Leonard Cohen himself praised KD Lang's version as the best...

Canadian proud of both Leonard Cohen for writing and K.D. Lang for singing this beautiful song.

KD Lang singing Crying live from the MTV music awards. Another great Canadian singer.

she always does a beautiful version of this but for me nothing beats her performance of it at the olympic games!!

She's incredible !!!His voice breaking gives me chills every time...Such a Beautiful Interpretation... There's a magical moment with her and Roy Orbison singing together "Crying." Thanks

Jools Holland said that when kd kang sang this on "Later...", it was the most technically accomplished performance by any artiste he had ever witnessed on his show.

You must listen her song constant craving is her most well known song and in my opinion one of the BEST songs in the 90's 👍👏👏👌👌🎤

This was for our Juno Awards 🇨🇦the audience is her peers well deserved standing ovation. We are so proud of our girl her voice is second to none. Willie Nelson called her pipes because she has the best in the business.

I would listen to her sing the solo cover of Roy Orbison's "Crying" she did as a tribute

My favourite version of this song. KD Lang has an amazing voice. Two fellow Canadians KD Lang and Leonsrd Cohen. ❤

Love her! An incredibly expressive artist with a perfect warm tone. Fantastic live show. So many songs to recommend!! New rabbit hole coming your way, Rory 😁 (Sorry, not sorry) 😄 Great request and reaction ❤

KD is a Canadian and she is awesome!

Love her.. shes from my province Alberta canada !she is a huge Elvis fan too

Leonard said after kd Lang sang it it could Noe be put to rest...she was perfect

the Vancouver Olympic performance tops even that one!

small town southern Alberta Canada. am so proud that people finally recognizes her talent

Please listen the her singing at the Roy Orbison Tribute singing Cryin. You will be even more blown away!

Song and performer...perfection!! k.d. lang's version is the best hands down!

Wonderful heartfelt reaction Rory, thank you! I could see how deeply you were impressed by her amazing voice and performance, she is mesmerizing! I loved how relaxed she was, walking all over the stage, barefoot, and singing her incredible interpretation of this timeless anthem so effortlessly! Wow!

Crying unplugged or concert of hope or Roy Orbison tribute ..she's incredible

Cohen gave us so much, I saw him in Vancouver on hia last tour. He was incredible, putrting on a high powered show at his age. If you would like a dive into some of his sharpest work, I would recommend The Future, and its title number. Hallelujah is probably his most famous and popular tune but not the greatest.

I agree with you Rory…the best version of this song! I havre always loved this version of this beautiful song. One of my all-time favorites…….Thanks for reacting to this. Great reaction!

Such Talent I don't think she knows just how Unbelievably Incredible She Truly is. So Humble ❤

she sang Hallelujah in tribute to Leonard Cohen at the Junos and those people in the front giving her a standing ovation are fellow artists appreciating her.

BEAUTIFUL SOOOO BEAUTIFUL!! INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE AND AWESOME VOCALS!! CHESTER FROM LINKIN PARK SANG THIS HEARTFELT SONG AT CHRIS CORNELL FUNERAL 😢💔 BEAUTIFUL REACTION RORY 💙 AND THANK YOU NANCY FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL REQUEST 😊 🩷🤘✌️ WONDERFUL STANDING OVATION!! 👏👏👏👏👏

From the same Juno year that The Hip were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Held in Winnipeg, Neil Young was also supposed to perform but was recovering from the aneurysm so K.D. stepped in and sang a beautiful rendition of 'Helpless'. The addition of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra is outstanding. Love Leonard Cohen!

Rory, this is absolutely beautiful! The best version of the song I have ever heard. Thank you for playing this and your reaction to the song. Thanks again!

Hey Rory! When K.D. Lang first started out here in Canada, she was was kinda a strange person and musician! But she blossomed into this beautiful lady here! Google her early years and see what you think of her roots??!😮😊

check her out during the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver singing this song.

I'm loving your reactions to KD.

Check out her doing Roy Orbison classic Crying and my favorite Write Me In Care Of The Blues.

