John cale hallelujah lyrics best version 1 topics zeal. It goes like this the fourth, the fifth the minor fall the major. Covers of songs like on the road again and try a little tenderness were integrated in the films score. Hallelujah, shrek soundtrack shrek by francesco lazzari. Hallelujah john cale to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. The music is taken from the album various positions and recorded by john cale. Velvet underground cofounder john cale, by then well into his solo career, recorded. I like it a lot better and decided to upload this because i.
It has been viewed as a baseline for secular hymns. How john cale transformed leonard cohens hallelujah. Discover, a live version of hallelujah composed originally by leonard cohen interpreted by john cale ex velvet underground youll find the. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. But while we may attribute the songs melodic procession through the heavenly gates of folk to the canadians poetic vision, many would argue it was the velvet undergrounds john cale who unlocked the songs true potential. It features calesturdy and muscular, dressed in black, with heedless white hair and a goatee. As the film was about to be completed, katzenberg suggested the filmmakers redo the films ending in order to go out with a big laugh. Ive heard there was a secret chord that david played and it pleased the lord but you dont really care for music, do you.
Comparing john cale s hallelujah with others would be a bit unfair. The track has featured in countless movies including shrek as well as. In 1994, jeff buckley covered the cale version on his grace album. Shrek was unique in that it used pop music and other oldies to move the story forward. First noticed the song on the shrek soundtrack, where the movie version is sung by john cale but on the album its sung by rufus wainwright not nearly as good.
Leonard cohens hallelujah, from justin timberlake to shrek bbc. Over his fivedecade career, cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avantgarde and electronic music. Choose from john cale sheet music for such popular songs as hallelujah, call me the breeze, and sunday morning. I also had the pleasure of hearing mr wainwright perform it in concert in august of 2007, and i could ask for no better. He used the modified lyrics, based on cohens 1988 live version. Shrek soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Jan 27, 2009 when i first listened to his version in 2005 previously i had only heard in the infilm john cale rendition, i was amazed, and it immediately became my favorite song, later inspiring me to learn piano just so i could play this. Cales version was featured in the 1996 film basquiat, where it was subsequently heard by the musical directors of the 2001 film shrek, who decided to include it in their film as well. Baby ive been here before, i know this room ive walked this floor i used to live alone before i knew you ive seen your flag on the marble arch love is not a victory march its a cold and its a broken hallelujah. Hallelujah album version by john cale on amazon music. Were all very familiar with the unstoppable power of leonard cohens iconic song hallelujah. Tranposable music notes for easy piano sheet music by.
Cales version is used in the film shrek 2001, but rufus wainwrights. John cale hallelujah by mostafa khalid free listening. How leonard cohens hallelujah became everybodys hallelujah. A small collection of leonard cohens classic, hallelujah. Mar 24, 2017 the song reached its apex in 2001, when cales recording was included in the blockbuster animated film, shrek, exposing hallelujah to a new generation of musicians and fans. The hallelujah music was performed by a professional soloist in the video below. According to producer john lissauer, the dramatic, synthheavy.
John cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singersongwriter and record producer. Rufus wainwright was therefore asked to record a version similar to the. Leonard cohen heres that wonderful song from shrek. John cale hallelujah official video taken from the fragments of a rainy season.
John cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singersongwriter and. Without john cale, leonard cohens hallelujah wouldve. Have fun peter c cb am x2 c cb am i heard there was a secret chord c cb am that david played and. Sep 24, 2002 first noticed the song on the shrek soundtrack, where the movie version is sung by john cale but on the album its sung by rufus wainwright not nearly as good. The best covers of leonard cohens hallelujah usa today. Though best known for his work in rock music, cale has worked in various genres including drone and classical.
More than 200 artists have covered hallelujah since cohen first wrote it. Although the john cale performance of hallelujah was used in the film shrek, because of difficulties concerning cales contract with a competing record company, it was not possible to include it on the soundtrack album, shrek music from the original motion picture. Lyrics for hallelujah fragments version by john cale. Hallelujah from shrek for piano solo by leonard cohen. Shop our newest and most popular john cale sheet music such as hallelujah, or click the button above to browse all john cale sheet music. Hallelujah is a song sung by john cale in shrek, although the rufus wainwright version was released on the movies soundtrack album. Chords for john cale hallelujah lyrics best version. A week before cohen died, in november, cale released a video for his version of hallelujah. Hallelujah sheet music leonard cohen in pdf and mp3. Feb 14, 2014 the stubborn ogre shrek learns what a broken heart feels like.
That song haunted me when i first heard it and got me to buy the soundtrack just so i could get the movie version, performed by rufus wainright iii. John davies cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the american rock band the velvet underground. Cale has the huge advantage of his natural voice, patti smith once described his voice as poems coming from his lips, so its easy to see why no other singer could come close to his masterpiece, no matter how hard they try. Song performed by john cale from the movie shrek 2001. For labelloyalty reasons, the soundtrack to shrek included not the john cale version, but a straightforward pianoaccompanied version by canadian musician rufus. John cale hallelujah fragments version lyrics musixmatch. The stubborn ogre shrek learns what a broken heart feels like. Hallelujah x4 baby ive been here before, i know this room. This isnt the same version off the shrek soundtrack, it is the version they use in the actual movie. Hallelujah video song from shrek movie, written by leonard cohen, sung by john cale. On the original soundtrack album of the movie shrek it is rufus wainright.
Without john cale, leonard cohens hallelujah wouldve been forgotten. Dec 04, 2012 for labelloyalty reasons, the soundtrack to shrek included not the john cale version, but a straightforward pianoaccompanied version by canadian musician rufus wainwright, modeled after cale s. Print and download hallelujah from shrek for piano solo sheet music. However, it was covered by john cale, in 1991, for a tribute album.
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