OHH MANN!!! | Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Live In London) (REACTION!!)

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[@dkgraf3]

I'm a 66 year old grandma, who just started taking cannabis oil for pain, and watching you toke and get into some of the best music around is just giving me a kick. Love you, and your reactions, young man!

[@edwardallen4051]

I believe he was nearer 80 than 50, and thanks for reacting to the original.

[@rls2229]

the closer you are to 50, you realize the difference between 50,60,70,80, but the 20 somethings don't

[@edwardallen4051]

@@rls2229 Are You suggesting that I am old 😁

[@georgegregg2722]

I do believe he wrote this song in 1963.

[@nelsonx5326]

@@georgegregg2722 1863. But it still sounds fresh.

[@unfilthy]

It's Leonard Cohen. The man was a poet, and he used biblical references, and metaphors, and allegories, and personal experience, and storytelling, and mixed it all up to write masterpieces like this that people still try to give their own interpretations to, and he'd never explain or say "this is the only correct way to understand this song" but let people explore on their own.

[@davidwilsonBC]

When I met Mr. C in 1969, I told him that I had memorized almost all of his songs ( 2 albums then). He said, "Thanks a lot man. Thanks a lot." He bought a painting I had done of him. It was a good day!!!

[@Beluga_Too]

@@davidwilsonBC That's fucking awesome!

[@davidwilsonBC]

@@Beluga_Too Yes, it was a special time!

[@Naiant]

It's about having one's faith broken, but from that broken place still crying out "Hallelujah!" The most significant verse (which is oddly left out of most people's versions) is the one with "an even though it all went wrong, I'll stand before the Lord of Song, with nothing on my tongue but 'Hallelujah!'" Did you notice that when the organ solo starts, Cohen takes his hat off and turns to the organist and doesn't put his hat on until the end of the solo? Great respect, pure class.

[@mohenders1183]

Your whole world has changed since you've started this channel, I can see it. I can see how your heart and mind has opened up. Its the beginning of great things for you!

[@SpottedQ]

Leondard was retired, lived in Mt. Baldy, California, when his manager stole all his money and he had to come out of retirement and tour again to survive. Very sad for such a talented man.

[@Xcris_crosX]

"The original song is the story of broken love, true love remembered and mourned, guilt, and penance, and of finding peace in the vicissitudes of brokenness". I always recall an elderly man that I took care of in a Nursing Home when I hear this song. He was in the Bataan Death March in 1942 and survived vicious treatment as a POW for several years. He weighed about 95 pounds when he was rescued. He told me the love for his wife is what gave him the will to live and be able to see her again. His wife was also in the Nursing Home, but she had severe Alzheimer's and no longer knew him. He confided to me that worse than forced in the Death March and seeing his comrades bayoneted or die of exhaustion along the way and being beaten and starved as a POW was that his love, his wife, no longer remembered him or shared in any heartfelt memories

[@windnchgo]

Excellent story to illustrate the deep well of meaning in this song. No other song speaks to me of great loss better than this one. I knew this song when I was younger but after the loss of my best friend with AIDS at the age of 40, the recent loss of my father this year and, yes, my mother's Alzheimer's....the song reveals the deeper meaning I couldn't fathom before.

[@Exxeron-ob3tv]

"Love is the only engine of survival." - Leonard Cohen.

[@lindamaemullins5151]

@@windnchgo 😢🥰

[@lindamaemullins5151]

😢😢🥰

[@linzzyy]

that is the most heartbreaking story I have ever heard. I hope he was able to find peace and comfort

[@tamarakindle73]

Delilah, also spelled Dalila, in the Old Testament, the central figure of Samson's last love story (Judges 16). She was a Philistine who, bribed to entrap Samson, coaxed him into revealing that the secret of his strength was his long hair, whereupon she took advantage of his confidence to betray him to his enemies.

[@cathymarlow6084]

You are absolutely right!!!I was wondering how many people would understand this song!!

[@michaelloveland1330]

We can learn from music. We can learn the whole world, the whole history, If we do not learn something, grow ourselves somehow, it is not really "music".

