Langs voice, and the songselection and arrangements on hymns of the 49th parallel are great. Kathryn recorded a version of hallelujah in 2004 on her album hymns of the 49th parallel. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. On the album, she pays homage to fellow canadian artists including joni mitchell, leonard cohen, neil young, jane siberry, ron. Hallelujah is a song written by leonard cohen, originally released in 1984. In fact, it was on a tour with tony bennett singing american classics that albertaborn lang sprung upon the idea for her latest album, hymns of the 49th parallel a songbook for canada in which her dark golden voice sweeps across soundscapes written by native songwriting greats leonard cohen, neil young, ron sexsmith, bruce cockburn, jane. Download k d lang hymns of the 49th parallel torrent.
Hymns of the 49th parallel nonesuch records mp3 downloads. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. I never met a leonard cohen song, original or cover, that i didnt like. Since then she has several times been chosen to sing the song at major events. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making. To save time and money, i downloaded the mp3 version. It is an album of songs by lang s favourite canadian songwriters, and also includes a new version of her original composition simple that initially appeared on her 2000 album invincible summer. Though lang has chosen some superb songs and written a fine one herself in the albums only original, simple and performed them with obvious love and affection, hymns of the 49th parallel seems oddly lacking in passion.
Lang s voice, and the songselection and arrangements on hymns of the 49th parallel are great. Hymns of the 49th parallel is the ninth studio album by canadian singer and songwriter k. Recently my cd of 49th parallel got scratched beyond repair. It is an album of songs by langs favourite canadian songwriters, and also. She also sang it at the 2006 canadian songwriters hall of fame on the occasion of cohens induction into the hall of fame. Register hymns of the 49th parallel nonesuch album lyrics kd lang. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Kathryn dawn lang oc aoe born november 2, 1961, known by her stylized stage name k. In theory, the 2004 album by kd lang hymns of the 49th parallel disappointed me somewhat. While browsing late one night i heard a case of you and that was that hymns of the 49th parallel has to now be one of my favourite alltime collections of songs. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The album is a tribute to the canadian songbook, and these two hymns are simple written by k.
Log in to enjoy extra privileges that come with a free membership. The chains are locked and tied across the door baby. You might say that she made merely a very good album when i was hoping for a major classic. She has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has collaborated with musicians. Eclectic, trailblazing singersongwriter who began as a throwback country singer in the 1980s, but soon transitioned to adult contemporary crooning. Features hymns of the 49th parallel release year and link to k. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
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