Jeff Buckley LIVE - First-Time Reaction and Vocal Analysis of "Lover, You Should've Come Over" 

David Bowie once said that, if made to choose just one, Grace would be the album he would take to a desert island.

The saddest thing about Jeff is I feel like the best was yet to come.

All these years later and I’m still obsessed with Jeff Buckley. What music this man could have made??😢 I’d argue he’s one of the most tragic losses in music history.

My kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder. All my riches for her smiles. When I've slept so soft against her. All my blood for the sweetness of her laughter. She is the tear that hangs inside my soul forever. Good god. An absolute lyrical colossus.

“Grace” live at BBC showcases his vocals brilliantly!

This is 18 minutes of her falling in love with Jeff Buckley.

I tear up every time I see Jeff sing. I was lucky enough to be playing music in NYC in the 90s, and I shared a few nights with him at Sin-e (just luck of the draw) before he started really attracting his followers. Just Jeff and his Tele, and a half-full unassuming cafe on St. Mark's. Those were truly magical afternoons and evenings, he was so incredibly captivating and generous and brave! Nobody was surprised when after a very short time it was impossible to get in when he was there. We'd turn the corner at the top of the block and see crowds of people outside the large windows, spilling out into the streets, and we'd know, "Jeff must be playing." And, it was not long until he was gone. Tragic, gorgeous life.

I just love how he slides off the pitch so often, it gives this sense of desperation, of a man careening out of control that is just so fitting to the theme of the song. One of my favorite songs and singers of all time. ❤

Jeff released only one album prior to his untimely death, but that album, Grace, is a true masterpiece. Jaw-dropping and soothing, tear-inducing and electrifying, all at the same time. For you Bethany, I can't recommend it highly enough.

I am a 41 year old male that tears up EVERY time I hear this song. JB forever.

Beautiful. Jeff and Chris Cornell were buddies. Imagine going to karaoke with those two.

I used to walk in Tom Lee Park in Memphis after I got off from work. I would take my Martin acoustic guitar with me and walk up and down the edge of the river @4 times a week. I met a guy a few times who would be grinning ear to ear and would just start vocalizing along with me. Just out instruments being offered to heaven. I remember his voice sounding like the highest quality ingredients cooked just right, then brought back to life and released to Heaven and Earth. He was enthralled by what I was playing on my guitar. Then one day the police wouldn't let anyone near that spot for a few days. The angel I met became an actual angel that day. It was Jeff Buckley, and I was never Jason Cremeans the same way ever again. He was a true artist. He only cares about expressing himself. I'm sure he is teaching angels how to sing today. I hope some day I will find my mom in heaven and take her to meet Jeff and she can hear us play music together if even for a few minutes.

"She's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever" is the single most genius line in a history of songwriting.

The album version of this song is quite possibly the finest vocal performance I have ever heard.

I attended his concert in Paris at the Olympia in 1995. One of my most beautiful concert experiences... With Lisa Germano as the opening act. Beautiful memory of youth... Excuse my english, i'm french. Nobody's perfect...

Forget technical wizardry, the emotions delivered are heart wrenching. JB was in a class reserved for legends.

Jeff Buckley is soooooooo amazing. His voice makes me tear up almost every time I listen to him and I'm not even sure why. Yes, Grace BBC live version has to be next! You won't believe it.

One of the most under appreciated artists of the last 30 years

I'm no Spring Chicken, I'm 57. Only once in my life have I ever got up and ran to the store to get something I'd just heard. It was the first time I heard Jeff Buckley. Last Goodbye...I literally jumped off the beach and went and bought the album. I can't begin to tell you how many people I've turned on to Jeff over my lifetime. The greatest singer of my generation. 🙌🏼

That voice, that song and that lyrics... Absolutely breathtaking.

Jeff had it all. His voice, his guitar playing, his sense of musicality, and was even witty. Never had such sense of loss with any other musician than when he passed. What an icon he could have been.

He never played a song the same way twice. Very glad you're getting across this amazing artist gone way too soon

6:50 You *may* be thinking of Thom Yorke of Radiohead. Jeff Buckley was a big influence on his voice (as well as Matt Bellamy of MUSE). And Yay! You made it to Jeff! :)

The version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah that everyone insists on murdering is actually originally Jeff Buckley’s beautiful interpretation. Well worth reacting to

Yeah, when someone says they think they’ve heard Jeff Buckley, they probably haven’t! Such a wild and beautiful voice, beautiful music, beautiful face. He’s one of the few celebrity deaths that will haunt me to the end of my days.