[@PinkSabby89]

I always recognized the story of David and Uriah I never knew about this connection! Wow glad I read the comments thanks for the information 🤗

[@Ottawajames]

I interpret this song as describing different scenarios in which someone might utter "Halleluja"... In that verse he describes how seeing the love of your life, despite her locking you down in her home, destroying everything you used to be and take away the source of your strength yet still is able to draw a grateful "halleluljah" from your lips.

[@windnchgo]

@@cathymarlow6084 The key to understanding this isn't in getting the biblical references (but good on you for that) but rather in understanding your heart when you listen to the song.

[@iamperplexed4695]

Imagine finding a love profound , immediate, powerful but a BAD idea from the beginning. It will destroy you in the end and you know it, you will be broken by it and you take it anyway. You praise God for the pleasure and when it arrives, you praise God for the pain because it came from the pleasure and all things serve The Almighty. But it's a cold and broken hallelujah.

[@pieleighton4250]

What an original way to write about this song. Summed it up beautifully! Cohen wrote masterpieces and rewrote masterpieces into, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, remastered unimaginable soul touching works of art. Art that you can close your eyes and see the color of every word!

[@meredithtyson3408]

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

[@Majoofi]

you're not the only one who struggles with this. To make it worse Cohen wrote as many as eighty verses to this song and switched up for different performances so that there could be multiple interpretations.

[@MrPernell27]

Took almost 3 years to complete

[@thadmatson4754]

Leonard was the GOAT no doubt about that.

[@DJamesLaSalle]

HINT: physiclly shooting someone is not what he means...

[@loriwishman1866]

I would love to read each and every verse. Thanks for the cool fact.

[@shouryakhichariya7302]

@@MrPernell27 it actually took Cohen 6-7 years to write this. He was probably ashamed to admit it to Dylan who would write songs within a day or so..

[@88teffie]

Remember how I said music touches your soul and makes you feel? You've been touched again.

[@cinderellsworth]

You can never go wrong with Leonard Cohen! I don't think I've ever seen anybody else to the original singer/songwriter of "Hallelujah" before. KUDOS, Mr. Video...you just made my Subscription List. Leonard has a playlist of absolutely phenomenal songs going way back to the '60s, and no, he never stopped singing until he became too ill and weak. Much THANKS for reacting to the Legend Himself...💖💛

[@Fwr942]

He does some of the coolest reactions, not just rap or rock or anything. So cool.

[@bob513993]

This man’s voice was carved from the stones quarried from the very deepest recesses of the planet, and every second of it is glorious.

[@johnmcbarron7282]

I've got turkey skin now! Leonard is over 70 when this was taped. One of the deepest lyricists/poets ever.

[@motionshadow]

I fortunately got to see him perform live during his final tour. What a voice. I felt it to the core.

[@DanMcManus]

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 While sounding spiritual and uplifting this is a song about the battle and brokenness of many human relationships. One of the greatest single songs ever written... with so many amazing covers to explore. Check the Pentatonix version, you will be astounded.

[@viciann]

Dan McManus what's even better is the fact that when he sings the fourth the fifth the minor chord the major lift, it is what he's actually singing. It's not just a verse.

[@tootsrbrwn2969]

The Pentatonix version of this is so beautiful and uplifting.

[@gr8old136]

only 2 covers of this song are good, they are shit, Jeff Buckley and KD Lang, both their covers of this song are great, everything else is shit

[@loriwishman1866]

"one of the greatest songs ever written" true!

[@mercedogre]

Nothing beats the author singing thier own song

[@heatherw67]

He was 75 in this performance. Wrote the song in 1984 at age 50. Leonard passed away in 2016.

[@heatherw67]

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-leonard-cohens-hallelujah-brilliantly-mingled-sex-religion-194516/

[@jayarr961]

The guy could write songs. He is about 75 at this taping.

[@Mark-zu6oz]

He was around 78 when I saw him in concert.

[@davedammitt7691]

"This man has to be 50-something". 🤣😂 Halle Berry is 50 something. George Clooney is 50 something. This dude was 75. Pentatonix does a great acapella version

[@Silverstreak7878]

Mr Video must be very young. Very young people sometimes think 50 and 75 are about the same thing😆😂🤣😂😅

[@davedammitt7691]

@@Silverstreak7878 yeah I know. I remember when I was in high school, I was thinking that I would be too old to enjoy the turning of the century, since I would be 35 by then. 🤪

[@Silverstreak7878]

Dave Dammit That was fun to read about! Old at 35! My hero is the man who learned to read at 98! Yes 98! He lived to be 108 and he even wrote a book called, “Life is So Good.”

