Hallelujah.

[cupid04]

Can anybody tell me who had the original hit with Hallelujah?. I think it was
written by Cohen and done some time during the 60's.

[squarebear]

I thought Cohen wrote it in the eighties?

[erin-x]

I'm sure he was the original.. Jeff Buckley had a hit with it as well.

[Sipowicz]

http://en.wikipedia.o..._(Leonard_Cohen_song)

[cupid04]

I could be mistaken, Squarebear. I was watching an old 1 versus 100 and
it asked who wrote the song. The answer being Cohen and I wondered who had the original hit.

[squarebear]

I saw that show too on Challenge earlier. Do you get an extra £50,000 for winning the 100? The contestant was only on £5,500 when he won, yet the prize money was £55,500

[erin-x]

Jeff Buckley's version is much better, IMO :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4&ob=av2e

[cupid04]

Not bad for a few minutes work, eh?

[cupid04]

Thanks for all your answers. If you look on you tube everybody and his gran
has done a version of it! Thanks again. Cupid04.xx

[Ann]

Lovely thanks erin x

[Canary42]

I thought it was George Frederic Handel

[MarkRae]

That would be George *Frideric* Handel...

[Canary42]

Sorry Mark, my keyboard skills aren't up to Handel's level.

[DTCwordfan]

The Fireworks are about to be set off..............

[wolf63]

I don't usually like female singers but this lady has a good voice.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIMOdVXAPJ0&feature=related

[wolf63]

I was going to add that all typing errors were due to my lady cat lying on my arms - but she managed to hit the enter button before I got that far.

[andy-hughes]

The definitive version is Jeff Buckley's, the cool version is Leonard Cohen's, the 'to be avoided at all costs' versions are all the others!

I hated the fact that it was hi-jacked by the X Factor, and although I think Alexandra Burke has a good voice, she murdered it!

It's like 'Someone Like You' / 'I Will Always love You' / 'Your Song' etc., the song is so strong that it's almost impossible to make a lousy version of it, although quite a few have tried very very hard!!!!

[Sipowicz]

It's kd lang for me.

[littleja]

Hallelujah, was written and sung by Leonard Cohen in 1984 on Various Positions. The version Alexandra Burke sang was written by Cohen in 1988 and included on Live In Concert 1994.