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Granted, Leonard Cohen will never win any prizes for his singing voice or good looks, but at least he sings the song with some feeling as if the lyrics actually mean something to him.

 

Jeff Buckley in my eyes does the best job on the song and I couldn't be arsed listening to the other one again. Heard it once before. That was enough.

 

Fair dues to her for getting up there and doing it but the young one that won X Factor only picked this song because some record exec thought it would be a good choice for Xmas No. 1.

 

It's a pity the way that the music industry has gone in the UK and IRL in the last 10 or 15 years. There is absolutely nobody else coming along to match the likes of Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, U2, Thin Lizzy, The Stone Roses, Eric Clapton etc. etc. etc. All of these bands got where they are by trying new things and constantly pushing boundaries. These new breed just re-release the same old crap week after week after week. Even U2 haven't released anything worthwhile since 1992's Achtung Baby, love it or hate it, at least it was original unlike the commercial crap they've been releasing ever since.

 

At Live8, the two bands that blew them all away were Pink Floyd and The Who. All of them pushing the 60 year old mark and maybe more. The guitar solo in Comfortably Numb would bring a tear to your eye.

 

Anyway, I'm sure she'll make Simon Cowell a fortune over the next few months, but I seriously doubt if our grandchildren will be talking about her or Leona Lewis in 20 years time, like we're now still discussing the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley and John Lennon, all long dead and buried.

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all ye old gits need a life cant take a new up and coming talent look at leona lewis now i watch it from day 1 and enjoyed every episode... :wankerzo4: :chair:

 

nbk have you bothered to listen to Jeff Buckleys version

 

Its not about the girl all the best to her i say , she sings the song ok but its not the best version , so on Christmas day when thousands of people like your good self, that have been influenced by the longest running commercial that is x factor ,and made her number 1 , the better version will be possibly at number 2 , do you think Simon Cowell and his cronies will feel any embarrasment , will they f##k they will be sitting there thinking about all the money they are making .

 

If it was about the show and the artists surely it would be better to start the series a few weeks later and have the big finale over the christmas period , but its not it finishes in just enough time to get the winner the christmas number 1 and make the most money .

 

I hope Buckley does get the number 1 but i cant see it happening , I ll be going out and buying the single on the weekend , and i hope plenty more do so aswell .

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all ye old gits need a life cant take a new up and coming talent look at leona lewis now i watch it from day 1 and enjoyed every episode... :wankerzo4: :chair:

 

nbk have you bothered to listen to Jeff Buckleys version

 

Its not about the girl all the best to her i say , she sings the song ok but its not the best version , so on Christmas day when thousands of people like your good self, that have been influenced by the longest running commercial that is x factor ,and made her number 1 , the better version will be possibly at number 2 , do you think Simon Cowell and his cronies will feel any embarrasment , will they f##k they will be sitting there thinking about all the money they are making .

 

If it was about the show and the artists surely it would be better to start the series a few weeks later and have the big finale over the christmas period , but its not it finishes in just enough time to get the winner the christmas number 1 and make the most money .

 

I hope Buckley does get the number 1 but i cant see it happening , I ll be going out and buying the single on the weekend , and i hope plenty more do so aswell .

 

 

i agree that jeffs version is brilliant but i think alexandras version is also top quality ;)

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