[@ritamcb]

Dave Dammit 🤣🤣🤣

[@Exxeron-ob3tv]

This dude was timeless.

[@joankisloski6972]

"Hallelujah" was written by Cohen. I believe he was in his 70's when he performed this. He passed away a few years back. There are a few fantastic covers of the song.

[@ignoblesavage5559]

Having heard several, several covers...I can't help but like Rufus wainwright version, but not the onscreen version in the movie Shrek, just the one on the soundtrack...it's pared down & nothing fancy, which in a way also pays homage to Cohen. Buckley's is awesome...but to me his voice is almost too pure for the song.

[@annabinksy1694]

I thank he was in his 70's. His manager robbed him blind and he had to go out touring in his golden age. We had the privilege' of seeing him before he passed. That was one AMAZING show!! Dance me to the end of Time Closing Time So Long Marianne!!!

[@othinsdottir]

Lucky enough to see this tour as well! He did 3 encores. Most amazing performance.

[@MichaelLevineHair]

I'm glad I was able to help pay him back a little by seeing him twice on this tour. And as a bonus, I sat next to Jeff Bridges the first time.

[@lindamaemullins5151]

@@MichaelLevineHair cool❤️

[@flaviamar628]

I love your reactions! So funny 😂 hugs from Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@ramonaestrada601]

ChrisCornell’s little daughter sang this for him when he died.... it was so touching.

[@windnchgo]

He was a master lyricist. He writes in metaphors and this is no exception. For me this song is about the loss of someone you love, remorseful yet thankful. Hence the Hallelujah. Anyone who has gone through the loss of someone they love ,whether through death or a breakup, can relate. I tear-up every time I hear this song. Despite the grief and sadness I will always be grateful for the love I've had in my life......

[@kvoltti]

Dance Me to the End of love is a personal favourite of mine. Cohen’s music is achingly hauntingly beautiful at once melancholic and uplifting.

[@lolak2895]

‘Dance Me to the End of Love’ is my fave 💎

[@Mouse.3]

Leonard Cohen’s version is the best in my opinion. I’ve heard so many others but Leonard’s touches my soul more deeply.

[@nuniabidnez1182]

This was a wonderful surprise! Really enjoy watching you discover all this great music.

[@orbahumphrey8329]

Lenord Cohan is a poet/songwriter/singer. This song is probably his most covered song by popular singers. He is Jewish and many of his songs have a biblical theme. This one is about King David's fall from grace. His lust for Bathsheba after seeing her bath on a rooftop led him to have her husband killed so he could marry her. His song EVERYBODY KNOWS warns of a plague coming and laments how nothing really changes. THE RICH GET RICH AND THE POOR GET POOR and old black joe is still pickin' cotton are two of the lines. He has a large catalog of songs and some have been used in movies and it is said that it is his voice in Michael Jacksons' album THRILLER.

[@Gamiii_24]

He actually ended up joining the scientology cult. Most people guess Everybody Knows is actually about his experience in that, especially in reference to the meter (their e-meter) on the bed.

[@debrakron3747]

orba humphrey he’s using religious imagery, but this song is about a broken relationship.

[@rubyleuty9417]

Vincent Price is the talker on Thriller.

[@marieuk01]

Just found your reaction - Leonard Cohen is a real poet & us ladies proper love him 💕 Always 🇬🇧

[@markscutti9682]

Leonard Cohen,one of the greatest poets of all time! Sadly passed a few years back. It is said there is something like 60 verses to this song. I believe he was in his mid 70’s in this performance! Another great song from London is called “The Future”,but every song is great! RIP Mr Cohen,you are truly missed!!

[@stimannzz]

This song is a masterpiece and so is Leonard’s interpretation. It’ a gift to humanity.

[@shade51]

I remember when Leonard was aware he was dying. He confirmed it on social media, and said something to the effect of, "I'm okay with it. I hope it's not too painful."

[@lindamaemullins5151]

😢

[@KaninTuzi]

Clearly not okay with it, unfortunately 😢

[@CC-sr2ec]

The most influentual lyricist/poet next to Bob Dylan. He gave us 60 years of pure love and beauty ❤️ Every song, every album, every concert . He is walking in beauty.

