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So Real
Jeff Buckley Lyrics

Love, let me sleep tonight on your couch
And remember the smell of the fabric
Of your simple city dress

Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real

We walked around 'til the moon got full like a plate.
And the wind blew an invocation and I fell asleep at the gate

And I never stepped on the cracks 'cause I thought I'd hurt my mother
And I couldn't awake from the nightmare, that sucked me in and pulled me under
Pulled me under

Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real

I love you
But I'm afraid to love you

I love you
But I'm afraid to love you
I'm afraid

Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real

Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Real, real, real

Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real

Oh, that was so real

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: JEFF BUCKLEY, MICHAEL TIGHE

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"So Real" is song #5 on Jeff Buckley's 1994 album Grace. It was also released as a single - the 3rd single from the album - and had a video.

Michael Tighe, a guitarist who joined Buckley late in the recording of Grace, brought with him what was to become the main riff on "So Real" that is played during the verses.

"Forget Her" was originally on the album track list, but Buckley subsequently replaced it with "So Real". The former, while not appearing on the album Read Full Bio"So Real" is song #5 on Jeff Buckley's 1994 album Grace. It was also released as a single - the 3rd single from the album - and had a video.

Michael Tighe, a guitarist who joined Buckley late in the recording of Grace, brought with him what was to become the main riff on "So Real" that is played during the verses.

"Forget Her" was originally on the album track list, but Buckley subsequently replaced it with "So Real". The former, while not appearing on the album, was subsequently released on the second disc of the 10th anniversary Legacy Edition of Grace, and is also on the official Jeff Buckley site, with a recent video made of existing footage of Buckley while alive. This video is also found on the DVD that comes with the aforementioned Legacy Edition.

"I love "So Real" because it's the actual quartet that you see in that picture right there that you have on the wall, on the album. And that one I produced live all one moment, the vocal is the first take, all one take. It was three o'clock in the morning."

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Charlotte

4y↑92

Love, let me sleep tonight on your couch
And remember the smell of the fabric
Of your simple city dress

Oh... that was so real

We walked around til the moon got full like a plate
The wind blew an invocation and i fell asleep at the gate
And I never stepped on the cracks 'cause i thought i'd hurt my mother
And I couldn't awake from the nightmare that sucked me in and pulled me under
Pulled me under

Oh... that was so real

I love you, but i'm afraid to love you
I love you, but i'm afraid to love you

Oh... that was so real

samusaran311

2y↑11

“Love, let me sleep tonight on your couch
And remember the smell of the fabric
Of your simple city dress
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
We walked around 'til the moon got full like a plate.
And the wind blew an invocation and I fell asleep at the gate
And I never stepped on the cracks 'cause I thought I'd hurt my mother
And I couldn't awake from the nightmare, that sucked me in and pulled me under
Pulled me under
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
I love you
But I'm afraid to love you
I love you
But I'm afraid to love you
I'm afraid
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Real, real, real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real”

MARIA FERNANDA PURE CHAUPIS

29w↑2

[Verse 1]
Love, let me sleep tonight on your couch
And remember the smell of the fabric of your simple city dress

[Chorus]
Oh... that was so real
Oh... that was so real
Oh... that was so real

[Verse 2]
We walked around til the moon got full like a plate
And the wind blew an invocation and I fell asleep at the gate
And I never stepped on the cracks cause I thought I'd hurt my mother
And I couldn't awake from the nightmare that sucked me in and pulled me under
Pulled me under

[Chorus]
Oh... that was so real
Oh... that was so real
Oh... that was so real

[Solo]

[Bridge]
I love you, but I'm afraid to love you
I love you, but I'm afraid to love you
I'm afraid...

[Chorus]
Oh... that was so real
Oh... that was so real
Oh... that was so real
Oh... that was so real
Oh... that was so real (ohh)
Oh... that was so real (real, real)
Oh... that was so real
Oh... that was so real
(Oh yeah)
Oh... that was so real

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All comments from YouTube:

Rebecca Vocal Athlete

2y↑281

Miss him.

Mattillmatic !

10w

Same!

Veronica Gonzalez

12w

❤️

French Toast

14w

OMG ME TOO

Simon

19w

Yeah, many people do. Guess the good die young

Soyborne. Born, made, and undone by the soy.

22w↑8

@PunjiTV Miss him? I can't believe he even existed in the first place... How the fuck does ANYONE do what he did in music??? He seemed like a angel from heaven or something.

