Tim Buckley - Song to the Siren

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14 жыл бұрын

(Monkees TV Show 1968)
Long afloat on shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
'Til your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving to your isle
And you sang
Sail to me, sail to me
Let me enfold you
Here I am, here I am
Waiting to hold you
Did I dream you dreamed about me ?
Were you hare when I was fox ?
Now my foolish boat is leaning
Broken lovelorn on your rocks
For you sing
'Touch me not, touch me not
Come back tomorrow
Oh my heart, oh my heart
Shies from the sorrow'
I am puzzled as the oyster
I am troubled as the tide
Should I stand amid your breakers ?
Or should I lie with death my bride ?
Hear me sing
'Swim to me, swim to me
Let me enfold you
Here I am, here I am
Waiting to hold you'

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@AzimuthTao Жыл бұрын

"Did I dream you dreamed about me?" I think that's one of the most deeply emotional lines ever written.

@4Naturalgreen Жыл бұрын

Tim didn’t write that line or the song. Larry Beckett did.

@erniesings6855 Жыл бұрын

@@4Naturalgreen I don't think that is being questioned in any way

@thaumaston7 Жыл бұрын

@@erniesings6855 it’s Tim Buckley performing the song here, not Jeff Buckley

@erniesings6855 Жыл бұрын

@@thaumaston7 It's brain damage responding to my comment, not schliesmann

@sjdrifter72 Жыл бұрын

Messiah - Temple of Dreams (1992) That's were I first heard that line.

@lucylovic 5 ай бұрын

Robert Plant described this song as the most beautiful ever written

@juliusa6887 Ай бұрын

oh I'm so agree with him !

@Noodlyk18 4 ай бұрын

Not surprising this guy made Jeff Buckley. Don't think there's ever been a more talented father-son pair in music.

@Ssv714 2 ай бұрын

he didn’t make jeff buckley he had sex with his mother and then left. They’re not a pair. They’re separate people with basically no connection. Jeff Buckley hated that people made this connection between him and his biological father. To think of them in that pairing is to misunderstand the being that was Jeff Buckley.

@Athena621 2 ай бұрын

@@Ssv714 While you're not wrong, it's beside the point. There are very few father-son pairings with similar traits. I happily stand corrected, kindly provide similarly gifted pairings, apart from the Austrian Strauss family.

@jordanparker657 Ай бұрын

@@Athena621 Eddie Levert (O'Jays) and Gerald Levert.❤ Bob Marley and Ziggy Marley and at least 10 more of his children and now grandchildren 😊

@frejafan Ай бұрын

@@Ssv714 do you know what MADE means? Jeff inherited the talent from his dad, it was in his DNA

@moodsk Ай бұрын

Ringo and Zak. I'll get my hat.

@praisethesunstudios7931 3 ай бұрын

This song is a testament to what four chords and a beautiful melody can create.

@robertbruce5213 4 жыл бұрын

This is still the most stunningly unadorned and beautiful version of his song. Mortal Coil's cover was a more layered yet brilliant extension of Tim's magic. This is not just a song. It is a spell. One that is embedded in deep mythos. And like many songs that seem to stick with us, it is bittersweet, haunting...and timeless.

@LDuke-pc7kq 3 жыл бұрын

Explain?

@victorwilburn8588 3 жыл бұрын

Have you checked out Robert Plant's version? One of his most exquisite vocal performances. On the Dreamland album, an excellent album overall.

@neoepicurean3772 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I can't help thinking there is something timeless and universal hidden in this myth, something that itself calls out to us and draws us in.

@poisonstone9111 2 жыл бұрын

100% accurate description

@Tarasyoutube 2 жыл бұрын

@@victorwilburn8588 i didnt know he did one!

@andrewwabik5125 3 жыл бұрын

The sirens of greek mythology drew men out to sea where they would drown. I think of his son, Jeff, in this song, who drowned while swimming in a river. That's what makes this song hard to hear.

@MissJensk1 3 жыл бұрын

That is eerie.

@chrishawkins4289 3 жыл бұрын

Tim also drowned which is extra wierd. Also the version of this sung by this mortal coil is second to none

@sirprince9734 3 жыл бұрын

I love Jeff and now his Father. Loved this song in the 80s by mortal coil

@sirprince9734 3 жыл бұрын

@@chrishawkins4289 his dad died by drowning too that is weird

@gracejeffers111 3 жыл бұрын

I did not know this. Thank you. I am buying a farm in the West of Ireland on the Atlantic and the local Druid told me you can hear the mermaids singing from our land. I thought I would learn this for them. Perhaps I can honor Jeff someway on my land.

@keithmoon3190 3 жыл бұрын

This is tim buckley - The last known words spoken in the show

@BlackAlbino2000 27 күн бұрын

One of the most beautifully written love-songs ever . Just the thought alone that Tim’s son last moments were among the sirens .

