he absolutely killed that last verse. that was the best version of that particular verse of the song i've ever heard. because of that this is my favourite version by a landslide. his voice swells so beautifully at the end. you wouldn't think a guy who sings the songs that he does has such powerfully moving pipes, but when he strips down from his regular raw semi-raspy belting his unique tone is apparent and beautiful. I like him in this light and i truly admire his talent.

gavin degraw equals happiness.

I heard a lot of versions but this one is the best in my opinion. #pure

I don't care what anybody says, easily the most emotional and heartfelt version of this song ever performed...LISTEN TO THE EXPRESSION!!!

i love how he gets powerful near the end! (:

By far the best version of this song ever. nobody else comes close to the passion and voice of Gavin on this one.

i think he did it perfect....i love him and his voice is beautiful :)

his range is unbelievable !! i really liked this version ! the timing is him owning the song. Gavin for President !

I love Gavin's version of this song. It's very soulful and he made it his own.

Beautiful voice .cant stop listening to you x

Freakin' amazing version by Gavin! Such depth, sadness and emotion to it. Very different, yet spot on! He never disappoint.

God, this is gorgeous.

Leonard Cohen's original: sadness Jeff Buckley's cover: desire Gavin's cover: tears

his range and power on this song are fantastic. This is my personal favorite song of his. That this version is beautiful is a given. I only wish it were longer.

By far the best recording of the song in its entirety . Gavin is a friend of mine from the same town I live...

Love love love his voice. I can just sit for hours listening to him.

I am in love with Gavin DeGraw! His voice is pure magic. Listen to his other song "We Belong Together". Those of us who are lovers will truly be moved.

THIS IS THE BEST VERSION OF HALLELUJAH.

just an amazing talent...voice ,piano , emotion...rare to hear talent like this in todays world of market prepped voicle altred acts

not many people can make a cover this good. All love to Gavin Degraw !

This is unbelievably beautiful

this guy has the voice of a god

Masterpiece ! I could listen to this all day..

I know I am in the minority here, but to me this is the best version of an incredible song.

one of the best covers to this song

i liked the singles he came out with. he's amazing. but his cover of this song sold me on Gavin Degraw

this song makes me think of the O.C. i love that show. this is a different version but also beautiful. LOVE gavin degraw!

What the fuck? The top comments its all wrong, he did his own version of this song and it was fucking amazing actually.

Beautiful work once again, Mr. DeGraw.

blew me away...

@iluvNY15 in todays music industry, this is indeed rare. Gavin DeGraws music has a feeling of authencity that may artists lack today. I like him :)

wow i luv this song and Gavin! amazing! thank you!

This is an awesome version! So powerful and emotional.

one of the best songs ever :)

so much passion

THIS IS THE BEST VERSION OF HALLELUJAH!

Phil this is hardly a fail my friend. Lets see you do it. Gavin Degraw is an amazing artist, even better live.

I love Gavin - this is the only song I think he should have left alone.

i love him *.*

friggin awesome..a true musician

i love him *________*

This is a beautiful version of the song!

one of the best songs ever :) like it^^

this version is brilliant

I have huge love and respect for Gavin and I am a big fan. I think he did a lovely and personal Gavin-style version but that being said- Jeff Buckley is the angel who owns my heart and soul and nothing can top that for me. Gavin has obvious love for Jeff as well...since one can tell that he is indeed doing a Cohen song but following in Buckley's footsteps with the style, especially in that end note. Gavin has amazing soul and a very powerful voice.

I personally love this version. At first, I was a bit thrown off by his take on the song. I don't know what happened, but it grew on me. This is, hands down, one of, if not my favourite version.

such a great singer

Gavin my dear, i just love you so much.

omg...makes me cry :((. Luv it!!!

Wow beautiful

beautiful

He just did one of the best cover of this song ! ( from 1:37 = LOVE IT )

It's a cover of Cohen because Cohen is the original artist. Being a cover is not based on which version it sounds like most, it's about giving credit to the owner/writer.

i dont think it's his voice type. i believe it's the melody line he takes. because gavin has an extremely powerful voice. he's very capable of nailing this song.

