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shannon, manchester on October 11th, 2009
i think the song is greattt & so is her voice :) but leona has gottah be better but well done alexandraaa !!!
Alice keymer on April 27th, 2009
The song is sh**e. Is this the best they coul;d come up with. I love Alexandra though she's the best singer to ever come off of one of these "talent" TV shows. Give her some great new songs to sing and stop giving her crap rubbish.
Gawaine, Milton Keynes on March 12th, 2009
People in this country seem to buy any crap they see on the TV! X factor is total plebdazzle, the audio is way over compressed to be louder than anything else on TV (the old radio trick), It attracts millions of gawkers who have no idea that if they only turned off the set and went to a real music venue they could experience something far greater than Simon Cowells neverending quest for money! This kind of over produced scam for ripping off the public epitomises everything that sucks about the music industry, who the hell is going to be playing this in 20 years time? it's not even vinyl, it exists on hard drives and they don't last, they get replaced when the computer wears out! Keep music live and stop buying into this obvious fly by night, flash in the pan, here today gone tomorrow, only in it for the money crappola!
Alexa, Brighton on March 6th, 2009
Oh dear :(
Georgie, Chepstow on February 6th, 2009
she was terrible man! get a life. who needs another mariah carey, she sucks anyway! yeah she's got a big voice and all that but on a scale of originality she scores... um what was that? 0.000000000000001. her voice is 2 deep as well, it's just not my cup of tea. another few singles of hers and she'll be a total flop trust me. she's just another copy of leona but not even as good. (not saying that leona is good because have you HEARD her single "run"? she slaughtered it, snow patrol are way better.) ok no offence to any one so please dont take it the wrong way, it's just my opinion and if you don't like it, don't read it! ps. i agree with you peeps saying about the warbling and lack of emotion. so true!!
Chandra, Birmingham on February 5th, 2009
This version of the wonderful, spellbinding piece of music, was completely devoid of any discernible heart or soul and while it hasn't in the slightest bit ruined the musical landscape and poignant message of the original, (and obviously not discrediting Jeff Buckley's stunningly crafted and haunting rendition) it has been the catalyst for the total erosion of my already infinitesimal sympathy for todays musical stratosphere and the endless barrage of soulless, functional "popstars", or whatever the fuck that means. Overblown, unnecessarily opulent, and totally over-produced, like most of the past 5 years' commercially orientated musical output. Musically dank, stale, and bereft of all palpable life in my honest opinion. Oh and the fact that a musical entity sells a shitload of records and makes a shitload of cash, does not imply that the music has any tangible quality, it just sends an all too familiar message to me and to all people who approach music as a way of life, that the majority of the British Public, I dare say, the global public, have no conception of what they're missing, when they are too narrowminded and insular to have it in their heads that this unmitigated travesty of a song is the be all and end all of music. God people, music has so much more to give for those who are inclined to acknowledge. Everyone, open your minds and let your minds eye pave the eye for your musical rehabilitation
Lynda Lee on January 26th, 2009
it'sa really good song. lady gaga should just get over it just because a talent show winner beat her song
Sophie on January 26th, 2009
she is really bad!! how on earth did she win I say go on DIANA!! I mean alexandra is all monotone whilst leona lewis has such a good range. I mean the version of alexandras is so plastic and unauthentic. Go LEONA and DIANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Talia, Cardiff on January 25th, 2009
she sang it terribly; there's no need to warble like! and did anyone realise how some weeks she sang parts of her songs craply; yet the judges wouldn't point it out. but you knew if a different act had made the mistake; they would have. alexandra killed the song; and every time she comes on the radio i have to rush on my laptop to put diana singing it on instead. boo!
Nannie Mac, Birmingham on January 13th, 2009
the best ever song @ singer to win x factor ,, love leona ? but prefer Alexandra.
Gary, Southampton on January 12th, 2009
Leona is still the queen of them all!
Anonymous on January 11th, 2009
Umm, everyone who doesnt like the song, I wonder which single has sold over a million copies already ...............
Hutchy, Belfast on January 10th, 2009
AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL! 1. There is no need for the warbling and 2. There is no need for the choir. She also has an awful voice IMO!
