“Hallelujah”
Song by Leonard Cohen
Album	Various Positions
Released	December, 1984
Recorded	June 1984
Genre	Folk-rock
Length	4:39
Label	Columbia Records, Passport Records
Writer	Leonard Cohen
Producer	John Lissauer
Various Positions track listing
"Night Comes On" (4) “Hallelujah” (5) "The Captain" (6)

“Hallelujah”
Song by Leonard Cohen
Album	Cohen Live
Released	June 28, 1994
Recorded	October 31, 1988 Austin, TX
Genre	Folk-rock
Length	6:54
Label	Columbia Records
Writer	Leonard Cohen w. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Various Positions, the seventh studio album by Leonard Cohen, was released in December 1984 (and February 1985 Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Various Positions, the seventh studio album by Leonard Cohen, was released in December 1984 (and February 1985 A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Cohen Live is a live album by Leonard Cohen released in 1994 The songs were recorded live in 1988 and 1993 Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter additional verses
Producer	Leanne Ungar Bob Metzger
Cohen Live track listing
"Sisters of Mercy" (6) "Hallelujah" (7) "I'm Your Man" (8)

"Hallelujah" is a song written by Leonard Cohen. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Cohen Live is a live album by Leonard Cohen released in 1994 The songs were recorded live in 1988 and 1993 A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter It was first recorded on his 1984 album Various Positions. Various Positions, the seventh studio album by Leonard Cohen, was released in December 1984 (and February 1985 It has been covered numerous times and featured in the soundtracks of several movies and television shows. ^[1]

Contents 1 Lyrics 2 Cover versions 3 Movie and TV soundtracks 4 Citations and Tributes 5 Further reading 6 References 7 External links

Lyrics

Different cover versions of "Hallelujah", and different performances by Leonard Cohen himself, sometimes include different lyrics from those in Cohen's original 1984 recording. However, although individual words do change between various versions, most of the variation may be due to selection from Cohen's complete lyrics rather than additions by the cover artist. In a 2001 interview with The Observer, John Cale said:

After I saw [Cohen] perform at the Beacon I asked if I could have the lyrics to "Hallelujah". The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) better known as John Cale, is a Welsh Musician, Composer, Singer-songwriter When I got home one night there were fax paper rolls everywhere because Leonard had insisted on supplying all 15 verses. "

The original recording from 1984 is noted for containing explicit biblical references in the lyrics, alluding to David's harp-playing used to soothe King Saul (I Sam. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin David, Arabic: داوود or داود dawud, "beloved" was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible Saul (שאול המלך (or Sha'ul) ( Arabic: طالوت,Tālūt ( (reigned 1047 - 1007 BCE is identified in the Books of Samuel, 1 Chronicles 16:23), and his later affair with Bathsheba after watching her bathe from his roof. According to the Hebrew Bible, Bathsheba (בת שבע Bat Sheva) was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, king of the The line "she broke your throne and she cut your hair" is likely a reference to the source of Samson's strength from the Book of Judges. Samson, Shimshon ( Hebrew: שמשון, Standard Šimšon Tiberian Šimšôn; meaning Book of Judges ( Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim ספר שופטים is a book of the Bible originally written in Hebrew. The third verse mentions "the name" (Tetragrammaton). See also Yahweh Tetragrammaton (from the Greek, meaning ' of four letters' (tetra "four" + gramma (gen In these instances, the lyrics are overtly sexual. Jeff Buckley called his own rendition of the song an homage to "the hallelujah of the orgasm". Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17 1966 – May 29 1997 raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist He was the son An orgasm (sexual climax is the conclusion of the plateau phase of the sexual response cycle, and may be experienced by both males and females ^[2]

In 1994, Cohen released a substantially different version on the album Cohen Live (recorded in 1988), retaining only the final verse from Various Positions. Cohen Live is a live album by Leonard Cohen released in 1994 The songs were recorded live in 1988 and 1993 In this version, the lyrics became more explicitly sexual, and the music was slightly reworked. Many cover artists mix lyrics from both versions, and occasionally make other changes (such as Rufus Wainwright singing "holy dark" and Allison Crowe singing "Holy Ghost" rather than "holy dove"). Allison Louise Crowe (born November 16, 1981) is a Canadian Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist and Pianist from

In the section of the lyrics "the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift", the chords move as described in the lyrics. In C major, for example, the chords would move as follows: F ('the fourth'), G ('the fifth'), Am (a movement downwards and to a minor chord), F (a movement upwards, and to a major chord). [1]

As well as recording a cover of the original version, in February 2007 Alistair Griffin rewrote the lyrics to reference the soccer player Mark Viduka. Alistair Richard Griffin, (born 1 November 1977 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English Singer/songwriter and musician Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Mark Anthony Viduka (ˈmaː(rk ˈʋiduka (born October 9, 1975 in Melbourne) is an Australian football Centre forward Leonard Cohen gave permission for this to be released as a charity download in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. A charity record (also known as a charity single) is a release of a song for a specific charitable cause. Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the largest British charities and provides specialist health care information and financial support to people affected by ^[3]

Lincoln Brewster released a rewritten and retitled version, "Another Hallelujah" on its album "All to You" in August, 2005. Lincoln Brewster (born July 30, 1971 in Fairbanks, Alaska) is a Christian music artist and Pastor. ^[4]

Welsh rock-outfit Lostprophets uses the song's sentence "I've seen this room and I've walked this floor" in their track "Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time)" on their 2006 album Liberation Transmission. Lostprophets (lɒstˈprɒfɪts are a Welsh rock band formed in 1997. " Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time " is the third single from the album Liberation Transmission, the third studio album Liberation Transmission is the third studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Lostprophets. It is not clear if this use is coincidental or not.

Cover versions

One of the best-known covers of "Hallelujah" was recorded by the American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley for his 1994 album, Grace. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17 1966 – May 29 1997 raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist He was the son Grace is the first and only complete studio album by Jeff Buckley, released on August 23, 1994 (see 1994 in music) Jeff Buckley's version is a sparse production of vocals and guitar, influenced by John Cale's earlier cover of "Hallelujah" which appeared on the 1991 Leonard Cohen tribute album I'm Your Fan and on his 1992 live album Fragments of a Rainy Season. John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) better known as John Cale, is a Welsh Musician, Composer, Singer-songwriter Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter I'm Your Fan The Songs of Leonard Cohen By is a Tribute album to Leonard Cohen, released in 1991, produced by the French music magazine Fragments of a Rainy Season is a 1992 live album by John Cale, performed at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels Belgium

John Cale's version was featured in the 2001 animated film Shrek. Shrek Shrek Music from the Original Motion Picture is the Soundtrack of the 2001 Academy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated Animated ^[5] Rufus Wainwright covered the song as well, and his version appears on the film's soundtrack album rather than Cale's. This is apparently because Wainwright is signed with Dreamworks SKG and Cale is not. DreamWorks LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, or DreamWorks Studios, is a major American Film studio The film version excludes the more sexually suggestive verses,, and it chops off the line "maybe there's a god above" from the beginning of the last verse.

