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The first Hallelujah?
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:08 pm
by Kush
There have been many covers of Hallelujah, the most recent notable ones being by Susan Boyle and Neil Diamond. According to this excellent site the very first Hallelujah cover was by Bob Dylan in 1988 along with a Finnish version also from that year. (please correct me if I am wrong in this assumption)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkcjstGZhXo
love it or hate it, it is clear to me this version is like no other.
Re: The first Hallelujah?
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:28 pm
by neo
Dylan performed this song two times in Montreal, Canada (08-Jul-88) and Los Angeles, CA, USA (04-Aug-88).
Re: The first Hallelujah?
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 6:10 am
by HelenOE
neo wrote:Dylan performed this song two times in Montreal, Canada (08-Jul-88) and Los Angeles, CA, USA (04-Aug-88).
And here is a
blog with audio of both those performances. Dylan's not going to knock Lang or Buckley or Wainwright off their perches, but he certainly sings it with passion.
Re: The first Hallelujah?
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:55 am
by martali
I think the "Hallelujah" cover before Bob Dylan's is Polish version by Maciej Zembaty (album Ballady Leonarda Cohena - "Alleluja", Pronit M-0022, 1985)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8x4t7 ... luja_music
