So the Xfactor winner is going to release a cover of Jeff Buckleys 'hallalujah'

[WalkingInAWonderStuffingLand]

The Jeff Buckley version is so beautiful, maybe everyone should download that instead?

Heat??

Heart!!

I can't type...

Oh no. Am gutted. One of the few songs I care about!. Even as an old git I prefer Jeff Buckley's version .

Leonard Cohen's accountant ripped him off to the tune of 5 million dollars so Leonard had to come out of retirement at age 70 to do gigs this summer to earn some back. He's going to get a million from royalties off back of X factor single but - oh Leonard, think, What's a million when they are murdering your song?

This however is the definitive version.....

see what I mean?

i love Jeff Buckley. His version means alot to me, i didn't really want constant rehashing of it personally. Yet she did an amazing job of it and had the soul and depth to do her version of it.

If anyone feels strongly enough about this, there is a Facebook group called Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah for Xmas No. 1 or something like that. There are several thousand members all planning to download his version of the song and upset the X-Factor

nick cave did a lovely (version not cover) of hallelujah

lol dasherdancer...forgot how great he was!

perhaps the fans on the jeff Buckley version would like to look here

I do think ALexandra has an amazing voice and I did get goosebumps when she sang but I just love the Jeff Buckley version - so much raw emotion.

Could be worse - it could be Diana Vickers' version being blasted out all over the place...

that's very true...we should all be singing hallelujah we were spared.

I prefer Rufus Wainwright's rendition, it's less polished iyswim. Buckley's is very good and is definitely better than Alex's. I would love to hear Diana doing it though.

Diana did it on X-Factor & it was painful. Much prefer Alexandras version. I love the song & think Alexandra did it justice. Very different to the Jeff Buckley version but it still gave me shivers. Beautiful.

I'm listening to Diana on YouTube now. I like it, wish it was the whole thing, not just a snippet. I'd buy this version if I had the chance.

it's a version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelihah BTW. Jeff Buckley covered it. I expect some pedant has already pointed this out.

O I love Jeff Buckley's version. I remember the first time I heard it and being just blown away. I have joined the facebook group and will be downloading it (despite the fact I already have about ten thousand copies)

in Welsh

At least its not someone massacreing something by Simon and Garfunkle yet again.

There are certain songs that should just not be touched unless of course its by someone who can really do it justice such as JeffB

K D Lang's version makes me tearful, but I love Buckley's version too. I get slightly irritated by Wainwright's version because he sings 'you' rather than 'ya' so that it doesn't rhyme properly. [shallow emoticon]

I've just listened to Alexandra's version on You Tube and it is very good, but a little diva-ish IMO, but she can be excused because she is young and inexperienced.

Vixen - would you believe that's the first time I've been RR'd.

in Spanish!

in Italian!!

*Garfunkel before someone jumps on me