To think hallelujah should come with a 15 warning on the Radio?

[Littlepinkpear]

I'm a blubbering wreck in my kitchen now! Thanks Radio 2.

[MsVestibule]

Ooh no. Lots of songs move me but not that one. Especially when sung by Katherine Jenkins. I don't like her voice at all.

I love the one she's singing now (Time To Say Goodbye) but only when sung by Andrea Boccelli and Sarah Brightman. It reminds me of my a very special holiday DH and I once had .

[raltheraffe]

Disappointed as I thought this would be a thread discussing the Happy Mondays.

[ReallyTired]

Being ignorant was it the "Hallelujah" from Handel's Messiah

or Jeff Buckley "hallelujah" form Shrek.



I like this version

[Littlepinkpear]

Jenkins left me cold. It was the Leonard Cohen/ Jeff Buckley version.

I just think of family funerals and CJ sobbing her heart out on West Wing.

Blooming hormones!

[bedraggledmumoftwo]

The Jeff Buckley one is amazing! Didn't know it was on shrek though!

[bedraggledmumoftwo]

The Jeff Buckley one is amazing! Didn't know it was on shrek though!

[Vitalstatistix]

I like k d lang's version of it best.

I have no soul though, cos nothing makes me cry.

That's not true.

If I run out of tequilla...

[Vitalstatistix]

[MsVestibule]

That's a beautiful version, Vital, thanks for posting it.

[HoundoftheBaskervilles]

Yes to KD's version, although Jeff Buckley's and Leonard's original have their merits depending on my mood. Big fat no to any of your Alex Burke or Katherine Jenkins warbling nonsence though, excellent desecration of a classic there you souless ninnies.

[Enb76]

The song that makes me well up is Sarah McClachlan sing When She Loved Me. Cried in a cafe yesterday.

Hallelujah is great but overdone.

[ISingSoprano]

My dd is singing 'When she loved me' at a concert in a couple of weeks time. I know I shall cry!

[ScarletFever]

Actually, Bullets by Passenger makes me bawl!!

"The first of those song to hit home for me was Bullets, which works on all kinds of levels, the narrative flow in particular, with a story that sucks you in. It sounds so deeply personal, as if the main character is someone well known to Mike. Theres a conviction in the telling of a tale of a collector undone by a break in. Once that threshold has been crossed and a lifetimes work is compromised, the trauma and fear left in the wake are all too palpable. Its ultimately and devastatingly defined by the songs dnouement, although I wont spoil it for you."

Makes me think of my mum, who wont leave the house empty (AT ALL!!, not even to pop out to the supermarket) after being repeatedly burgled

[LoxleyBarrett]

Leonard Cohen every time for me!

[SadEyedLady]

It's Rufus Wainwright's version used on Shrek, not Jeff Buckley's. Can't stand either of them anyway, has to be Leonard singing it for me

[squoosh]

Who Knows Where The Time Goes by Fairport Convention sets me off, and I'm not generally one for tears.

[FreudiansSlipper]

I love KD Langs version I love her voice

Leonard Cohen's is still the best

Katherine Jenkins has a beautiful voice but her voice do not move me

[Gawjushun]

Leonard Cohen is the perfect version in my book. He has just the right gruff, weary old man gone to really nail the lyrics. I find Jeff Buckley's version a bit emoish, although I like his voice in general.

I hate when you start to associate songs with funerals. A recent service had Moon River as the entrance song, and now it makes me cry (and not just cos they used the shitty Michael Buble version).

[mummytime]

You do realise Leonard Cohen has written something like over 100 verses for that song don't you? So there isn't any one version from him.

But all Leonard Cohen tends to be depressing.

[squoosh]

I think Hallelujah must fund most of Leonard's retirement pot.

[mrsdavidbowie]

Rufus Wainwright does a great version

[LittleprincessinGOLDrocks]

I sob my heart out to. It was the last song played at my mums funeral. It was one of her favourite songs, and summed up how we felt, that we were going to miss doing and seeing all those things with her.
It is a beautiful song, and I love it, but it always reminds me of mum and the tears start.
Other songs that get me include "Angels" by Robbie, and "Carol" by Boyzone, both of which were played during the service.

also gets me crying.
Hallelujah doesn't get me though.

[AnotherGirlsParadise]

I love Rufus Wainwright's version. I detest Alexandra Burke's version, because she admitted she didn't like the song, and it was massively overproduced. Sorry not sorry, but a song like Hallelujah should only be performed by those who love it.

[sherbetpips]

didnt like her rendition of it to be honest - really liked the rememberance song though