You can now enjoy all our latest covers (including this one) on our brand new album OldieFans! pmjlive.com/OldieFans

@Dr.RiccoMastermind

Жыл бұрын

hope so much you made a version from this very special song. thank you so much 😊

@phileasfoxx2006

Жыл бұрын

Спасибо, обязательно! 😉

@dongleseon8785

Жыл бұрын

This song is really stepping up the game not just because of immensely talented voice but also from very thoughtful composing. And of course sound engineering that actually separate each instrument. The comment will get too long if every bits that I'm appreciating is to be mentioned. Appreciated!

@brianlipton151

Жыл бұрын

A truly impressive cover of perhaps the greatest song ever written. Bravi!

@greggv8

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear this young woman do some singing with PMJ. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2ybmNOsabOwpaw.html

How freaking liberating has to be to be able to sing your lungs out

@-Subtle-

6 ай бұрын

I do it all the time! ... much to the chagrin of my children. I am the complete opposite of this singer.

@mrdaym

5 ай бұрын

@@-Subtle- You go and sing your heart out, your children will love you for it sooner than you think.

@aoifenichinneide6893

3 ай бұрын

I only ever do it in my kitchen but it really is liberating :)

@rambledogs2012

3 ай бұрын

@@aoifenichinneide6893 Do it in the shower too. Sounds ruddy awesome for those of us who can't sing. 🙂

@dcallan812

Ай бұрын

As liberating as crying all way through her vocals. She has one hell of a voice

If Leonard Cohen was alive to hear this he would be proud.

@lindanorris2455

Ай бұрын

HE HEARD HER SING THIS HAVE NO DO0OUBT!

Just when you think a song has been done to death. This is probably the best arrangement of this song I’ve ever heard. What an amazing voice too, so clear and powerful.

@ForestCM

Жыл бұрын

That one is also beautiful: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c3uGyKxvXdTRopc.html

@RachelShortyRRees

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you there. This song is one of my all time faves, no matter whoe sang it. This version is so very special and beautiful. Thank you ❤️

@1949lwd

Жыл бұрын

Yes, this is incredibly beautiful. But for my money, nobody has ever done this song better than K.D. Lang. If you haven’t heard her version, you haven’t heard the best, IMO.

@ToeTag1968

Жыл бұрын

You had it right the first time. This song has been done to death. I can't even bear to hear it anymore. Don't mean to take anything away from the musicians, but this song is low hanging fruit.

@knitterknerd

Жыл бұрын

@@ToeTag1968 I don't think I could call it low hanging fruit, personally. Yeah, it's been done a lot, and it's pretty much always going to sound good, so I do get your point. But the bar is incredibly high. If you don't bring something completely new to it _and_ do it perfectly, people aren't going to be satisfied, because they've heard better. A lot of my favorite song covers are from PMJ, largely because that's exactly what they do: they make songs new and perform them at a staggeringly high level. PMJ still didn't quite match up to my personal favorite cover of this song, which really says something. It was still absolutely worth doing, as so many commenters are saying it's the first version that's really resonated with them.

Today I switched on this song to my mom, 71 years old woman from Ukraine, she doesn't understand English, but she was crying astonished with the beauty of this musical composition and video, she told ne it was an incredible experience. Thanks a million for what you're doing.💙💛

@danielracovitan9779

Жыл бұрын

did you tell her that the song is actually about sex, fucking and losing one's faith in God ?

@GirlCalledKau

Жыл бұрын

​@@danielracovitan9779 because you think 70+ people didn't live and love, edgelord?

@connieluvr

Жыл бұрын

@@danielracovitan9779 who cares what the meaning is the song itself it’s beautiful

@villannn

10 ай бұрын

@@danielracovitan9779 So it's about being human; is that what you're trying to say? (Albeit crassly.)

@andymac345

9 ай бұрын

I believe music transpires language.