Among the other musicians who have recorded covers of this song released on CD are: Italian singer Elisa from her album "Lotus", Maxwell Murder of Saturday's Car Ride Home, Rea Garvey of Reamonn, Alex Lloyd, Sephira, Adam Nikkel, Keren Ann, Willie Nelson, Beefy, Bono, Bon Jovi, Blake, Bret Darby, Clare Bowditch, Fred Eaglesmith, Steve Acho, Allison Crowe, Patricia O'Callaghan, Jackie Greene, Julie Felix, Damien Leith, Anthony Michael Hall [2], Bettie Serveert, Kenny Zhao, John Owen-Jones, Custard, k d lang, Kevin Max, Gord Downie, Simple Plan, Gov't Mule, Steffen Brandt/Tina Dickow (in Danish translation), K's Choice, Enrique Morente (flamenco version, translated to Spanish), Street to Nowhere, Wayne Whittaker, the Prayerbabies, Kevin Christy, Kathryn Williams, Lucky Jim, Over the Rhine, Pat Terlizzi, Myrra Malmberg, Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, Michael Wolff, The Brown Derbies, Imogen Heap, Popa Chubby, Jimm Zombie, Joe Wilson, Kristian Meurman (in Finnish), Hilary Scott, The Choir of Hard Knocks and Kate Voegele. Elisa (born Elisa Toffoli December 19, 1977) is an Italian singer and songwriter Reamonn is a German rock band that is well known all over Europe Alex Lloyd (born Alex Wasiliev in Sydney, November 1974 is an Australian Singer-songwriter. Sephirot "enumerations" '''Sephiroth''' '''Sefiroth''' (סְפִירוֹת singular Sephirah also Sefirah (סְפִירָה "enumeration" in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] Keren Ann Zeidel (קרן אן זיידל born March 10 1974) is a Singer-songwriter based largely in Paris, New York City and Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. Blake is either a surname or a given name It means either black or pale Clare Bowditch (born 1975 is an Australian musician from Melbourne, Victoria. ---- Fred Eaglesmith is a Canadian Alternative country Singer-songwriter. Allison Louise Crowe (born November 16, 1981) is a Canadian Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist and Pianist from Patricia O'Callaghan (born in Dryden Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Mezzo-soprano Singer. Jackie Greene (born November 27, 1980) is an American Singer-songwriter and musician Julie Felix (born 14 June 1938, Santa Barbara, California) is a Folk rock recording artist, who was produced Damien Leo Leith (b 18 January 1976, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)is an Irish Australian Singer / Songwriter. Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14 1968 known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor producer and director who achieved Bettie Serveert are a Dutch Indie-rock band Their name translates to "Bettie Serves" and is taken from a Dutch television program hosted by Dutch John Owen-Jones (b May 5, 1971) is a British musical theatre actor best known for his portrayals of Jean Valjean in Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Custard was an Australian indie rock band from Brisbane formed in 1990 kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and Kevin Max (born August 17, 1967) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Poet. Gordon Downie (born February 6, 1964) is a Canadian Rock musician and writer Simple Plan is a French Canadian Pop punk band based in Montreal, Quebec. Gov't Mule (pronounced Government Mule is a Southern rock / Jam band formed in 1994 as an Allman Brothers Band Side project. Tina Dico (born Tina Dickow on October 14, 1977 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Singer and songwriter inspired by artists such K's Choice is a Belgian rock band from Antwerp, formed in the mid-1990s and touring as recently as 2006 Street To Nowhere is an indie / Alternative rock band from Oakland California. Kathryn Williams (born 1974 in Liverpool, England) is a singer/songwriter Lucky Jim is a comic Novel written by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1954 by Victor Gollancz. Over the Rhine is an Ohio -based musical band, the core of which is the husband-and-wife team of bassist/pianist/guitarist Anna Myrra Malmberg is a Swedish singer and musical artist She was born December 20, 1966 in Chicago, United States. Susanna and the Magical Orchestra is the moniker of singer Susanna Karolina Wallumrød (1979- and keyboard player Morten Qvenild (1978- Imogen Heap (ˈɪmoʊdʒən ˈhiːp (born December 9 1977) is a Grammy nominated English Singer-songwriter from Romford, Popa Chubby (born Ted Horowitz is a New York Blues singer and guitar player Joe Lee Wilson is a gospel -influenced Jazz Singer originally from Oakland CA, USA. For the American adult film actress see Hillary Scott Hilary Scott is a young Singer songwriter who makes her home in The Choir of Hard Knocks is a Choir consisting of Homeless and disadvantaged people formed in Melbourne Australia Kate Elizabeth Voegele (born December 8, 1986) is a singer-songwriter musician and actress from the Cleveland suburb of Bay Village Ohio

