I love Jeff Buckley's speaking voice here. It is so boyish and cute. His music always has an innocence to it where I completely believe every word he ever sang.

@brettvogelmusic

9 жыл бұрын

Completely agree with you!

@carmencitaoneill

9 жыл бұрын

so true, I agree

@sueelmy2363

6 жыл бұрын

I do too

@nurseaylla

5 жыл бұрын

Took the words out of my mouth, agreed with you!!

The most heartbreaking thing is the fact that he's not singing about memories and rubbish dreams that he had with his father; he's singing about the ones he wished he had, and never will have. He must have missed him so much...

@Russellsagecline

9 жыл бұрын

I know.....at least he is with him, now.

@0bb81

9 жыл бұрын

Adrian Kahali Missed him? he didn't know him... Hes always respected Tim as a musician but never acknowledged him as his father. Hes even said in interviews that Tim means nothing to him, that his real father, the one that raised him was his step father.

@djokoholic

9 жыл бұрын

Adrian Kahali Your comment made me cry.

@adriankahali6332

9 жыл бұрын

+Darth Fuhrer Maybe my choice of words wasn't the best... I meant more of a wonder, kind of a torturous "what if" he couldn't keep himself from going back to, or at least it seems that way. But hey, I didn't know Jeff, so...

@sueelmy2363

6 жыл бұрын

that we know of?

If only we had some video footage of this.

@brettvogelmusic

9 жыл бұрын

If only! Gone too soon. He blows me away!

Jeff Buckley has a bloody beautiful speaking voice

I'm reading an interview where Jeff's saying that he had a real hard time ever playing this song, because he could barely sing it without crying, and claims he almost broke down in tears during this performance. Kind of brings another element of beauty to this otherwordly performance.

@Donna777

6 жыл бұрын

You can hear his voice cracking and can tell he's tearing up.

@hopelove6658

3 жыл бұрын

Where was the interview that you read? I'd like to read it as well.

@valentinaescobar8043

2 жыл бұрын

@@hopelove6658 the biographies I've read have said that he broke down backstage after the performance of this song. it really impacted him emotionally, and this would be when his career kind of took off after because it generated interest in him

@tessacyclone6329

3 ай бұрын

@@valentinaescobar8043 with out that cry he wouldnt have done so well with such energy i believe . he unblocked himself and his potential . its a brave guy

A few weeks ago I went down to the church where this was recorded and I sat in a back pew and listened to his entire tribute performance with headphones. It was a moment of pure transcendence. Had chills all over - especially the a capella ending...

@fishtank901

10 жыл бұрын

where can i find the full performance???

@Gomo612

10 жыл бұрын

fishtank901 The full performance used to be on KZread as one video, but I can't seem to find it now. There were only 4 songs in it. You can find them as separate videos on KZread. They're all posted by this same user.

@Anxxxxx

10 жыл бұрын

The audio you're talkin' about is from youtube? Or did you get it from other place? I'll really like to have it :(

@soysaucehairdye7869

10 жыл бұрын

Nice and you actually gave me something to add to my bucket list.

@Gomo612

10 жыл бұрын

Kurt Autumn St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church / Brooklyn Heights, New York.

Buckley spent six years working in a hotel and playing guitar in various struggling bands playing in styles from jazz, reggae, and roots rock to heavy metal... He made his public singing debut at a tribute concert for his father called "Greetings from Tim Buckley." Buckley rejected the idea of the concert as a springboard to his career, instead citing personal reasons regarding his decision to sing at the tribute. Buckley performed "I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain", a song Tim Buckley wrote about an infant Jeff Buckley and his mother... he concluded the concert with "Once I Was" performed acoustically with an impromptu a capella ending, due to a snapped guitar string. Buckley's performance at the concert was counter-intuitive to his desire to distance himself musically from his father. Buckley later explained his reasoning: "It wasn't my work, it wasn't my life. But it bothered me that I hadn't been to his funeral, that I'd never been able to tell him anything. I used that show to pay my last respects." The concert proved to be his first step into the music industry that had eluded him for years

@j.s.t.6515

5 жыл бұрын

No wonder a movie was made about this. Sometimes life surpasses fiction for a big margin, don't you think?

@darla4836

4 жыл бұрын

Do you think you might be able to find the video he performed live with this song ?

@LostSoulAscension

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I had no idea about the string! But you can hear it break... wow...

it's so strange to think that this song was written by Tim Buckley because this is the song that catapult Jeff into his career and lyrically, at least in the end, it's almost as if Jeff wrote this about his father. "Do you remember me?"...it's haunting the brokenness Jeff projects and the coincidentally fitting words that he sings.