Goosebumps!!! The range,the control!! How effortless she moved from one register to the next! Incredible!

@sydneyturner2911

Жыл бұрын

hearing her voice during the hallelujahs was just amazing!

@heikostaat

Жыл бұрын

I can't say (write) more. But i want to hear this vice in a duette with Morgan James, Haley Reinhart, Tess Mohr or someone else of PostmodernJukebox. Or the Clown of Puddles Pity Party with his amazing voice.

@anomymouse5043

Жыл бұрын

Vocal range? Check Effie's singing in PMJ cover on "I was made for lovin you". Listen it through.

@katyhill18

Жыл бұрын

@@anomymouse5043 just watched it, very good, what a voice!

@SlicedBread1001

Жыл бұрын

The phrase “Iron fist in a velvet glove”springs to mind.

What a voice! The arrangement is also beautiful. Just delicious.

@estrella3355

Жыл бұрын

OMG bran sabe de esta joya de canal .... @Bran Flores tqm

3:27 takes me to heaven.

@lemongan

Жыл бұрын

Chills, goosebumps and awe.

@PabloEmanuel96

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the button I replayed it a thousand times

@surfdogdude

Жыл бұрын

@@PabloEmanuel96 The falsettos shortly after are brilliant!

@jagmdphd2

Жыл бұрын

The evangelicals who love this song always skip this verse lol

I had to add my awe and admiration, saw PMJ live tonight and the entire room was simply blown away by this amazing voice and emotion. Effie, you are a star without a doubt and you create new fans every time you sing.

@francie15

5 ай бұрын

I was at last night's show too. Such a blast!

@tylerdarlington4269

5 ай бұрын

just watched their show tonight, this number was the first standing ovation of the show- and her finale of Creep was the second. She is phenomenally talented, i was entranced every time she took the stage.

@jakewynn9083

5 ай бұрын

​@@tylerdarlington4269I was also at the show from last night, which brought me here. Simply incredible performances.

@sjw1029

5 ай бұрын

Co-sign. Saw her perform this last night and had to come here and listen to her sing it again.

@blueberrypanquakes

5 ай бұрын

Saw them in Laconia, NH last night. This one and her rendition of "Creep" nearly brought the building down. What a voice! What a great talent to add to the PMJ family!

Incredible voice. Nice arrangement. I’d like to see her on Broadway.

@merrimerlo7177

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I truly believe her talent could take her anywhere. There’s nobody quite like her.

@michaelheyward8981

Жыл бұрын

She almost was

@bigdocus

Жыл бұрын

She's touring with PMJ, that's pretty much broadway!

Do "Bring me to Life" by Evanescence in the style of 1950's Doo-Wop!

@martianmanreacts9005

Жыл бұрын

That’s a really Interesting combo

@dark_fire_ice

Жыл бұрын

You mean "Bring Me To Life?" And do mean in the style of the Fallen or Synthesis? Not being mean I'm just curious, because they are very different in the approach to the song (one didn't have studio interference.)

@betzalelbrook8948

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@princesssparrow4530

Жыл бұрын

VOUCH VOUCH VOUCH UPVOTE LIKE SUBRIBE BOOST!

@sanbastian6311

Жыл бұрын

This song’s called "Bring me to Life"

This is a late comment to this video and I have two thoughts. First, when I saw the video appear on KZread, I initially thought that we didn't need another interpretation of this song. I was totally wrong. Bravo, Scott et al. Brilliant work. Second, like a commenter above, I saw PMJ on tour a couple of weeks ago-- in Stockholm. Effie Passero delivered one of the most extraordinary live performances that I have ever seen. She absolutely stunned the audience. We all wept. If you have a chance to see her perform, do not miss it. Her rendition of Creep to close the show was also spectacular. With both of these tunes, she easily matches the talent of those who have performed it before, but she adds an emotion and a personal connection to the music that is absolutely staggering. I am so fortunate to have been in that audience. Thank you.