[@1IndigoHeart]

He was such a poet.

[@bobsnow594]

Leonard never took to the stage without having fantastic band members and back-up singers to accompany him. For all of the musicians who performed with him, it was a great privilege to accompany the master. I saw him live three times - 1980, 2009 and 2010. Sheer magic. We are approaching the fourth anniversary of his death on 7 November 2016 - two days before that fateful US election result!

[@geoffsullivan7902]

Yes, I tear up too,every time I hear it. That’s ok...that means we are humans not machines.🎼🎶❤️😎

[@marthawoodworth]

It's so wonderful seeing the younger generation appreciating Leonard Cohen. Genius never gets old. Every time I listen to this, I hear something different, something I missed...and I get different interpretations, too.

[@Majoofi]

Everybody Knows Suzanne The Sisters of Mercy You Want it Darker

[@dunismith3045]

Love Suzanne!

[@susanrokoszak1463]

Don't forget ...Dance Me To The End of Love

[@A2Z83]

hed probably trip on hearing The Future after hearing this. I did when i found out it was the same guy. different vibe with those lyrics

[@michaelloveland1330]

Suzanne rips my heart apart! Dude could WRITE!

[@susanrokoszak1463]

Suzanne was written for his friend Suzanne Verdal...They were very close friends for years

[@mary.e645]

Love love love always, attended Leonard Cohen concert 1975 Portsmouth UK it was magical.

[@cspringer333]

Cohen wrote this in 84. He had some big hits back in the 60s. Sadly, he died in 2016 but had a long life (84 years). This was made in 2008 which would have made him 76. I think this is the best version out there so thanks for reacting to it. If you want to hear a great song by a superstar that is 94 and still going strong listen to Tony Bennett. Here he is with Lady Gaga a few years back kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIGknneLgaiJqLc and here he is 2 months ago singing "Fly Me To The Moon" kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIXHfI2iobukptk (changed link to the right one) You will love him. He loves to smoke dope...still!

[@galvinklatt5273]

You’re great! Your reactions are so wonderfully heartfelt and real. I appreciate it!

[@russellevans2446]

Mr. Cohen was 74 when he gave this performance.

[@patrician7445]

Love Leonard's " Bird On A Wire"!

[@georgec7894]

When I was a kid the 70s this guy was my neighbor in Montreal,canada.he is considered one of the best singer songwriter on the planet and his poetry and story's,deep shit.you should do some research on him

[@lindamaemullins5151]

Wow❤️

[@andrealarocco4941]

This sing ALWAYS makes me cry. It’s so beautiful.

[@tbor422]

I've told everyone that I want this played at my funeral. I love this so much!! ❤️

[@patrickheffernan7798]

That organ solo utterly kicked ass. Many artists have covered "Hallelujah," but for my money, Cohen owns it hands-down. Great to see youngsters gaining a love of the music of old :)

[@simonhill4021]

Good reaction man. This song is a real gem.

[@PenelopeFrank]

You make me so happy. I just discovered you and been going through your videos. Great songs and love seeing your reaction to the classics.

[@michellenati6317]

He was probably 70 here easily-he just passed away a couple years ago. Try the Jeff Buckley version.. well, ANYTHING by Jeff is pretty great!

[@GunnarFreyr71909]

You are true, he was between 70-80 there. I think this is a concert in London I saw many years ago. Not sure. London was at least part of this tour.

[@windnchgo]

Jeff Buckley's version is the one most people emulate for sure. Pentatonix version is also stellar.

[@tylerking4576]

Think he was 80...last time he was in London (before this appearance) he was a young man of 60

[@melissamckeague]

God I have chills listening to this- Have never seen this video before xx Thank you for sharing this, I was crying at the end xx

[@daleporter8997]

Every one has covered this song, anyone with a guitar around a camp fire played this song, even my niece sang this song when she was 7. But I still love it. You should hear Mazzy star " fade into you "

[@solitarybee3714]

Leonard Cohen actually is the original creator of the song "Hallelujah". And a whole slew of other wonderful music and lyrics. He passed away a couple of years ago, but he left behind a great legacy of music.

