Regina Spektor - Hallelujah (09-13-2005)
Regina singing "Hallelujah", a cover of the Leonard Cohen song, at the 2005 Jewish Heritage Festival in NYC.
To download this fan recording and more of Regina's live-only music and non-album songs, check out www.RespektOnli...
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Well, I heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do ya
Well, it goes like this: the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well, your faith was strong, but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
And she tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well, baby, I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
You know, I used to live alone before I knew ya
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well, there was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show that to me, do ya
But remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well, maybe there is a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah
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First person I've ever heard to sing "a cold and it's a broken hallelujah" in an actual cold and broken way. Regina, you never disappoint
0:00 to 5:17 is my favorite part!!!
no, I'm not crying, I just have Regina in my eye
@Cowboy77
9 жыл бұрын
Fagocithose She is pretty small on some of her album covers so this story checks out
@DarkkPriincess
7 жыл бұрын
omg have her in my two eyes
@queenmoline
7 жыл бұрын
That is the sweetest thing I've heard in a while
Who's listening while on quarantine? This sounds almost like a blessing from heaven.
@joejaaskiewicz8326
3 жыл бұрын
Its the heavens crying
@melissamcguire4855
3 жыл бұрын
🙌
The cough at the beginning lives in my memory, and I don't hate it when I remember this song
She does the talky part and then she goes into full vibrato and it's just so beautiful
to fill you in, this is THE BEST singer out there. at least in my opinion. you just have to listen to more of her songs because I am about 95% sure that you will be hooked. and if you didnt figure it out already, her name is Regina Spektor.
@mkind6479
Жыл бұрын
i hope you're doing well
jeff's hallelujah gives me shivers from the beauty and haunting qualities of his voice. Leonard is a genius and he draws me into his magical world. Regina you did a wonderful cover of this song. heart felt and genuine. Every person who covers this song brings their life energy, experiences into it and create something amazing each time.
I just cried. How does she amaze me every time she opens her mouth.
@vade9569
8 жыл бұрын
I hear you, I'm a 25 year old guy and nothing makes me cry except for her beautiful voice and Scrubs...
She 'gets' the meaning of these verses. Stunning performance
I love that crisp sense of anticipation in her voice. Makes her sound so angelic.
I'm not Jewish, but they are so many incredible Jewish artists who baffle me... In my eyes, Hallelujah is one of the best songs ever written. Beautiful mythical imagery from the Hebrew scriptures applied to the most personal, individual human emotion: love. Well done Leonard, well done Regina.
I'm so glad she covered this song. It's one of my favourites! The first time I heard Samson, it reminded me of this song! Both are so beautiful!
I was listening to Beth Hart and reading the comments, when I noticed someone mentioned that there is another girl singing with as much passion. So I am hearing Regina for the first time and yes she is amazing. Thank you
I think with this song Regina shows that she can really really sing. I often hear people say she can only do one thing, with the funny voice and the low notes, but this song definitely shows she is versatile and has a beautiful voice. Regina is awesome, no doubt about that.
Fuck man. This is my favorite song of all time and I’ve heard Jeff and Lenny’s versions a million times but this shit gives me CHILLS wtf
*Thank you!* 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
been listening to this song forever n thought Id heard them all but this is just wonderful.
God how do i love this woman.
how in earth someone dislike this?
@ryangosselin4496
7 жыл бұрын
Cyndee T that's not to say she's bad by any stretch.....
@fatemakarim5054
3 жыл бұрын
It's truly baffling. This is my favorite version.
Cople hours ago i was listening halleluja's covers... Now i were just listening to regina and i just found this surprice.. Destiny i love regina
What I like the most about this particular cover is that is literally defines and emphasizes the questions and the assumptions and for some reason it really brings out the anger and sadness that reflects the entire song and at the same time it displays also a subtle feel too.. so, yes in simple language I love this version
the thing about this song, is the instrumental accompaniment. The stringed instruments, give it such flavor a vivacity. It goes wonderfully with her voice, dainty and wispy. She's found the perfect combination. Superb job Regina Spektor!
This woman is perfection.
So many goosbumps. Oh my how I love Regina!!
The landslide of feelings this song evokes, is because the song itself is a masterpiece. No matter what voice sings this song, the emotion is still the same intensity. It's the song. It's an anthem to the spirit that lives inside each one of us. Every voice can sing it when powered by the part of us that is eternal.
What a truly wonderful version of this song, it certainly couldn't be better. Regina's voice cannot be better, what a voice, what a lady! GBR
The most beautiful version of "Hallelujah", go Regina!
This is a truly Great rendition of the Classic and I like to think that she makes it her own. Afterall Regina is such a classic herself on this her birthday. Happy Birthday Regina. X GBR X
Chills man, right down my spine. And goosebumps
This is, without a doubt, my favourite version of this song. I like it more than even the original--let the flaming commence for that comment--and I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks so. Regina Spektor is definitely my single favourite female songwriter/artist with several others coming close, but no longer even fit to tie.
i just love regina spektor so much . so much emotion and effort in all her songs . good to still have ''real'' music in a world of synthetic drum pads
Such an incredible voice - her contrast ability is staggering. Amazing!
