{"id":22860,"date":"2022-02-05T12:24:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T10:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.leonardcohen.de\/?p=22860"},"modified":"2022-02-05T12:40:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T10:40:07","slug":"kw-05-2022-when-leonard-cohen-was-asked-to-perform-hallelujah-at-opening-of-2010-vancouver-olympic-winter-games-and-k-d-lang-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leonardcohen.de\/?p=22860","title":{"rendered":"KW-05-2022: When Leonard Cohen was asked to perform \u201cHallelujah\u201d at Opening of 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games and K.D. Lang did &#8211; Als Leonard Cohen gebeten wurde, &#8222;Hallelujah&#8220; bei der Er\u00f6ffnung  der Olympischen Winterspiele 2010 in Vancouver aufzuf\u00fchren und K.D. Lang eine emotionale Auff\u00fchrung von Leonard Cohens Hallelujah im BC Place Stadium pr\u00e4sentierte."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Leonard Cohen was asked to perform \u201cHallelujah\u201d at Opening of 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games and K.D. Lang did an emotional performance of Leonard Cohen&#8217;s Hallelujah at the BC Place Stadium. When he was asked to perform at the Olympics in Vancouver 2010 opening ceremonies in Vancouver, Leonard Cohen basically told organizers &#8222;hallelujah&#8220; for k.d. lang. \u201cThere was a moment where people were pressing quite hard to invite my father to participate\u201d, told his son Adam Cohen to Canadian Press.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Als Leonard Cohen gebeten wurde, &#8222;Hallelujah&#8220; bei der Er\u00f6ffnung \u00a0der Olympischen Winterspiele 2010 in Vancouver aufzuf\u00fchren und K.D. Lang eine emotionale Auff\u00fchrung von Leonard Cohens Hallelujah im BC Place Stadium pr\u00e4sentierte.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"k.d. lang performs Hallelujah - Vancouver 2010 Olympics Opening Ceremony | Music Monday\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tcOQSk_cMO0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In February 2010, Cohen was 75 years old, and on the mend after suffering a back injury. In 2010 he had to reschedule 13 concert dates while undergoing four to six months of physical therapy prescribed by doctors.<\/p>\n<p>When K.D. Lang performed \u201cHallelujah\u201d at Leonard Cohen&#8217;s 2006 induction into the Canadian Songwriters&#8216; Hall of Fame, Cohen said: \u00a0\u201cHer version &#8222;its ultimate blissful state of perfection.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>&#8222;Hallelujah&#8220; was released the very first time on \u201cVarious Position\u201d-Album in 1984. Meanhwile it has gone on to become his most covered composition, passing even the signature hit &#8222;Suzanne.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Leonard Cohen is said to be amused by its huge popularity because his label originally didn&#8217;t want the song included on the record. A galaxy of music stars, almost 1000 versiones are around, including fellow Montrealer Rufus Wainwright, Bob Dylan, Celine Dion and even Bon Jovi covered that song. K.D. Lang included a version of &#8222;Hallelujah&#8220; on her 2004 album &#8222;Hymns of the 49th Parallel&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen said about the coverversions: \u2026 \u201c \u2026 its interpretation depends on who&#8217;s performing it, explaining it can be melancholic or uplifting\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Als er gebeten wurde, bei den Olympischen Spielen in Vancouver 2010 in Vancouver aufzutreten, sagte Leonard Cohen den Organisatoren im Grunde &#8222;Hallelujah&#8220; f\u00fcr k.d. lang.\u00a0 &#8222;Es war ein Moment, in dem die Leute ziemlich hart darauf dr\u00e4ngten, meinen Vater zur Teilnahme einzuladen&#8220;, sagte sein Sohn Adam Cohen der Canadian Press.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Im Februar 2010 war Cohen 75 Jahre alt und nach einer R\u00fcckenverletzung auf dem Weg der Besserung. Im Jahr 2010 musste er 13 Konzerttermine verschieben, w\u00e4hrend er sich einer vier- bis sechsmonatigen Physiotherapie unterzog, die von \u00c4rzten verschrieben wurde.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Als K.D. Lang &#8222;Hallelujah&#8220; bei Leonard Cohens Aufnahme in die Canadian Songwriters&#8216; Hall of Fame 2006 auff\u00fchrte, sagte Cohen: &#8222;Ihre Version &#8222;ist ihr ultimativer gl\u00fcckseliger Zustand der Perfektion&#8220;.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"kd lang &quot;Hallelujah&quot; CSHF 2006\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YYiMJ2bC65A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8222;Hallelujah&#8220; wurde 1984 zum ersten Mal auf dem &#8222;Various Position&#8220;-Album ver\u00f6ffentlicht. \u00a0Meanhwile wurde es zu seiner am meisten gecoverten Komposition und \u00fcberholte sogar den Signature-Hit &#8222;Suzanne&#8220;.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Leonard Cohen hat sich \u00fcber seine gro\u00dfe Popularit\u00e4t sehr am\u00fcsiert, weil sein Label den Song urspr\u00fcnglich nicht auf der Platte haben wollte.\u00a0 &#8222;Eine Galaxie von Musikstars&#8220;, fast 1000 Versionen gibt es, darunter Rufus Wainwright, Bob Dylan, Celine Dion und sogar Bon Jovi, die diesen Song gecovert haben. K.D.\u00a0 Lang nahm eine Version von &#8222;Hallelujah&#8220; auf ihrem 2004 erschienenen Album &#8222;Hymns of the 49th Parallel&#8220; auf.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Cohen sagte \u00fcber die Coverversionen: &#8230; &#8222;seine Interpretation h\u00e4ngt davon ab, wer es auff\u00fchrt, und erkl\u00e4rt, dass es melancholisch oder erhebend sein kann &#8230;&#8220;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Leonard Cohen was asked to perform \u201cHallelujah\u201d at Opening of 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games and K.D. Lang did an emotional performance of Leonard Cohen&#8217;s Hallelujah at the BC Place Stadium. 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