@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT 5 жыл бұрын

Tim Buckley's songs (especially this one) speak to me of lost love, lost opportunity, lost time, lost loved ones, faded beauty, and the painful, precious brevity of life. The words and melodies haunt me.

@xgamerxg1277 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@stirfish 3 жыл бұрын

That is beautifully written, thank you.

@ellisd2602 3 жыл бұрын

Same 😥

@FeuOrigine 3 жыл бұрын

Oui

@BasedDad35 3 жыл бұрын

Well said Richard

@bolkaballs 4 ай бұрын

Sad jeff died drowning yet his dads last words in this song is hear me say swim to me waiting to hold you 😢

@sillyskeleton 2 жыл бұрын

This absolutely destroys the studio recorded version, it's not even close. What a wonderful performance.

@bmcgoo6027 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the soul in a live performance can never be equalled. We are lucky that the Monkees guys invited him in to the studio to perform this.

@tinaschlegel5621 Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏 i love all kinds of music. What a beautiful song . Gave me goose bumps 😌

@ykrgfk 4 ай бұрын

@@bmcgoo6027'Live' performance?

@MyMotherTheCar 3 ай бұрын

This one is better, but the studio version has a very different, very raw energy to it.

@wattosacrim 3 жыл бұрын

This song is 4 chords. Combined with the incredible vocals and timing, is one of the best pieces I've heard.

@mihanich 2 жыл бұрын

It actually has 5 chords

@renderizer01 2 жыл бұрын

@@mihanich And those 5 chords are played on 12 strings. Not to be underestimated... ;O)

@anotherworld8841 2 жыл бұрын

@@mihanich what is the progression?

@anotherworld8841 2 жыл бұрын

I can see the shapes just not sure how they are changed by the capo

@renderizer01 2 жыл бұрын

@@anotherworld8841 What do you mean? It's pretty straightforward. Slap on a capo on the 2nd fret, play your song in C and it sounds in D. Put the capo on the 3rd fret, play a song in D and it sounds in F. Capo on 5th fret, play in G and it sounds in C. Transposing made easy.

@pleiadian13 6 жыл бұрын

“The only thing I stole from my father was a fleeting glimpse.”, Jeff Buckley.

@sparklysparks77 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, second time I shed a tear today... Jeff's fault this time, I guess. My 2-year old child has stolen way more things from her father than Jeff ever did from his.

@alvinjensen3303 4 жыл бұрын

Tim was genius, so sad drugs took him ,he'd have created so many more intensely beautiful songs like this. Jeff must have missed his dad .so so so sad ,the world lost 2 amazing guys.

@byjamie-hillierrubis 4 жыл бұрын

@@alvinjensen3303 fear and be sad not, they're never gone for long. "You pick up where you left off, its always a going forwards, never a going backwards." Avatar Meher Baba Love Personified 💖🙏🌻

@lowellupchurch1609 3 жыл бұрын

@@alvinjensen3303 I'm pretty sure Jeff has a documented disdain for Tim

@scherryvalentine9673 3 жыл бұрын

Agony.

@tortellinopallino 6 жыл бұрын

"Did I dream you dreamed about me?"

@ExploringtheKawithRa 4 жыл бұрын

Best line

@jerrythebarman 3 жыл бұрын

I wrote that on the front of my binder as an angst-filled college student.

@MFDOOOOM 3 жыл бұрын

@@jerrythebarman lmaooo

@YourRaceGame 3 жыл бұрын

@@jerrythebarman Was about to write it on mine haha

@LosHuxleys 3 жыл бұрын

Were you hare when I was fox?

@richardhumberstonept622 3 жыл бұрын

“Now my foolish boat is leaning broken lovelorn on your rocks” symbolism and absolute agony of this line is pure genius and heartbreaking at the same time.

@pedricks4874 3 жыл бұрын

I had not heard this song in over 30 years, but after a dream last night, I woke up with the line "Did I dream you dreamed about me?" playing over and over in my head. I am so glad to have found this here and to hear this song again after so many years. Thank-you.

@rdjain90 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful story

@therandomkid2406 Жыл бұрын

I had mortal coil play this song once in a dream.

@Chasstful 8 жыл бұрын

Tim Buckley's songs don't have a traditional chorus/verse structure, rather they are poems put to music.

@martincarrillo8252 8 жыл бұрын

+Charles Black well put man!

@redribboncellproject4049 8 жыл бұрын

It's obvious that Jeff and Tim had different styles, but Jeff definitely had a large influence from his father lol, the vocal acrobatics, vibrato, and most significantly like what you mentioned, of not having a traditional verse, bridge, al coda, etc. Jeff in an interview admitted he tried to approach his music like so, to make it different than the common music one would hear

@cadpole 8 жыл бұрын

+Red Ribbon Cell Project I saw Jeff in Bristol. Good gig. Both died too young, a waste of talent.

@canipgunes7746 7 жыл бұрын

Lİke a father like a son man :)

@andrekeith3836 6 жыл бұрын

Like Leonard Cohen, in that sense

@juliakrieg1424 7 жыл бұрын

Jeff and Tim don't get enough recognition. They were both incredibly talented and barely get mentioned

@Mandrake591 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, they got plenty!

@eroth2026 3 жыл бұрын

@@Mandrake591 no they don't sorry but a bitter truth

@freakingjames1820 3 жыл бұрын

Jeff was extremely successful for the very small time his career existed Tim on the other hand is vastly overshadowed by a bunch of musicians inferior to his music and inspired by his music, he's foreshadowed by his own son

@MisterRhyeOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Jeff had good recognition thru his era, although he was in a grunge era with other big heads at the time like Cobain Cornell or Staley, with Tim I guess the change or music path that he does in Hello/Goodbye, Happy Sad and Greetings from LA made that few people stay in a certain line, maybe he had a better recognition that his contemporary Jackson C Frank, he became more aware for the public eye for his song Carnival in the movie Joker, and Tim has a bigger identification that Jackson for example...

@fxl72 Ай бұрын

i think jeff got the recognition that he deserved, i mean a lot of great great musicians recognized his talent

@scottdavison1420 2 жыл бұрын

No one seems to note the co-writer of this song, poet Larry Beckett, who was responsible for most of the lyrics of Buckley's finest songs. The song is the lyrics as well. Elton John was at his best when Bernie Taupin created the images, rhythms, and phrasing of the songs.

@dobbermanne 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@mondaymedia-VedantaVideo Жыл бұрын

Right on..

@peterdavies6994 Жыл бұрын

Damn

@antunivanovic Жыл бұрын

Yes, Larry Beckett remains constantly obscured in this. Both Buckley and Beckett co-wrote it.

@Nobody2879 Жыл бұрын

Elton john sucks balls...

@silvia-907 3 жыл бұрын

This song is a masterpiece. I've always listened to Jeff Buckley, but a few days ago I decided so hear something from his dad and damn, wish I did it earlier. I can't even describe how I'm feeling right now. The only thing I know is that I'm feeling A LOT. Power of music

@iandalziel7405 3 жыл бұрын

What a treat though for you - I wish I could rediscover this music again for the first time...

@frankpeter6851 2 жыл бұрын

Same for me in reverse. I was at record store and they were featuring that iconic album, and I took a look at the cover and knew instantly that it was Tim Buckley's son...even though I didn't know Tim Buckley had a son. When I put the record on, same as you, I felt that I needed some help explaining how I was feeling.

@deeptime5581 2 жыл бұрын

Jeff was good but Tim Buckley was a genius.

@vickihayward6832 2 жыл бұрын

same thing happened for me , I was Checkin out Jeff's songs n when his birthday was on Google then I came across his dads name n decided to checked out his songs too ..🎸❤

@Cinder_311 Жыл бұрын

@@deeptime5581 it's a shame that he didn't want anything to do with Jeff. I think he would have been proud.

@plytzkaia1094 7 жыл бұрын

i can't just hear this masterpiece without leaving a comment as a reminder that one day i was here and then I was gone.

@tomheymann3775 7 жыл бұрын

majid alramada

@josyposy1626 4 жыл бұрын

Aw that's somehow beautiful 😊

@Silvana716 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@L853l 4 жыл бұрын

What a great comment

@IDKJEJEHRBEHEH 4 жыл бұрын

Plitzkaya !!! That’s a nice sentiment, but I hope you get to make or do something to be remembered by that’s more prominent, and positive than a KZfaq comment

@nikinyazink 7 жыл бұрын

One of the most beautiful songs that have been written. Ever.

@MixedMediaInk 5 жыл бұрын

I agrEE!

@vibin734 4 жыл бұрын

1000000%

@oswaldthree 4 жыл бұрын

INDEED!!! RjB

@practicalwerewolf 4 жыл бұрын

A highpoint for humanity.

@byjamie-hillierrubis 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, and its The Divine, the Ocean of Infinitude speaking to its little ones. The lyrics tell us this. That is the way of most all great songs & poetry. 💖🙏🌻

@almodovar251 10 ай бұрын

Credit should go to the Monkees as well, who introduced Tim Buckley and this masterpiece of a song on their TV show!

@naomilewis4040 10 ай бұрын

Just saw that episode and I never knew who Tim Buckley was.

@robertorick6383 5 ай бұрын

Rather it was Micky Dolenz who introduced Tim Buckley to TV screens everywhere on that final episode of "The Monkees". Davy Jones got Charlie Smalls on the show and Mike Nesmith was responsible for getting Frank Zappa to perform a 5-minute skit on the episode "The Monkees Blow Their Minds". The Monkees were tired of the same old plotlines they were doing since September 1966, and wanted to do something different by inviting these performers they admired.

@imogenthemoggie 2 ай бұрын

@@robertorick6383 Apparently the four of them, if Season 3 was made, wanted to turn into more of a music/variety show. Still with Monkee-hyjinks, largely through sketches, but they wanted to have more opportunities to bring musicians on and have group performances and discussions. Wasn't green-lit. Wouldn't that have just been an absolutely gorgeous piece of television?