Counting live performances, the list of artists who have performed "Hallelujah" includes: Glen Hansard of The Frames, k.d. Lang, Spoon, Joel Sprayberry Band, The Teamakers, Nick Hrenchuk, Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, Kate Voegele, RRRadio Gee, Ari Hest, Chris Frank, Betty Buckley, Brandi Carlile, Bob Dylan, Connie Champagne, Caamora, Doug Parmenter, Howie Day, Gavin DeGraw, Dave Dobbyn, The Dresden Dolls, Chris Clonts, Damien Rice, David Ford, Peter Mulvey, Jay Clifford, Mike Winger, Tim Minchin, Regina Spektor, Starsailor, Donna Lynne Champlin, Rodney Harris, Todd Carey, Pain of Salvation, Sheryl Crow, Tristin Roberts, James Yarsky, Jeff Waters, at17, Jeff Martin of The Tea Party, David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion), Zach Condon (of Beirut), Emily Johnson, and Thierry Amiel^[6]. Glen Hansard (born 21 April, 1970 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Academy-Award winning Songwriter, Actor, and The Frames are an influential Irish band based mainly in Dublin. kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and Spoon is an American Indie rock band from Austin Texas. The band is led by Britt Daniel (vocals guitar Jim Eno (drums Rob Myles R Kennedy (born November 27 1969 is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist originally from Spokane Washington who Alter Bridge is an American Alternative metal Band members Myles Kennedy - Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar Kate Elizabeth Voegele (born December 8, 1986) is a singer-songwriter musician and actress from the Cleveland suburb of Bay Village Ohio Ari Hest is an American Singer-songwriter and a native of Riverdale Ari has completed the recording of his seventh album "The Break-In" with producer Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is a Tony Award -winning American Theater, Film, and Television Brandi Carlile (born June 1, 1981 in Ravensdale Washington) is an American Singer and Songwriter. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Connie Champagne (neé Kelly Brock) is an American Singer, actress, Songwriter and entertainer born on November 23 1959 in Clive Nolan (born 30 June 1961)is a British musician composer and producer who has played a prominent role in the recent development of Progressive Doug Parmenter is a musician and close friend of Kelly Jones of Stereophonics fame Howard Kern Day (born in Bangor Maine) is an American Singer-songwriter. Gavin DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Dave Dobbyn (born January 3, 1957) is a Musician, singer-songwriter and record producer from New Zealand. The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston Massachusetts. Damien Aonghus Rice (born December 7, 1973) is an Irish folk Singer. David James Ford (formerly known as Dav Ford, born on May 16 1978 in Dartford, Kent) is a British Singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey is an acoustic musician based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jump Little Children (JLC or Jump is a band formed in 1991 in the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Tim Minchin (born October 7 1975 is an Australian Comedian, Actor and Musician. Regina Spektor (Регина Спектор born February 18, 1980) is a Soviet -born Jewish- American Singer-songwriter and Starsailor are an English Rock band from Chorley. As of 2006 they have had three charting albums and ten Top 40 singles in the UK since Pain of Salvation is a Swedish Progressive metal band featuring Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the lyricist chief composer guitarist and lead vocalist Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Jeff Waters (born February 13, 1966) is the Guitarist and mastermind of the Thrash metal band Annihilator and remains as the at17, consist of Eman Lam and Ellen Joyce Loo, is a Hong Kong based Cantopop and Folktronica Girl band managed under production Jeffrey Scott Martin (born October 2, 1969 in Windsor Ontario) is a Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for fronting the The Tea Party were a Canadian rock band with Blues, Progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences dubbed "Moroccan roll" David Bazan (born January 1976 is an Indie rock singer/songwriter from Edmonds Washington. Pedro the Lion was an Indie rock band from Seattle Washington, and for over a decade the main creative outlet of singer/songwriter David Bazan. Beirut is the band of -year-old Santa Fe native Zach Condon. The band's first official release was assisted by Jeremy Barnes ( Neutral Milk Hotel Beirut is the band of -year-old Santa Fe native Zach Condon. The band's first official release was assisted by Jeremy Barnes ( Neutral Milk Hotel Thierry Amiel (born 18 October 1982) is a French singer and songwriter from Marseille, France.

Fall Out Boy sampled the song on their 2007 album Infinity on High, on the track "Hum Hallelujah". Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Infinity on High is Fall Out Boy 's fourth Studio album. It is the follow up to their 2005 album From Under the Cork Tree The West did a cover of the song on the "4 Song EP" entitling it "Song for Leonard". The website SadKermit. com posted a cover of Sad Kermit covering the song in Buckley's style. Sad Kermit is an unauthorized parody of Kermit the Frog, the popular Muppet. Another published cover can be found on the single "Tausend Tränen Tief" (1999) by the German band Blumfeld. Blumfeld was an Indie-pop band from Hamburg, Germany which arose from the bands "Arm" "Laut" and "Der schwarze Kanal" Chris Botti recorded an instrumental version of the song for the album December. Christopher Stephen Botti or Chris Botti '' (born October 12, 1962) is an American Trumpeter and Composer. Susanna and The Magical Orchestra performed their take on the song at the London Jazz festival; broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on the 13 December 2004. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " An a cappella version by Clemson University's "TakeNote" is included on the "Best of College A Cappella 2006" CD. A cappella (Italian or Latin "From the chapel/choir" Music is Vocal music or Singing without instrumental Accompaniment k.d. Lang did a version in an episode of Later (UK live music TV show hosted by Jools Holland), which made it onto DVD. kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English Pianist, Bandleader The University of Oregon a cappella group, On the Rocks also does a version on their album, Full Coverage. Danish a cappella ensemble Vocal Line recorded the song for their 2006 album, "Vocal Stories". Bono and the Edge (from U2) performed the song at one of their concerts out of respect for Jeff Buckley just after his death. David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961 in Barking, East London) more widely known by his Moniker The Edge, is a Musician known best Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17 1966 – May 29 1997 raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist He was the son Australian comedian and musician Tim Minchin performed the song as a duet with Geraldine Quinn at a live show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2005. Tim Minchin (born October 7 1975 is an Australian Comedian, Actor and Musician. The Edinburgh Fringe (officially the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, commonly just The Fringe) is the world’s largest Arts festival.