@postmodernjukebox

11 ай бұрын

so happy you got to see this live...Effie's voice is simply not of this world!

@natashasimeonidis3593

8 ай бұрын

I agree - just saw her tonight sing this - I was in tears and absolutely gobsmacked with her voice and performance. AMAZING!!!!

@PeterBlake77

8 ай бұрын

Hard agree. Effie’s performance in Brisbane had a passion and viscerality I have never heard before.

@littledivasings

2 ай бұрын

I had the thrill of hearing her in NC a few months back and it STILL resonates with me. I'm a fellow singer and man, was I humbled and inspired. Breath taking and once in a lifetime kind of sensational.

Effie performed this live in Sydney on Friday night as part of PMJ's 'Life in the Past Lane'. She absolutely killed it. Standing ovation with cheering and hollering from the entire venue.

Thought this song had been done to death but this is really nice.

@michaelhermiston

Жыл бұрын

my thoughts exactly.... i would love to pmj do a parody kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZZ62s6sk8XMls4.html

@Penny-bt4gc

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I was getting so sick of this song but this woman has a beautiful voice and can sing.

Effie has perfected the sound of the mourning dove and its beautiful.

This feels exactly how this song should? This arrangement, the band behind her, the violin that comes in, her vocals. It just fits so beautifully.

Amazing song ✔️ Amazing vocal ✔️ Amazing arrangement ✔️ Top notch musicians breathing fire into a supposedly dead song ✔️ "I will stand before the lord of song, with nothing on my lips but hallelujah "

@DaveDexterMusic

9 ай бұрын

hallelujah was supposedly dead?

@Quinn37

9 ай бұрын

@@DaveDexterMusic Yeah. Nobody really wanted to do it.Passe. over.

3:51-4:22 I’m so glad this verse was kept in; I haven’t really understood why so many covers usually omit this part, imo it’s so strong

@debmedlin8423

Жыл бұрын

It seems like every version leaves something out. This was so INCREDIBLY beautiful, and I don’t know if I have ever heard that verse. I closed my eyes and just let it wash over me. I’m spent!

@allisonbergh4429

Жыл бұрын

I think it’s probably because a lot of covers try to make it a religious praise song, and that verse is a little harder to interpret as being about anything other than sex 🤔

@Savithny

Жыл бұрын

@@allisonbergh4429 THis. I keep seeing people describe it as a Christian praise song, and JUST NO. They also make up Jesusy verses. I keep waiting for people to get mad at the original Cohen version for leaving out the Jesusy verses of their "praise song."

@allisonbergh4429

Жыл бұрын

@@Savithny I’ve seen it performed (minus the explicit verses - but there are plenty to choose from, the guy wrote a LOT) by a CHILDREN’S CHOIR. 🤦🏼‍♀️

@TropicalPhysics

Жыл бұрын

Maybe because the popular Jeff Buckley's cover emitted this verse, and later covers often go by that version.

I hope this channel never dies. I hope you continue to find great talents to make those wonderful covers. One of a kind and even if 5.75M subs is a lot, it deserves so much more!

If Cohen was still alive to hear this cover I think he’d be brought to tears with how beautiful this is

I've always considered Cohen's own original as the definitive version, but having just heard this performance, it's battling it out in my head (with one or two others, particulary Skeye's) for number 2.

@scottbatley1983

Жыл бұрын

I love Pentatonix version so, so much, as well.

I have listened to every version of this song I have ever seen since hearing the Jeff Buckley version shortly after his death. Literally dozens of covers. I have finally found a version done better. I sit here with tears running down my face after waiting for my hands to stop shaking enough to type. It has been many years since any song has caused a reaction anywhere near this strong. Thank you.

@omarrkoroma5164

Жыл бұрын

what a voice.

@barkedog

Жыл бұрын

I experienced the same thing. I had been listening to this in the background out of respect to PMJ more than a genuine interest in hearing another cover of the song, but around three minutes in I noticed the waterworks that were building up. It's incredibly well done.

