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| Thread ID: 142464 | 2016-07-06 19:58:00 | Watch this...... it is great! | kenj (9738) | PC World Chat |
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| 1422719 | 2016-07-11 03:17:00 | A bit more on Jeff Buckley's version ... On March 4, 2008, American Idol competitor Jason Castro performed this song to rave reviews by the judges. Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell both said that they considered the Jeff Buckley version the best. As a result, Buckley's "Hallelujah" hit #1 on Billboard's Digital Downloads chart the next week. A little more off topic, I've always considered the song not to be a song of worship. Buckley referred to his sensuous rendition as a homage to "the hallelujah of the orgasm." He explained in a Dutch magazine OOR: "Whoever listens carefully to 'Hallelujah' will discover that it is a song about sex, about love, about life on earth. The hallelujah is not a homage to a worshipped person, idol or god, but the hallelujah of the orgasm. It's an ode to life and love." Buckley also admitted to having misgivings about his sensual version and he hoped that Cohen wouldn't get to hear his version. (Quotes are from Songfacts (www.songfacts.com)) I always have a wry smile when I hear Hallelujah performed by well meaning church groups and other do-gooders. They plainly have never stopped to consider what they really are singing about. :) |
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| 1422720 | 2016-07-11 04:49:00 | Some time ago Hallelujah had three cover versions on the UK's top 10 at the same time. And no doubt we'll see/hear and extract on tomorrow night's documentary on TV at 8:30 |
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| 1422721 | 2016-07-11 08:31:00 | Coincidentally tonight's ITV's "The Chase" had a question, "which song was in the UK's top 100 with three versions?" The answer was Hallelujah, in 2008. Chart placings at 1, 2 and 36 are remarkable for a 25-year-old song which has never previously reached the top 40." (The Telegraph) |
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