@user-tz1zo6nu3n 15 күн бұрын

@@imogenthemoggie Apparently by then the producers (Bert Schneider and Bert Rafelson) had lost interest/gotten rich, and were gearing up for 'Easy Rider'.

@brixiaman 3 жыл бұрын

We need this kind of music in this weird time....

@smoath 3 жыл бұрын

@Anne O'Nymous yeah. And the music 😊

@eddiewinters7184 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@mayamoon722 10 жыл бұрын

Saddest song ever. So raw, fragile and honest. Some of the most beautiful lyrics ever written. Breaks my heart and mends it back together simultaneously.

@drpepperr 6 жыл бұрын

Megan O'Brien Nicely put.

@jameswatkins9191 6 жыл бұрын

I've always found 'Morning Glory' to be a tad sadder.

@karenpickering913 5 жыл бұрын

Megan O'Brien oh yes!... what she said!

@giuliawegner5926 5 жыл бұрын

"So raw, fragile and honest. Breaks my heart and mends it back together simultaneously"... Poetry describing poetry.. Thanks Megan O'Brien

@thedcgirl202 4 жыл бұрын

Well said. I feel the same way. It's such a heavy song.

@TIPTON340 8 жыл бұрын

Strangely his estranged son would be lost to the sea thirty years later. This is almost an epitaph for him.

@malikastaleyconorbuckleyho8526 8 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! ! I never thought of it like that before ! Now it's a even more meaningful, Plus Jeff always sung about what seemed to be at his father, and said writes through dreams sometimes. Songs about death, so only spent like a week or two ever before Tim's death, so it's kinda like they sang to each other! Poor guys!

@RodKirkbride 8 жыл бұрын

thats why he walked into the water. to shy from the sorrow. Youve got it there.

@kerpin09 8 жыл бұрын

+Tim Tipton Well, the Mississippi River actually, but lovely thought.

@malikastaleyconorbuckleyho8526 8 жыл бұрын

2 lost hearts without each other, Big guy should've hung around and stayed with his pregnant wife . Then raised his son. We might very well have had 2 phenomenal artist around for a long time.... but we make the plans he makes the changes! Jeff may have not had such passion in his voice.? It's gone and done! Sadly! 💕

@MarcosPereira-df7rj 8 жыл бұрын

+Tim Tipton So true! But also, when Jeff Buckley played I know it's over" and somowhere on the lyric he song (...)the sea wants to take me.

@alexbennett4775 3 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest songs ever written. A masterpiece.

@amyadams4813 3 жыл бұрын

Too beautiful to listen to very often - this kills me

@tscbasingstoke702 3 жыл бұрын

Waiting to hold you. That is literally the most heart wrenching lyric ever written.

@rogersmartinjr.8588 2 жыл бұрын

The best songs are the ones with beauty and sadness within them, that express hard truths about life and the mysteries of love...

@rogersmartinjr.8588 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I wasn't born to lose you from Bob Dylan's I Want You gets me every time.

@cimmyjarter 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly my relationship to Tim Buckley. In a way, I don't need to actually listen to him bc his music deep inside waiting to be remembered. But of course, then I do listen, and rendered speechless.

@scottmateodavies6591 5 жыл бұрын

I saw/heard Tim Buckley at the Middle Earth club in London in Spring 1968. I was practically a baby but got up real close to the stage and gave myself up to his other-worldly, mesmerizing, gorgeous music. I'll never forget it, a true highlight of my life.

@snowfiresunwind 7 жыл бұрын

Hats Off to The Monkees for introducing an artist such as Tim Buckley to a teeny-popper audience!

@ehlerhog 6 жыл бұрын

That'd be teeny-bopper lol....

@SamHarrisonMusic 6 жыл бұрын

That Picasso pic, I believe, is the one that inspired Paul McCartney to write 'Picasso's Last Words'. Another brilliant, though very different type of tune...

@michelealfredson9145 4 жыл бұрын

The Monkees copped a hiding but were amazingly supportive of opening doors for others , giving respect which they also deserved

@coldacre 4 жыл бұрын

Tim Buckley caught up with Mike Nessmith a year after this performance: Mike “I see you’re still wearing the same clothes” Tim “I see you’re still singing other people’s songs”

@monkeytennis7477 7 ай бұрын

This exact film is from the last episode of The Monkees tv show, that's Mickey Dolenz introducing him. A soul shattering performance 😭😭😭

@user-ds6tr6du1b 2 ай бұрын

I was only 14 when I saw this episode of the Monkees. I was far too young to understand its beauty.

@alexfredericks 3 жыл бұрын

I found my way here vita Justice League. It rung my DNA and vibrated my soul.

