Best of Cover Wars: Hallelujah Edition

Damien Rice: Cohen was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in June 2008. Lou Reed presented Cohen to the Hall and the sad bastard (I kid, I kid) Damien Rice performed the song.

John Cale: Another Velvet Underground connection comes in the form of the 1994 John Cale cover released on the 1991 Cohen tribute album I’m Your Fan.

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Rufus Wainwright: Wainwright’s version appears on the soundtrack to the 2001 film Shrek. He also performed the song with his sister in the film about Cohen – Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man. Embedded below is the I’m Your Man rendition.

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k.d. Lang: Lang put her take on the song on her 2004 album Hymns of the Hymns of the 49th Parallel.

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Justin Timberlake & Matt Morris: The Hope for Haiti Now earthquake victims’ benefit concert in January featured a stellar line up of Cover War worthy performances. Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris accompanied by Charlie Sexton on guitar delivered another moving rendition of the tune.

Lee DeWyze: Despite Cohen’s call for a moratorium on covers, the song has become a favorite of sorts on American Idol, being performed last year by Jason Castro and twice this year by Tim Urban and finalist Lee DeWyze. DeWyze’s version, complete with a choir of backup singers and angelic lighting, no doubt helped propel him into tonight’s final.

Checking in on last week’s Femme Fatale Cover Wars, Beck has emerged victorious.


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4 Responses

  1. I gotta say, Damien Rice is my favorite singer/songwriter. But, Jeff Buckley’s version is just perfection.

  2. My absolute all time favorite of this song is by Kate Voegele. She is simply, incredibly, amazing. PLEASE check her out.

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