@andressitorus1865

Жыл бұрын

Same

@jorockne1555

Жыл бұрын

My first thought too. Saw them last night, live it is overpowering. ❤her voice… all the feels.

@juliesmith5174

Жыл бұрын

This is really good. Try Bon Jovi’s version if you haven’t.

Tears of celestial inspiration. I could hear touches of Jeff Beck's sensibilities, and if Leonard Cohen wasn't sitting on a cloud with his jaw dropped in awe I'd be sad for him.

Everyone should watch the Leonard Cohen documentary about this song.......it's amazing.....gives you a greater understanding of how he composed this......

Thank you, Leonard Cohen!

Just saw this performed live in Edinburgh last night. I sat with tears streaming down my face Effie you have the voice of an angel thank you for sharing your gift and talent with us all. Would kill to experience that moment for the first time again ❤

@beverleyfrires5933

8 ай бұрын

I just saw her in Hamilton NZ tonight...could not stop the tears. Just WOW.

Worthy of Cohen's legacy, 100%

@alijane6675

Жыл бұрын

I was worried, but she rocked it!

I saw this live last night, it was by far the best live performance I've heard in my life.

@postmodernjukebox

8 ай бұрын

a true #PMJtour highlight moment, every time

Ok, I’m probably the only person in the world to admit that I can’t stand this song - BUT - because I love just about everything you guys do I tentatively hit play. Glad I did - beautiful arrangement and sang so well on every level - passion, power, sensitivity.

Clearing my schedule for the next several weeks because after this NOTHING else exists in life for me. This is as dreamy as it gets. Effie has the most beautiful voice I’ve even known, and now THIS version of THIS song?! It’s like this song has been waiting all of it’s life for her to do this to it.❤️❤️❤️

@i_live_under_a_bridge3454

Жыл бұрын

Ngl my favourite pmj singer is and always will be Hayley and her Cover of Creep and 7 nation army are the only versions I can listen too but by god Effie has taken that 2nd spot without equal!

Just when I thought this was the best version, then I heard Effie and PMJ on their UK live tour last Thursday... wow even better live. Earth shattering sound. 👏

@markhonman4903

10 ай бұрын

Same here - first heard Effie's performance at the PMJ show at the Royal Festival Hall - a whole nother level above this video.

@firebug1893

4 ай бұрын

Saw her in Connecticut full body chills. Idiots behind us left because the song was to “religious” for them. Mind you they were in the vip section which was like $200 a ticket.

"Done to death"? Really? I can't get enough of this song. The comments prompted me to revisit the K. D. Lang & Jeff Buckley versions. If Leonard Cohen had never done anything else in his long career (and it was so, so good), this alone would have been enough to cement his legacy. Thank you, Leonard, thank you.

THIS IS TRASCENDENTAL, SERIOUSLY.

So thrilled that Effie was part of the PMJ TOUR -2023 singing this moving song live at Nottingham Royal Concert Halll - 16/04/23.

Oh wow a hallelujah cover! Awesome!

@davidvonkettering204

Жыл бұрын

I did a snarky reply for which I am sorry---I thought it WAS amazing.

Saw this live at the Gold Coast last week... stunning. You could've heard a pin drop until the very end when we burst into applause. I was on my feet. I cried. It was utter magic.

I heard this played in Hamilton, NZ. Staggeringly, hauntingly beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes, and there was a standing ovation - mid concert. Bravo.

@postmodernjukebox

8 ай бұрын

We’re glad you were there with us for such a special night ❤️

I love how the postmodern logo came on just as the intro to the song ended. To remind you that yes, this is just the beginning, you're in for a real ride here.

We saw Effie sing this song last night at Anita's theatre, Thirroul as part of Pmj's Australian tour and she nailed it.

