I listen "To Zanarkand" from Final fantasy 10

[@deepfriedfrog]

I may be an atheist but this song makes me thank god for all the good times I've had with my grandma listening to this song

[@whatsinthebox3]

I believe in the force, but damn i agree.

[@mikedadzie186]

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

[@JohnPaul-xc7vb]

Rufus' is one of the best.

[@ruifilipefernandes1046]

John Paul uy

[@N312-m3s]

John Paul Was😳

[@SozeSR]

John Paul John Cales is the best imo

[@KaiWhiteFox]

Probably my favorite cover of this song

[@cydneykelly7102]

The song Hallelujah is insane & pure genius & respectively so is anyone's rendition ...I love every single one I've ever heard. ❤💔 🙏Mr. Wainwright yours is perfectly magnificent to say the least I'm sure.🙏

[@alysamorales1728]

This song always gives me goosebumps.

[@madelyntoday7093]

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.

[@joliebell9220]

It’s one of these nights..😕😕

[@guillermokersh7270]

yes.

[@atheistartist432]

true.....

[@defygypsi1652]

Yes

[@orryhannahammond370]

DeFy Gypsi koo

[@derrickjackson9096]

😔 yes... yes it is.

[@neojakemcc]

This is one of my favorite songs ever regardless of version. My wife and I actually sang this song together while dancing at our wedding.

[@Ibuix]

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]

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

[@Ibuix]

Nice stalking

[@ChrisMcSweeney]

I'm in your garden.

[@Zerpderp0]

+Jake M. a beautiful curse.

[@grnmjolnir]

+Ibuix LastName To be fair, the latter half of the OT seems to be a weird failed marriage between Israel and a crazy Yahweh. Sorry to be redundant.

[@uwu_owo_nwn]

This is one of the first songs I ever liked, when I was 4 or something.

[@uwu_owo_nwn]

And, to the 1,156 people (at this time) who disliked this, you are wrong. This is a good song, even if it isn't the original video for it.

[@skepticmonkey6923]

You cant be wrong for disliking a song nor can you be right for liking it(or the other way around),music is one of the most subjective forms of entertainment and art

[@kimbrakeley8496]

Ohhhhhhh Leonard, we will miss you so. What a gift you had, what a gift you were.

[@ashlynpate7544]

Kim Brakeley I will be singing this song at bay arts Alive just for him

[@kutiekat80enno19]

Kim Brakeley this is not Leonard Cohen...its Rufus Wainwright...😎

[@taylorweingartz4308]

"All I ever learned from love was how to shoot at someone who out-drew you". Sooo profound. So true.

[@elise3146]

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

[@formalbusinessonion7265]

I want this song played at my funeral.

[@TheHawk505]

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

[@danwhitaker3026]

Lmao, dude, you might forget about this in 2020

[@mkuost8912]

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

[@TheHawk505]

Lol just enjoy the song.

[@MASK-pp6hq]

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

[@bassettehound]

I'll be waiting

[@brendonholmquist428]

I always interpreted this song about love. Like my last relationship. I never really believed in love until I met her. But there’s more to love than just claiming what’s yours. I also never met anyone that I flirted with first. Masterpiece of a song

[@joshuasizemore4862]

[Verse 1] Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing "Hallelujah" [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah [Verse 2] Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah [Verse 3] Baby I've been here before I know this room, I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you And 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 [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah [Verse 4] There was a time you let me know What's really going on below But now you never show it to me, do you? And remember when I moved in you The holy dove was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah [Verse 5] You say I took the name in vain I don't even know the name But if I did, well really, what's it to you? There's a blaze of light in every word It doesn't matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah [Verse 6] Maybe there's a God above But all I've ever learned from love Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you 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 [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah [Verse 7] I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you And even though it all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah [Chorus] Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

[@sogondesnuts780]

Or I could just look at the screen

[@scintillam_dei]

@@sogondesnuts780 Nice to have a condensed version.

[@paulmsn]

@@scintillam_dei -- Leonard Cohen wrote many, many verses, and sang at least two versions himself, while other artists have picked and chosen which verses to sing. It's quite a versatile song.

[@lancewhite9671]

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]

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

[@lucya6209]

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

[@josieberns103]

SAme

[@lizzigilmore5813]

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

[@lizzigilmore5813]

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.

[@Jxsticemp4]

This makes me miss the Shrek movies :( I wish they made more.

