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Jennifer Hudson Hit Notes Only a Literal Angel Could Singing "Hallelujah"
The Voice alum performed the song during the Global Citizen Prize award ceremony in 2019.
Jennifer Hudson has one of the most recognizable voices of her generation. Whether she's performing in musicals, her own original hits, or covers of classics, you know when Hudson has the mic. Her awe-inspiring range has been a cultural staple since her American Idol days. She even was a Coach on The Voice for Seasons 13 and 15!
If you really want to see Hudson at her absolute best, you need to check out her cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," which she performed at the Global Citizen Prize award ceremony in 2019. Watch a video further down this article and hear Hudson hit notes only an angel could!
About "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen
"Hallelujah" is a track off Cohen's 1984 album Various Positions. It reached another height in 2001 when John Cale and Rufus Wainwright's versions of the song appeared in the Shrek (2001) movie and soundtrack, respectively.
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"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen lyrics
Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you dont really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor falls, the major lifts
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 her
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well, maybe there's a God above
As for me all I've ever learned from love
Is how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
But it's not a crime that you're hear tonight
It's not some pilgrim who claims to have seen the Light
No, it's a cold and it's a very broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Instrumental
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well people I've been here before
I know this room and I've walked this floor
You see I used to live alone before I knew ya
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
But listen love, love is not some kind of victory march, no
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
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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 I remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove she was moving too
And every single breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Now I've done my best, I know it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didnt come here to London just to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I'll stand right here before the Lord of song
With nothing, nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah
