My favourite song? My FAVOURITE SONG? Really? That's what the meme ends on?
Oh lord but that's pathetic.
Anyway. I'm going with one of my favourite songs to sing.
Also, there are a lot of different versions of this one. And so far, the only one I don't like is the Jeff Buckley one.
Hallelujah
Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you
To a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Baby I have been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you.
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
There was a time you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?
And remember when I moved in you
The holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though
It all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah etc
The only version you DON'T like is the Jeff Buckley one? huh. It's overdone, I guess. I love Rufus' version, Brandi Carlile's and Jeff's. Most others are trying too hard or just... meh. Alexandra Burke? bah.
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of love for Leonard, though. :)
Hey, missy, I said SO FAR. I haven't heard many. I love Rufus', Leonard's, and the one JT did for Haiti.
ReplyDeleteBut no, cannot stand Jeff Buckley. I've only heard those 4.
And I haven't heard of Alexandra Burke!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVq0L4kkpKM
ReplyDeleteAmazing version