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Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah Related threads: Lyr Add: Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) (54) Lyr Req: Jez Lowe Hallelujah Xmas Parody (16) priest sings hallelujah (6) Hallelujah: the definitive version? (14) Hallelujah- Which is the best version? (133) (origins) Origin: Hallelujah: Cohen? Buckley? (10) Chord Req: Cohen's Hallelujah (10) Alleluya/Buckley/ Cohen (10) Lyr Req: Song from West Wing: posse comitatus (6) Help: 'Hallelujah' (Song on 'Scrubs' TV show) (14) |
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Subject: ADD: Stand Together (Hallelujah) From: Joe Offer Date: 23 Sep 20 - 08:13 PM Kathryn LaMar sang this at the Singaround Monday, and I thought it was pretty good. She emailed the lyrics to me. Hi Joe, I can't figure out how to post a text block in Chat. Here are the lyrics to Stand Together STAND TOGETHER tune: L. Cohen's Hallelujah new lyrics by Mark Segelman, 2016 and 2020 It’s been a very stressful time It’s hard to find any reason or rhyme Civility is hanging by a tether But if we’re going to get things done We need the help of everyone Because we’re stronger when we stand together Stand together, stand together, stand together, stand together We may diverge politically But we can all at least agree That bigotry and hate don’t make things better The strength of this democracy Is our immense diversity That’s why we’re stronger when we stand together Stand together, stand together, stand together, stand together Here in the United States There is no room for racist hate Our rights must be protected, to the letter. When racist hate propels attacks We all must rally to fight back We won’t be strong unless we stand together. Stand together, stand together, stand together, stand together We may have come from different lands But we are all Americans It hurts us all when people tar and feather We have a mission to fulfill: “One nation indivisible” We’re always stronger when we stand together Stand together, stand together, stand together, stand together Stand together, stand together, stand together, stand together |
Subject: RE: Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah From: Tattie Bogle Date: 24 Sep 20 - 10:31 AM There are another couple over on this thread here, including the hilarious "Auntie Julia" by Mike Danvers Scott and sung by Jez Lowe: Hallelujah parodies |
Subject: RE: Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah From: Nigel Parsons Date: 24 Sep 20 - 10:48 AM May 2017 our local community choir did a trip to Malta. One of our prepared songs (for concerts there) was "Hallelujah", and I felt it needed a parody, naming some of the names (Phil= Accompanist, Justine=Choir Director, Paul=general organiser) Malta 2017 The choir have learned a secret chord, To raise the roof, and praise the Lord. And Phil, you’ve got your music with you, do you? The floors we’re on are the fourth & fifth, The older ones can use the lift. If you’ve got luggage, we can bring it to you. Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, The choir all give the best we’ve got. Some sing LOUD, but not a lot. Emotion of the words sometimes get to you. The choir sings, and starts to ‘Sway’. While Justine’s arms just wave away. You really should be watching her, but do you? Halleluiah (*4) And now we’re on the Malta trip. We’ve had a meal, some had a ‘dip’. And some just kept on drinking, what’s it to you? It’s being/been enjoyed by all of us. And thank you Paul, it’s worth the fuss. Do you (all) want singing on the bus, now do you? Halleluia (*4) ‘come on everyone’! Halleluia (*4) |