@rmt1863000 3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@meh.estani7232 8 жыл бұрын

I bought my first guitar because of this song

@ilolaura 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@Hallh2008 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, muy bonita historia. Cada vez que escucho esta canción, siento a la música partise en el verbo más bello. Tim Buckley restauraba almas a través del arte. Maravilloso por donde se le escuche. Espero verlo en mi paso al nunca jamás.

@Bulga90 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. :)

@masbiser 7 жыл бұрын

Kinda weird - like hearing hendrix and saying "I should get singing lessons"

@meh.estani7232 7 жыл бұрын

David Drake exactly

@jonathanashby4719 8 жыл бұрын

Did I dream you dreamed about me. Stunning.

@rashidahmed2046 4 жыл бұрын

This is Tim Buckley.

@samthunders3611 4 ай бұрын

Happy Heavenly Birthday 🎂 Tim Buckley Feb 15 (Its now 2024 yes your still remembered well n missed )

@shannonsmith1522 5 жыл бұрын

Like Father Like Son, Both Equally talented, both gorgeous, both gone too soon.. RIP Tim and Jeff

@moonchildtheking5008 4 жыл бұрын

Tim was way more talented than Jeff

@summercoat 4 жыл бұрын

@@moonchildtheking5008 I love love LOVE Jeff, but I also agree with you. Jeff was more of a immensely gifted mimic. He could sing just like Nina Simone, or Ella Fitzgerald, or Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, but Tim sang like Tim, like nobody else, and nobody else has sounded anything like him since.

@halloweenjack95 4 жыл бұрын

@@summercoat that's not a contest guys. And to say Tim was more talented than Jeff is bullshit. Both are equally talented and gifted artists.

@summercoat 4 жыл бұрын

@@halloweenjack95 I meant Tim was more original, Jeff more of an amazing mimic. I don't mean that in any way as an insult to Jeff.

@_Talise 4 жыл бұрын

he hated being put in comparison with him tho

@tiyanawilliams5070 2 жыл бұрын

Tim Buckley had and gave two gifts, his music and son. Despite the tragedy of both Jeff and Tim, they gave the world a universal gift of music. Very beautiful and symbolic it is.

@lucigaiah 4 жыл бұрын

" Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to smile 'Til your singing eyes and fingers Drew me loving to your isle And you sang Sail to me Sail to me Let me enfold you Here I am Here I am Waiting to hold you Did I dream you dreamed about me? Were you hare when I was fox Now my foolish boat is leaning Broken lovelorn on your rocks, For you sing, "Touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow: O my heart, O my heart shies from the sorrow"

@vincenzosallusto1648 3 жыл бұрын

@gerryregan3577 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks .👍👍👍

@MrInterestingthings Ай бұрын

Few pop songs make me cry!

@Belluser-we1uc5cb2l 16 күн бұрын

I saw this on the monkees episode and loved it. His son was Jeff Buckley. He died around the same age as his dad. His son sounded like him and looked like him too. Rip 🙏 Sad.

7 жыл бұрын

We desperately need more song writers of that caliber.

@ccgarciab 7 жыл бұрын

HortonKansas Recomended: Joanna Newsom

@mayamagination 7 жыл бұрын

Cristian García literally the greatest of all time

@spartan876 4 жыл бұрын

HortonKansas where did all the good songs go

@divisiondayproductions3710 4 жыл бұрын

It's more that we just need more people of that caliber. Unfortunately the mediocre in our society tend to be the ones that more often gain the spotlight, most likely because they're more likely to conform to what is expected of them. Musicians that think and feel deeply like Dylan, Waits, Buckley, Elliott Smith, Joni Mitchell, Mark Koczelek, Nick Drake, Brian and Dennis Wilson ect. are the types that generally get shunned by society even in times like this where we need them now more than ever.

@neajeagle1346 4 жыл бұрын

Nick Drake, Elliot Smith

@alyssabrown6877 4 жыл бұрын

When I feel like I don’t fit in even with my own friends, I always turn to good stuff like this. It reminds me that there is nothing wrong with me and everything will be alright

@juliusa6887 Ай бұрын

❤

@louisb5563 3 жыл бұрын

What a way for The Monkees to end their series...transition from Pop to thought provoking folk - Classic performance.

@lindaflynn68 Жыл бұрын

Still in love with this song in 2022. 💜

@sheyibryta6519 Жыл бұрын

2023 here

@SailorBarsoom 6 жыл бұрын

I like how the Monkees did this sort of thing. They knew a lot of people watched their show, so they gave an occasional chance to people who didn't have a TV show.

@bobthompson8053 3 жыл бұрын

Is that was this footage is from?

@SailorBarsoom 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobthompson8053 Yes, this is from an episode of _The Monkeees_ in 1968.

@JustineLaLoba 3 жыл бұрын

@@SailorBarsoom damn their name looks cool with 3 e's

@SailorBarsoom 3 жыл бұрын

@@JustineLaLoba OK, normally I would edit that, if I ever noticed it, but now I'm going to leave it as it is.

