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Ten years ago today...

Today marks the ten year anniversary of Jeff Buckley's death. Here's a video I found for Last Goodbye.


 

Anybody have any good Jeff Buckley stories they'd like to share with the class?

categories: Jeff Buckley
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Erik Gonzalez said on May 29, 2007:

Don't swim is the ol' Mississipp...

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imaginary char said on May 29, 2007:

Silly Erik, that's not a story, that's a moral to a story.

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ChrisB said on May 29, 2007:

I once got into an argument with someone at a party because he said something like "it's a tragedy that Jeff Buckley died while *somerandompopstar* will live forever" after a Buckley song came up on the iPod that was playing music in the background. I responded by saying that I prefered whichever pop star he mentioned but stipulated that I'm biased towards pop music and never drank the Kool-Aid when it comes to Jeff Buckely. The other guy then shouted out, "hey everyone, this guy over here said Jeff Buckely is an untalented hack" - which I said nothing of the sort.

We got into an argument after I accused him of putting words in my mouth (which he did). I think at one point I said something like "the only reason anyone cares about Jeff Buckley is because he was a lousy swimmer." (Yes, I do believe that.)

Remember that in the 1994 Village Voice Pazz and Jop poll, *Grace* was only the 23rd best record that year, yet people treat it like it's a masterpiece.

I just find that amusing because I made the swimming comment and I *wasn't* the asshole at the time - but I probably am here this morning.

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Erik Gonzalez said on May 29, 2007:

I've always liked Jeff Buckley, but never loved him like many of my friends at the time (and still do). "Last Goodbye" is a fabulous song and his version of "Hallelujah" is great (although I think I like Rufus Wainwright's version better). I kind of feel, at least in the Boston area, that Buckley was more popular before he died ... I had a kind of "oh yeah, Jeff Buckley" reaction when I heard he died. Buckley is sort of an east coast Elliott Smith really, just with only 1 album and a bigger label.

Of course, I still blame Duncan Sheik. My friends and I had a running joke that Duncan Sheik was trying to take over Jeff Buckley's place in rock and his "assassination" was yet another piece in that puzzle...

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imaginary ash said on May 29, 2007:

Yep, Erik, you're right I think about Buckley's East Coast star rising and falling pre-death. I bought "Grace" and never loved it, just liked a couple of songs. I believe I may have put one on a mixtape I made you once. Anyway, I think I heard he died way after it happened and had the same reaction: "Oh yeah, Jeff Buckley, I kinda remember that guy." I've never understood all the post-death attention. I also agree about Rufus's "Hallelujah" being superior. But... who is Duncan Sheik? (Someone dead, it sounds like?)

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Erik Gonzalez said on May 29, 2007:

For those of you who don't remember Duncan personally, you might remember his 1996 hit, "Barely Breathing" ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Sheik

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imaginary ash said on May 29, 2007:

Oh yeah, Duncan Sheik, I kinda remember that guy. Wait, so he's dead? Or not dead? Erik, I'm confused.

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imaginary embracey said on May 29, 2007:

He's still alive. And these days he's composing Broadway shows.

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ChrisB said on May 29, 2007:

He also played a show in Seattle last month.

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