Tim Buckley - I woke up ("The Show" 1970)

[@broadpath]

I've played this video for family and friends and no one enjoys it like me. He sings as Miles Davis plays. Listen to 2:09, the very odd phrasing of the three notes "some times I". No one else sings anything like that discordant phrase. And then listen carefully at 6:02 and you can hear Tim hitting an overtone, he sings two notes at the same time like a Tuva throat singer. Close your eyes and let him take you on his trip.

[@toniodemonio]

broadpath Always loved that "some times I"

[@MZmizoxxx]

@broadpath same

[@RobinASmith138]

I have tried to introduce him to friends but nobody gets it like I do…

[@jessimmersimqueen]

He is so cute how can I close my eyes? Lol. Life long Tim super fan here. God bless him and I hope he and his son are jamming somewhere right now. Saddest story in music history that we lost them both wayyyyyyyy too soon.

[@jessimmersimqueen]

By the way his guitarist Lee Underwood (far left) is a wonderful poet and has been a wonderful life long friend to many fans, me for one.

[@TheLordHodne]

One of the greatest vocalist of all time... my opinion.

[@ludovicapugliese6155]

There's no doubt

[@geoffteece265]

Mine too

[@annpowers7135]

Utterly. My fave since 1968,

[@adventchia]

the fact that this is live just makes this an even greater testimony to the musical brilliance of Tim Buckley

[@paulmartin4629]

I met Tim twice. First was outside the Garrick theater in 1966 or 67. Talked with him after he opened for the mothers of invention. Years go by, I meet Jeff at Sine some 1990s day

[@axel44444]

what were they both like??

[@89mega89able]

My poetry teacher turned me on to Tim. Thanks go out to both dudes.

[@ShlomirBareket]

he was the original freak folker and the BEST!

[@iamdamosuzuki_]

It's a shame there are no good quality live albums from this period in his career. He was making his best music in 1970!

[@robertlepper5460]

There is a live album of 1968 performances due out this month

[@jessimmersimqueen]

@@iamdamosuzuki_ there is a rumor he broke some windows at Paramount Recording Studios making one! I dated a friend of the guy who owned it in the early 2000s. I was a kid trying to write about Tim at the time. But then I found Lee Underwood, the person most suitable to write about Tim. Been friends with Lee pretty much all my adult life! But back to the recording studio... I was ALLOWED in the back to go through all the archived recordings to search for it. I did not find it. I tried very very hard to find it. I wish I remembered more details but it was ages ago. Where is it? I want to know!

[@nesekitty9703]

ONE OF THE BEST UNDER RATED MUSICIANS EVER...GENIOUS,IMMENSELY GIFTED FROM A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL)...Hauntingly Beautiful

[@TheByrds1965]

Starsailor was one of the outstanding albums of the seventies, and it is without doubt Tim Buckley`s masterpiece.

[@GlobetrottingMusicologist]

Already when he was 19 and performed live in London (as on other clips) he had this haunting voice. It is what I was smitten by in the late eighties when I heard him for the first time in Surrender. I grew up in the Netherlands and do not recall him as being known there, even though I listened to all popular music from the late sixties onwards. This never ceases to surprise me. Although I am grateful that I was not hooked on him when he was alive... It's bad enough now. ;)

[@stichtingraspoetin8495]

saw a great performance in hilversum at a huge festival 1974, he was one of the reasons for me going there, being 19 myself!!! a lot of copies of 'goodbye & hello' I knew around me....

[@BilisNegra]

Tim is so much into it in this performance, the composition is so haunting, and the band plays so subtle, so perfect. What more could one ever ask for?

[@billpresing5568]

Great song by Tim, and the trumpet work by Buzz really brought alot of extra life to the Starsialer album, thank you Tim and thank you Buzz,and all who contributed to this Masterpiece of an album....all define what great musicianship is !!

[@jessimmersimqueen]

Beautiful and wonderful and way ahead of its time. I am glad some folks got it. This will expand your mind better than drugs.

[@nevbarrett7167]

Damn, This is so good. Take my money. What a talent Tim is. What great chemistry between all the band members.

[@kapesongs6733]

The God of voice...

[@broadpath]

Tim and Jeff both sing to my soul. May God hold them both close.

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

And now they hold each other close in heaven.

[@cbmorgan365]

One of the truly great voices.

[@nurseaylla]

Quality music, Tim had such great soulful vocals!

[@iantaylor9716]

Incredible. Incredibly good, all of it, all of them, but mostly Tim.

[@petedako]

Holy WOW this is marvellous ¬ i still have all the vinyl … two of starsailor but seeing Tim and these guys performing live is brilliant… what a voice!