[@rubyslippers7835]

Leonard Cohen dated Janis Joplin and they didn't like each others music.

[@bonnieinla]

I did not know this!

[@toniclife1971]

She also gave him head on the bed in the Chelsea Hotel.

[@rubyleuty9417]

Nicole Jenkins Sorry hon but he never dated her. He met her when they were staying at the Chelsea Hotel. He write 2 songs about it.

[@GunnarFreyr71909]

Also the actress Rebecca de Mornay. Saw on Wikipedia.

[@GunnarFreyr71909]

I didn't know about Janis Joplin but of Rebecca de Mornay, the actress. There is nothing on Wikipedia on Cohen and Joplin but he gave an interview with the Rolling Stone magazine (I read the article there) where what you say is indeed true; he confirms it. However he says 'I liked her mucic so much' but she met him once in the street after this and asked him if he was going 'to read poetry for old ladies'. Says the article. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/how-leonard-cohen-met-janis-joplin-inside-legendary-chelsea-hotel-encounter-121067/

[@alicemestria4373]

I cried soooo much when he died… I have a tattoo of him on my arm, holding his hat… I love him so much and I was fortunate enough to have seen him live 5 times or more… there will never be another, or anything closely like it. Can you all agree how fortunate we were to be alive when he was??

[@Stranglethroat]

I actually hate how many people cover this song, trying to be deep. After Jeff Buckley, everybody and their grandma had to do this song.

[@andyoreo333]

Stranglethroat sucks I think it even pissed Leonard off too.

[@lolawants2008]

I think it’s beautiful. It’s only a marker of how much inspiration to so many it is. True art becomes so many things to many people, it can mean multiple things at the same time to you either in different times of your life or all at the same time. I’m highly suspicious that Leonard Cohen had a problem with it. True artists know that when they release it into the world it becomes it’s own creature.

[@J_Gamble]

And people do it in churches. And have their children do it. And I wonder...have they even listened to the ***words*** ?

[@alansmith7626]

I like KD Langs version....I am am 65, heard it by her years ago and it still resonates...sometimes have to stop it and do something else before is over, it just slays me

[@LaurenM30]

Leonard Cohen wrote the song and released it in 1984 it was then covered by Jeff Buckley.

[@j.h.3777]

Damien Rice sang "Famous Blue Raincoat" at the Leonard Cohen Tribute Concert in Montreal and it was fantastic!!

[@jamieseamark]

Love your reactions to this sort of thing. So pure. This song has so many more verses than he sings here. He claimed there were 80 once, but the song is so legendary it deserves that kind of myth attached to it.

[@jiminsjimjams9477]

I've never heard this version tbh, but it was a treasure to watch with you!

[@heidithatswho.2481]

I love how he described exactly the flow of the song....the minor fall....the major lift...🔥🔥

[@mellonlord4616]

He was really a poet. He realized he'd never be really successful writing poetry and then he met Lou Reed and thought, "I can do that." My favorite of his songs is Everybody Knows Thank you for reaching to him, I've not seen someone reacting to him before.

[@Stranglethroat]

Leonard is old here, but he's still the best. If you want to hear him more towards his prime, I would recommend anything from the "Field Commander Cohen, tour of '79" live album. That whole thing is blazing with brilliance from end to end.

[@sck4070]

So much fun watching you react now that you have the headphones. Before you were listening to the music, now you’re feeling the music.

[@S.Parrow]

Samson by Regina Spektor is a great song that tells another variation of the Samson and Delilah story. Another Leonard Cohen song you might enjoy is Everybody Knows. It's my favorite by him

[@sisuboy]

Welcome to Leonard's world. I've listened to him for over fifty years. Rest In Peace, My Brother.

[@edithrobertson3127]

Canada says: "You're welcome."

[@sonjacottle788]

I absolutely love Leanord Cohen!!! If I can suggest more by him, everybody knows and the future are my favorites!

[@leemorgan4799]

I still prefer Leonard Cohen singing Hallelujah, as the writer, the lyrics have more meaning for him.

[@mummymary2218]

A friend worked for him touring and said he was a lovely man and supremely generous to his staff.

[@derekv6106]

Leonard Cohen songs to try Everybody Knows & One night in Santiago Rest In Peace Leonard. One of the smoothest, and always true to himself with his lyrics.