@DanielThomas-jw4cv 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobthompson8053 It was from the final episode "The Frodis Caper".

@Deliquescentinsight 4 жыл бұрын

That was way unexpected for a Monkees show, mystical and remarkable.

@stu63 3 жыл бұрын

Micky Dolenz loved Buckley's music and internalized some of his singing style, I feel.

@MyMotherTheCar Жыл бұрын

@@stu63 I never thought about that, but yeah, I can really hear it.

@davidbreen6335 Жыл бұрын

This was the direction the Monkees wanted to go for the 3rd season. More of a variety show with guest stars.

@sjdrifter72 Жыл бұрын

They should have had their way. I've heard that Janis Joplin would have made a guest appearance on their show had it continued. Shame their show got cancelled and we were deprived of a 3rd season considering they were a foursome until the end of 1968 when Peter Tork left the group.

@wapwothefetty2569 3 жыл бұрын

Folk music is so pretty

@ahsatan8997 8 жыл бұрын

MONKEES WERE AHEAD OF THEIR TIME WITH THE LIKES OF TIM AND FRANK ZAPPA,etc. great show thanks for this performance

@themarbleindex643 7 жыл бұрын

The Monkees TV Show helped me discover Tim Buckley and Frank Zappa.

@GeoffBosco 3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking, that looks like the set of the Monkees where Mike playing Zappa interviews Zappa playing Mike?

@glenntoplis8872 Жыл бұрын

I’m a 58 year old bloke and my eyes are tearing up..what a great song

@mjheuring8665 Жыл бұрын

ME TOO (62!)

@matthewpunk2012 Жыл бұрын

Me too (26)

@gerardusch Жыл бұрын

Was this the first time you heard it ?

@glenntoplis8872 Жыл бұрын

Yes the very first time, I've bought the album since..

@DeclanOKaneMD Жыл бұрын

Yes 55 there is a lifetime in it

@johnthursday4173 5 ай бұрын

please, play it at my funeral...

@rorybell2161 3 жыл бұрын

I've never heard this original version before. I'm literally in tears.

@SabineVerena 3 ай бұрын

The face of a male Angel! And voice of course too.

@bimbobaggypants4820 4 жыл бұрын

Jeff was a spitting image of his dad, can see where he got his gift from

@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1 3 жыл бұрын

imo One of the few good things about being a geezer is having seen Buckley in person. The man's music was great. imo

@GeneTrujillo 4 жыл бұрын

"This is Tim Buckley" Yes.

@jamesrippner672 4 ай бұрын

How could a man be that beautiful?

@TheVIVIZZZ 4 жыл бұрын

Gone 45 years ago today. You’re, eternal, Tim. You’ll never disappear

@nikonhef 4 ай бұрын

For me one of the best songs ….love it ❤️…R.I.P Tim 😢

@sofianoiti 8 жыл бұрын

1968...Jeff was two years old, then. He met his father when he was 8 years old, and he spent just two weeks with him, for all his life. Two months later Tim died at the age of 27... So tragic for Jeff. He hurt so much. But these two wonderful musical souls will be always a big loss for music.

@bigjake4777 6 жыл бұрын

Sofia Noiti 28

@possumlife 6 жыл бұрын

why u talking about his son on this video? who cares?

@MrPerbye 6 жыл бұрын

Because he was a greate musician too

@oriontsehai3570 6 жыл бұрын

They look so much alike

@mortcola 6 жыл бұрын

The relationship between Tim and Jeff - the latter the only one known to so many people of the the last 20years - is now one of the classic stories of rock history. They made an award winning movie, Greetings from Tim Buckley, about the effect of Tim's legacy on Jeff's ability to create, to get in front of an audience despite his own eerily similar talent, in an indie-90's context. So, while I grew up with Tim and his music, the Jeff story, the abandonment of mother and unborn child, the few beautiful but not-enough songs Tim wrote to them, aren't separable from the story of Tim anymore.

@brokenanklesarentfun 9 жыл бұрын

This live version, the way he sings it so clear with such emotion, never fails to give me goosebumps.

@thijsiphone 8 жыл бұрын

+brokenanklesarentfun True!

@nktrs 8 жыл бұрын

He is still giving goosebumps 45+ years on...

@madaicchick90srocked17 8 жыл бұрын

+Naseem Syed seriously underrated!!,

@zimbolord 5 жыл бұрын

the best version of this song from the monkees t v series appearance

@clairemorales9528 3 жыл бұрын

This song is pure beauty.

@PaulMcMinotaur 3 жыл бұрын

It's hard to put into words how good this song is...

@skrtskrt1266 Жыл бұрын

It's good. Durdurdur

@stujew57 2 жыл бұрын

He and Nick Drake were both underrated in life; all but forgotten in death...

@moonlightdrive8801 5 ай бұрын

This is one of those songs that speak to the soul. So beautiful and enveloping, I can feel the see, the sun, and the emerging feeling of love.

