The Hallelujah Chorus

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

[Poll #1315469]

I enjoyed both the X-Factor finalists' versions a lot more than I was expecting to. What occurred to me is that the lyrics aren't really designed to be sung in a power-soul style, but that actually this left me feeling a bit embarassed for the lyrics themselves*, not the singing or performance.

*and of course someone - Simon Cowell's? - selection from them: "Hallelujah" has about 50 billion verses so like American Pie any shortened cover versh will be a selection box.

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I really liked Alex's second attempt at it, when she was blubbering away at the end. It meant that there wasn't as much prog warbling in the verses and more straight yelling at the end when all her mates came on stage to prop her up and she was like 'GO AWAY CAN YOU NOT SEE I AM BUSY SINGING HERE' - awesome.