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Roderick Sloth

4y↑1.1K

You can tell by listenning to bands like Radiohead, Coldplay and Muse that they were highly influenced by this legend

Raymo Mull

😂😂😂 sure louis armstrongs early stuff was influenced by Jeff too😂

sash a

Yes pablo honey reminds me of this

DaQuavious Massive Flex Tunnup Tunnup

8w↑1

And all so much worse. Jeff Buckley is the amalgamation of The Smiths, Zeplin, Sly Stone, and Nina Simone. Greatest band ever, those bands you listed are simps

Bassdrummer 98

@option selleck Ah good one! Totally forgot about that haha.
Love The Smiths

option selleck

8w↑2

@Bassdrummer 98Probably worth mentioning The Smiths - they influenced Jeff and radiohead. Both Jeff and Radiohead have done covers of The Smiths... Morrissey was doing falsetto back in the day.

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pinkldy101

6y↑645

Jeff Buckley smiling is the greatest thing I've ever seen.

Benjamin Turner

24w↑5

His smile is So Real.

Erin McLaughlin

41w↑3

He had a beautiful smile! A smile is far sexier than brooding in my opinion.

Lo

42w↑7

Oml he looks so good and the end when he’s playing the guitar belting it out and all sweaty 🥵

alessandra magri

52w↑5

So true. Love him

Laura Malizia

2y↑6

😍😋

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Kilfaxi

4y↑885

Just discovered Jeff today. Listened to this song and after it ended I sat paralyzed for a solid 5 minutes. My mind just couldn't process the experience. Unreal.

Sharlotte Sometimes

23w↑1

I know right! Few artists can do that for me but he surely did.

Imaginary Canoe

39w↑2

Same thing that happened to me first time listening to him...it was mojo pin live in Chicago

Possum friend

49w↑1

*So real.

nazarenkodenys

1y↑3

Alex I was born in 1984 and to my ears post 1999 music is mostly bullshit.

Yeah - you could find separate interesting songs and some talent in development but mostly it is repetitive and primitive.

HiphopRiffs

1y↑2

Happened the same to me today. I knew Grace and Hallelujah as everyone but never got deeper than that. I didn't stay paralyzed instead I listened to it again and again lol

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bye

4y↑1.7K

this song reminds me of something that hasn't happened yet

a̷l̷l̷ ̷t̷h̷e̷ ̷s̷a̷m̷e̷!̷ iProductions

17w

History repeats. We are at not only the mercy of a pandemic but globalist tyranny. So real.

Jupiter Draper

21w↑1

Yo that's deep

Doğa

22w

@Duygu Uzun same...

Monkeyliver19

36w

Wtf

The Humanist

41w↑5

It reminds me something that has already happened in life, but in sound.

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Juliana Santos

4y↑699

Don't you just hate it when gorillas try to steal your bike?

Berk T.

Those guys are REAL JERKS!

Ariana Gra-ANDHI

8w↑1

@Juliana Santos LOL so was mine so I guess we both didn't quite "get it"

Juliana Santos

@Ariana Gra-ANDHI my whole comment was a joke, wasn't funny enough for you? ;)

Ariana Gra-ANDHI

@Juliana Santos Nah you're alright dw just a bit sense of humor is missing. Good thing you're fine as hell tho guess it makes it up for that

Juliana Santos

@Ariana Gra-ANDHI Alright, man. Second comment about racism, totally didnt mean to offend anyone c:

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Charlotte

4y↑92

giovanna monteleone

18w↑2

thannkkyouuu

Chronicles Of A Sovereign Black Woman.

5y↑668

He was so beautiful.

Kevinski

10w

@funny apple He's no longer here, you silly.

Rhinoinasuit

1y↑3

@funny apple something that ceases to exist cannot still be in the present. "Is" would imply that it is here, existing now. "Was" implies that when it existed, it was something until it ceased to exist.

funny apple

1y↑1

@Shemitch ...Okay?

Shemitch

1y↑7

@funny appleJust a response to a previous comment, not a point of contention. Was, is ; it's all subjective and not that deep. Have a great day!

funny apple

1y↑4

@Shemitch Just because someone passed doesn't mean they've ceased to be beautiful.

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Jennifer Barnett

5y↑729

"I love you, but I'm afraid to love you" chills

Virginia knighten

19w↑2

Patti Brown yes! Oh my god,The way he says that is almost to sexy to handle....

Sharlotte Sometimes

21w↑7

He just oozed sexuality and sensuality with every pore. He had this like angelic aura about him that made it feel as though he was not of this earth.

Muzica Empathica

34w↑6

@alexia delarge <chills>
I've never heard anyone say "I love you" like that.
Omg.
Then to add, "But I'm afraid to love you,"
👄<on their own-panties spontaneously hit the floor>

Jeanne Costello

1y↑1

@alexia delarge I completely agree! What a loss and tragedy the way he passed.

FooCards88

1y↑6

I love the second time he sings it even more. It's slower, more matter of fact.