Subject: RE: Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah From: Tattie Bogle Date: 24 Sep 20 - 06:26 PM In case people can't be bothered to go to the other thread, here again is Auntie Julia: sing it near Christmas time (if we have a Christmas this year!) Btw, I don't drink rum and coke tho' I am a granny! AUNTIE JULIA It's Christmas day the family who came to dinner stayed for tea And my digestive system feels peculiar. We've pulled the crackers, read the jokes, then on her fourteenth rum and coke, Granny said, "Let's all sing Hallelujah". Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-u-u-u-jah. I've heard it sung so many times, that litany of dodgy rhymes, it's even sung by Natalie Imbruglia. We get up to verse nine or ten, then you suggest we start again, But I'm afraid I had to overrule yah. Overrule yah, overrule yah, overrule ya, overru-u-u-u-u-ule yah. The gift I gave you was quite nice, but you had got the same thing twice, I've still got the receipt, I'll post it to yah. At Christmas we must show we care, and that's the reason I must wear This cardy knitted by your Auntie Julia. Auntie Julia, Auntie Julia, Auntie Julia, Auntie Ju-u-u-u-u-ulia. When Leonard heard my Christmas song, it didn't take him very long, To figure out that this was Hallelujah, He 'phoned his lawyer straight away, said "Get a letter off today, Tell him Mr. Cohen's gonna sue yah". Gonna sue yah, gonna sue yah, gonna sue yah, gonna sue-u-u-u-u-ue yah Pine needles dropping off the tree, whilst I am absentmindedly, Beginning to peel my thirty-first satsuma. At Christmas I get overwrought, but even so I never thought, That I would wind up singing Hallelujah. Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-u-u-u-u-jah. |
Subject: RE: Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah From: JennieG Date: 24 Sep 20 - 07:31 PM There is also a version for ukulele players...... UKULELE (Guy Snape) I heard there was a list of chords that I should play till I got bored My teacher said that I should practice daily, Well, it goes like this, C, F, G7, I'll never play a harp in heaven, I'm going to hell to play my ukulele...... Ukulele, ukulele, ukulele, uku-lay - ay - eeee. On X factor they sang this song but I believe they sang it wrong, The vocals were too shrill and far too wail-ey, But sometimes when the spirit moves I'm sure that laughing Len approves, I'll play his song upon my ukulele. Ukulele, ukulele, ukulele, uku-lay - ay - eeee. It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from, near or far, You could be Greek, Brazilian or Israeli, No one will want to be your friend Because you drive them round the bend And irritate them with your ukulele...... Ukulele, ukulele, ukulele, uku-lay - ay - eeee. So armed with my half dozen chords I'm stepping out to tread the boards At folk club sessions, open mike or ceilidh, From jazz, thrash metal, country, pop, To 'Little stick of Blackpool rock' You'll hear them all upon my ukulele....... Ukulele, ukulele, ukulele, uku-lay - ay - eeee...... Ukulele, ukulele, ukulele, uku-lay - ay - eeee. Credited to Guy Snape. Last verse is optional in some versions. |
Subject: RE: Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah From: GUEST,Jerry Date: 25 Sep 20 - 05:49 PM When I was a teenager, I read one of Cohen’s novels where he had a line about the F chord making your fingers bleed, which ‘struck a chord’ with me, because I had just taken up the guitar at that time. I later wrote a song about learning guitar chords, which is a bit of a visual in-joke amongst guitar players, but as they say you had to be there: (Key of C) Now you learnt some things called sequence chords You burnt the strings as you squeezed the board But it never really soared like music to you Now C’s a piss, but F’s a shit A Minor’s fine, but that F’s a bitch Though G’s a stretch, here’s E which won’t really screw you Really screw you, really screw you Always F shapes really screw you. Then you made up chords and you faked the game You gave them all your made up names Even though they sounded lame, you thought they’d do you You said sod C Thirteenth, Diminished Sevenths A Minor Ninth, F Major Eleventh Cos J Flat Twelfth of Never won’t really screw you....... To tell the truth there’s worse than that In Hell they’ve tunes in cursed B Flat Where that Devil’s chord E Flat really threw you Plus C Suspended, F Augmented A Modal Third, and that F Demented But those that you invented won’t really screw you.... (Modulate to Key of D) So you’ve raised the pitch to a better key You’ve made the switch with no F in C Even though that little B once nearly slew you But here’s the hitch, G fourth, A fifth B Minor, then you start to twitch Here comes another F bitch to really screw you..... |