@rilke3266 Жыл бұрын

"should I lie with death my bride" always gets me.

@AFaceintheCrowd01 Жыл бұрын

Why? Are you a necrophiliac? Not judging …

@mikeperth8027 4 жыл бұрын

Still a hauntingly beautiful song in 2020.

@anhelito9994 3 жыл бұрын

justice league snyder cut flash iris scene brought us here, amazing song

@walter8591 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@b1ackwollf 3 жыл бұрын

same

@lawalbolaji3715 3 жыл бұрын

Yesssss!

@xgamerxg1277 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song and scene

@philfletcher3434 4 ай бұрын

It's a beautiful melody and sentiment that's dogged me all my life.

@Danthehorse 7 ай бұрын

One of the most beautiful song ever written.

@leesahangel5814 2 ай бұрын

This always makes me cry! So Raw and Beautiful; Right from the Soul!

@UlfHaukenesWhiteWolfAlchemy 9 жыл бұрын

Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to smile 'Til your singing eyes and fingers Drew me loving to your isle And you sang Sail to me, sail to me Let me enfold you Here I am, here I am Waiting to hold you Did I dream you dreamed about me ? Were you hare when I was fox ? Now my foolish boat is leaning Broken lovelorn on your rocks For you sing 'Touch me not, touch me not Come back tomorrow Oh my heart, oh my heart Shies from the sorrow' I am puzzled as the oyster I am troubled as the tide Should I stand amid your breakers ? Or should I lie with death my bride ? Hear me sing 'Swim to me, swim to me Let me enfold you Here I am, here I am Waiting to hold you'

@tomadams6205 5 жыл бұрын

Love wrapped in melody

@ritamiggiano2626 5 жыл бұрын

Grazie

@dynjarren7523 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song! Should I lie with Death my Bride? Very strange, foreboding and telling lyric since he died by drowning in water. And his did too. Weird!

@dougbennett8592 5 жыл бұрын

@@dynjarren7523 That would be his son Jeff. David died from a heroin overdose.

@31G350125GO 4 жыл бұрын

@@dougbennett8592 You mean Tim.

@tyleryoast8299 Жыл бұрын

That voice. OMG.

@mattg1611 Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite song. I want this to be played at my funeral

@AhmedHussienEpic 3 жыл бұрын

I just can't believe that he brought this to the world when he was just 21, while I am 21 in a few days and my life is just about to start

@TheSilentCosmonaut 10 жыл бұрын

I heard This mortal coil's version first and thought it was brilliant, then I stumbled upon the original by Tim Buckley and my scale for brilliance has skyrocketed.

@sulladrum 3 ай бұрын

I just found out that this song that I’ve loved for 40 years on this mortal coil, was written by Tim Buckley. Amazing!

@astroash 2 жыл бұрын

I'll never understand how this song makes me feel something I haven't felt before. It is so beautiful, so haunting.

@rissa9569 9 ай бұрын

If I ever got married, and I know I never will, this would be my song for my "entrance". I could care less about any of a wedding. But music is beautiful and makes me actually feel...

@anobletone 3 жыл бұрын

I had a bad trip once...this song started randomly playing on my tv and comforted me during a shroom induced anxiety attack, and for that I thank you mr Buckley.

@slippinjimmy6997 3 жыл бұрын

A Beautiful fate.

@RC-hc8lp 2 жыл бұрын

I was very moved by this and glad that this song was there to save the day.

@IshraqHassen 2 жыл бұрын

Buckley solving problems he didn't know existed

@hayleykennedy3595 2 жыл бұрын

😂🤍✨

@Metal-Possum 2 жыл бұрын

You should tie your shoe laces up properly, prevents tripping.

@darevblue 6 жыл бұрын

Heartbreaking song...I can´t listen without the incredibly sad feeling that his son Jeff unconsciously followed Tim´s call to enfold him forever, swimming and sinking to him into eternity.

@elizaanderson8909 3 жыл бұрын

This man is easily one of the most underrated artists’ of all time. Tim Buckley’s voice is totally unmatched. Jeff, obviously, was fantastic in his own way, but there’s a certain warmth and control in Tim’s voice that makes it stand out so much. He was an outstanding artist.

@richardhumberstonept622 3 жыл бұрын

I think Jeff had a greater range but Tim had greater control of his range

@neilmccormick2064 3 жыл бұрын

Criminally under appreciated.

@johnnyb9218 3 жыл бұрын

I SO agree! Very underrated. I've only just discovered him but the voice is like chocolate

@aquaticborealis4877 3 жыл бұрын

Tim was a mesmerizing singer. It’s hard to think of singers who can compare.

@amramin2134 3 жыл бұрын

@@richardhumberstonept622 you wouldnt say that if you heard come here, woman. Tim had complete control over a four octave range.