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Lulu Stylez

3y↑119

You think Jeff was real? Or did we just dream of him?

Lulu Stylez

@owenhunt ❣️

Manou Brion

3w↑1

i feel it's a dream

thefeeps

8w↑5

Dream brother indeed

owenhunt

2y↑11

He was So Real.

John Stromboly

5y↑682

man he got the same sorrow in his eyes like James Dean had

K IT

@ancientfemme Jeff Buckley was an ENFP tho, like James Dean. VERY different from INFP types.

K IT

@Spashaei Nope. ENFP eyes. Unlike INFPs, ENFPs have expressively (Fe critic) sorrowful (Fi aux) eyes. Jeff Buckley was an ENFP like James Dean. Both had uncannily similar expressive sorrowful eyes among other commonalities. Steven Tyler is another ENFP who shares similar ways & that casually stylish flair ENFP mode of expression with Jeff Buckley.

Michael Self

30w↑1

@Rafael Cueva James Franco? No way. Franco wishes.

mo arroz

48w

@Justin Law i like you 👌👌🤘 maybe some ppl aren't deep or sensitive enough

deepcreep98

1y↑1

@matt gilliam I love Kurt but Buckley definitely wasn't a show-off. Just did his thing.

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MrPrice2u

6y↑680

Crazy, but Buckleys music makes you a better man...

you393

24w↑1

because it is as intense an experience as meditation, meditation is nothing but being present in that moment without thoughts, any intense experience will take you to that state.

Louise Bonivento

25w

@Callum D I agree. What a poor attitude and a complete overreaction. Totally unnecessary.

Louise Bonivento

25w

/person ❤

Texocracy

46w↑3

Knowing what love/passion is and can be gives us a higher standard to attempt to attain to, and Jeff teaches this, amongst other things.

you393

49w↑2

I know exactly what do you mean by better man. Its makes you more spiritual

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Aussiemma 8

4y↑401

Grace is still the best album I have ever heard of any genre now more than 20 years later.

Rodrick Nz

11w↑1

damn you’re so right

Dustin Void

16w↑1

@Gabriel Alarcon I also really like Ultra by Depeche Mode and Wish by the Cure, I think that, as 80s bands, they found their part in the scene. I think these albums are a bit outshined. Anyway, I love these albums that you said!

mayso606

24w↑1

Beautiful

Lizard Jesus

32w↑1

With the exception of Eternal Life, Grace defies time.

NNJ

1y↑2

It is one of those rare perfect albums

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goober nachos

5y↑519

" I couldn't awake from the nightmare , it sucked me in, pulled me under" - spooky given the way in which he died

Bubba Sawyer

2w↑2

"Shoes fill up with water" is even spookier, from Lover, You Should've Come Over.

jennifer jones

10w↑1

I heard his death was a ritual sacrifice by cabal. It was no accidental drowning.

Tomorrow Never Knows.

14w↑4

@FooCards88 he also sang in grace; "and i feel them drown my name", "my fading voice sings of love" (he was singing the chorus of whole lotta love, so he literally was singing the word love when the boat passed and he got pulled under). Pretty spooky.

A D

14w↑4

Came here for this comment. He may have actually dreamt his death in a "premonition dream". This stuff happens. For example, Abraham Lincoln dreamt of his assassination before it occurred. There were 19 verified premonition dreams about the Titanic sinking. Many 9/11 victims say they had dreams about the event prior to it happening. So, Jeff may have had a "nightmare" where he was in water, and pulled under, and it felt "so real" (which is probably what he said to himself when he woke up). Moved by the dream, which he knew was important, he wrote a song about it.

FooCards88

15w↑4

He’s got a few lyrics that turned out to be inauspicious. In his song “Nightmares by the Sea” off his second album released posthumously, he sings, “Stay, with me. Under these waves tonight.” There’s others I just can’t think of them right now.

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Wayne Ross

5y↑298

this is what a masterpiece sounds like

Kobi

23w

@DonSpinachyTheObscure Tim Buckley's work is pretty boring imo, I respect it, but his son blew him out the water in terms of talent and songwriting

DonSpinachyTheObscure

mabel The Buckleys are a masterpiece

DonSpinachyTheObscure

jahone1211 It’s decent. Very overrated compared to Sketches To My Sweetheart The Drunk: I think that’s fantastic. Regardless, this is absolutely my favourite single of all time.

Tim Jone

Wayne Ross Master P sounds like when I spread my butt cheeks together and rip one now that's a masterpiece

mabel

3y↑4

+jahone1211 Jeff Buckley is a masterpiece.

