On the contrary, the truth is just there, effortlessly bleeding through the track like the heartbeats we don’t notice sustaining our bodies: involuntary, but vital. His rendition of Cohen’s classic track is no exception, as Buckley doesn’t even have to convince you of the truth in the content (that love can be simultaneously richly holy and somewhat broken, perfect and flawed and that the underlying broken bits and flaws of human nature, however painful, may be what make for all that beauty). His vocals would feel overdramatic, if not for the sincerity that belies his performance and lyrical composition skills.
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Buckley, who drowned mysteriously and tragically while swimming in a river in Memphis in 1997, had serious soul. The song became very popular with John Cale’s recording in 1991 and has since been covered by many artists, including Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, Alexandra Burke, The Pentatonix,Il Divo, just to name a few. Really, I could put any song from this collection up here and be wholly satisfied, as there is no filler on the album. So then, on to Jeff Buckley, who recorded the cover for his one and only incredible, near perfect 1994 studio album, Grace. My love for Leonard Cohen began with covers by Tori Amos (Famous Blue Raincoat), my dear friend Michael Beauchamp (who does mean versions of Chelsea Hotel #2 and Bird on a Wire), and of course, Jeff Buckley. To start like an anthropologist, the original version of this song was written and recorded by Leonard Cohen, who elicits feelings in me similar to the feelings elicited by a Bob Dylan or a Neil Young that these men are fantastic songwriters (most likely some of the best around), but are often not the best singers/performers of their work…or more specifically, that especially with Young and Cohen, it has taken time and maturity for me to appreciate their own performances of their masterpieces. This is, in my opinion, the best version of this song-and there have been many (the track has now been recorded more than 180 times by everyone from KD Lang to John Cale to Rufus Wainwright). While my true motivations for posting this song today honestly may be too personal to share, I can say a lot about it, because it’s wonderful.
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