Everything he does his gold. Everything. Everything is full of passion and so moving. Even his speaking voice is beautiful

@brettvogelmusic

9 жыл бұрын

He's one of a kind! Like Bono said, "A pure drop in an ocean of noise"

@0bb81

9 жыл бұрын

Brett Vogel Too bad Bono sucks

@brettvogelmusic

7 жыл бұрын

Bono is great!

If I ever believed in fate of any kind, it would be hearing the end of this when Jeff belts out 'sometimes I wonder, do you ever remember me?', right at that moment the guitar string broke and it was just Jeff's acapella voice at the most emotional part

@Donna777

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe he was putting so much tension on the string due to his strong emotions and that's why it broke.

Old enough to remember his dad singing this, The same voice was obviously passed to him, what a great legacy, and the heart breaking legacy of both dying very young , so sad!!

@soysaucehairdye7869

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah to be fair though Jeff Buckley's mom had every bit as much to do with his voice as well. Tim Buckley was more or less a spinto tenor with a huge range while Jeff Buckley was a leggiero tenor with a higher voice than his father although his father could sing the same high notes as Jeff, but at a heavier timbre.

@eddieblack4568

8 жыл бұрын

There is a texture to the voice beyond what it's range is , that is pure Buckley, My opinion totally.

@eddieblack4568

7 жыл бұрын

The point is mute, his voice is so close to his dad's in range and texture , that, that is the obvious connection to be pointed out.

A little boy longing for his father, heartbreaking.

@lucy-rv1in

6 жыл бұрын

Tricia Johansen 😞💔

@boatwithwheels

5 жыл бұрын

He didn't long for his father, he already had one and it was his stepfather.

@triciajohansen9295

5 жыл бұрын

@@boatwithwheels Yes, he did, but I feel he was longing for a relationship with Tim. After all, he was Tim's son.

I believe that this day was too shaken to jeff. He was emotionally unstable, even that we think he gave his best at this cover. Their relationship was peculiar, complicated. So many things in jeff's mind, that day. Anyway, i love this version too.

You can hear the sadness in his voice. It kind of makes me want to cry. Both Tim and Jeff had incredible talent, but unfortunately they were both taken from the world in a tragic and untimely way.

i read in Dream Brother, that he didn't intend to sing without the guitar at the end, but that the high e string broke (which is important to this song, else he couldn't play the two first chords in the verse) so he just did it without - sure as hell sounds dramatic and beautiful!

incredibly sad.... both father and son died young and for nothing........

@brucesoffer9217

4 жыл бұрын

I disagree -They did not die for nothing- Their music and short lives live on as lessons and joy for all of us

I'll always remember you.

This recording is a gem, this is a historic moment in music and in Jeff's life! And when you focus, you even can hear the string breaking...

Best rendition ever....so emotional......if only you know what it was like to live a life were your dad was never there......and can only here his voice on a record.......painfully addressed on this record........wondering did he ever remember me....so long RIP

3:56 Broken String. Amazing transition into a cappella

@lisakolvites4034

7 жыл бұрын

You can hear Jeff about to cry, it's amazing that he finished the song. He finally was able to talk to his father. How perfect that he did so through his father's music. What a beautiful moment.

@user-zn6ji7tf1k

5 жыл бұрын

Wow..how did you noticed that??

@JustAsk1312

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-zn6ji7tf1k I just read about in a Rolling Stone article.

@hopelove6658

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-zn6ji7tf1k its also in the book about the Buckleys called " Dream Brother "

Chills all over, what a voice

Such a sweet, angelic voice he had - even while speaking.

He was. If you read the book Dream Brother, you'll know it's clear that Tim loved Jeff. He was just too afraid to face the consequences of having a kid, having a family, adulthood.

i miss you Jeff

I find myself searching Through the ashes of our ruins For the days when we smiled And the hours that ran wild With the magic of our eyes And the silence of our words This is beautiful, but Fucking Hurtful

1:30 Once I was a soldier And I fought on foreign sands for you Once I was a hunter And I brought home fresh meat for you Once I was a lover And I searched behind your eyes for you And soon there'll be another To tell you I was just a lie And sometimes I wonder Just for a while Will you ever remember me And though you have forgotten All of our rubbish dreams I find myself searching Through the ashes of our ruins For the days when we smiled And the hours that ran wild With the magic of our eyes And the silence of our words And sometimes I wonder Just for a while Will you ever remember me

Jeff is my Elvis.

I think listening to this just changed my life.

omg. I can hear the full range of emotion in his voice in this song moreso than any other Jeff song I've heard.

I can he was on the brink of tears. the story goes that when he got finished, he ran back stage and bawled his eyes out. but that's the story

@triciajohansen9295

6 жыл бұрын

It's a beautiful story, sad but beautiful.

Some songs are just meant to be sang by certain people at particular moments in time. That night in 1991, the Jeff Buckley was born.

