covers of halleluja

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does anyone know of the cover of hallejulja by Rob De Nijs (dutch?)
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It.s not listed in Covers section at Files. I checked now Rob de Nijs' site, I found only Suzanne released in 1987 on album Zilver. Now, amybe I don't know how do you say "Hallelujah" in Dutch. I hoped it's something similar.
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Both songs are listed now. Free Record Shop offers MP3 download of Hallelujah for 0,99 euros at http://www.freerecordshop.nl/pages/arti ... LinkType=1

The earlier song is (I believe) the translation of Herman van Veen (Rob de Nij's version is credited to van Veen, and not Leonard on the back cover of his 1987 album "Zilver"). Anyone able to confirm this?

Suzanne neemt je mee
Naar een bank aan het water
Duizend schepen gaan voorbij
En toch wordt het maar niet later
En je weet dat ze te gek is
Want daarom zit je naast haar
En ze geeft je perpermuntjes
Want ze geeft je graag iets tastbaars
En net als je haar moet zeggen
Ik kan jou geen liefde geven
Komt heel de stad tot leven
En hoor je meeuwen schreeuwen
Je hebt steeds van haar gehouden

En je wilt wel met haar meegaan
Samen naar de overkant
En je moet haar wel vertrouwen
Want zij houdt al jouw gedachten in haar hand

En Jezus was een visser
Die het water zo vertrouwde
Dat hij zomaar over zee liep
Omdat hij had leren houden
Van de golven en de branding
Waarin niemand kan vredrinken
Hij zei "als men blijft geloven
Kan de zwaartse steen niet zinken"
Maar de hemel ging pas open
Toen zijn lichaam was gebroken
En hoe hij heeft geleden
Dat weet alleen die visser aan het kruis

En je wilt wel met hem meegaan
Samen naar de overkant
En je moet hem wel vertrouwen
Want hij houdt al jouw gedachten in zijn hand

Suzanne neemt je mee
Naar een bank aan het water
Je onthoudt waar ze naar kijkt
Als herinnering voor later
En het zonlicht lijkt wel honing
Waaraan kind'ren zich tegoed doen
En het grasveld ligt bezaaid
Met wat de mensen zoal weg doen
In de goot liggen de helden
Met een glimlach op de lippen
En de meeuwen in de lucht
Lijken net verdwaalde stippen
Als Suzanne je lachend aankijkt

En je wilt wel met haar meegaan
Samen naar de overkant
En je moet haar wel vertrouwen
Want ze houdt al jouw gedachten in haar hand
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I'm glad you solved it so quickly, Jarkko. On his site there wasn't any lyrics or credits for the song. Thanks to maxbeagle for discovering the "new" covers 8)
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2 new covers of halleluja
ari hest album live at ziggys bar 2002
martin sexton wonderbar
both available mp3's from maxbeagle
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Martin Sexton's "Hallelujah" is not Leonard's song but another song just with the same title!
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jarkko wrote:Martin Sexton's "Hallelujah" is not Leonard's song but another song just with the same title!
sorry i made an error with this but yhe ari hest version exists
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Oh, the titles mislead us all the time. I'm keeping list of this kind of songs (with a LC-title but not his song). Here we go (if you have more titles please share them with the rest of us!)

Jazz Café: Jazz Police on Sight Unseen, USA 1997
Ahmad Jamal: Everybody Knows on Ahmad Jamal with the Assai Quartet, USA 1998
Heather Nova: Avalanche on Siren USA1998
Keats: Avalanche on :Keats USA 1997
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Avalanche on Will the Circle be Unbroken, USA 1994
Semisonic: Closing Time on Feeling strangely fine USA 1996
Snog: The Future on The Future USA 1996
Soraya: Avalanche on On Nights like this USA 1996
The Pleasure Barons: Closing time on Live in Las Vegas USA 1993
Original Broadway Cast: Closing time on Pump Boys and Dinettes on Broadway USA
Radney Foster: Closing time on Del Rio,TX 1959 (on Country Heartaches) USA 1992 (and USA 1997)
Beth Nielsen Chapman: Avalanche on Beth Nielsen Chapman USA 1990
Out of the Grey: Bird on a Wire on Gravity USA 1995
Greyboy: Avalanche on Land of the Lost USA 1996
James: Avalanche on Whiplash USA 1997
Tom Waits: Closing Time on Closing Time USA 1990
Bob’s Diner: Closing Time on Bob’s Diner USA 1989
Lyle Lovett: Closing Time on Lyle Lovett USA 1988
Long John Hunter: Everybody Knows on Border Town Legend USA 1996
Johan: Everybody Knows on Johan USA 1997
Meredith D’Ambrosio: Everybody Knows on The Cove USA 1996
Karl Shuman Band: Suzanne & Bird on a wire, USA 199X
Jimmy Nail: Bird on the wire on Still crazy (soundtrack), USA 1999
Buddy Greco: Suzanne
Amber Dawn Fleury: Ain't No Cure for Love
Dan Bern: Suzanne, Chelsea Hotel – both his own songs!
FM: Ain’t no cure for love
Rhino Bucket: Bird on a wire
Siobhan Donaghy: Iodine
Ryan Adams: Hallelujah, Avalanche
Hope Sandoval: Suzanne
Martin Sexton: Hallelujah (Album: Wonderbar)
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There are so many same titles around, Jarkko. So, this list is good only for lesser known artists. there's no Cave's Hallelujah for instance, but everybody knows it's not Leonard's song.
I did check Leonard's copyrighted songs at US Copyright Office site - there you can compare and see that copyrighted songs' titles were used except it's LC's song!

These days I saw "Memories" by Within Temptation band on MTV few time. Surely, it's not Leonard's (and Phil's :wink: ).
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I have this file in MP3 format
Rob De Nijs - Vanaf Vandaag 6.93M
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