Subject: RE: Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah From: Joe Offer Date: 05 Feb 22 - 09:24 PM JennieG posted almost the same song above, but here's the version Elizabeth Block came across: UKULELE (With apologies to Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”) (“Ukulele” words by the Gloucester Strings Ukulele Club, UK) Now I heard there was a list of chords That I should play ‘til I got bored My teacher told me I must practice daily It goes like this, cee, eff, gee-seven I’ll never play the harp in heaven I’m going to hell to play my ukulele Chorus: Ukulele, ukulele, ukulele uku-le….le…le On The Voice they sang this song But I believe they got it wrong The vocals sounded shrill and far too wailey But sometimes when the spirit moves I’m sure that Leonard would approve I’ll play his song upon my ukulele It doesn’t matter who you are Or where you come from, near or far You could be Greek, Brazilian or Israeli No one will want to be your friend Because you drive them round the bend And irritate them with your ukulele So armed with my half dozen chords I’m setting out to tread the boards At folk-club sessions, open mic and ceilidhs From country, jazz, pop, rock and blues ”Baby Face” and “Five Foot Two” You’ll hear them all upon my ukulele |
Subject: RE: Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah From: GerryM Date: 06 Feb 22 - 01:09 AM Over at https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=170923 I posted a link to a recording by John Thompson of his take-off on Hallelujah, The Concertina Song. Yorkshire Yankee sang it, to thunderous applause, at the Mudcat Singaround of 24-25 January 2022. |
Subject: RE: Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah From: sian, west wales Date: 08 Feb 22 - 09:47 PM There is a Welsh language version performed by brothers Ynyr and Eurig Roberts ("Brigyn") written by Tony Llewelyn. It's quite an exceptional Christmas piece. Haleliwia Mewn dwrn o ddur mae'r seren wen Mae cysgod gwn tros Bethlehem Dim angel gwyn yn canu Haleliwia. Codi muriau, cau y pyrth Troi eu cefn ar werth y wyrth Mor ddu yw'r nos ar strydoedd Palesteina. Haleliwia, Haleliwia, Haleliwia, Haleliwia. Mae weiran bigog gylch y crud A chraith lle bu creawdwr byd Mae gobaith yno'n wylo ar ei glinia' A ninnau'n euog bob yr un Yn dal ei gôt i wylio'r dyn Yn chwalu pob un hoel o Haleliwia. Haleliwia, Haleliwia, Haleliwia, Haleliwia. Mae'r nos yn ddu mae'r nos yn hir Ond mae na rai sy'n gweld y gwir Yn gwybod fod y neges mwy na geiria' Mai o'r tywyllwch ddaw y wawr A miwsig ddaeth â'r muriau lawr Daw awr i ninnau ganu Haleliwia. Haleliwia, Haleliwia, Haleliwia, Haleliwia. [Welsh lyrics: © Tony Llewelyn] English Translation: The White Star in a fist of steel, There's a shadow of a gun over Bethlehem, No white angel singing "Hallelujah". Raising the walls, closing the doors, Turning their backs on the value of the miracle, The night's so dark on the streets of Palestine. Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah. There's a barb-wire circling the cradle, And a scar where once was the World's creator, Hope is weeping - on it's knees. Guilty - each and every one of us, Holding Mankind's coat - While he destroys every trace of "Hallelujah". Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah. The night is dark, The night is long, Yet there are some that see the truth, They know the message is more than words; That from the darkness comes the dawn, and the music brought the walls down. There came the hour for us to sing, "Hallelujah." Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah. sian |
Subject: RE: Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah From: keberoxu Date: 08 Feb 22 - 10:05 PM Love the Ukelele parody. |
Subject: RE: Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah From: GUEST,MaJoC the Filk Date: 22 Feb 22 - 03:06 PM Don't know if this counts, but yesterday's XKCD cartoon ....
.... struck, shall we say, a chord with me. [runs away and hides] |
Subject: RE: Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah From: Stilly River Sage Date: 22 Feb 22 - 03:29 PM That's a good one! |
Subject: RE: Songs based on Cohen Hallelujah From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 22 Feb 22 - 04:59 PM I'll second that!! |
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