[@SonarCSS]

I wish they didn't make Shrek is Love Shrek is Life -_- but besides that I agree with you

[@tekonix6211]

Lol IKR that's the reason I came here and because I want to learn it on piano such a beautiful song😥😞

[@simonallen3451]

Shrek 5 is confirmed for 2019...Google it

[@ShadowSlayer]

I wish Watchmen was considered apart of the DCEU

[@evansorrell1871]

recklessWalker Shrek 5 is being worked on now

[@robynkrest8178]

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

[@JMNTLRDRX]

It's all ogre now

[@virtuallinds]

omg daddy

[@robertleedortonll8470]

lol

[@katlady1085]

That is so sick, especially since Cohen died yesterday but he'd have appreciated your humor because it was so like his own! Well done!

[@nijimuraokuyasu8485]

Jose Juan Rivera Reyes it's never ogre

[@trixiebewitched]

omg I want to laugh but I feel like it's so wrong to laugh while listening to this song

[@silentanimagus]

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

[@michaelaaregood7829]

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]

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

[@harryfeld1786]

I love Leonard Cohen. And I rarely like Covers over an original. But Wainwright and K D Lang absolutely nail this song.

[@NONONOLANCP]

i watched this 100 times i love it so much so here are the lyrics . . . I'd heard there was a secret chord That David played and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? Well, it goes like this The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, 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 you She tied you to the kitchen chair 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 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 ...

[@lillydittmer4392]

This song is beautiful and meaningful!

[@njack1994]

Like meaningful? Just listen to pearl jam :)

[@laurahowell7014]

njack1994

[@bonniethebunnyx3572]

Ye this song makes me happy and it makes my depression go a Lil down

[@tylerbonner3664]

ntjack1994

[@bonniethebunnyx3572]

We Are all Beautiful

[@anthonymardiros4070]

936 people don't know what good music is.

[@davidchildress285]

Mr. Cohen created it. Mr. Wainwright gave it life. Simply beautiful. 🥰🥰

[@j.jamesYT]

Shrek: Ogres are like onions. Donkey: They stink? Shrek: Yes. No. Donkey: Oh, they make you cry. Shrek: No. Donkey: Oh, you leave em out in the sun, they get all brown, start sproutin’ little white hairs. Shrek: No. Layers. Onions have layers. Ogres have layers. Onions have layers. You get it? We both have layers. Donkey: Oh, you both have layers. Oh. You know, not everybody like onions.

[@marinahoston1663]

Lol😂

[@gabbyvalenzuela8224]

I don't like onions😂

[@klauswhammy6543]

Shrek made me cry tho

[@DuskPShermanWallaby123]

Wait really?

[@willbennett9233]

Such a great movie

[@LinkTheFusky]

shrek is love shrek is life

[@Carmen_Ragusa]

this is in my opinion the best version of this song

[@tiffrainbow5261]

Carmen Ragusa agree

[@shotgunsmellyofficial6894]

Carmen Ragusa agreed, but always gotta love the original

[@gabelaubenthal5279]

agreed

[@SozeSR]

Carmen Ragusa John Cales is better

[@sweetasmaple]

Carmen Ragusa I agree

[@nievelatino9691]

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

[@MikMaio]

BEST version ever. Heard it first time in Shrek :)

[@augustsson295]

Me too :) The first Shrek movie was the best :D

[@MikMaio]

Shrek is love, Shrek is life.

[@Annabcoolforever]

Headache Mik NO

[@MrXxTrunksxX]

Annabcoolforever I heard on a video of Supernatural

[@BlackWolfA7X]

Harley Christian which episode??

[@elessarecho9517]

i love this version of the song

[@Vivi_Sterling]

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]

Beautifully said.

[@angel-uo5gf]

I came for shriek

[@fokyu1188]

This is not a Christian song lmaoooo

[@dryboneskirby]

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]

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.

[@Joey-Jett]

I'm not ashamed to say the first time I ever heard this song was on Shrek when I was 11 because it brought tears to my eyes and opened my world into Cohen and the other great artists who've covered his work. I can't hear this song without it bringing a tear to my eye. I'm not religious but I do believe in faith and loss and this song paints all of that so beautifully that I can't hear it without coming back into myself. It's gotten me through a lot of hard times and though Rufus' version of my favorite, this song is so beautifully composed that anybody who sings it does so with a tremendous amount of passion.