So good

omg, i cry hearing that song! :D

the way he sings it makes me laugh sometimes. though it's great and I just love him! his voice is great!

love

WOW! que personal este aleluya, muy bueno!

@AndriYJordaN of course it is!

yes it is ; )

@baz9ify if its not gavin degraw then who is it ye who knows all that is music???? hmmm ??? and if you mean its not gavin as in his style you are also sadly mistaken this man is a god and can do whatever he so pleases

@Danielkg10 FYI, Halleujah is Leonard Cohen's song.

everybodys verson of this song is beautiful,,,it just cant be sung badly,,i,ve never heard a bad verson,,,peace luv

echt een tegek nummer :) luc hem

What is the point of making a cover that sounds a 100% like the one before? when you make a cover as an artist it's because you want to make your own interpretation of the song? I love what Gavin did with this!!

Nothing is better then Jeff in mine opinion, but i agree he's is much better then other....

Haha thats the poster I got at his gig :P

my fave version is rufus wainwright :)

❤

Yeh but it's ok because it's one of those songs were u can add ur own twist it and it's still a good song. That's a lot of artist do this song because they can add their own mark of it.

couldn't agree with you more, what's the thing with not sing in tempo? but although, Gavin is the best!

gavin's voice is almost perfect.. but i love how he kinda distorts it at times to put soul to the song...

It's not Conan, it's Carson Daly from 2003 I think.

@caltrof kinda does... same phrasing

Sounds exactly like Buckley's version

What show was this from!??

@sonny34333 Jeff Buckley did kill this song, didn't he? I miss him.

I Know. :P .. But I think the melody is a little too changed. I specially dont think it's good to make the last high tone THAT long. ;) - But after all he's a great singer, Alex! :D

i don't know that anyone can top jeff buckley with this song, but gavin came pretty close :)

I bet you ask every people who covered the song (DeGraw, Wainwright, or any youtube singer) who did the best cover. They'd say Buckley for sure (DeGraw and Wainwright are huge fans). I agree there's no point covering this song anymore though. Just business...

what r u talking about? the whole thing was perfect. u a musician?

This used to be my favorite cover by FAR.. then I heard Jeff Buckley..

Ya, I love gavin, but the version by Lee Dewyze is the best

Hahaha, think whatever you want. KZfaq is a big fat forum, where you can think and say whatever you want. So dont judge me. Jeez.

Jeff Buckley version is the best imho, anyway this is very good.

Live gently, gentiles(genovive from gerdy). live gently in response.

try listening to me singing this :) haha u'll experience something truely bad!

so agree! he's trying to impersonate traits of Jeff Buckley while putting his own 'off beat' style on it. just doesn't work, big fan of his though :)

is this Gavin !!!! it's not his voice

i LOVE gavin degraw, but he does sound bored wen singing this. which is a shame cos his voice is so earthy and soulful, i love listening to him.

it's not a cover of Cohen's hallelujah, it's a copy paste from buckley's !!!!

Hmm, the jeff buckley version is my all time favorite! Im not sure GD should have changed it! Not the same passion imo!

I really love Gavin DeGraw and he plays and sings this song nice, but still I dont think this the ideal song for him. :) .. He sort of changes it too much instead of just singing it, if U know what I meen? :)

im a HUGE Gavin fan, especially his live arraignments, but this version doesn't quite do it for me. Jeff Buckley killed this song and i dont think anyone can match it

wow i love Gavin so much and his amazing music but i don´t really like this..... Gavin 4 ever

off the mark for most of it. he didn't even quite redeem it in the end. "he did his best; it wasnt much"

That's the trouble. Gavin's version is so much like Buckely's rendition. So why cover a cover?

What does that have to do with the fact he's covering Buckleys version and not Leonard Cohens? When you do a cover you try and make it your own, not somebody else's version. In my opinion Degraw is trying to sound or imitate Buckley. If you don't agree I suggest you listen to Buckley,,, or maybe that's the problem, you haven't.

Gavin is awesome but I wish singers would sing in tempo with the song and not drag the lyrics. This version is wonderful, but I believe the best ever cover was by Jeff Buckley. That's JMHO but Buckley did a breathtaking job with this song, even more so than Gavin.