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coffycup75

6y↑456

He was from my neighborhood here in OC. I still have the newspaper clipping from when he died. Destroyed my world at the time.

ben prz

10w↑1

RIP coffycup75 you seemed to be a beautiful soul 💙

Michelle Dodunskī

45w↑1

♡

Juan Dom

1y↑3

I just checked the blog of the lady who wrote the comment, apparently she died in 2018. Can people on this thread send their blessings. May she rest in peace.

Spark _

2y↑1

Nolvora Lol.You got me laughing so hard!You'd rather have a party quietly in your house ! Lol.Super funny! I've gotta say this now...my old boyfriend's best friend knew Jeff Buckley ...I only heard this story once...as he kinda wanted to be a secret? So....anyways they went to the same college ...it's Pierce? College one in the valley california.And at one time at his house party people told me that Jeff Buckley's mon was there ...but I couldn't tell who was & nobody was really gonna introduce me to her...I just ignored it.lol.And I felt a bit weird of the whole thing.Also I'd read somewhere that she upset fans for doing something disrespectful to Jeff Buckley ...after his death regarding releasing of that 2nd cd....so I was not under good impressions of her anyways.Do you know why & more about that? You seem to know a lot about his life?

Spark _

2y↑1

Juan .Bento byt.your name bento means...a boxed meal in Japanese ! Just saying.I'm Japanese ...so couldn't help thinking ! Sorry! I'm sure you've heard of it ...bento box.? Listen to the guy telling you...you should definitely go visit the house he rented in Memphis! And the cafe in n.y. he plaid at! If you can & want.I had the chance to see him playing there , but decided not go...( I was in n.y. at the time & some lady I used to know told me about him...& for some reason she thought I would like him....but she was pushing so hard that stopped me from actually going! Lol...) I regret not going afterwards so much!

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Ratfink820

17w↑8

"I love you, but I'm afraid to love you" that's one of the deepest lines ever written and preformed. You guys ever wonder if his best was yet to come? RIP Jeff.

Pablo Eduardo

3y↑249

he looks like a young version of Heath Ledger

patrick aguiar

18w

Joseph Gordon Levitt and James Dean too

The Rxckstar

22w

@brandy nicole ehhh I see what you mean kinda.

Sharlotte Sometimes

23w↑2

yes
..screw franco, he looks like heath much more.

SE Mowery

24w↑1

Someone on another video said a mix of River Phoenix and Brandon Lee!.. Totally. I think Scott Stapp from Creed too!

MJTat Prauber

44w↑1

I wanted to say the same

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Ernesto Preciado

3y↑114

Just found Jeff in 2017.... better late then never.

Ernesto Preciado

3y↑6

Regret not finding him earlier to show my Dad rip...
😢

lucy

3y↑9

Ernesto Preciado its never to late to discover this angel.... 😢👼🏻💔

Phi Kill

5y↑267

I hate the fact that he drowned

E

13w↑1

I just think that Jeff was free-spirited, spontaneous, adventurous, reckless even. He was also very profound, which means he would feel happiness as deeply as he would sadness.
I believe it was cruel fate. I have never heard os a suicide drowning... perhaps he wasn't stable in that moment, but wild emotions can male you do crazy things without worrying about the dangers.
Rest in peace, beautiful soul.

Dustin Void

16w

@Kobi thank you very much! I'm very glad you liked it 😊

Kobi

16w↑1

@Dustin Void This comment is beautiful. You summarized it perfectly. Jeff Buckley has and will be a massive I inspiration of mine and many others; and I hope he music lives on through the test of time, as it has.

Dustin Void

16w↑1

In the end he is not anymore here, and it's sad. I don't care if he was depressed or if he committed suicide, I think that, as fans, we should respect his privacy. Certain things are personal, he wouldn't like to read this comment section. Be thankful for what he did, and may he rest in peace.

Kobi

18w

@V Villalobos he wasn't, you don't understand what an undertow is

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Antoinette Herrera

7y↑302

Jeff Buckley has one of the most haunting voices ever. Angelic and fell all at once. And this song just chills me--such wonderful magic and ecstasy...!

MrVampiredog

6y↑1

@zeplova87 what up with all these greats killing themselves. your right about Elliott smith.

SoySauce HairDye

7y↑5

@Antoinette Herrera Listen to Jeff Buckley's song "Opened Once." Song reminds me of Nick Drake's "Place to Be" in self reflection/growing up and will probably always be my favorite Buckley song.

Jonathan Bercovici

7y↑2

@MrVampiredog if you're giving it the whole suicidal songwriter vibe, than you can say Elliott Smith as well...

Antoinette Herrera

7y↑3

@MrVampiredog Wouldn't have thought of Nick Drake, but there are similarities, now that you mention...