[@jamessmithe5490]

One of the best songwriters who ever lived. And, yes, Leonard never had a problem attracting the ladies. If he was at a party he always left with the best looking woman in the room.

[@nasus61movies]

Dude I love your reactions. Done surpassed almost all the OG reacters, by far. That not me kissing your ass, it's just facts. I'm not sure where ir how you take requests, but man you have to check out Colter Wall (Kate McKinnon) and Tyler Childers (Grindstone). /Treat yourself man. I promise your won't regret it... Nor will you forget their music. Keep grinding man. You're gonna be huge. You have a natural gift of stage presence, that I don't even think you know the half of. Okay I'll shut up now 👌

[@dunismith3045]

Justin Amos I agree and I’m a sub of several reactors. Besides stage presence he has a very nice singing voice.

[@nasus61movies]

@@dunismith3045 yes he does. I meant to mention that in my post. His Thunderstruck cover was awesome! I don't think he knows how much talent he actually has. But I'd rather he be humble than narcissistic.

[@michaelloveland1330]

That Kate McKinnon song is intense. Just heard it, got me cheering due to excellent story and performance.

[@nasus61movies]

@@michaelloveland1330 if you like that kind of music, friend, check out more of his songs. They're outlaw, old western murder ballads. And they all tell a story. Imagine Mr. Video (don't know his real name) glued 5o the screen, locked in on the story?! And if you haven't treat yourself to some Tyler Childers as well. He's similar in style, different voice but still an amazing distinct one. I'd recommend starting with Grindstone or White House Road. Make sure you get the live acoustic versions.

[@Fwr942]

@@nasus61movies his real name is Leo. He mentioned it once or twice in older videos

[@joeymacdonald4954]

My step father was one of the tour managers for this tour, and others. I got to go with them to London for 4 shows. it was awesome. Hung out with all of them, crew and band. Met Leonard (the first time) in a corner store across the street from our hotel. In person he was a tiny fellow, so I didnt even recognize him for a few seconds. Then (inside my head) i said HOLY FUCK ITS LEONARD COHEN!!! He had wicked sharp sense of humor, and immediately made you feel warm and comfortable when speaking. That voice was always magic apparently.... Mostly hung out with his daughter Lorca, as she was the closest to my age. My favorite moments (other than the performances) include casually making the drummer, Raphael, laugh real hard, and drinking in a small pub till closing with Paul - he was a crew guy that had another gig as being in charge of 'Eddie' of Iron Maiden fame. The musicians all were very talented and the web sisters were also strikingly beautiful, it was GREAT!. Also, the tour bus was a double decker, and the top part - the front 1/3rd was glass. So the front seats up top gave a spectacular view of the surroundings. That was how I got to visit England for the first time. Good times....

[@LAMusing]

50 something? LOL He was 73. He feeds my soul

[@Silverstreak7878]

Jennifer Aniston is 50

[@dlpowers3898]

such an iconic song....Leonard Cohen was more a songwriter and storyteller but still love this one! thx for sharing Mr. Video!

[@heidithatswho.2481]

I also really like his songs...Everybody Know and You Want It Darker.

[@FlashGeiger]

I saw this tour when it came through my city a little before this was recorded. I couldn't believe how much charisma this man could show and how much energy he had. My favourite live music experience ever.

[@benabel7326]

If you haven't already, give the Jeff Buckley version a listen to. Or well, anything by Jeff Buckley.

[@madeinreallife9649]

There's an amazing version done by Ben Harprer as well where he talks about Jeff Buckley.

[@stephanieb4065]

Jeff Buckley's version is my favorite.

[@A2Z83]

jeffs version was based on or partly based on John Cales version

[@benabel7326]

@@A2Z83 Thanks, I shall have to give his a listen to.

[@MC-uj5gg]

Oh please do! Jeff Buckley - Forget Her, and Grace are both amazing as well.

[@davidpost428]

you got it solidly. fantastic emotion to the spirituality of this great Canadian singer/songwriter.

[@carolcostello6792]

Yes you must watch K.D.Lang singing this song. I still love Leonard Cohen.ccx

[@christopherhasenberg1113]

I'm at work, slacking off, watching Mr. Video. And crying. And laughing. And feeling. Much love, Mr. V. I'm coming to kick it.

