the hallelujah song was an interesting pick for the olympics really..do you know all the lyrics.
and kd lang butchered it, the original. the original by leonard cohen is amazing, just like his ‘everybody knows’
now I am no hater of kd land, as a matter of fact her song constant craving is a great song, but she utterly destroyed hallelujah..which was sad because when she performed it just recently, she did a good job with it..
anyways here are the lyrics and i have hers and leonard’s cohens version at the bottom.. even rufus wainwright..compare
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
Re: review and comments on winter olympics opening ceremony
Best Moment: Team Pakistan coming out during the parade of nations. Sure it was a Team of 1 but so glad that we're competing.
Worst Moment: Everything else. I know they were trying to put the 'first nations' in the spotlight but holy smokes was it to hide the general blandness of Canada?
Re: review and comments on winter olympics opening ceremony
I agree, the 'first nations' usually get no dice on a day to day basis, but were showcased like it was part and parcel of actual canadian heritage as it is seen. and for a supposedly self proclaimed multicultural society and being in vacouver with huge populations of chinese and desis, they got no love really.
oh and canadians...fix that damn whistler...I get it, you made it bigger faster and more dangerous and allowed only your team to practice on it so you can win luge and all, but its dangerous, killing people and having accident after accident..
you guys want to be top lugers, just take all the medals, you lugers.
Re: review and comments on winter olympics opening ceremony
I’ve heard many mixed opinions about the opening ceremonies. To my surprise, many actually simply loved it. This is also evident from comments around the blogosphere.
That being said, I was personally very disappointed.
To start with, who the hell approved that horrendous rendition of “O Canada”. It sounded like a bad american idol audition. Yanofsky’s other song “I Believe” (see below) was such a great experience, but she sang the national anthem horribly.
The first nations tribute was a good idea – and initially I was glad to see them getting such a prominent platform to create awareness, but their bit was overdone!! the native opening was way too protracted and that took away from the true message of cultural blending in Canada - Our cultural index certainly goes beyond hoop dancing Indians.
Lastly, even though I’m a sedentary fan of Furtado, I sure wish Celine Dion hadn’t withdrawn from singing with Bryan Adams.
Anyways, Yanofsky’s impressed me with her singing in “I Believe”…
heres a thought…change the channel!
Let me see if I can find a link to their performance.