[@伊藤謙一-f7f]

🐻 With the pronunciation of [Hallelujah], in words, and in this song, I felt a nostalgic sound somewhere. The pure, innocent, sacred and beautiful feelings of the singer are very well conveyed. I'm convinced that it's basically a song that can only be sung by people who feel like this. There is a hint of close friend and dearness. That's a very good place. And again, like me who has listening ears, I feel that there are many souls and feelings that sympathize with this [Hallelujah] song. The world is the earth, and the earth made me think that the song of [Hallelujah] has a certain essence and core. And I felt a profound expanse in [Hallelujah] psychology. 🌸 Grace, based on my "Japanese", it's highly probable that Google Translate isn't always correctly converted to "English". In that case, please forgive me for the fact that there are some points that do not reach my point. With the help of a special winner, I hope that someday, in a more epoch-making world, I will be able to translate and interpret correctly into "English" based on my "Japanese". We are very much looking forward to it. Thank you for your cooperation. Well then. 🌸 Heart cherry blossom news, from Japan. Personally, at the time of sacred vow sowing (sowing the seeds of wishes). 🐻【ハレルヤ】の発音で、言葉で、そしてこの歌に、呼び覚ます何処か懐かしい響きを感じました。 歌い手の方の、純粋純真な、神聖な美しい気持ちがとてもよく伝わります。 私は、基本的には、こう言う気持ちの人にしか歌えない歌だ、と確信しています。 それとなく親友、親愛の響きがあります。 それはとても良いところですね。 そしてまた、聴く耳を持つ私と同じように、この【ハレルヤ】の歌に共感する魂、気持ちが多くある事をそれなりに感じます。 この世は、地球で、地球は、この世の感じを、【ハレルヤ】の歌に確かな神髄があり、核心がある、と思わせました。 そして【ハレルヤ】心理に、深遠な広がりを感じました。 🌸猶、私の「日本語」に基づいて、Google翻訳が必ずしも正しく「英語」に変換されていない場合がどうも、大いに想定されます。 その場合、私の采配に至らない点がある事、どうぞ、ご容赦下さい。 殊勝な方のお力で、私の「日本語」に基づいて、正しく「英語」に翻訳、通訳される事を今以上の画期的な世の中で、何時の日にか、完璧を期す事を、切に期待しておりますので、どうぞ宜しくお願いします。 それでは。 🌸ハートの桜便り、日本から 。 個人的に、神聖なる誓願播粒（願い事の種を蒔く）時刻に。

[@msuther4722]

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

[@finleymyers8653]

His voice is flawless!

[@mexicanoaao]

this song makes me feel a way I haven't felt in months, only makes me think of my loneliness

[@codydowling1120]

I don't know you friend, but I prayed for you just now. You're not alone, even when you're lonely. Press into Him.

[@ismaelrios6608]

mexicanoaao that was beautiful 😥😥

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

This song is so sad. :'(

[@wilbertmatlock7241]

mexicanoaao I am always there for you buddy ♡

[@thepancakelover]

mexicanoaao this makes me think of my uncle that is in a coma from drugs😒😢

[@blueblousedesigns]

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!

[@lolapersonal1701]

I first heard this version in Shrek but it’s by far my favourite version of this song, both because of nostalgia but also because of how emotion packed it is

[@blnddrr]

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

[@ratherbeonthemoon]

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]

In other words, draw the Hallelujah.

[@alistairnaidoo9380]

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.

[@corennet.6776]

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

[@wonkybee7612]

To me, this song is about love, and the pain of love, and the evangelical parts of love. It reminds me of take me to church. And how a lover and the act of loving someone and loving them and losing them is the true divinity in this world

[@Gornorudnik]

Best version hands down

[@Mariokemon]

+Станислав Кучевский i prefer John Cale

[@XxXanimegaXD]

bon jovi did it best

[@lolc9401]

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

[@Fish-os5yu]

This is the best version(imo). There isn't the Aaa-aa-aaaaaaa. It's played with uproar and the story is heard. Not just some line.

[@dougpeterson232]

Jeff Buckley Is the best version

[@zingerific8209]

Opinions exist people

[@firespark7092]

@@zingerific8209 and some opinions are wrong.

[@tonybennett5511]

The doo has the best one

[@firespark7092]

@Geoffrey Robb like people who cant spell opinion.

[@jakedather4281]

Anyone else think the piano could be used for the song "Falling in love with you"?

[@robertandrewww]

There's a couple versions with it. Sound awesome. I was just watching them before this.

[@00MISSRM]

Thats really funny because I randomly listened to "falling in love with you" then randomly searched this song

[@valyouablecreationsstudio]

I love that song!!!

[@xthatghomiex2939]

Probably the same chords, the progression of this song is extremely common.

[@josealeman9342]

This song is way more powerful than u know some o may ask how? Some may say you dont know nothing well god has THE power to be the only one to judge us by our sins