Her songs, Constant Craving, Miss Chatelaine, and Helpless, as well as her cover of Roy Orbison's Crying are all priceless. She's also had memorable collaborations with Tony Bennett, Elton John, and the Killers, to name a few. She came up around the same time as The Tragically Hip, winning the (US) Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Artist in both 1989 and 1993. Constant Craving was a collaboration with Ben Mink (whose name you may recall for his collaboration with Rush on the 1982 track, Losing It). The two of them received co-writing credits for the Rolling Stones' 1997 song, Has Anybody Seen My Baby. Jagger and Richards were allegedly flabbergasted when first informed of the uncanny similarity of their song to Lang's 1992 song. But Jagger later realized that he had unintentionally nicked it because Lang's tune was a favourite of his daughter's, so he had actually heard it often in the background of daily life.

Also watch her do this at the opening of the Olympic games in Vancouver...it's on ytube

KD is a Vocal Artist not a singer , she interprets and colors her performances to truly bring the song to life. She did a Cole Porter song-So in Love - as a fundraiser for AIDS . I weep every time. Her Miss Chatelaine is amazing. She has another performance of Hallelujah that is also amazing. Lots to explore. ☮️ Harry Loola

Leonard Cohen started as a poet in the 1960's he then turned to songwriting. His lyrics are always well thought out. No one else could marry words and thoughts and messages, the way he does. First We Take Manhattan, Suzanne, Birds On A Wire, So Long Maryanne, my favourite - Tower Of Song, and so many more examples of his talent are there to explore. She does this song better than anyone. To me one of the most Canadian moments I have witnessed was when k.d. lang sang this song in 2010. The best female vocalist we have produced singing a song by the best songwriter we have produced ( no insult meant to Neil Young or Gordon Lightfoot or even to Stompin Tom Connors) at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Hey, that was a cool comparison, KD and Freddy. Never heard that before, yet . . . it is so right. And YES!, This is KD's song. She owns it, like even Leonard couldn't. When she puts her voice to something . . . it rises.

KD is the 🐐 of this song for sure!

k. d. Lang is so much in control of her voice. She could belt it out anytime she wants, but she doesn't. Also, notice how she sings every single "Hallelujah" differently every time. She's a natural. Thanks for the heartfelt reaction, Rory. Believe me, you're not the only one who gets all chocked up hearing this. I've heard it several times and I get goosebumps every time. Oh, btw, have a "Harry Lula" of a good day! 🙂

Her cover of Roy Orbison's Crying on MTV Unplugged!! And her voice is something else early in career doing a country torch song In Care of the Blues live on Johnnie Carson show--very surprising performance.

We all deserve that....she sings like a Canadian.....I am a Canadian and everyone is a Canadian...she is love.....we all deserve love......I love you.

Her album Ingenué is one of my all time favourites. Smooth as silk and lilting songs. I really have to dive more into her more recent stuff to give it a chance. But then I play Ingenué again whenever I think of her.

Leonard Cohen wrote about 80 verses to this song. He was in the front row of the audience that night. In 2010 the Olympic Committee approached him wanting him to sing it at the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He was unable but strongly suggested k.d. lang and she accepted.

Her version at the 2010 Winter Olympics was even better. Can't go wrong with anything kd sings. Please check out her MTV Unplugged, singing Crying. Amazing

❤ k.d....yes best version of this song ever

If you haven’t heard it you should firstly hear her duet of “ Crying “ with Roy Orbison. He had heard her sing and asked her to sing it as a duet with him. The listening to her singing “ Crying “ after Roy had passed away. She had been asked to perform it at the Memorial Tribute for Roy. Use the k.d. lang sings at the Roy Orbison Tribute version…….she brings the house down.

Did you notice she's barefoot? Another dive into the absolute wealth of Canadian artists. Cheers mate

The Consequences of Falling is another great song to check out from KD Lang. She actually began as a country singer, but was not very well-accepted in that community because of her sexual orientation. She switched to singing this type of music and became a huge success.

The greatest song written. By one of the greatest voices of her generation. Breaks my heart that Sinead O'Connor never did a cover of this.

I love that she performed in her bare feet……

Check her out being interviewed by George Strombo, she is such an interesting human .

Damn haven’t seen or heard her version in so long. It’s a cold and broken charmer.

Great job, Buckley and Cohen's versions are great as well.

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“Harry Lula”, i love that! 😄

Review Sarah McLachlan song,I Love You live 1998. Great Canadian women.

K.D. sang with such ease, strolled that stage in total comfort!!

Totally agree with your assessment and the comparison to FM as well. As an artist, she was actually interpreting the song. It was unique; and she was not trying to be "pretty" or to show off her vocal talent, she was trying to do justice to the depth and the cynicism and pain in that song.