MrVampiredog

7y↑4

HE REMINDS ME OF NICK DRAKE. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Coldacre

19w↑16

the greatest singer of all time. there's a reason why Robert Plant & Jimmy Page were in awe of this guy

Dakota Fronterhouse

7y↑131

"I couldn't awake from the nightmare that sucked me in and pulled me under."
...
It's strange that this lyric would be in the song, seeing that he drowned, being pulled in and swept away by the undertow caused by a passing barge.
The lyric was...So Real.

baby kitty

2y↑2

Not so strange for Jeff trust me. When you’re already strange you’d understand.

James Del

3y↑6

The last line on the Grace album always gets me.. "asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over" - Dream Brother. You are missed JB.

bonbon2225

3y↑5

Bruh have you read the lyrics to grace?

Pedi Nabi Aru

3y↑2

Dakota Fronterhouse He said it loud and clear...It's my time..and I'm not afraid to die... DreamBrother

Allandra Adams

4y↑203

It's sad that he passed away so young he seemed really down to earth & was super talented I would've love to have heard more music from him & I think this generation could've really used his music.

Johny & mayte

31w

derambe wauw 🤩 you are lucky🙏🏻

Fitri Fauzi Food Hunter

2y↑2

most of talented and great musician die young. so sad.

derambe

3y↑11

I knew him. Same class at Loara High School. He was all those things, ad more....Way more. He is missed.

Katya Smile

5y↑261

Reminded me of Radiohead. They were definitely inspired by this song

David Ellis

@Daniel Pinheiro okay Boomer !

sharklegs

1y↑1

They were contemporaries. I listened to both when I was younger; they were around at the same time. Yes, Both Jeff and Thom use falsetto voice, but that's about where the similarity ends. Neither copied or were influenced by the other. Both had their own cool thing going on. Respect to both <3

Michael Wilson

1y↑1

Buckley was an influence on Radiohead's vocals according to MOJO Magazine.

ACS ONE

2y↑1

André Pinheiro it’s a terrible opinion

Daniel Pinheiro

@george costanza ok.

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Leo Velli

5y↑487

Really powerful song...His vocal range and power is just captivating

Chronicles Of A Sovereign Black Woman.

5y↑14

One of the best.

GullieGumdrops

48w↑7

This song definitely makes me wonder if he was listening to a lot of Slint?

T N

Woah! Christ. Same as above. Can't unhear! Awesome.

NNJ

48w↑1

I dont know man. Now that you mentioned it I cant unhear it

Salt Chronicles - Hearthstone Arena

3y↑407

Besides this song being a masterpiece, the video is really amazing also.

Hecklord

didn't expect kripparian salt to be in this comment section :)

Sadie Sleepwalker

What is it about, can you explain, I'm dumb probably :)

Zach Young

Jeff Buckley & hearthstone make an excellent combination

Joe Kherr

2y↑4

Jeff directed this video so anyone who says the clip is bad hates his vision

RML

2y↑1

Agree. Jeff in a suit on a bike is a magic combinations

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David Brown

5y↑188

Sometimes I wish he wasn't dead so he could continue songwriting

Katherine Dupoise

David Brown don’t we all?

lunaderacine

3y↑1

It's always for me. Every moment of everyday. I can't seem to process how we lost someone so special so early in his life. 💔

mabel

3y↑3

I wish that everyday

Dddd dd

4y↑49

Why in the holy fuck do you only wish that sometimes!?

Elliott M.

5y↑19

I think the answer to your question is simply a matter of today's artists being influenced by artists from the 90s. Sadly rock isn't the hot music commodity today but I guarantee you that at least in LA if you walk into any small time music venue you will find some band trying to capture this sound. Sure music execs won't play it on the radio but that's what iPods are for. It's out there. You just have to find it.

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OISEN

6y↑93

Whoa, this video is SU-RREAL

OISEN

@lygophile lol. Maybe he will. In the meantime, we have this wonderful song

lygophile

@chiara camardella yeah agreed, but i can't see where you'd go with it. i mean, i love Weird Al's parodies every time, but what could he make of this song? you know...

...hmm, someone should challenge him to make a polka version of it.

OISEN

@lygophile

OISEN

6y↑2

Ahah yeah even though for me "surreal" is something good.. Jeff is a gem but I think he wouldn't mind if somebody makes fun of him :) he'd provably laugh of himself.. He was very auto-ironical..

lygophile

6y↑2

@chiara camardella would make a good parody song. "oh that was surrrrreaaaal"

...but then, who would parody a gem?

OnTheRocks

5y↑82

The world was robbed of this man way too early. As selfish as this may sound; just imagine all the beautiful music he would have gifted us for all these years. Jeff Buckley, truly unique and missed.

Dennerson Samarony

5y↑48

Wish i could bring him back to life.