When I first heard this song, I was floored by the lyric "but you don't really care for music, do you?'" What?! There are people who "don't really care for music"? What are they, space aliens? If a woman tells you she doesn't "really care for music", RUN! RUN! She'll break your throne. She'll cut your hair. RUN!

Saw this lady sing this last night at the Postmodern Jukebox concert in Edinburgh. By far the best vocal performance I have ever witnessed live. Out of this world!

@beverleyfrires5933

8 ай бұрын

Same for me from Hamilton NZ. Rapturous!

I’ve heard this song sung so many times, but this is genuinely the most beautiful vocal performance of it I’ve heard. Thanks for tuning me in to such a lovely talent.

@tcuster55

Жыл бұрын

Yes,def one of the best

Absolutely beautiful, y'all! Literally got chills during the crescendo at the end of each verse.

Just heard Effie live in Wellington tonight. I got goosebumps despite no connection to the religion itself. It was incredible no words can describe.

@SageWhite-Rose

6 күн бұрын

I don't really think this song has much to do with religion.

This legendary song, by your incredible and talented group, with this amazing voice, gave me chills. What an amazing way to present this song and make it sound even better than ever before. Amazing.

Saw the show last night and Effie's version of Hallelujah blew me away! It was like hearing it for the first time. Just breathtaking.

Best rendition I have ever heard of Hallelujah! Beautifully performed by everyone. Effie's range - WOW!

I have come back and listened to this rendition over and over. So good.

She's unbelievable. Pure vocal and musical genius.

When you think a song has been covered to death .... and then comes this!!! Absolutely amazing - New Favourite! Hallelujah! (no pun intended!!)

Absolutely stunning!!! This song has been done so often by so many people, it’s difficult to create a version that is both unique, and still as powerful as the original. What an incredible instrument her voice is - truly outstanding 🤯 Excuse me while I go to look up all the Effie Passero I can find ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

i felt bigger than myself listening to this, connected to the world in a special way only music and song can provoke. thank you from the bottom of my heart for this experience.

@postmodernjukebox

2 күн бұрын

Then we’ve done our job ❤️

2:45 slaps SO HARD. it feels weirdly nostalgic, I can't place my finger on what or where I've heard a similar tune. I LOVE it though

Scott Bradley improving on perfection again.

Did you ever hear of the word "perfection"!? Well you just have ❤️

@anomymouse5043

Жыл бұрын

Can you edit the wikipedia page on the word perfection? Simply add link to this video.

just superb, supreme & amazing

THAT voice, right there. What an instrument. Perfect.

I'm not ashamed to say I openly wept. Thank you.

Oh. My. God. I drop a tear at the end.

i'm obsessed with this version aaaaaaaa

i. ok, so this has been my fave song for more than twenty years. amd i think i have a new favorite cover of it. thank you so much.

Was privileged to hear this live last week in Perth amazing concert. Will always remember how in awe the crowd was of her magical voice❤

You brought me to tears at. Birmingham Symphony Hall, absolutely incredible xxx

i went to your show in Melbourne last night (2nd SEP 2023) and this song, sung by Effie Passero brought me to tears. thank you, thank you, thank you for coming to Melbourne. i will be there again when next you visit our city.

That's super angelic!!! One of the most vocally beautiful things I have heard in my life!!! I don't know why but I feel like I really needed this! It gives me hope for doing well in my diploma!!! Tough times... This is amazing.

'Hallelujah'... as it can be, with sensitivity and grace. A Beautiful Hallelujah.

Wow. Wow. Wow this is beautiful

her voice had me in tears

I had the privilege of seeing Effie during what I believe was one of her first road performances with PMJ. She was wonderful then and she is radiant here! Great job by all!

Respect to Leonard Cohen, the last great Renaissance Man. What a biography the man had. Wow.

Man i dont know how many goosebumps i got

GOD DAYUM!!!! Now that is one hell of a voice

Oh, Effie, what a glorious talent you have!

