Dave Chappelle owned up to his Saturday Night Live hosting duties with a powerful monologue and some hilarious skits, but one moment from the evening that shouldn't be forgotten is SNL cast member Kate McKinnon's cold open rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."
Decked out in Hillary Clinton garb, McKinnon belted out the classic record as a tribute to Cohen, who passed away this week, and seemingly used the moment as a way to speak to non-Donald Trump supporters who feel discouraged at the thought of a man with questionable rhetoric to take over as commander-in-chief of America.
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McKinnon ended the performance by looking into the camera and saying, "I'm not giving up, and neither should you." Watch it above.
Kate McKinnon dressed as Hillary Clinton singing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" on piano is what we needed this week. Beautiful. đđ» #SNL
Everyone in the world is crying right now watching Kate McKinnon cover Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" on @nbcsnl. Lord help us.
#KateMcKinnon singing "Hallelujah" in makeup as #Hillary is brilliant, topical, and poignant. I'm in tears. #ChappelleonSNL @nbcsnl #SNL
I am having a very moving emotional experience watching Kate McKinnon sing "Hallelujah" as HRC
And... the tears are back. Kate McKinnon singing Cohen's "Hallelujah" on SNL is so beautiful & touching. It expresses how so many of us feel pic.twitter.com/fDaQR25Khr
The video of #KateMcKinnon on SNL dressed as @HillaryClinton performing Hallelujah -- OMG! So brilliant. Heart piercing.
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