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| From | Sam Smith <sam@estreet.com> |
| Subject | Re: KD at the Olympics |
| Date | Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:41:59 -0700 |
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On 2/14/2010 8:40 AM, Gene Good wrote:
> Justin Timberlake performed "Hallelujah"? You gotta be kidding. I may have new respect for the guy. I would think KD Lang would do a good job. My favorites are Jeff Buckley, as you mentioned, and John Cale.
> I need to look for these.
>
It's on YouTube, and it's certainly worthy. There's also an a capella
version by Imogen Heap (thanks to Michael MacLauchlan for passing it
along) that's really pretty. And there are four Norwegian singers I know
diddley about who put together another beautiful take.
I do an occasional Tuesday feature at Scholars & Rogues called
"TunesDay," and this week I'm pulling together a lot of the best
versions, along with some that people probably haven't heard, into one
handy little online listening room.
Most people I've talked to fall into three camps where the cover is
concerned: Buckley, Rufus Wainwright (Shrek seems to have made this the
best-known version, at least up until Friday night) and kd lang. I think
I may be in the lang camp here - her performance at the Junos in 2005
rivaled what she did the other night.
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