Jeff Buckley - All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun (Live at Selina's)

[@Brokenhill42]

I've listened to both versions of this song about 72 times in the past 2 months.

[@Sauce710]

No joke. That’s exactly how I was in June

[@mooners40]

Here's my version - soundcloud.com/ciaran-mooney-616041239/sets/new-private-playlist-1

[@akito7025]

100 in one day beat that

[@Brokenhill42]

@@akito7025 you win.

[@AtinyElring]

@@akito7025 and counting

[@ianupton7879]

I like that he mixes words from forget her with the song things you dont just hear on the studio version I love Jeff I’m only 17 and I’ve got my school addicted I never want this man to be forgotten or the “one who sings hallelujah” the man was perfect

[@elizax9300]

who are you i want to be friends

[@cara8302]

You are super cool for 17 and eons ahead of your generation. Keep on keepin on

[@dakota6054]

Hell yeah man, keep up the search. Dig into Nick Drake, Sixto Rodriguez, and Ray LaMontagne if you haven't yet.

[@adonaiyah2196]

Ive seperated the image of thos one hit wonder cover singer from the icon jeff really is

[@adolphsanchez1429]

Every time I think I have heard every single version of every song he performed a new version pops up online.

[@darkcnotion]

And it's so beautiful I had to laugh at that ending

[@BrimstoneMoth]

took you a decade to stumble into this video...

[@pedromenndess]

same

[@Big.kilogram]

My favourite track of all time. Makes me cry out of sadness or pure happiness. Really depends on what’s happening to me and my life the moment I listen to it. This version is haunting and beautiful and makes me miss aspects of my life that are gone but also hopeful for what’s to come. Everything has to leave us but parts of them stay with us forever.

[@inesrossiycosta9891]

I remember finding this gem on a ripped bootleg cd at Bleeker St Records, NYC in 2001 and now 18 years later all these memories of my youth come back with such intensity. That's the power of beautiful music.

[@mooners40]

Here's my version - soundcloud.com/ciaran-mooney-616041239/sets/new-private-playlist-1

[@tatiod30]

I was there, it was a special night ❤

[@vanessanost]

wow please tell the story

[@tatiod30]

Ok, so my friend and I ended up in the front row that night and we couldn't believe it! We will right in front of Jeff Buckley's face for 2hrs and 20 mins! For my friend and I, it was musical perfection and no gig has matched it since...Jeff even stage-dived during the performance of Kangaroo and we even got to touch him, woah!🙂

[@vanessanost]

@@tatiod30 amazing, and lucky!

[@rerichoj8712]

@@tatiod30 wow! So awesome! I wasn't even born yet, but man how I wish I could have been there. Seeing Jeff live would be a dream

[@PolarisCastillo]

@@tatiod30 Awesome! Where exactly was Selina's? Was it a big venue or small and cozy?

[@Hawkeye156]

This was the first I heard of this song. I remember listening to it up in my room a lot. I thought it was amazing. Years later I heard the duet version with Liz and I was blown away.

[@aaronbentley5469]

I used to have this on bootleg but ex got it after divorce and haven't seen it anywhere. And low and behold, here its been the whole time waiting for me to find it

[@audioupgrades]

Wow. I can't imagine what it felt like to sing it alone after that electrifying duet with Elizabeth Fraser.

[@kevtruth]

God, you add this, What Will You Say, I Woke Up In A Strange Place, Moodswing and all those other songs he wrote later, he had an arsenal for that 2nd album

[@michaelv4812]

Absolutely.

[@matthieuburlin4808]

He didn't work this songs for "my sweetheart the drunk", thera are no sketches about this songs.

[@mikevalbuena635]

Damn, I miss him.

[@kateswift6828]

can't listen to this without crying

[@aliciamcmillan441]

What a beautiful song... he did a wonderful job on his own without Liz, but loved them singing it together. Have only love, love for Jeff. Thanks so much for this rare treat never heard this song sang live.

[@semiosmith]

the atmosphere was like nothing else - almost somber

[@ChicaPhoto]

They did, she talked about it in one of the documentaries about him. She says beautiful things.

[@johnarundell7951]

Documentary is 'Everybody Here Wants You' which was produced in England :)

[@johnarundell7951]

This is supposedly the only known live performance of the song :) it is certainly the only time he performed it on the Hard Luck Tour which was one date in New Zealand and 14 in Australia. This was the final show of the tour when they returned to Sydney after starting there (after Auckland) and also the final concert with full band ever. I wouldn't be surprised if he played it occasionally in one off gigs and secret shows later in '96 or at Barrister's in Memphis in '97 or whatever which may not have all been recorded.

[@nicktrousers]

John Arundell there is actually one recording of him playing "lover.." and then singing some of the "flowers in time" lyrics still playing lover you should have come over chords and sounds. Kinda like he sometimes plays hallelujah and then sings some lyrics from i know its over i think thats the song.

[@ycoz5814]

He also sings 'sweet willow' during Lover in the live versions from late 94 and95...