[@relars52]

Tim Buckley always had a very "Expressive" voice...probably more than any other singer of his era. I perceived that he must be hearing these tunes in his head, as no on else ever could...and he sang them beautifully. I'll admit: "Starsailor" was just a bit too "Out There" for me, but I always appreciated a man who wanted to take a Chance in his career. He never was cut from "commercial" cloth.

[@blackmore4]

I think there were a few songs which could've been hits. Wings / Lady Give Me Your Key / Once I was / Morning Glory / Stone in Love / Wanda Lu... but certainly, they were few and far between.

[@zyrrhos]

23 years old. Crazy man.

[@malverde]

Pure soul. Thanks, this is one of the most beautiful things on KZbin,

[@talileali]

WHAT A REMARKABLE DEPTH OF FEELING AND EMOTION ENTWINED IN A VOICE OF BRILLIANT SUNLIGHT AND TRUTH

[@zarthus8545]

One of his best performances, live or not; along with Venice beach.

[@CommonSenseless1993]

Damn, that dude was working the hell out of that Telecaster. Bravo

[@cstrongman]

I can see people overlooking this only because it's so unusual. But it's still really beautiful and quite emotional

[@seamonkey000001]

It’s the song that Tim wants everyone to love but blues noir is not for everyone. Love Tim ❤

[@westerwood07]

what a wonderful musician he was. fantastic

[@SkipWay]

great clip. It really shows he empathy between Tim and Lee Underwood (lead guitar on all of Tim's albums except the last couple of funk ones).

[@psyilor7269]

Lee Underwood is simply amazing.

[@giordanagreotti4328]

Masterpiece...

[@gage6209]

I can’t express enough thanks for this upload. I love Tim, and I love you.

[@LesEmanglonsTheatre]

Grand compositeur et grand interprète...

[@blackmore4]

No PRs or stylists involved here!! I love this song.

[@tsktskboogie]

Beautiful!

[@heavendreamful]

What INCREDIBLE voice... thanx 4 vid friend.

[@muratakalinn]

unbelievable, thank you for sharing this

[@Orson5608]

FANTASTIC TIM IS THE MUSIC|

[@BilisNegra]

This is the third day in a row I get this one into that playlist I listen to in through the small hours...

[@itsitggg3298]

Fantastic, Haunting, Brilliant

[@amadeobuccinioni]

this performance is simply delicious, hourray!!

[@BlackKaweah]

@explosionsfrommybutt Indeed it is. One of the most remarkable evenings of my life was listening to Starsailor while on LSD. That's Buzz Gardner on trumpet, isn't it?

[@malverde]

Could anyone double-check this transcription of the lyrics of this live version? I woke up, open at you Would still be there When the song, the song of the town Was calling you far From my dream Far from where I was born To yield, secretly For you, now darling All the tides will change For you, now darling All the time will change Your wings and mine The world is yours Sometimes I love you because You nailed the change Here in the talk, the talk of the town I was singing your name with mine I was born, born to know Your ways, secretly And ride the tides The tides, the time And change this world A little while, with you For you, and me I woke up, open at you Would still be there When the song, the song of the town Was calling you far From my dream Far from where I was born To give, secretly For you, now darling All the times would change Your ways are whirling And the tides and time will change For you, your peace

[@blackmore4]

It's _"I woke up, _*_hoping_*_ that you would still be there."_

[@LeviathanReformed]

A relevant and vital counterpoint. Well played.

[@SuperMaxryder]

I can change this world in a little while....tq

[@blakevickrey]

those jumbo Guild guitars from the 70's were amazing

[@heftybefty2]

I think everybody should stop posting comments regarding his son - completely irrelevant to the fact that Starsailor is an amazing album, for instance, or that this is an amazing performance on a public cable station. We all know that he wasn't thinking about his son when he was singing it, he was thinking about THE MUSIC - like you should be!

[@cbmorgan365]

And a truly unique album.

[@BlackKaweah]

Starsailor is his masterpiece and his true legacy.

[@OMGitsSeppie]

i'd recommend his performance of 'song to the siren' on the monkees tv show... it's so beautiful, beyond words. it's more folkish

[@realdinho]

STUPENDO! All'inizio pensavo fosse parte del Boboquivari (giá visto grazie al tuo musicforyoureyes)...Ho anche visto un'altro video da questo show "Come here woman"... un abrazo desde la Patagonia! Aldo

[@intlkeyboardsoar]

even the guitar cable is cool in this video.

[@mortcola]

Nice to see so many appreciating him. But guess what - the renaissance has been going on since the early 90's. Its just come alive even more lately, with the DVD release, and especially, Lee Underwood's book, Blue Melody. The vaults are open...help yourself.