Kerry, Croydon on January 6th, 2009
Right back atcha Lily Allen xxx BTW the Cabbies doing great :)
Josh, England on January 6th, 2009
I LIKE THIS SONG!! there i said it i think that alex's husky mezzo soprano voice worked with this song! personally i wouldn't have chosen it for her (woulda picked an aretha song) and she melismates a bit too much in the second verse. but overall it's a good song!
Lily on January 5th, 2009
Shaz. It is your preception of the song, that she doesn't sing it with emotion. In my view she gives it plenty of emotion, however your view, neither mine are facts, just points of view.
Shaz on January 5th, 2009
Hmm its ok. But she doesn't make this song sound emotional, which it should be.
Lily on January 3rd, 2009
''It's garbage, and Jeff must be spinning in his grave! Woeful stuff!'' Am I sure he is not, but simply thinking kind good hearted thoughts unlike yourself.
Jen, Moira on January 3rd, 2009
Wow, Lily, you must have a lot on your mind!
Lily on January 2nd, 2009
Messages to the haters: Isabelle, can you please do one. Leonie peole who like the song buy it, 800,888 people roughly. As for Alex hater your name or your preffered title says it all really. Your post lacks any intelligence what so ever, but it has plenty of hatered. Any fool how can spend there time letting haterd eat them up is an idoit as far as I'm concerned. Kerry- How's the Cabbie? Not only is your post refelective of what the previous hater has said but you sound like a slurring wierd untelligent ignorant person like Kerry, expect she isn't ignorant. Please just go an get a grip and take your moaning to a hate Alex convention - you lot desevre each other. Julie- Club singer, is she don't make laugh and don't compare her and Leona you just sound silly. Bella- From the tweenies perhaps? She has not destored music, don't be a fool. In fact she has improved it at least she is geinuinly talented unlike these good looking can't sing people that have come and had success for unjust reasons. Chandra- What pathetic thing to say, what are you their teacher? Amy- Reasonable if you find it awful. Sue- Don't come out with that crap she got the whole package and she is orginal. It is a talent show, on a talent show the most talented people with the best vocal abilty win. Diana vocally wasn't strong she didn't win deal with it. Zaz- What have got here a music freak? Just because you can play music, and have been listening to it since five doesn't mean you have good taste in music. Zaz, the name says it all really. And I've been listening singing, playing dancing to music since I was three. Talia- You sound two, and if your silly enough to make deals like that then, hey you just have to do it and blame it simply on yourself and not Alex. As for the rest of the hidden stupidipty filled against alex like this lot, You know what I think of your type.
Lily on January 2nd, 2009
It is amazing how stupid people can be. Fine you don't like the song but no one can deny she can sing. All you JLS fans moaning on they should have won get bloody grip pull yourselves to together. God, your a very bad representation of what a good group. No idoit, no fool who has called themselves 'alexandra hater' no idoit called Kerry, who sounds a bit like that idoit Kerry Katona can pull this girl down. A bunch of idoits who can get to grips or get over the fact there precious hallelujah has indeed been covered. Alex made it her own. Yes it may not resemble Buckley's version, but do we really need to copy others versions? Alex has fans and has the potenial to be big globally. She has a really nice voice and anyone who says, she is like Leona is a twat. Can't you see hear the diffrence or are you living in a parrell universe? She sang every song in that final beautifully. Alex said she she had an on stage persona like Beyonce just so you know that what Julie's coming out with is crap. And Jen is a fool for believing it. And so si anyone else who believes this hear say. She said Leona is an inspration. All these fools on this board, are no more than ordinary people stating there very ignorant and quite frankly lame views. They do not know what makes a real singer. Only experts do. Simion Cowell isn't that bad. Afterall he unleashed Leona to her world. That talent. And hopefully, Alex will achive her success after all she really doesn't care about fools like yourselves. Also some of the Diana fans on here get a grip please. Diana does not and will never have the vocal power of Alex you might as welll come to terms with that.
Amy on January 2nd, 2009
ur so rite she is so inspiring 2 all girls oung and old shes is an insiration that makes u keep ur hopes up i think she is beter than leona in more ways that one shes got the hole pacage sing dance gud personality the hole thing
Stephen Simmons, Sheffield on January 1st, 2009
OMG i cant believe all your nasty comments about Alexandra, even though i wanted Diana to win Alexandra is great and sings Hallelujah brilliently, she sung her heart out with every song and quite honesly deserved to win GO ALEXANDRA
Lily on January 1st, 2009
The haters club, please, you lot get lost she never compared herself to leona or said she was like Beyonce it is amazing the shit people will believe these days Alex go girl don't let assholes like ones on this board get you down.