While she does an incredible job on this song, my favorite will always be an older Leonard Cohen singing this live. He puts so much emotion into it and he feels ever word, plus his band and back up singers are the absolute best. I love this song and have been listening to it since it first came out back in 1984 when I was already a huge L. Cohen fan. His poetic sense is unparalleled in my opinion, perhaps Bob Dylan can sit in the same place but if you asked Bob I bet he would say Leonard was better. The actual poem that this song was taken from is 80 stanzas. It is said that Cohen actually wrote about 180 stanzas before settling on 80. Most of his poems are at least 10 stanzas.

Great reaction - because I agree 100% 😄 For yourself, listen to her performance of this at the Vancouver Olympics. People debate which is best but I vote Vancouver. Don’t get me wrong, this one’s spectacular, as you said no one deserves that roaring, lengthy ovation more, but I vote Vancouver 😉 Also for yourself: must listen to one of her early albums “Torch and Twang” - she EXPLODED into global acclaim with that one and: the title is her two musical loves ☺️

Leonard Cohen wrote some incredible songs and this is a great cover but for me, nothing tops Jeff Buckley’s version on ‘Grace’ and ‘live in Chicago’ 👏🏻

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No need for me to compare but, Leonard Cohen’s live version from London is a master at the height of his craft. Musically and spiritually. It’s his song and he shows everyone why.

Leonard cohen told her it's your song now

Leonard Cohen's original version is spin chilling....But on the Gorgeousness scale, it's hands down K.D Lang for the win. Leonard Cohen is my Spirit Animal.....His album 'Famous Blue Raincoat' in collaboration with Jennifer Warnes is a masterpiece of epic proportions. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aN56jNiB2d7Nd2Q.html

Wonderful song. Wonderful singer. Wonderful version. There are other videos of KD singing this song and all of them are good: e,g, 2010 - Vancouver Winter Olympics; 2020 - Fire Fight Australia. K D started out very country.She recorded three albums with her band The Reclines then went to Nashville and recorded a solo album "Shadowland" with Patsy Cline's producer Owen Bradley. This album was a lush, 50s-style Nashville production which really showcased her vocals. Her second solo album "Ingenue" was a more cabaret style collection. She has since recorded several albums - solo and collaborative, studio and live. A few of my favourites: "Crying" - live at Wembley 1993 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntuWYNR5y72YoYk.html "Honky Tonk Angel"s - with Kitty Wells, Brenda Lee and Loretta Lynn; the video is a mix of old and new footage kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aayfqN19upu4dI0.html "Lock, Stock & Teardrops" - live on TV, Nashville, 1988 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ot1zdNim0bWanHk.html

Oh I DID see you do KD already. Hmm Must've been after 4:20.

This performance is outstanding but for me the one that is truly special is her performing this song for Leonard Cohen the night of his induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. At the end of the performance, she leaves the stage to greet him as he is sitting front centre in the audience. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7-ZgK1jx6maZXU.html

When I first heard this I thought it was the best song I'd ever heard. But then a group called Pentatonix sang it and I fell in love with it all over again. You might want to check it out because they arranged the heck out of it. By the way they are an A' Capella group

She has a great voice-and her version of Crying is also great-but for me Buckley‘s can‘t be topped. Despite what LC says.

seen all different professionals sing this song and my favorite is still by a little girl, Kaylee Rodgers. She has Autism and ADHD, and makes angles cry with her voice. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNOoYJCIz8uyZ6M.html

There are 3 versions of Hallelujah Leonard Cohens : I believe he wrote maybe 100 + verses im not sure he knew how to finish it This is one song even Dylan marvels at John Cale : he redefined the song with his cover . He slowed it down and performed it with solo piano on the tribute album Im Your Man Jeff Buckley : the greatest voice of all time Every other version is a nod to the 3 above KD is Awesome Rufus Wainwright another great version ( thats in Shrek not Cale )

Her version of this at 2010 Olympics opening ceremonies is even better than this one.

Canada's greatest female voice of the 20th century. Better tan Celine Dion (in English), than Shania Twain and better tha Sarah McLaughlin. Great singers in their own right but second class when KDL is in the discussion.

I can't stand Cohen as a person, but I LOVE me some KD

2010 Olympics in Vancouver opening ceremonies is a way better version by KD

No it isn't.