[@63RobWanders]

He was amazing; a fantastic musician and singer so was his son.

[@DeanRadioMusic]

Wondering if anyone knows exactly Where this performance happened? City, venue... and/or the exact day or month? I'm a Tim Buckley fanatic, I just want to know everything. Tried Googling but can't find this info.

[@vaughncolestock1561]

Premiered on WITV (a PBS affiliate) in February of 1970. Studio was located in Hershey PA, where he played this song and “Come Here Woman.” 😁 Hope this helps.

[@hollowbullet]

KZbin? give me a little more credit than that. I've heard every song, read some books & interviews and watched the documentaries. I was aware good wasn't objective terminology, but couldn't think of anything to replace it. Tim Buckley on starsailor comes close to about 3 octaves in range. In down by the borderline about 4minutes in he drops down 2 register in the same phrase and goes back up 2 registers that displays his command. And his voice was powerful- that shows projection.

[@leakawatchempino]

bravo! bravo!

[@AdamCzarnowski]

Anyone who can't hear that Tim Buckley was a phenomenally talented and great singer should give up listening to music as a utter waste of time as they clearly have not even an shred of musical sensitivity or feeling.

[@joealanouf]

this is grate!

[@ModalRoberts]

Lee Underwood was such a brilliant guitar player, so underrated too. Tim Buckley's albums without him were nowhere near as good. The sound of Lee's guitar and Tim'svoice just wrap around each other so perfectly and Lee should get far more credit for those classic albums, to me they are the work of a duo rather than solo pieces

[@oatmilk9545]

and his keyboard performances too! the one on "Lorca" is the thing I will never forget

[@albanymike]

Wow!

[@ZoeMule]

Wow how cool

[@dummeponk]

dis sum' good shit

[@hanneshanomag]

The trumpet player is Buzz Gardner, former Frank Zappa musician.

[@DM12128]

I know Tim fans hate hearing this sort of thing, but DAMN, Jeff reaaaaallly looked like him.

[@garrisonic]

I'm a musician AND played with jeff. Please don't make comments on his behalf. Hopefully, since they were never together as father and son even when they were both alive, they are making the most beautiful music together now. Peace

[@davidlenander]

Wow, I thought that concert appearances in this Starsailor era were supposed to be difficult and discordant--this is lovely and no where as challenging as a lot of jazz. Alas that he couldn't find an audience.

[@broadpath]

What a voice! At 6:03 his voice sounds two distinct notes at the same time. Like the throat singers, but in English!

[@MMesh89]

@Ogumomaru In his earlier albums Tim had his lyrics written by a friend, but he "wrote" the music himself. I don't know if Tim had proper vocal training..

[@cliffworks4321]

I'd like to find my old friend Tim's guitarist Brian Hartzler if anyone out there has any leads pls let me know, thank you.

[@sydbarrettpsychedelicforever]

Do you find him i have tried everywhere

[@MMesh89]

@subsamadhi It's pretty obvious Tim had the wider range (he could go much lower than Jeff, and in the bootlegs he hits insanely high notes, LIVE). Also, more important, Jeff's high notes, especially live, sound a little squeezed and low notes raucous, while Tim's are very full and open, like he could hit them easier, he sings them with a more open throat. They're both great singers, hard to pick a favorite (even though as a songwriter Tim was way better), but Tim was better technically.

[@apollomemories73]

Is that Motorhead Sherwood from the Mothers, on trumpet?

[@samuelward1148]

apollomemories73 Yep... Sure is!

[@pjanderson1719]

I wondered too if that wasn't someone from the Mothers but I was thinking Bunk Gardner.

[@electricjaw5147]

PJ Anderson it is in fact Bunk

[@seanwhittaker1387]

Very nice version! The album version is much more rough. This has a completely different feel.

[@TobyRossFun]

I find him very different from his son...reeking emotional crescendos and beaming with self confidence and putting it out

[@binaprairie361]

I find them very different too but I always felt Jeff was exuding those high confidence vibes and was clearly so unapologetic about his art while performing just like Tim but also expressed in a different manner.

[@diangle]

Ciao Aldo, mi fa piacere risentirti. Questo ed altri video di Tim sono tratti dal DVD My Fleeting House...consigliato, ovviamente. A presto, abbracci.

[@ouzo6000]

This is my first listen at Tim Buckley and I am unable to like his music right away. But I do see that there is talent and originality in his songs and that his music is an acquired taste. Some of my favorite musicians dont grab me the first time around so I think its unfair to write this guy off after hearing one song.

