No reason for posting this, other than the fact that it's absolutely fantastic.

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~ saving for later ~

I'm not a fan at all, but this really was an exceptional performance. It's taken from a Juno broadcast (Canada's low-rent version of the grammys), '04 if I remember correctly, where she also performed Helpless in tribute to Neil Young who'd just suffered from a brain anuerysm and wasn't able to attend. I remember that everybody was talking about her segment the next day, which is really all the more remarkable when you consider she hadn't really been seen as a premier/hot performer for quite a few years.
[Edited 7/14/07 12:52pm]

1 - beautiful performance
2 - gross, put some shoes on

RipHer2Shreds said:

Beautiful take on that piece.
Co-sign on the bare feet.

Interesting to see her add so much melody and depth to a Leonard Cohen piece with his rather deadpan & pretty much spoken word sounding delivery.




...Leonard Cohen's version



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Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Helpless, the song which immediately followed Hallelujah that nigh:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...5KRVtjgMkM

wow...

just...beautiful. pure. wonder.

i love how suprised and chocked up she gets by the audience's appreciation. i just can't stop watching this clip.

another "wow" moment:

sosgemini said:

The first time I watched this, I must have spent half an hour just replaying it.

Stunning ~ thank you for posting. It is one of my favourite songs on the Hymns album.

theAudience said:

Have you ever heard Jeff Buckley's version? I think he was the first one to cover it this way.

This song contains, IMHO, one of the best lines ever: "Love is not a victory march".

Ace said:

Yeah - that resonated with me too.When you're gay, even just holding hands in the street can become construed as a political statement.