A Norwegian group including Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes and Askil Holm performed the song under the name Lind,Nilsen, Fuentes & Holm. Espen Lind, (born May 13, 1971) is a Norwegian Songwriter, producer, Singer, and Multi-instrumentalist. Kurt Erik Nilsen (born September 29, 1978 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian pop / country singer Alejandro Javiero Fuentes (born 5 November 1987 in Chile) is a singer who finished third in Norwegian Idols third season in 2005 Askil Holm (born August 19 1980 is a Norwegian singer and musician from Namsos. A parody version of them and the song was made under the name Hallelujah-kameratene (including Espen Beranek Holm, Marit Voldsæter, Ole Morten Aagenæs and Kai Taule under the Norwegian award show Komiprisen on the Norwegian TV-channel NRK and later on another award show named Gullruten which runs on the TV-channel TV2. Espen Beranek Holm is a Norwegian pop artist and comedian Beranek has been a member of the following Norwegian bands Dei Nye Kappelanane The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation ( Norwegian: Norsk rikskringkasting AS) which is usually known as the NRK, is the Norwegian Gullruten is an annual award for the Norwegian TV business founded in 1998 by Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening. TV 2 is Norway 's largest commercial television station Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2

Welsh group Brigyn have covered the song and changed the lyrics to festive Welsh lyrics. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic An Arabic version dedicated to Allah has been performed by Mohammad al Husayan ^[7].

Reflecting a broadening populist appreciation of the song, reaching mass numbers since Shrek, in recent years the song has been performed by contestants on Australian Idol, Swedish Idol, French Nouvelle Star and Canadian Idol. Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American Comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and Rules Auditions Auditions are held in major cities around Australia to find each season's contestants Nouvelle Star (aka A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star for the first series is a French television series based on the popular Canadian Idol is a Reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Most recently, in 2008's Season 7 of American Idol, Jason Castro performed a rendition of "Hallelujah" and received positive reviews by the judges for his performance. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Jason René Castro (born March 25, 1987) is an American Singer - Songwriter and the fourth place finalist on the seventh season Soon after Castro's performance, Jeff Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" became the #1 most downloaded song on iTunes. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc ^[8] Subsequently, on the Billboard charts dated March 22, 2008, Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" debuted at #1 on the Hot Digital Songs chart. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard. ^[9] The song was certified Gold and Platinum as a single on April 22, 2008. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[10]

