Ew.

[msconduct]

Today I happened across a music vid from somebody called Alexandra Burke, crucifying Hallelujah. She's apparently one of those gladiatorial singing contest winners, and she has an astonishing voice, but it was less a case of missing the song's point and more of the point dwindling to a speck as it flapped away over the horizon. My favourite part was the sexaysexay little shoulder twitch as she sings the last bit. Oh, God.

New rule. Before you get a license to cover Hallelujah, you first have to prove that at some point love has crushed you. Utterly. To a soul-crunching, job-losing, twelve-step-requiring powder. Otherwise, back away. Now.

Comments

[isaacfreeman.livejournal.com]

I believe Jeff Buckley's version is widely considered definitive.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

I find it the tiniest bit sugary.

[isaacfreeman.livejournal.com]

I'm not seeing it myself, but fair enough. It did get overused on TV programmes.