[@dreambrother80]

this composition is one of the more conventionally structured songs from his starsailor period...and i agree, it is lovely...i guess a good example of the "difficult and discordant" performances would be listening to live version of "come here women" (which is on youtube), which i still think is outstanding, despite its insanity ; )

[@oldteacosyteacosy3614]

all artists experiment. thats not his best but he has the true artists courage to just try.

[@manricofiorentini5157]

+Oldteacosy Teacosy thats not is best? ahahahah...this song is in one of the best album of all the times...Strsailor,absolute gem!!!

[@arthurbittencourt1994]

no, actually this is tim at his best!

[@s0ld4u]

Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean that's it's anything short of incredible. Let's just say this isn't your best analysis. :)

[@toyaquiyvoyaya]

This is a masterpiece.

[@s0ld4u]

You must be tone deaf. Sad!

[@MIUJACK]

he loved to try new ways of making music..cool

[@nipsnaps22]

Is that George Bush on bass?

[@Witregel]

And Sgt Pepper John Lennon on drums.

[@wuckle]

+Chris “Cristobal” Smith LOL - All-Star Band

[@patricinha3467]

lol

[@23igna]

yes, he is. before 9/11

[@HolidayHarborMarina]

you had to go there, now all I see is dumpy George jamin in his striped pants.

[@dayuhanspace]

damn i want that green shirt!

[@blackmore4]

I want Buckley's jumper. And my girlfriend wants to wash and iron it.

[@lanabanana68]

why is starsailor impossible to buy?

[@shangchunsong6453]

+kate davenporty Because it's a pile of shit

[@lanabanana68]

+Shang Chunsong i don't agree;i listened to it a couple of times and liked it.I agree that it starts off a lot better than as it progresses,but i wouldn't call it a pile of shit.I have heard worse for sure.

[@BilisNegra]

Seems to be available on vnyl on Amazon's Spanish local site. Maybe not of much use to you, but...

[@BilisNegra]

www.amazon.es/Starsailor-Gatefold-Sleeve-Vinyl-Vinilo/dp/B00C4B1ZJ8/ref=tmm_vnl_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

[@BilisNegra]

Shang Chunsong You can algo get the digital download version either on its own, or free of cost with the vinyl version- Just mentioning that in case SOMEBODY ELSE is interested, not for your information. Please kindly fuck off.

[@broadpath]

Ok, what is Tim wearing? I was alive then and know fashion was very different than today, but still. I think he is wearing a cardigan sweater BACKWARDS. Anyone? Don't get me wrong - I don't care WHAT Tim wore or wears - I love him.

[@blackmore4]

My girlfriend wants to wash and iron it. 😤

[@williammelvin]

wow

[@Raymantico]

Tim Buckley is doing a "Nick Drake" style sudden renaissance...hope for mainstream culture.

[@gloria978]

@MrBlueSolitude forse da qualche importaz Jappo si trova??

[@gloria978]

@MrBlueSolitude Ad ogni modo mi pare strano però che nemmeno su ebay si trovi qualcosa, magari ci sono collezionisti da qualche parte...

[@bigtone1348]

Very rare footage of Buzz Gardner on trumpet.

[@rubster1975]

Sometimes dissonant and sometimes out of tune, but fck, this is beautiful. I keep coming back to this version.

[@subsamadhi]

@RobMD29 drugs and music tend to go hand in hand. Some bands are in it for the decadence and some are in it for the way it helps their artistry. Sometimes the two get blended and you end up with everything else in between.

[@gloria978]

@MrBlueSolitude certo, sono d'accordissimo con te eh!! appunto per questo dicevo che non sopporto quando ne parlano facendo un diretto confronto... semplicemente perchè questo non ha motivo di esistere, son due mondi diversi, ma allo stesso tempo degni di essere ricordati..

[@Ghoopty]

Pretty awesome, and why the fuck is Starsailor STILL OUT OF PRINT?!?!?!?!?

[@Athena621]

They sure don't make 'em like that anymore.

[@DavidKinner]

@subsamadhi Well only very big similarity is it seems like pretty much everyone of their songs has a haunting feeling to it, as beautiful as it may be, and even if it isn't their song. It's just something in their voice, like when Jeff sings Hallelujah, and Tim sings Dolphins, but really that is about the only similarity, well and the huge range, but the voice is not really that similar sounding either.

[@wileyfoxmulder]

is there one?

[@giuseppecavallaro4474]

and putin at the guitar

[@oatmilk9545]

lmao it's glorious Lee Underwood. don't insult him like this plz

[@andrew19vato]

@CeleryMan3 his webcomic? what is that??

[@foxnaif]

Sweet Surrender clip anybody???

[@Tarrassacordoba]

Me too