Jeff is the big brother i never had, his truly emotional voice, his funny behaviour, his ability as a guitarist, all this things has made me a better person. The feeling of alienation, the pain in life are like this sad song...make us appreciate what we have more, because nothing is forever. Thanks Jeff & Tim to exist in the past and right now in our hearts

Only him can sing this song

If you can listen to this, knowing the background to the whole story behind it (which I'm going to have to assume you DON'T know, since you're having to ask if this is even Jeff or not) and not feel your heartbreaking and your eyes tearing up, I'd have to say there may be something wrong with you. It is by no means "bloody awful." He sounds perfect and beautiful. If you're referring to the wavery/slightly tinny sound his voice has, that's due to recording quality; not his performance. Obviously.

it's a strange feeling that i owe them many more things than it's possible..

Thanks for sharing. Now that must be why it always makes me cry.

Thanks for uploading this gem gone too f in soon glad to know his awesome music a real legend! How the hell he is not in rock n roll fame is sickening legendary no doubt icon God of this style of great music c u later honey!....... meet me at the gate u r an angel!..... til then.............❤️👍☮️😻🤟🔥🎶

sometimes father and sin don't love each other as should be... sometimes phisically is just impossible, however when souls love each other they will surely find a way to be together and love them same way no matters what. ❤ they couldn't be together in this world they ve been together by music and so do they for good! Eternal brother

just mad Jeff has one of the most celebrated and pure voices of our time Sorry this wasn't 'auto-tuned' to your liking.

@awkwardomelette7316

10 ай бұрын

what?

I am glad to be able to find the song with this grand meaning. He continues growing whenever I listen to his music and becomes bigger in my mind. Thank you for uploading this.I Love You amabille16.

"Suddenly, before the last chorus a string broke on his acoustic guitar, and Jeff sang the lines, 'Sometimes I wonder for a while/Do you ever remember me?' unaccompanied. If that weren't dramatic enough, his voice spiralled up on the last word -'me'- like a thin plume of smoke, holding on for a moment before drifting up to the ceiling. He took a quick bow, said, 'Thanks,' and trotted offstage, and the concert ended. It would not have been a more perfect finale if he had planned it."-DreamBrother

oh man.....I always cry when listen it.....after two foolish disobedient person's mistake ,Adam & Eva .....all the other must suffer...that is sad

amazing to hear him perform this. (wish a better quality recording existed. or that jeff had made a better one later.)

This is pure art

Thank you ! For posting this performance :)

Tries is song is soo awesome, I wish their was actually a studio version of it.

Beautiful.

i miss you jeff...... te extraño... extraño tu musica.... descansa en paz....

awesome version

wow how beautiful

just reading 'dream brother' about tim & jeff. thanks for this illuminating post

@hopelove6658

3 жыл бұрын

Same. Check out Dave Lorys book published in 2019 about Jeff. Its amazing as well.

penn badgley did a good job singing this for the movie. sounds just like jeff

Esto es tremendo, una joya perdida en el tiempo, gracias por compartirlo.

I miss this guy, hrs great.

Search "Jeff Buckley Mojo Pin (Live @ Aus Dem Sudbahnhof 24-02-1995)" and watch that, and then try to tell me he "sings flat and can't carry a tune." I can respect that different people have different opinions, and if you don't like Jeff's music or his personal style then okay, but to say he *couldn't sing* is just wrong.

I agree, He was a great Jeff Buckley, I hated the movie, but I have to give him credit, he was a great choice for playing Jeff :)

Huge Jeff and Tim fan. I absolutely love Jeff's rendition of the song (not that Tim's isn't amazing) and I find myself always singing this when I'm at home. I'm so happy that this performance exists in a public form, but to have it remastered to eliminate the bubbly sound throughout would make it a bit clearer. I don't know if it's possible, and if not it's okay. They have a remastered version of Jeff's Dido Lamenant and it is soooo incredibly beautiful.

@MikaelaArgyrakis

9 жыл бұрын

*** Dido's Lament

The world will always be too ugly for someone like Jeff

Wow

Wow, last part" do you ever remember me"!

his voice is shaking so much.... I don't know if it's because of how upset he was or because he was nervous, but it makes me sad to hear

@AhmadEdinHodzic

5 жыл бұрын

nervous

@RWNoise-ns1so

3 жыл бұрын

lol i think thats 95% just worn out magnetic tape

Ending heartbreaking and haunting💔😥

He was so nervous to sing a song written by his father... Jeff you were incredible, but you're father... you're father came from another planet.

@irenjenei7527

4 жыл бұрын

Both were incredible. They come from another planet and went to another planet.

great sonhg

i'm not sure if i would want to listen to it, but the idea of a kind of harmonizing, father and son from two different times is quite intriguing. but i worry it might kill the impression i have.

