see with your ears. hear with your eyes.
brightening up your day, one song at a time.
Lover, You Should Have Come Over by Jeff Buckley
I still remember the first time I heard of Jeff. It was my senior year in high school and I started browsing a blog that made a countdown of the saddest love songs ever written. I’m pretty sure it was around Valentine’s Day when the internet is filled of “love” articles. ”Lover, You Should Have Come Over” was listed in this countdown and decided to listen to it for such a shallow reason: I thought the man on the cover looked handsome. Little did I know that this attractive fella was incredibly talented and perhaps one of the most gifted musicians of all time. I was instantly sold, driven almost immediately to tears. Even more so, when I discovered of his tragic death in 97’.
Jeff, thanks for your music. This post is my homage.
15 years ago, this man perished. Jeff Buckley has changed my life, in all senses. He is one of my biggest influences with music that was much more than just beautiful sounds and words. His music was emotionally charged, innovative and wildly imaginative. He possessed immeasurable talent and an otherworldly aura that most musicians nowadays lack greatly.
Jeff, I thank you for continuing to inspire me, even posthumously.
All this weird rain in the middle of summer is starting to bring me that brooding late fall vibes where all I listen to is Ryan. I’ve also had a weird couple of days.
“Moonrise Kingdom”, the newest film by the uber hip and genius director, Wes Anderson is now out and I cannot wait til it hits theaters here in Florida, June 22nd. I have always loved this song, in fact, it can be found in my “French Playlist” I posted a couple of months back but lately, my obsession with this film has made my love for this song explode.
“Pablo Honey” is for most of us Radiohead fans, that one album they never made. However, even in their worst album, gems can be found. I’ve rediscovered this fantastic one.
I’ve been thinking about you, so how can you sleep These people aren’t your friends, they’re paid to kiss your feet But they don’t know what I know, and why should you care When I’m not there
As I was browsing the archives of all my posts, I cannot believe that I had not posted this one. This song belongs to my top 10 songs of all time. “All Cats Are Grey” is not your typical The Cure song. At its 5:30 length, it has around 40 seconds of vocals. However, it is typically brooding, atmospheric and somber….evokes visions of solitude, nothingness and the iconic 80’s hip gothic-ness of Robert Smith’s melodies.
I kid you not, I can hear this song around 50 times in repeat. There’s something incredibly hypnotic about the dark marriage between bass line and the drums, adorned by the almost too emotional minimalistic piano hook. A true gem.