There is nothing Regina Spektor can't sing. Her voice is so pure and rich.
I wish I could meet every single person who watched this and felt moved, or commented on how great she is, because already you have more in common with me than most of the people I talk to every day. You're all beautiful for seeing this beauty.
Close your eyes and listen this music... Seems angels!
gave me the chills
5 minutes and 17 seconds of my time well spent listening to this song
i always thought anyone singing Hallelujah except Leonard Cohen wouldn't be quite right. I officially take this back.
This is a beautiful song, paired with Regina Spektor's beautiful voice. Love it.
Unique, soulful, mesmerizing, just as she so often is.
I want this played at my funeral...
@nickwagner4046
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, me too. And I'm 75, so that may be soon.
she does the best the best version of this song by far!!!i love her!!
Now Im a mess. This song makes me cry. When I hear Regina's voice it makes me cry. The combination is just too much. Thanks so much for posting. She really is a talent
That's why I love listen to regina's lives performances. If I close my eyes I can easily see her performing with her piano. Beautiful.
how can anyone NOT like this?????
Gave me the chills! Magical song, magical voice.
this version ALWAYS makes me cry. I love you, Regina ♥
That is beautiful and so true. Nobody ever fights over her videos. Well, I have seen some but not nearly as much as the really famous people. I just love and respect Regina so much and always have because she sings about good things and she is such a sweet person.
my heart just broke into pieces and went back together in five minutes and 17 seconds
I was SOOOO Excited when I found she made a version of this song, I LOVE this song, and I LOVE her, I LOVE IT!!!!
how could spektor go wrong with this song her voice, this melody, amazing. i hope she finds a great place to land.
What a Amazing voice, absolutely fabulous!
Beautiful song & in Regi's capable hands, it's even better.
The genius of the lyricism is the blending of music theory w/ the story of King David--the poet-musician-lover-king. Notice how she takes the meaning of the word and uses it to color the tonality and timbre of her voice.
Regina's voice ,a cello... My God if they had a French horn take a ride,I could die happy! Goosebumps up and down my body! That was a haunting version!!!
I have never heard anything so beautiful in my life.
I LOVE this song . . .
One of the better covers, I'd say.
beautiful, thankyou so so much Regina. x
This song makes me shiver.
Melhor Versão da música, o estilo classico dela é espetacular! Mais musicas de Regina Spektor, please!!!!!
I love this cover. I love the end how she sounds so desperate.Beautiful.
i am loving this song ..... thanks Regina
i hope someday she will become well-known coz she's really talented
this is way too beautiful.
this has got to be the #1 most covered song in the world...
most beautiful cover..
Beautiful. She brings out the religious side of the song. The cello will punch your soul
I am against covers of this song. But Regina is an exception, because I love her to death.
this made me shiver. she is so effin amazing!
It seems like wherever good music is to be found, Regina Spektor will follow.
OMG I was just telling my baby today How much I love this song! and my favourite female singer is singign this!
GORGEOUS! That cello puts the cherry on top!
Regi is beauty in music.. thank you!
Stunningly gorgeous...beautiful song exquisitely performed. Breaks my heart everytime I hear it.
For those who are new to Regina Spektor: Welcome. Welcome to our World. REgina's world, where souls are healed and hearts mended by this beautiful, quirky, special woman's voice.
She's indisputably versatile. She could approach this song and dozens others infinitely at ease. It was rough, yeah, but brilliant to hear her potential and her voice capture this with innocuous confusion. I'm sure if she were to have done or were to do a studio version of this, that it'd be beyond immaculate.
Hallelujah has been 'discovered' by the British public ever since it appeared on the X Factor or something, so I've been checking out some cover versions. I'd forgotten this one by Regina, but listening to it again, there's no question that it's the best. Unlike most singers, she gets the lyrics. Her voice, always so capable of showing emotion, is the perfect medium for a profound and easily misunderstood song. I wish she would release it on an album or on iTunes.
@gibberconfirm166
Жыл бұрын
Not accidental, there's a bunch of her early demos and songs that are vaguely terrifying I didn't get obsessed with until like this week, even though I knew she was a genius.
This is incredible. Chills, every time i hear this.
saw her sing this live on tuesday and, it was quite possibly one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard
I just can't get enough of this video!!
this song has so much feeling. I love it.
Beautiful
Very moving and ambient cover.
I love Regina. Ask and I will share her. I must.
So well said! Completely agree.
I am 15 years to late but this is unbelievable good
her voice is so pure and so original. so stunning.
She has listened to Leonard Cohen singing this song more than the innumerable (and admirable) covers. The declamatory way she sings the first few couplets --- she knows what it's all about, and clearly is kin. She understands what it is to be a songwriter. Stellar.
shes amaziiinng.
Sometime's you just have to sit back and listen! Thanx RS!!
I already loved this song before, but her version is even more beautiful.
jazzy and so beautiful (:
beautiful
beautiful.
She is magnificent.
This and Kate Voegle are my favorites for "hallelujah"
Appologies - Regina's version is growing on me!
This song is (sadly) very worn out because everyone want's to do a cover of it. I love the song thougt and I'm glad that she does it her style. Love regina spector