Eda

💔

Dennerson Samarony

4y↑5

@weava repfours
With Grace he wrote his name in the music. But alive, he would be a king...a god. We dont have these idols anymore.

Dennerson Samarony

4y↑1

weava repfours

4y↑1

Dennerson Samarony bruh... He coulda made o much more epic music. I agree with you.

Kevin Young

3y↑70

The first time I heard this song was in the late '90's. I was in a band, and we were driving back home after a show. It was 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning, and I was asleep in the back of the van when this song came on the radio. I must have waken up, but I wasn't sure, because this song sounded like the music I heard in my dreams, moody and surreal, dark and beautiful, and I felt in that instant like I had been somehow listening to this song my whole life. I bought the album the next day, and even now, almost 20 years later nothing touches me more deeply than Jeff Buckley's music and I keep finding new things to appreciate about it.

Zz

50w

Wow :(.

Fabian Cuyé

1y↑1

Perfect moment to listen that song for the first time

booksterpbm

3y↑2

Me too. My memory of this at the time it came out was working night shift, driving home at 2 in the morning and this playing on the radio... a perfect song for the small hours. Cruel by PIL is another

lucy

3y↑1

Kevin Young me too <3

Mr. Nightly

5y↑114

Today, Jeff would be a 49 years old man. Oh, we all wish you still were here with us, dear brother.

Miriam Moore

5y↑131

my dad use to sing this song and play his guitar when I was a kid. haven't seen him in 10 years

Sam Littleton

4y↑20

Miriam Moore I'm sorry, just know any father hurts without his child. And may you rise above this

Bamstarter

4y↑30

That was mystic but really sad in same way

Angelaffran

6y↑422

Why did you leave me Jeff? :(

**

2y↑2

@Naoki you try to be funny eh? Trash

Clove Livilvdu

3y↑1

Hayden Belsham wtf Is that like an inside joke or something

Cheryl Bowcutt

3y↑3

Angelaffran -AMEN! I'm in love with him. I want a man that would love as deeply as his music makes me feel as if he did. Did that make sense?

Alex Paulsen

He didn't leave. He was summoned. The choral music they had up there previously was fucking gobshite!

Оксана Мельник

Angelaffran ми

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Dustin McGladrey

5y↑156

Jeff Buckley - So Real.. 1994.. the peak of 90's creativity..

James C

He was perhaps a precursor to someone like Alanis Morissette who came a couple of years later.

Baccanaso

2y↑1

@why parceti I'd say 97 with Ok Computer and Homogenic

why parceti

94 was a great year but not the peak of creativity in my option. It would have to be sometime in the late 90’s. Aphex twin drukqs of something like that.

Martin A. Maguire - [Music]

+Antoine Dalle I'm with you on this. But then there was so much creativity in the 90s it would be hard for me to choose a peak.

Mae C

Agreed.

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Kelis - Quynh Nguyen

5y↑218

I love you. But I'm afraid to love you.
Damn!

Chase Wrightington

He was out for a swim and drowned at thirty years old

DawgPound86

Soda Pop you're beautiful..

Junior Brown

4y↑22

he drowned, possibly sucked in and pulled under by a passing barge/tugboat. went swimming at night. tragic. he was so talented. eeriely talented. that voice, and I'll admit it the guy was dreamy lol. I'm straight as they come but I have eyes and I know what chicks are into. he was the prototypical angst filled romantic, seemingly heartbroken and all sensitive. dude had it down to a science.

moles9999

4y↑3

It sucked me in..and pulled me under... :(

Alif Aiman

5y↑1

@Soda Pop just ........
i dont want to tell you about it
internet mate pleasw google

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romefox

7y↑99

"I never stepped on the cracks because I thought I would hurt my mother",, beautiful real words, if anyone is wondering what he means, he is talking about OCD.

Born2late 88

2y↑3

Check In for sure mate, I've been trying lately to meditate, gotta do whatever it takes to stop the mind from running a muck! Thanks man

Check In

2y↑5

@Born2late 88 You will find a way. Like a lot of ppl did. Start meditating brother.

Born2late 88

2y↑7

I have OCD and reading that comment bought a tear to my eye and a chill down my spine. I hear shit in my head about dying and shit all the time. It's fucked

romefox

7y↑1

True
@63Bueno

63Bueno

7y↑46

He's talking about OCD to you..thats the beautiful things about lyrics and songs. You can personalize them :)

hserokdivad

5y↑41

I wonder if he named it "so real" to get across the surreal nature of our paradoxical reality...

