A musically gifted and talented busker, Allie Sherlock, put on a breathtaking, free public performance of the classic 1980s tune “Hallelujah.”
Covers, like most other topics and subjects today, can be very polarizing and divisive. Some people may enjoy hearing covers of beloved, cherished songs, while others do not at all. In fact, some individuals may consider all covers to be lazy. “Come up with your own stuff,” they are likely thinking and might even say.
But, like most things in life, the majority of people are probably somewhere in the middle. They don’t make broad, sweeping pronouncements about all musical covers. Instead, they enjoy some covers while preferring never to hear others ever again. As we all know, some covers are great and possibly even better than the original, while others should have never been performed or recorded.
One song that has always been, and continues to be, a popular target for cover treatment is Leonard Cohen’s hit “Hallelujah.” Basically, if someone has ever picked up a microphone and taken a stage, they have probably performed “Hallelujah.” Now, that incredibly long list of musicians includes Allie.
As she does with every song she sings and plays, Allie knocks this one out of the park. Her voice is powerful and unique, which is probably why she has picked up quite a following on YouTube. Currently, she has more than six million subscribers to her channel!
Allie’s soulful take on this tune is fantastic. It’s more than worth a couple of listens, and every member of the sizable crowd she picks up throughout her performance will surely agree with that statement.
Whatever your feelings on musicians performing other artists’ work and the seemingly endless list of “Hallelujah” covers, I think we can all agree that Allie’s version of this song is one of the best.
Ephesians 5:19 “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.”