I couldn't agree more! If this song isnt their "cup of tea" move on but don't disrespect those that are here for the music. That said, Im a bit confused by your saying. In the US we have a saying "opinions are like assholes, everybody has one" Is that what you meant?

Sometimes a flash of his fathers talent.

Tim Buckley was my idol in the sixties. I like jeff's version. Better in the studio, but not bad here.

PlantsandAnimals5000, yes I want video of this concert!! Post please.

me too

Wow :(

The quality is either because the tape recorders battery were about to close to dying, or the tape being used was raped and warped with 're and recording too much on that single tape, or the wheels and reader of the recorder was burnt ,it'd all happen to me back when id use them.to save worthwhile ideas,1991,mann shoulda brought his damn Mac book pro to the fucking show...91'. ..puke

Please tell me there’s a live version of him playing this song , if so please send it

Great job with this tribute to his dad eh

Does anyone know if uses a capo here? I know the chord progression is D, D7, G (in drop D)

the two sayings are essentially the same. taste refers to a person's taste of music or "liking" of certain things, so basically an opinion.

If anyone is interested to have a listen, I did a mashup of Jeff and Tim singing Once I Was.

Have you heard listened to Jeff's other music?

is there any audio from jeff cover "Phantasmagoria in Two"? cant find that anywhere. :(

@ohnec

9 жыл бұрын

if you havent found it already, you can contact me via private message.

@amabille16

9 жыл бұрын

Ivan Čanaćević I don't know it you already found it, but there is in my channel :)

@ivcaYNWA

9 жыл бұрын

amabille16 still cant find it :) can you send me a link?

is this the penn badgley imitation? or the real jeff buckley? like its a stupid question but he sang so well in the movie and i've never got to hear jeffs version..

@lifeisamazing7777

10 жыл бұрын

This is jeff himself :)

@lahwees

10 жыл бұрын

thanks, yeah I just checked out the penn badgley one and this is so much more jeff buckley

@brettvogelmusic

9 жыл бұрын

No comparison

He was a coward. What man isn't afraid of the responsibility of raising a child? It seems he was more interested in his career, then to sacrifice his dreams and be a dad.

@irenjenei7527

4 жыл бұрын

" Do not judge not to judge you." Matthew 7

@hopelove6658

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

♥♥

His father song.

Why does it sound like that?

The full recording of this concert featuring JB is ...... m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/eWucttuJiaa0e9I.html ...... ie. 'jeff buckley live at st ann's church '91 remastered'

No, that's not even remotely in the vicinity of being true. Look around... YOU are the minority here. I am clearly not the only one who loves this. You seem to be the only one who doesn't. Jeff's performance at his dad's tribute concert was what launched his professional career. So apparently even the "important" people who know amazing talent when they see it were blown away by him. He played this as a tribute to his late father. He wasn't trying to cover it and make it his own.

3700 views..... are you fucking kidding? people nowadays.

I doubt it. He sure wasn't very proud to have Jeff as his son.

This tape was fucked up...

You know, came home and checked mail and thought, good-oh, another Tim B fan. I'm so down now thats it's about that tuneless, toneless person and some nonescenscical gibberish. Yip, you got me....

cela était un moment tellement personnel et intime pour JEFF... l écouter sur le net c'est presque gênant.

The static in the recording makes his voice sound a little like Shannon Hoon.

A lot of people liked Michael Jackson too, so what. You have your opinion, I have mine. Yet again I'm listening to it as I type and find nothing to change my opinion. He sings flat and can't carry a tune in a bucket. Remember me, lord I'll try to forget it. Nuff said.

*sorry your. Mmm I don't think so. Jeff never sang like his Father in Starsailor. Anyway, both were incredible musicians.

*Your father. I think Jeff was a better singer overall - search "Dream Brother live".

No where near as good as the original but Jeff was brilliant in his own right

Chicken skin

Is this Jeff B, it's bloody awful.

@danielsoares7456

5 жыл бұрын

Who the fuck are you to dismiss Buckley's talent? you are nothing! Just a fuckin no one that have a bad taste in music, if Tim Buckley was alive He certainly would gives you a punch on yr fuckin face for talkin' shit about his son!

@hopelove6658

3 жыл бұрын

No. You are awful. Jeff was amazing. Educate yourself please.

Sorry, not in same league as his father. This doesn't do it for me.

@redribboncellproject4049

8 жыл бұрын

lol obviously the song is interpreted differently. but for me jeff's version is more touching, because while tim's was dedicated to his wife. Jeff's was to a father he never spent time with. which makes the shaky voice, and imperfections vocally speaking more touching

@hopelove6658

3 жыл бұрын

@@redribboncellproject4049 agree. Its beautiful

I listened to this and wished I hadn't. Dreadful. If you think this is 'perfect' and 'beautilul' your'e either have hearing problems,his groupie, or god knows what.Come on, it's terrible and debases the origional.Sorry.