[@janicekersting5329]

She cut your hair references Samson and Delilah. His strength came from his long curly hair. When she cut it.......

[@karenlangham24]

I really loveeeee your reactions to music!!!!!

[@m3li55a5]

KD Lang has the most beautiful version of this song

[@lutherl2350]

@Part of His Bride specifically the Olympic ceremony version.

[@nonMuggle]

Yes, KD Lang's Olympic version - my favorite.

[@woodysthoughts4032]

Actually, I don't like KD Lang's rendition, because it deviates right at the moment when I want to hear a resounding hallelujah - it trails off in another direction. However, she does have a very powerful rendition of Roy Orbison's "Crying."

[@jocelynhaeberle1401]

Agreed!

[@windnchgo]

A fellow Canadian She recorded it for her album "Hymns of the 49th Parallel" - an excellent album.

[@ellendobbyn-blackmore3504]

He is talking about how life is pain, and we must say Hallelujah because that's all there is.

[@lindamaemullins5151]

Pretty much 🤔🥰

[@brianharron8006]

When you've heard K.D. Lang's cover or this classic every other cover will get a partisipation trophy.

[@jocelynhaeberle1401]

🥰

[@missbelled6700]

love this song love kd more easy choice for me

[@lyletuck]

Many (too many?) people cover this song, and very few demonstrate a deep understanding of it. kd lang is the (lone?) exception. Nobody covers "Hallelujah" like kd lang.

[@JennRighter]

Yes, omg!!!!!

[@louisef1861]

Disagree. For me, Jeff Buckley did it best.

[@melissakhalar1842]

Mr. Cohen has meant so much to me and my family through the years. He touches me deep inside I love and miss him.

[@cindystuteville4246]

Pentatonix did an awesome version of this song ! It will give you goose bumps 😌

[@chrisnash6992]

It's "pretty" but doesn't have the depth of feeling that Leonard Cohen brings to it - you can feel that he means every word he sings.

[@carolmeindl8973]

Leonard Cohen was a poet. Poets can use words to draw emotions from the deepest parts of us. He was a Master.

[@godsspeedify]

He is talking about King David from the Bible and the woman he had affair.. in the beginning of the song he talks about the secret chords of the songs that he would play to GOD

[@museborn7703]

all of leonard Cohen's work is poetry with truth laced into it that is both painful and beautiful.

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

When he stashedthe joint,LMAO.

[@peterjackson6011]

I imagine it probably felt inappropriate. There have been many covers of this song, but hearing Cohen deliver it himself at a live performance is nothing short of a religious experience.

[@jocelynhaeberle1401]

This has been recorded by so many people! KD Lang's is probably my favorite. Every one is beautiful, but his...the original...is special. Your "moment of silence" was very touching. Thanks for not being afraid to share it.😘

[@humbertojimenez3475]

“He’s gotta be-50 something”. Dammit, I’m getting old!

[@gzucc]

You are a being of light and joy and I sing hallelujah to yah!

[@GordianTot]

Jeff Buckley's cover is so so good but nothing beats K.D. Lang's live version. Want goosebumps? Watch that.

[@elizabethmorrow3323]

Absolutely! KD’s honey of a voice kills it!

[@suddenlyjoy]

Yes! Totally agree.

[@brianl8481]

Aurelio Voltaire's version brings tears to my eyes, which is a step beyond goosebumps for me.

[@jocelynhaeberle1401]

My favorite!

[@hodlcrypto9826]

Queen of cowpunk 🐄🎸🐃🐅

[@ashlealabine6937]

I cried watching your video. It's such an incredibly powerful song. Chills man, over and over. What a masterpiece. Truly. I can't remember if it was this song, or which song(s) it was, but there are ones that took him many many years to perfect. The man was highly intelligent, and fascinating. If I recall, he spoke multiple languages, and was the author of several books and anthologies of poetry. I'm sure someone deeper in the Cohen universe will correct me if I am wrong, it's been a while since I've done a deep dive on him. But when I first started getting into him about 10 years ago, I was absolutely blown away. I still have my moments, especially when hearing him through new ears. I've had to correct tenses several times, when referring to him, while I've been writing this. I keep having to remind myself that he's gone.