[@semiosmith]

at this concert, he mentioned before it that he had been working on some new material while in Australia (his first gig was at Enmore in Sydney, at the end of that concert his manager came out and announced that Jeff would come back at the end of the tour to play in Sydney again, this was that extra concert at the end of the tour). The band had left the stage and Jeff was by himself. So this was still a 'work in progress', a song he had just written. This would definitely be the first live performance, if not the only complete one. It was magical in person, a real intimate atmosphere, like listening to a friend playing you a new song.

[@mooners40]

Here's my version - soundcloud.com/ciaran-mooney-616041239/sets/new-private-playlist-1

[@julielamdanski804]

@@semiosmith I was also at the Enmore and Selinas gigs. Finding this song again and reading your recollection, I now recall him playing this at the end of the set at Salinas. Magical ending to an amazing gig.

[@sofianoiti]

0:31 Always I'm back here again and again... so much positive energy in a song! Grand and sweet! Amazing!

[@SujanaDorsett1]

I love Jeff Buckley sooooooooooooooooo much!!! 💗💗💗💗💗

[@Radeo]

heard this first as a bootleg in 2000 found on audiogalaxy Mary sure went hard at that website after the unreleased 4-tracks leaked there

[@themasterplan1213]

Thank you so much for uploading this, I am genuinely so grateful. Thank you thank you thank you

[@Iinb05]

I saw my name , “Selina “ on the ticket and it had made me click into this video haha

[@zoej1844]

So mad I’ll never be able to see him live.

[@manuelcuencacastillo4541]

Un tema genial, igual de genial que Jeff Buckley. Saludos.

[@hrisoula]

Glad to hear it again. Haven't listened to it since the bootleg I had in the late 90s. That was a great tape.

[@mayamora]

what a gem!! thank you for sharing

[@Brainofj]

But here is one ♥️

[@HappinessTheBrand]

That was amazing 😭

[@sacha8488]

i miss you

[@derekclemons]

Wow. I just have no words

[@angelarizzo9643]

❤️ my heart

[@havenil]

i didn’t know this was performed live!!!!!!

[@neveroverforever]

I love this. Thank you very much.I am thankful.

[@stephanieerazo1777]

Why did I just discover this :'(

[@liseprahm]

Woow! I love this awesome voice! This was first time, but not the last for sure! 💥

[@ewokluv1]

5 days before I was born

[@SujanaDorsett1]

I love it.

[@semiosmith]

yeah, thanks - I was there, last concert with the band

[@noeliafernandz]

💘 amor infinito por e para jeff 💘

[@TammyKoo-j9d]

Thank you!

[@acryptphotography3238]

I don't want to get over it, this song, Jeff Buckley, nothing, because I think if I get over this tragedy that will make me feel less connected emotionally with this whole thing.

[@IlhamGhaziMohdGhazzali]

my eyes are a baptism oh i am filth and singing into my thoughts oh phantom elusive thing oh, all flowers in time bend towards the sun i know you say that there's no-one for you but here is one, all flowers in time bend towards the sun i know you say that there's no-one for you but here is one, here is one... here is one aah, ooh... one that can never be known either all drunk with the world at her feet or sober with no place to go all flowers in time bend towards the sun i know you say that there's no-one for you but here is one, all flowers in time bend towards the sun i know you say that there's no-one for you but here is one, here is one... here is one aah, ooh... keep it going in me we can try to learn fading farther from me with your face in my window glow where will you wait for me sweet willow it's ok to be angry but not to hurt me your happiness, yes, yes, yes darling, darling, oooh... all flowers in time bend towards the sun i know you say that there's no-one for you but here is one, all flowers in time bend towards the sun i know you say that there's no-one for you but here is one, here is one... here is one

[@Jaysbee1]

I have ticket no GA #343 :-)

[@justynamincer2974]

I feel jealousy....

[@Melophile74]

any pictures you can share ;)

[@Jaysbee1]

misguidedfool www.flickr.com/photos/28715506@N02/15468226483/ If it's photo's of the gig you mean i wasn't there, just purchased the stub but i do have a live recording of the gig! I did see him twice in the UK [Aug '94 - Mar '95] No pics of either of those but i wish i had my little Sony RX100 II back then :-(

[@Melophile74]

+Bobby Ball You got some very cool b/w concert pictures! Thanks for the link :)

[@jojoledo4517]

Beautiful, I wish I could have been there. If anyone reads this comment I highly recommend watching Emmett LaFave's rendition of this song, it's actually amazing.

[@davidbesino5719]

2024

[@handsomerube]

*this* was the version i heard first before the studio version. and while i think the studio version is beautiful, this version will always reign supreme for me. i adore liz fraser, but i think she oversings in parts...meaning, for such a beautiful, delicate song, her delivery is a bit harsh in places. which is strange, because so much of her singing on the cocteau twins' songs is the epitome of beautiful and delicate. jeff's singing on this version is exactly what the song needs...i only wish we had a studio version with just him singing it.

[@ycoz5814]

I disagree. It's that power in her voice that gives the song a rawness. I don't it's that Liz didn't like the recorded version but that perhaps it was too personal.