Being a Leonard Cohen freak, I love this. Made me shed a tear. BRAVO!

@HillbippieDlux

Жыл бұрын

I WILL be seeing you in October in KY.

@emilymulcahy

Жыл бұрын

I still think rufus wainwright's version is best but this is a close second

@ursulamulder110

Жыл бұрын

@ emily mulcahy - I believe his name is Rufus. Did autocorrect mess this up?

@emilymulcahy

Жыл бұрын

@@ursulamulder110 lmao yes, ty, I will correct it now

@HillbippieDlux

Жыл бұрын

@@ursulamulder110 It is and probably yes. lol😆

You *need* to hear this live! Absolutely insane!

Awakening deepness.... No more shadows... Only glorious, glorious light....

We had the honour of experiencing this in Canberra this week. Virtuoso doesn't even come close.

wow.... i was brought to tears by the end of the first verse, its a song that ive been listening to and playing all my life; but dear lord ive never felt it this deep inside my soul. thank you

@danielracovitan9779

Жыл бұрын

are you aware that the song is actually about sex, physically fucking and losing one's faith in God ; it is NOT a religious hymn

It's the most unbelievable version this song!

just saw her perform this live, and omg... go to a show. #SupportLiveMusic #PMJTOUR

1:14, the moment the first violinist looked into my soul and made me stay and listen till the end. Thank you!

The most beautiful version that I have ever heard.

I have always loved this song. It's been a song that has gotten me through some craziness. This is my favorite version so far.

Amazing Effie has to much passion when she sings and the musicians playing the instruments in the back too I love this 🖤🖤🖤

Slapped that 👍 .05 secs I to this. Already knew it was gold.

Hallelujah! It’s about time you covered this song! Brilliant arrangement and wonderful performance!

Beautiful. Coming up on 30 years when I saw Leonard Cohen - I’d never heard of him - In Minneapolis. I was completely memorized and have been ever since.

Saw her live in London tonight... this literally brought me to tears!

@beverleyfrires5933

8 ай бұрын

Me too, from NZ!

Great, wonderful, perfect... No more words needed

Francesca! You’re the best!!!

PM J Team: "Sir, how beautiful do You want this song?" Leonard Cohen: "Yes."

What a fertile thing Lenoard Cohen wrote, in the early 1980s, that has birthed so many amazing variations. I have heard so many, almost all wonderful, as is this variation. As amazing as this version is, I will go and listen to the original, and finally, listen to Jeff Buckley's. It is always the same, I find a new version, I love it, I go to Cohen, then I go to Buckley. One thing though, it is always beautiful. Thank you for the wonderful variation of this truly splendid composition.

@artfulstories

Жыл бұрын

I always go back to Marc Martel's. He's my fave. He plays a smoother version ala Buckley, which I prefer.

@Grundelwanderer

Жыл бұрын

@@artfulstories I had heard of Martel for his Queen covers, I had not heard his cover of Hallelujah. I cannot fault your choice, he is a far superior singer, and if I had heard his first, I might feel different. But the first version I ever heard was Buckley's, then Cohen's. Thank you for the suggestion, it has been a while since I caught up with Martel...need to see what he has been up to.

@artfulstories

Жыл бұрын

@@Grundelwanderer 🤗😊☺️ Jeff was a huge singing influence for Marc, long before Freddie Mercury, actually. Did you notice Jeff's Grace album adorning the wall behind Marc in his BoRhap cover? I can hear Jeff's influence in a lot of Marc's songs with his original band Downhere.

Wow! I think she has the best voice of anyone I've ever heard on PostmodernJukebox!

chills!

All I can say is "WOW"!!!!

Majestic, magisterial, magical, marvellous

Nailed it. Absolutely nailed it.

Back for my regular dose of Effie's brilliance.

I just gave a KZread video a standing ovation and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Phenomenal. 👏👏👏

this will always be my favourite rendition of the song.