Kris Kenard

7y↑55

Until further notice, this is my song of the year

7/28/19 - i now own the album and still love singing the songs with all of my heart

thanks for 38 likes

Gustavo Faria

5y↑547

You guys know a dream I have? A movie about Jeff's life starring James Franco as the main character. Please, make this message get to some scriptwriter in Hollywood LOL

The Rxckstar

22w

@richard vanderstelt lol James Franco hardly ages

Cesar Reyes

Is too old now

funny apple

more like young james ransone tbh

Katie Jka

2y↑2

Sorry but no

ClueSign

2y↑1

@Robin Storti Don't worry -- I check Manuel Ferrara all the time and not to look at his face.

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Spashaei

5y↑25

When you see someone with a sad face smile it seems brighter than any smile you've ever seen @2:00 <3

amelia nolde

well said

Blooming Accents

4y↑38

He sure could have been a model!

Tim Jone

To Buckley was good what about his father Tim Buckley he was good kid out of young age

Qwerty123

3y↑2

He might not be interested tho'. He always said he wanted to be known for his music. Well, he was still young then. Who knows what might happen had he lived longer 😣😟

Icewindrain

3y↑10

He certainly could have, but thank the stars he made music instead!

Michaelemery Delaney

6y↑21

Brilliant. Overlooked. Sad.

Morgzz

4y↑65

I love you, but I'm afraid to love you... I'm afraid... Ugh his voice is so beautifully haunting

CarltheGiraffe

5y↑21

Damn this song literally just took my breath away, the amount of raw emotion this song carries is ridiculous.

Rob Fraser

+CarltheGiraffe He was a poet first, musician second.

Chronicles Of A Sovereign Black Woman.

100%

Naylani

3y↑45

The way he says "I love you" gets me every time😩

samusaran311

2y↑11

Bay Noland-Armstrong

5y↑32

if any buckley fans want something new to listen to, check out a band called Nothing But Thieves, the lead singer has a very emotional voice just like Buckley, and i love both of them. also this is probably my favorite song of his

Kelly

5y↑4

I found Jeff Buckley because of Nothing But Thieves. Both artists changed my life.

Dana Añorve

5y↑3

Thank you so much for this, im obsessed with them now, they're phenomenal...

Staci K

3y↑25

What a gorgeous and humble soul that left us way too soon.

Talk NERDY To Me ASMR

1y↑4

Grace is undoubtedly one of the best albums in creation. I listened to Jeff growing up, but took him very lightly. Now so many years later, this albums affects me like it never has. He was not appreciated the way he should have been. <3

Joseph Suggs

6y↑629

anyone else think james franco looks like jeff buckley?
jeff buckley biopic maybe??

Mays 6

16w

i want a movie

The Rxckstar

22w

I was gonna say "what would he do? Jeff was a fun life loving guy with a strong appreciation of music and a former cover artist" BUT..James Franco played a painter who I've never heard of sooo yeah this movie should've happened by now.

SE Mowery

24w

I think more like Brandon Lee actually!

The Former Channel

36w

ew no!

mo arroz

48w

@** omfg seriously 😂🤘

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Ayesha Shahid

2y↑7

Jeff is my Elvis.

John Erickson Tayag

2y↑5

Could have changed the enrire music today if he is still alive

Danger Doogan

2y↑8

I am still moved to tears by this song, after so many years... he was a true master of his art

tuli nainen

2y↑25

One of the Greatest songs I've ever heard.

JOHN BRYAN

5y↑35

This song is so haunting and so real..

Monika Mylonopoyloy

4y↑11

Probably the greatest song ever been written...

Andres Esqueda

5y↑8

somebody please make a biopic on Jeff Buckley, his music needs to be heard more, even after 20 plus years.

Samuel Alexander

21w↑3

I genuinely think this is one of the greatest songs ever written. So godamn powerful, I feel the emotion in his voice with every fiber of my being, it's insane. Wow! Can't believe how long it has taken me to get onto this guy

Jack Ottinger

4y↑3

WTF he predicted his own death
"And I couldn't awake from the nightmare that sucked me in and pulled me under
Pulled me under"

TheMajestic

M C I thought he went swimming fully clothed.

Mae C

4y↑2

Jack Ottinger And though he got into the river with all his clothes on, he was actually naked when they found him a few days later...and he takes off his clothes at the end of the vid...It's all very strange...He seemed to be predicting his own death in many ways and in many parts of his lyrics... , :'''''(

Pamela Neisworth-Devers

2y↑7

If lucid dreams had a soundtrack.

Vasja Stankovic

7y↑5

Know that soundtrack for your own funeral you make sometimes? Well, this song would be the last one on my downers list, 'cause on 2:25 everyone should end the funeral ceremony and start the fucking party.

Savannah L

6y↑17

His music saved my life. R.I.P. mystery white boy ♡

Dominique D

1y↑3

I remember hearing this song for the first time on Big sonic Chill as a teenager, that day a alternate dimension was opened within my soul.