[@johnarundell7951]

Some reason it did not grow into a collab is they broke up :/ I wouldn't record a song with my ex either, especially if we wrote and recorded it together already in demo form when we were lovers; it was never gonna happen .. her supposedly not liking that recording is ancient history and overstated anyway she loves it now as she should. It was always meant to be a duet, and she sang it beautifully with Jeff.

[@KristaWaple]

This used to be my favorite version, but lately I've found myself listening to the recording with Liz just as obsessively as I usually do this one. In fact, while writing this right now I also have a tab open with the duet so I can go between the two. But I can definitely say that what melts me while listening to their recording together is when Jeff comes in with the solo version of the chorus after Liz's first verse. Which I guess is to say that his voice is what brings this song to another level -- it would be a lovely song even if it were just Liz, but it wouldn't do to me what it does if Jeff's singing were missing. It's also beautiful knowing that they wrote this song together, after they'd fallen in love with one another's voice and then each other.

[@gfair2]

The brash contrast is part of the beauty of the song, and her style. Life doesn't compose itself, you get the raw and the gentle experiences often at the same time. Hence, Liz's biting, contrasting cries break through the beautiful melody to remind us that the journey, even the journey of our best musical composers, contains instruments beyond our control. We get something maybe mildly painful to our ears layered amid the bliss. Such is life. :)

[@TammyKoo-j9d]

Agree!

[@PeepersT]

Didn’t know this was performed live! I dont think the studio or live version is better, necessarily. They stand on their own. In fact, I think Jeff singing it on his own is quite poignant esp knowing they broke up.

[@peterparsons4381]

can anyone tab this version please...I've learnt the standard tuning version, but he plays some beautiful chords on this and the demo version, and I can't figure it out. I've also tried to copy his tuning before the song starts, but its the chords he plays work so well with the melody.....beautiful song though in any tuning. :)

[@hunterjoy5913]

Peter Parsons I've been looking forever for a tab for this! Go to songsterr.com they have tabs from his album Grace. Where did you find tabs for this song??

[@peterparsons4381]

Hey Hunter, I worked out the chords from another vid that covered the song... Standard tuning Intro: D - Am - B>G - C Vrs: Em - G - C Chrs: D - Am - B>G - C Brdg: Em - G - C repeat Mid 8: Am - D - Am - D Em - G - C Em - G - C D - D etc etc The recorded version is in Drop C tuning with a further tweak on the hi E and is typical JB chords, sorry I cant give u more info on the drop C chords. The standard tuning version is ok tho, bu im still looking for the recorded version tabs. :)

[@hunterjoy5913]

Peter Parsons thank you so much, Peter 😊 sorry for such a late reply

[@NickWeirGUITARIST]

He’s playing in open D but tuned down to C. A lot of emo bands started using this tuning a few years later using this style. Jeff pioneered so much

[@hw343434]

Love Jeff but Elizabeth Fraser made this song her own (in her parts)... together they are way beyond this version imo. There is a power in the conjunction of their voices that’s missing here

[@ema6903]

I treat this like my pills. Take em everyday

[@modifiedcontent]

The Liz Fraser first (?) version doesn't have lyrics everywhere; this version has complete lyrics?

[@Mors_Ontologica]

I was born in Salinas

[@Light_Love_]

😻

[@ryanmckenna3088]

No, no, no, no - he covered it?? There's a live version? 😱

[@Capszuleh]

I'm just now discovering it too 😅

[@YukiKunikida]

can somebody tell me what he says at 2:38 please?'

[@svensouza]

One that could never be...____ed

[@Ternaldius]

I hear "one that can never belong"

[@toddlittle9095]

@@Ternaldius me too

[@meddle]

I hear "one that can never be more"

[@truefunksoul8638]

".. one that can never be known"

[@nadieenespecial]

has someone figured out the tuning he's using here ? I'm sure it's something like open C

[@raydiantfader]

i think this might be correct: i play it in CGCEGD, which is basically open d but the high e string is tuned to D instead of C

[@michellefilby]

Reminds me of The Smiths....

[@chrissharp6733]

I think Jeff would be delighted with that, he was a Smiths fan

[@ChicaPhoto]

Does someone know the bass tab to this song? If so please let me know. Thanks!

[@nicohappysad]

+ChicaPhoto I believe it's actually only Jeff solo on guitar (with a rather low alternate tuning CGCEGC).

[@johnarundell7951]

No the drummer Matt went off in a huff for a while he walked off stage (after the concert he never played with Jeff again) but the other guys are all still there .. Matt came back to finish the show but that was it apparently he didn't even go backstage after the gig either he just went through the crowd out the front door of the venue and to the beach across the road in Sydney :) way to quit a band in style Matt!

[@nicohappysad]

Nevertheless for sure the only instrument in this version is Jeff's guitar.

[@nicohappysad]

John Arundell You don't know much about alternate tunings it seems...

[@nicohappysad]

And even if the show was with the band sometimes Jeff played some songs solo on guitar (like Je n'en connais pas la fin).

[@Laura......]

I love Liz but this is a more beautiful soft version without her . Which is high praise to Jeff He's just beautiful.

[@alanburrows7656]

Love this ...yes.But sorry NO...Not without Elizabeth........NO