K.D. Lang Sings Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah [Video]

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langkd lang’s performance of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction of Leonard Cohen in 2006. Be sure to watch the entire performance. Leonard is in the audience.

This version was sent to me (after posting the previous version) by my friend Cathy. (Thanks, Cathy!) ~G

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SF Source    January  2009

Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress.

WIKIPEDIA – Lang has won both Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances; hits include “Constant Craving” and “Miss Chatelaine.” She has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has teamed with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, Elton John, Anne Murray and Jane Siberry.[1] Lang is also known for being an animal rights, gay rights, and Tibetan human rights activist. She is a tantric practitioner of the old school of Tibetan Buddhism.[2] She performed Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” live at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Previously, she had performed at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Lang possesses the vocal range of a mezzo-soprano.[3]

In 1999, k.d. lang ranked No. 33 on VH-1‘s 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll, and she ranked No. 26 on CMT’s 40 Greatest Women in Country Music in 2002, one of only eight women to make both lists. (The others were Linda Ronstadt, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Lucinda Williams, and Emmylou Harris). Continue reading

5 thoughts on “K.D. Lang Sings Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah [Video]”

  1. Beautiful, thanks. KD rocks and LC is a Canadian to be so proud of and pleased for. If you want to see KD at what I think is one of her best, try a clip with KD and Roy Orbison singing “Crying”. Blows me away. Thanks, Gillian, we needed that! Love, B.

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  2. lol Gillian, I was listening to Cohen’s I’m Your Man when i clicked on this. Love Cohen. Thank you so very much. 🙂

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    1. So glad you like it, Bella! I thought it was time to take a break from the generalized mayhem and could think of nothing more fitting than “Hallelujah” sung by Lang. Be blessed. G

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