Movie and TV soundtracks

"Hallelujah" has frequently been used in television shows and movies during scenes involving death or heartbreak. It has been featured in movies as diverse as Basquiat, The Edukators (Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei), Shrek (covered by John Cale in the movie and by Rufus Wainwright on the soundtrack), St. Ralph, Deliver Us from Evil, Kissed by Winter, Feast of Love, Barfuss, Lord of War and When Night is Falling, and TV series such as Holby City, House, M.D., Falcon Beach, The L Word, The O.C. (twice by Jeff Buckley, once by Imogen Heap), Hollyoaks, The West Wing, Scrubs, Without a Trace, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, ER, The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Crossing Jordan, Drama and Nicole, Rescue Me, LAX, Lost, Roswell, Ugly Betty, Numb3rs, Nearly Famous and One Tree Hill. Basquiat is a 1996 film directed by Julian Schnabel which is based on the life of American postmodernist / neo expressionist artist The Edukators (Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei literally "the fat years are over" or "the days of plenty are numbered" is a German - Austrian The Edukators (Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei literally "the fat years are over" or "the days of plenty are numbered" is a German - Austrian Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American Comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) better known as John Cale, is a Welsh Musician, Composer, Singer-songwriter Shrek Shrek Music from the Original Motion Picture is the Soundtrack of the 2001 Academy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated Animated Saint Ralph is a Canadian Comedy-drama film which premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival and had its general theatrical release Feast of Love is a 2007 romance Film directed by Robert Benton, starring Morgan Freeman and Fred Ward. Barfuss is a Film by German actor and director Til Schweiger released in 2005. Lord of War is a 2005 film written and directed by Andrew Niccol which starred Nicolas Cage. When Night is Falling is a 1995 Canadian drama film directed by Patricia Rozema. Holby City, styled as HOLBY CI+Y, is a BAFTA award winning Medical drama Television serial transmitted by BBC One in the United House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 Falcon Beach is a Canadian Television show, filmed at Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, Canada, and produced in Canada for the The L Word is a Television Drama series on Showtime that portrays the lives of a group of Lesbian, Bisexual and This article is about the FOX television series For the location from which the series derives its name see Orange County California. 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After the shooting massacre at NIU, the song was covered during a montage of YouTube users' responses to the massacre. The song, as covered on YouTube by "Christina Marie,"^[11] could be heard at the end of the montage on Fox News Tonight with Shepherd Smith.

Citations and Tributes

In 2004, Jeff Buckley's version was ranked #259 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17 1966 – May 29 1997 raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist He was the son Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published

In August 2004, and, again, in November 2005, Allison Crowe's recording of "Hallelujah" was cited by the UK's Record of the Day as the journal's top song pick. Allison Louise Crowe (born November 16, 1981) is a Canadian Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist and Pianist from

"Hallelujah" was also named the tenth greatest Canadian song of all time in Chart magazine's 2005 reader's poll. Chart is a monthly Canadian music magazine It is currently the only English Canadian popular music consumer magazine operating as a paid newsstand and subscriber

In September 2007, Q Magazine dubbed Buckley's version "the most perfect song ever". Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007

Buckley's version was ranked #2 in U Choose 40 in the topic of Tearjerkers on New Zealands C4 music channel, losing out only to the Johnny Cash cover of "Hurt". Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. " Hurt " is a Song written by Trent Reznor, first released on Nine Inch Nails ' 1994 album The Downward Spiral.

The Fall Out Boy song "Hum Hallelujah" is said to be named after Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" because it is the song that played in the car when bassist Pete Wentz tried to commit suicide.

Further reading

• Edgers, Geoff (March 18, 2008). Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common "'Hallelujah' goes from 'Idol' to hit". Boston Globe. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England,
• Gundersen, Edna (March 19, 2008). Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common "Praise be to 'Hallelujah': Classic reborn digitally, thanks to 'Idol'". USA Today. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company.

References

External links

• 1984 lyrics (Various Positions), from The Leonard Cohen Files
• 1988 lyrics (Cohen Live), from The Leonard Cohen Files

Preceded by "Floden" by Bjørn Eidsvåg

Norwegian VG-lista number-one single (Performed by Lind, Nilsen, Fuentes and Holm) 10 January 2007 – 17 January 2007

Succeeded by "Smack That" by Akon featuring Eminem

Bjørn Eidsvåg (born 1954 in Sauda) is a Norwegian singer songwriter and Lutheran minister. Bjørn Eidsvåg (born 1954 in Sauda) is a Norwegian singer songwriter and Lutheran minister. VG-lista is a Norwegian Record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the NRK program Topp 20. Espen Lind, (born May 13, 1971) is a Norwegian Songwriter, producer, Singer, and Multi-instrumentalist. Kurt Erik Nilsen (born September 29, 1978 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian pop / country singer Alejandro Javiero Fuentes (born 5 November 1987 in Chile) is a singer who finished third in Norwegian Idols third season in 2005 Askil Holm (born August 19 1980 is a Norwegian singer and musician from Namsos. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " Smack That " is the first single from Akon 's second album Konvicted and features Eminem. Aliaune Thiam Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning

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