Instrumentation: Piano, Violins, Guitar, and K.D. Lang's Alto Voice.
The piano introduction and contribution throughout is very beautiful, and I fell it compliments the K.D. Langs voice very well. At the songs climax around 1: 45 Violins enter and add a beautiful intensity to the pain that K.D. Lang is expressing. When all the instruments play together, it is really quite powerful. When the instruments fall and rise together I felt this wave motion between the tormented storm and the calm and gentle waves. this feeling is given justification by the wide range in volume and notes.
Texture: The song has a thick sound, yet if you think about the way the instruments move with the vocals it is clear that they all move together. When K.D. Lang's voice diminishes, so does the instruments. Thus the song seems homophonic in this regard.
Tempo: Slow and full. Most likely duple meter, because the song is steady throughout.
Lyrics and Performance: The lyrics in this song are very empowering to women. It is about a woman taking a man's power. "She tied you To a kitchen chair /She broke your throne, and she cut your hair /And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah" I think K.D. Lang's performance is very inspiring. Compared to the Counting Crows version of this song I much prefer a woman's voice. K.D. Lang sang with such emotion and control that it was moving.
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