@dominicaaaaa5547 3 ай бұрын

One of my favourite videos on youtube come back to it regularly. What a beautiful song and a beautiful perfomance ⭐

@queensquish 4 жыл бұрын

I never knew until recently that this was a Tim Buckley original. I always knew This Mortal Coil’s version and was a fan of Jeff Buckley’s but sadly over the years never really listened to Tim Buckley. Now, I cry every time I hear this song, as it’s as if he is singing in premonition of his son’s untimely death in water... aahh it’s heartbreaking.

@layoramirez4993 3 жыл бұрын

same here man

@kevinmulrooney3353 3 жыл бұрын

And the only version I listen to

@colerche 3 жыл бұрын

Why in the world did This Mortal Coil change the words...ie the bit about hare and fox...never understood that

@queensquish 2 жыл бұрын

@@colerche Not sure why those lyrics were changed but I read there are different versions of the lyrics that Tim Buckley wrote. This is from Wikipedia - The 1968 performance also features different lyrics with the phrase "I am puzzled as the oyster" later being changed to "I'm as puzzled as the newborn child" in the album version. This was reportedly because when Buckley played the song to Judy Henske, wife of then producer Jerry Yester, she responded to the line with laughter.

@stevemelling9438 2 жыл бұрын

"Now, I cry every time I hear this song, as it’s as if he is singing in premonition of his son’s untimely death in water... ' I had never made that connection, Queensquish. That is indeed very moving and also frightening.

@Daydreamer-ok6jj 4 жыл бұрын

I was shocked to see how much Jeff Buckley was like his father-in looks and mannerisms. It’s even weirder considering the fact that he wasn’t raised around him. It reminds me that genetics will show even if you never spent a day with someone. They were so much alike even down to the fact that they both died at such young ages. I cannot imagine the amazing music they could have each created had their young lives not ended so soon. 😔 🌸

@Missjunebugfreak 4 жыл бұрын

There's so much beauty and tragedy in both their voices it's almost eerie. Breaks my heart to know that we lost them at such young ages.

@AnnaLVajda 3 жыл бұрын

Too good for this world the pair of them maybe.

@andrewwabik5125 3 жыл бұрын

Instead of wondering what could have been, lets appreciate what we have.

@MrFizmath 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, those of us who were adopted at birth and then later found our relatives can attest to the influence of genetics.

@tarantellalarouge7632 3 жыл бұрын

no DNA testing necessary, same love for music, same talent, same beauty

@zoeh9089 8 ай бұрын

he's singing the worlds most beautiful song sitting on a car that frank zappa smashed up with a sledgehammer. the monkees tv show contained multitudes

@richardikin Жыл бұрын

I'm stunned. I honestly didn't realise that This Mortal Coils version was a cover, so this is way ahead of its time.

@noodlehat3250 2 жыл бұрын

Jeff looks just like him

@robertacolarette1594 3 жыл бұрын

This piece was done at the end of one of The Monkees episodes. That was Mickey Dolenz introducing him. Sometimes at the end of their show they had time left over and would run outtakes. Sometimes they would have time for music from some other artist. I remember seeing this when it aired.

@grigorisgirl 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Was lucky enough to see Tim twice in London.

@robertacolarette1594 3 жыл бұрын

@@grigorisgirl Lucky is the word. Good for you. Great memory.

@grigorisgirl 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertacolarette1594 Indeed, until I realise it was 53 years ago!😱

@robertacolarette1594 3 жыл бұрын

@@grigorisgirl Yeah, I hate hearing that number 53. It’s so unbelievable. 😳

@grigorisgirl 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertacolarette1594 Just have to remember I was so lucky to hear such wonderful music back in those days.

@habu179 2 жыл бұрын

I can't even find words to describe this.....

@harem_polycule Жыл бұрын

one of the most beautiful songs of all time. ❤️

@musicisbrilliant 3 жыл бұрын

The big difference between music like this and music today, in case you wanted to know... Is that these people *LIVED IT.* It wasnt just a song, but a way of life. Thats why its so beautiful.

@alexs5070 3 жыл бұрын

back then there were plenty of people who didn't live their music, as there are now. i also think tim was unique in the way he performed his songs. not even then were there many people singing as heartfeltly as he did.

@musicisbrilliant 3 жыл бұрын

@@alexs5070 Thats a great point. Thank you.

@eliaol4231 Жыл бұрын

@@alexs5070 100% agree

@tonyajohnson1059 6 жыл бұрын

I truly believe he had the voice of an angel...

@matthewcoughlin5054 5 ай бұрын

This version was played on s4 e2 of True Detective last sunday night.

@robjones2408 Жыл бұрын

It's ironic to learn that this wonderful track has got 7 million viewings, yet poor Tim struggled throughout his extraordinary career to make ends meet. Tim Buckley was a class act. From 1967-72, he didn't put a foot wrong.

@Ukraineaissance2014 11 ай бұрын

Im sure his habits didnt help him financially to be fair

@neilmccormick2064 3 жыл бұрын

This Mortal Coil version is a fine example of how to make a song sound like one of your own while still capturing the essence of the original and doing it justice.