Hallelujah Comparison

The song “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen and Jason Castro are two completely beautiful songs yet both are entirely different. Listening to the unique masterpieces gives a person goosebumps when both artist voices hit a fan’s ears. Hallelujah is a heartwarming song about different hallelujahs that do exist and references the Bible quite a bit. Due to their different backgrounds, personalities, genres, and ages the two songs are completely different. Jason Castro’s cover of Leonard Cohen's’, “Hallelujah”, portrays more raw emotion, higher vocals, instruments, and has different lyrics.
In the beginning of both songs the lyrics go, “Now I've heard there was a secret chord, That David played, and it pleased the Lord, But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this, The fourth, the fifth, The minor fall, the major lift, The baffled king composing, Hallelujah”(Leonard 1). Both artist have a special way of getting their emotions across. Within these first lines both artist start off slow, and they allow their voices to stay true to their style. With the progression of both songs allows Cohen and Castro to express their true suffrage and story.
Not only is his song faster, it also demonstrates smoother transitions. Using different lyrics adds his own sense to Cohen’s original lyrics and creates a dramatic place for his transitions and emphasizes more on the words. His raw emotion in his voice is moving and captivating to the lyrics. With Castro’s raw emotion, pain and heart, go into his lyrics which draws people in; allowing other people to share and rejoice his “hallelujah”. His music, only a guitar, grabs your attention in the beginning and also draws a softer and heartbreaking feeling, giving people a chance to really connect to the song. As Castro’s version of the song progresses the music and tempo increase which allows a more climatic sense. All together makes for a passionate and wonderful