Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye

Visto che ieri sera ad X-Factor è entrata una cantante, Laura, che portava 'Grace' di Jeff Buckley, mi pareva giusto rendere omaggio a questo enorme, enorme cantante/autore/interprete/musicista.
Questa 'Last goodbye' fa parte proprio dell'album 'Grace'. Mi sento di consigliarlo a chiunque.
Se poi volete ascoltare l'essenza della musica, senza fronzoli, cruda e bella com'è, ascoltate il 'Live at Sin-è'. Uscito inizialmente come raccolta di pochi brani eseguiti live in un locale di New York, è stato ripubblicato in versione Legacy edition, in 2 CD + un DVD video. (Columbia-Sony BMG).
Ci sono perle come Grace ed Eternal life, prima che fossero pubblicate in studio, ed interpretazioni incredibili come Strange fruit (Billie Holiday) e Calling you. La musica, e la voce, nella sua essenza. Imperdibile.

Last Goodbye

(J. Buckley)

This is our last goodbye
I hate to feel the love between us die.
But it's over
Just hear this and then I'll go:
You gave me more to live for,
More than you'll ever know.

Well, this is our last embrace,
Must I dream and always see your face?
Why can't we overcome this wall?
Baby, maybe it's just because I didn't know you at all.

Kiss me, please kiss me,
But kiss me out of desire, babe, and not consolation.
Oh, you know it makes me so angry 'cause I know that in time
I'll only make you cry, this is our last goodbye.

Did you say, "No, this can't happen to me"?
And did you rush to the phone to call?
Was there a voice unkind in the back of your mind saying,
"Maybe, you didn't know him at all,
you didn't know him at all,
oh, you didn't know"?

Well, the bells out in the church tower chime,
Burning clues into this heart of mine.
Thinking so hard on her soft eyes, and the memories
Offer signs that it's over, it's over.