I have just heard the most amazing song.

hassan i sabbahhassan i sabbah
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in AppleOutsider edited January 2014
And I demand that everyone listens to it.



It's a classic, and probably everyone's heard it already. But I never really got into sort of folky-type music.



It's Tim Buckley's 'Song to the Siren'.



How this passed me by for all my 34 years I really don't have a clue. It's total genius. Go to the iTunes music store and buy it, and if you don't like it I'll send you your 79p / 99c by PayPal.



Man. Talk about utterly, devastatingly heartbreaking.
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  • Reply 1 of 21
    gene cleangene clean Posts: 3,481member
    You know, you just reminded me to watch Lost Highway. Again. This song is on that film, and as you said, it's utterly heart-breaking. The guy has a beautiful voice.



    Sigh...
  • Reply 2 of 21
    hardeeharharhardeeharhar Posts: 4,841member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Gene Clean

    You know, you just reminded me to watch Lost Highway. Again. This song is on that film, and as you said, it's utterly heart-breaking. The guy has a beautiful voice.



    Sigh...



    So did his son...
  • Reply 3 of 21
    bergzbergz Posts: 1,045member
    There's this horrible perfume TV ad that plays every year here at Xmas that has this same "here I am, here I am, waiting to boink you" refrain over and over. They never change the ad. It's not the same version as the movie, I believe.

    --B
  • Reply 4 of 21
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    iTMS link.
  • Reply 5 of 21
    gene cleangene clean Posts: 3,481member
    How do you link like that directly to iTMS?
  • Reply 6 of 21
    hardeeharharhardeeharhar Posts: 4,841member
    ctrl click on the song. itunes is a web browser of sorts.
  • Reply 7 of 21
    gene cleangene clean Posts: 3,481member
    Thanks.
  • Reply 8 of 21
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    Thanks Hassan. Quite nice. One of my favs in a similar style: Now Westlin Winds by Dick Gaughan. Unfortunately not on iTunes, but on the album Handful of Earth. And there's always Nick Drake for a bit of lugubrium.



    midwinter you dig that folky stuff dontcha?
  • Reply 9 of 21
    chuckerchucker Posts: 5,089member
    It's okay, but I wouldn't buy it nor rate it four or even five stars. Do I get my money anyway?
  • Reply 10 of 21
    alex londonalex london Posts: 613member
    Thanks Segovius for reminding me of that, I can remember the first time I heard it. It still floors me.
  • Reply 11 of 21
    hassan i sabbahhassan i sabbah Posts: 3,987member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Alex London

    Thanks Segovius for reminding me of that, I can remember the first time I heard it. It still floors me.



    Yes. I bought it when it came out and loved it. I've been playing it a lot in the last few days. I'd never heard the original. It floored me all over again.
  • Reply 12 of 21
    protostarprotostar Posts: 272member
    Bah! Blasphemy. Everyone knows the most amazing song ever is Golden Age by Kreator.
  • Reply 13 of 21
    cooopcooop Posts: 390member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by hardeeharhar

    So did his son...



    Indeed. I'm a huge fan of Jeff Buckley.
  • Reply 14 of 21
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by BRussell

    Thanks Hassan. Quite nice. One of my favs in a similar style: Now Westlin Winds by Dick Gaughan. Unfortunately not on iTunes, but on the album Handful of Earth. And there's always Nick Drake for a bit of lugubrium.



    midwinter you dig that folky stuff dontcha?



    OH yeah. I'm all about it. Spent the morning listening to Luke Brindley.
  • Reply 15 of 21
    chris vchris v Posts: 460member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by cooop

    Indeed. I'm a huge fan of Jeff Buckley.



    I am just beginning to put this all together. I've had Grace on the iPod for a couple of months, and am thoroughly impressed. I have a Tim Buckley vinyl album in the garage, but no CD's. One to add to the xmas list.



    So what killed Jeff, anyway?
  • Reply 16 of 21
    chris vchris v Posts: 460member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by BRussell

    Thanks Hassan. Quite nice. One of my favs in a similar style: Now Westlin Winds by Dick Gaughan. Unfortunately not on iTunes, but on the album Handful of Earth. And there's always Nick Drake for a bit of lugubrium.



    midwinter you dig that folky stuff dontcha?



    If you like Nick Drake, check Lucinda Williams' version of Which Will. Lovely.
  • Reply 17 of 21
    grad studentgrad student Posts: 184member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by chris v

    So what killed Jeff, anyway?



    he drowned in the mississippi river... most likely on hard drugs...
  • Reply 18 of 21
    xlsupremexlsupreme Posts: 35member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by grad student

    he drowned in the mississippi river... most likely on hard drugs...



    That's true he drowned but there wasn't a trace of drugs or alcohol in his system when they did the autopsy. I have an interview they did with his mom, maybe from VH1 or MusicMusic. I thought Tim Buckley died from drugs though... I'll have to go listen to this song.
  • Reply 19 of 21
    asaphasaph Posts: 176member
    i bought it and didnt like it. 50 times. you know - just to be sure. when can I expect payment?
  • Reply 20 of 21
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by chris v

    If you like Nick Drake, check Lucinda Williams' version of Which Will. Lovely.



    Thanks for the tip. I'd never listened to her, but it sounds nice.
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