by OntiqoHallelujah by Leonard Cohen and Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley: how alike are they?
Sonalize compared the two recordings: 95%, another version of the same song.
| Harmony | 100% |
|---|---|
| Melody | 94% |
| Sound | 12% |
| Rhythm | 12% |
Raised to 95% by the other-version check, which finds these to be versions of the same song; the engine's own measure was 83%.
| Hallelujah | Hallelujah | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Leonard Cohen | Jeff Buckley |
| Key | C Major | C Major |
| Tempo | 172 BPM | 134 BPM |
| Most alike passage | 1:39–2:13 | 1:32–2:05 |
Same key
On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is as close as other versions of the same song usually are (distance 0.33; other versions of a song in these comparisons have a median of 0.31, different songs that sound alike 1.27, random pairs 2.95).
Why this pair
This is a cover version. Public background: solo electric guitar and voice (based on John Cale's 1991 version); cover. Sonalize's scores are measurements, not a view on any dispute.
How this was measured
Compared from the full recordings; Sonalize's fingerprint lookup confirmed both songs. The same engine runs in the Sonalize app on your own device. A score measures how alike two recordings are; it isn't a finding about copying, legal advice, or a rights clearance.
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