一天我侄子丢给我一张CD，说，这个你可以听听。他经常会向我推荐一些音乐CD，所以我也见怪不怪。
看了眼名字——Jeff Buckley，似乎在哪里见过，一时却又没什么清晰印象。开始翻封面介绍，是个蛮漂亮的男人，一脸的纯净无邪，有一张照片看上去极像演《蜘蛛侠》里演绿魔儿子的詹姆斯·弗兰克（James Franco）。突然间电光火石，这人莫不是……问我侄子“这歌手是什么人”，答曰：已经死了，就出过这么一张专辑。
没错，Jeff Buckley——正是Orlando Bloom最喜欢的那个歌手。
Jeff Buckley出生于美国南部加州，五岁那年，他发现了祖母的一把吉他就开始自学。
17岁时，他离家开始在Hollywood发展，参加过一些摇滚和雷吉乐队，也散发了一些录音作品以挣些小钱。
1990年，Buckley搬到了纽约，和当地一些乐队一起表演，随后就开始创作自己的作品。
1994那年，Buckley出了一张EP Live at Sin-e和唯一的一张亲自参与制作的专辑Grace。
1997年5月29日，Buckley溺亡于孟菲斯城附近的密西西比河中，年仅30岁。
早亡似乎是他们家族的宿命。他的父亲、著名的民谣歌手兼词曲作者Tim Buckley，1975年6月29日死于过量吸毒，年仅28岁。
在电影《伊丽莎白镇》中，Orlando扮演的Drew带着父亲的骨灰，依照女友的拼贴册子，开始在音乐中穿行美国。其中一站就行经了Jeff Buckley葬身于此的密西西比河上的大桥。
“As the night air whips through your hair around your face, and out the other window, you can feel soul of that dark water even as you arrive on the other side”（当晚风吹动你的头发，拂过你的面颊，穿越车窗而过，你能感觉到幽暗水中的灵魂，仿佛你已经到了世界的另一边）。
我手上这张专辑就是Grace，Buckley生前出版的唯一一张专辑。
Jeff Buckley的歌绝不是琅琅上口的那种，适合寂静的夜晚或是孤独一人时慢慢听、慢慢听。天生的忧郁，敏感而又袒露，总是有痛苦的味道萦绕其间。我自己很喜欢的是其中翻唱的一首“Hallelujah”，是整张专辑中比较少有的不那么忧郁的歌。一遍一遍听他淡淡地唱“Hallelujah，Hallelujah，Hallelujah……”，仿佛曾经沧海的淡定，无怨无悔，至情至性，弥漫着一种无言的光辉。
我是因为Orlando Bloom才第一次听说Jeff Buckley这个名字。Orlando说：Jeff Buckley reminds me of the fragility of life...and the freedom as well（他让我记起生命的脆弱……还有自由）。 而Orlando最喜欢他的一首歌叫作Lover, You Should've Come Over。很忧伤动情的歌，而且一些歌词实在是非常的VO……
Lover, You Should've Come Over
Looking out the door I see the rain fall upon the funeral mourners
Parading in a wake of sad relations as their shoes fill up with water
And maybe Im too young to keep good love from going wrong
But tonight youre on my mind so you never know
When Im broken down and hungry for your love with no way to feed it
Where are you tonight, child you know how much I need it
Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run
Parading in a wake of sad relations as their shoes fill up with water
And maybe Im too young to keep good love from going wrong
But tonight youre on my mind so you never know
When Im broken down and hungry for your love with no way to feed it
Where are you tonight, child you know how much I need it
Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run
Sometimes a man gets carried away, when he feels like he should be having his fun
And much too blind to see the damage hes done
Sometimes a man must awake to find that really, he has no-one
So Ill wait for you... and Ill burn
Will I ever see your sweet return
Oh will I ever learn
Oh lover, you shouldve come over
cause its not too late
Lonely is the room, the bed is made, the open window lets the rain in
Burning in the corner is the only one who dreams he had you with him
My body turns and yearns for a sleep that will never come
Its never over, my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder
Its never over, all my riches for her smiles when I slept so soft against her
Its never over, all my blood for the sweetness of her laughter
Its never over, shes the tear that hangs inside my soul forever
Well maybe Im just too young
To keep good love from going wrong
Oh... lover, you shouldve come over
cause its not too late
Well I feel too young to hold on
And Im much too old to break free and run
Too deaf, dumb, and blind to see the damage Ive done
Sweet lover, you shouldve come over
Oh, love well Im waiting for you
Lover, you shouldve come over
cause its not too late
And much too blind to see the damage hes done
Sometimes a man must awake to find that really, he has no-one
So Ill wait for you... and Ill burn
Will I ever see your sweet return
Oh will I ever learn
Oh lover, you shouldve come over
cause its not too late
Lonely is the room, the bed is made, the open window lets the rain in
Burning in the corner is the only one who dreams he had you with him
My body turns and yearns for a sleep that will never come
Its never over, my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder
Its never over, all my riches for her smiles when I slept so soft against her
Its never over, all my blood for the sweetness of her laughter
Its never over, shes the tear that hangs inside my soul forever
Well maybe Im just too young
To keep good love from going wrong
Oh... lover, you shouldve come over
cause its not too late
Well I feel too young to hold on
And Im much too old to break free and run
Too deaf, dumb, and blind to see the damage Ive done
Sweet lover, you shouldve come over
Oh, love well Im waiting for you
Lover, you shouldve come over
cause its not too late
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