Jen, Moira on December 31st, 2008
She said she's like Beyonce? I don't really have anything to say about a comment like that, except it's one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. This song is awful. End of.
Julie, Winchester on December 31st, 2008
let's clarify one thing - she sounds NOTHING like Leona Lewis, Leona is in a different class - and as for comparing herself to Beyonce - well don't make me laugh! Truly and awful song by nothing more than a club singer.
Alex Hater, Felixstowe on December 30th, 2008
What a load of Crap...she is the most annoying and awful singer I have ever heard...and I thought I was alone....It's nice to know that other people share my views. She murdered that beautiful song and murdered silent night, I can imagine all her songs will include 'screaming'...and then she compares herself to Leona...erh..hello...have you listened to the range of Leona's voice? And she thinks she is the next Beyonce....Arrrrghhh...someone get rid of her!!!! p.s respect to all the other 'alex haters'.....
David, Swansea on December 30th, 2008
Clarice from Brighton, are you referring to the Jeff Buckley version when you say 'a song that didnt sound much' ? If so, then that must rank as one of the worst comments I've ever read with regards to a song and how good it is. Jeff Buckley's version is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever recorded and Alexandra's version is nothing in comparison. Alexandra can sing, of that there is no doubt, but her version of this song is a microcosm of everything that's wrong with programs like X-Factor - they take a great song, suck the soul out of it, then get it released as quickly as possible just in time for Christmas. There's no creative process, no love has gone into making that song. It's garbage, and Jeff must be spinning in his grave! Woeful stuff!
Sarah Campion on December 30th, 2008
i think you are an amazing singer and i am happy that you won the x factor and i hope you do well
Michael Harris on December 28th, 2008
This sog sbrlliant. Not as good as Lonard Cohen'version, but sill billiiant. And it's so obvious that the people rating this song 1 star and slagging it off are the same people with different usernames, who are angry that Eughan or JS didn't win.
Talia, Wherever on December 28th, 2008
that sucks sucks sucks!!!!! wish diana had won instead .. and her version was much better . grrr! boo alex. i kicked myself. and now have to wet my hair and take a photo and put it on bebo. thanks to her! i made a deal if she won that i'd do something i hate. i made it with my sister. she's doing it too. BOO ALEX
Sue, London on December 28th, 2008
the x factor is supposed to be about having the whole package something original. there is nothing original about alexandra burkes voice granted she can sing but so can thousands of girls who havent been discovered yet she sounds no different to any other artist warbbling on she distroyed halleujah wrong choice sounded better when diana sung it during the show
Chandra, Manchester on December 27th, 2008
The spelling abilities of her fans clearly say it all.
Clarice, Brighton on December 25th, 2008
Give credit where credit is worth. Alexandra made a song that didnt sound much and brought it to life.Indeed they are two different females her and Leona but can compete very well because she has a strong vice and can sing anything, she can dance perform with maximum quality. Alexandra i cried with u. I listen to ur song every day, u have a beautiful song and u should be proud. Peolple will always bring u down, u are a young black girl and God gave u a gift. in that gift u can express urself.u are humble and sincere, Britain needs that. Just like it needs leona, u are just addition to the wonderful things to come in this country. Brack Obama won the world is changing, people are changing.U are a star, ur voice is so beautiful.May God bless u and add more to ur precious life.
Rosslyn, Edinburgh on December 25th, 2008
AAAHH GO AWAY XFACTOR!
Bella, Cardiff on December 25th, 2008
The race for the Christmas number one has been destoyed by artists like her. It's just rubbish, it's not original nor is her voice anything to shout about. Simon Cowell should hang his head in shame for ruining the music business with reality television. Manufactured, pathetic rubbish.
Amy on December 23rd, 2008
Just awful :(
Zaz, London on December 23rd, 2008
OK, so because I don't like a certain peice of music I'm tone deaf or jealous? I've studied and played music since I was five. And I don't listen to rubbish like this.
Isabelle, London on December 22nd, 2008
Can Alexandra Burke please do one?
Leonie, Fareham on December 22nd, 2008
Good god, whoever buys this rubbish must be in need of some serious help hearing-wise.
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