Willy Ninja

3y↑6

I just discovered Jeff Buckley, and i have a mix of emotions. I feel going FROM HEAVEN TO HELL and coming back. I really love his music. ONE OF MY GREATEST DISCOVERIES.

lucy

Willy Ninja you will have a day in your life where you are glad you discovered him, I sure do!! Enjoy his music and what he had to offer through his passionate and soul wrenching music haha!! 😂❤️

Halocline

5y↑10

Ahh so fucking good.

Bill Carmona

31w↑5

The James Dean of music.

Pleb Plebeian

2y↑10

He really looks like his father in the thumbnail, two incredible talents lost too early.

Nate DS

8w↑2

Imagine what this guy could've made like 5 years into his career. This was his debut and it sounds better than most peoples 3rd or 4th album.

Roses

2y↑15

This video is so perfectly vintage and looks so much like a movie

Elenizen

5y↑24

He moves me so much.

Jenna Klinghoffer

3y↑6

Just the passion that he had was always so beautiful. You could tell in every song that it was about something that meant something to him. He was such an amazing artist and I miss him a lot.

Platinum Diamond

6y↑342

i just watch taylor swift's "shake it off."
i was in desperate need of some relief.

Paddy le Blanc

39w

@Nolvora A 'fun' song huh? To unfavourably compare JB to that pointless pop star should have you exiled to the wilderness for a few years.

Erica Saepharn

LMAO!

Arianna Zuniga

i like both

Krista Waple

Mario, that comment was awesome.

mabel

3y↑5

Taylor doesn't deserve to be even mentioned here

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Bobainthome

5y↑6

he had one of the best looking bands ever....

Longplay

2y↑4

One of the greatest vocalists of all time

jpoolerdom

7y↑12

"And I couldn't awake from the nightmare

that sucked me in

And pulled me under, pulled me under"

This is a little eerie when you remember how he died.

Nancy Rodriguez

8y↑5

Kimbra did a cover of jeff buckley's song so real. I really liked it so i went to check out the real song and i am astonished by jeff. I wish i would have found out about him sooner like you but i wasnt born yet. Oh, and kimbra is amazing! :D

Ricardo Martins

3y↑6

I heard this song in a dream, it was haunting and beautiful at the same time, but damn... that was so real xD

patblackwell1

2y↑7

If you hadn’t heard Jeff’s other songs you might claim this is the best song ever performed.

Bruno Simon

6w↑3

Señoras y señores así se escucha la perfección

mexicany

7y↑4

His tone is amazing!

3DPrinterJam

25w↑2

"Hallelujah" is an absolute masterpiece, but this song was far and away my favorite on Grace, and I loved nearly every song on it. It is one of the greatest songs from that whole era. It's like a four minute and thirty-eight second trip, like a song you literally had to come down from. Ecstatic. And the video is amazingly inventive.

Victor Gil

4y↑16

A genius.

c l

2y↑6

i don’t understand this video but it’s really interesting anyway. and the song is a masterpiece of course :)

Josh Reid

33w↑3

Damn, Jeff was so popular that even the gorillaz made an appearance in the video.

Monica Reyna

2y↑5

I think my husband says "I love you but I'm afraid to love you " to me at least once every week. But I seriously love his voice.

PacinoXTC

2y↑3

This song makes me happy and sad at the same time

Mirna Saldarriaga

5y↑4

The perfect man

WoodSkullz

38w↑5

i heard this song two weeks ago for the first time. its been stuck in my head 24/7 ever since. please help

Darkpanzer 1983

2y↑7

This guy is one of the greatest reference in music worldwide no matter what gendre it is. He must be heard for all the generation

Leila

3y↑5

I can see now from where NBT get their inspiration

maria

51w↑7

sometimes im just doing nothing and thinking about nothing so Jeff's voice comes to my mind "looove let me sleep tonight on your couch" and I'm like DAMN I GOT LISTEN TO THIS RIGHT NOW FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME OR ELSE ILL DIE

Wil Shelton

1y↑4

This is my absolute favorite song by Jeff Buckley his genius was so short lived rest in peace

Gow Reyes

6y↑5

AMAZING VOCAL RANGE :)

Rita Sousa

5y↑5

PERFECTION! There's not another word to describe how amazing Jeff was! Nobody is or is going to be so good as him! His songs bring me to another dimension and I believe other human beings feel the same!

Keith Airey

6y↑8

Every time, never lets me down. He was so great, the greatest and he's gone. Love you Jeff, and let's not even talk about your guitar playing. x

Jo

3y↑4

"And I couldn't awake from the nightmare, that sucked me in and pulled me under"
The water sucked him in and pulled him under. I hate those lyrics. It pisses me off he'd dead. NO.