This entire album is worth a deep dive. What a phenomenal talent Jeff was.

Being a singer that uses "vocal gymnastics" is walking a fine line between sounding talented or pretentious. Jeff 's live performance of his song "Mojo Pin" at the Glastonbury Festival proves he's just plain talented. Look it up here on youtube.

It’s amazing how his one single album still touches my soul after countless listenings over the years. ❤💔 the magic of music and his unmatched vocals.

Jeff was a wildly gifted and beautiful creature. It’s such a shame we lost him so soon. He looks & sounds remarkably like his father who was also a musician and died even younger than his son Jeff. So much beauty and tragedy in that family. I will always love Jeff’s voice above most others

He's such an unacknowledged beast of talent. It's almost criminal.

This is one of those songs that consistently gives me chills EVER SINGLE TIME. What a loss. I can’t imagine how great he would have gone on to be.

OH MY!!!! Please do more Jeff, please!! There are not very many vocalists doing reactions/analysis that aren’t already super familiar with his voice and music. Please let us watch you discover his brilliance. This performance is the very tip of the iceberg of how incredible he is.

Goosebumps. The way he almost teases our ears with the power just lurking beneath the surface. Unleashing his range toward the end and then bringing us back down to an intimate whisper. I’ve never heard anyone like him. I remember those gigs at Sin-é with maybe 25-30 people packed in. If you need a good cry give a listen to his version of Hallelujah. ❤

Every Jeff Buckley fans: "If you liked the beginning...wait to hear his voice at the end of the song" 🤭

She's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever!....RIP Jeff Buckley!.

There are many that do, but this song by Jeff just turns on my eye sprinklers. It’s a transcendent piece of music and his voice is otherworldly. 😢

This song expresses yearning for love that transcends the physical into the spiritual. Advice to lyricists, especially men, to acknowledge this level of vulnerability with specific sacrifices offered directed to the object of past love experienced but not present with hope that it can be, will be satisfied. This makes me cry EVERY time. Well done, Jeff. Thanks for leaving this with us.

Dream Brother from this same gig. He warms his voice up on stage. Grace live NPA Paris 95 or the BBC one is unbelievable

At 04:36 you accidentally channelled Buckley: "Le-eeeets ..." I love it.

this video made me sob in shambles on my couch 😭 i’ve never seen this live performance

I've been listening to this song and album for 30 years. Hauntingly beautiful!!

Definitely echo that "Grace" from the BBC Late Show is a must watch/react.

Having seen Jeff on MTV's 120 minutes when he first came out in the early 90's and living through his death. I can honestly say he's the only musician that I felt a real feeling of grief in regards to "what could have been". Iconic musician. I still haven't heard anyone like him in terms of vocals and musical ability.

Grace, Last Goodbye and Hallelujah. You'll never forget Jeff Buckley.

Thank you so much for listening to Jeff! I'm glad that you loved him as much as his fans. There will never be anyone with his unique sound ever again. I'm as in love with his music as I was when I first heard it 30 years ago. Seeing your reaction gave me joy.

Greetings again from Scotland. Thanks for breaking my heart again. And thanks for reacting to this. I'm in a pub drinking beautiful Belgium sour beers and crying my eyes out. Such a sad loss.

Jeff’s the best, ever. His voice is so hauntingly beautiful, like a tortured angel.

Seems like he was a king of taking his voice to an uncontrollable place and quickly bringing it back into control.

Nice to see someone genuinely interested in the music , unlike other reactions.

What an absolute musical genius..... it's so sweet to see you falling in love with it ❤ it touches your soul so deeply....he will be forever missed

He is the best. Unique vocal ability. The songs from his only album marked my adolescence. It's been 30 years ☺️. Due to a tragedy he had a very short career. Thank you for your comments.

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever

It's about time. He's one of my all-time favorites!

I remember that one man's voice wowed me by accident when I even didn't know his name, and it was this song.

Jeff simply sing directly to your soul

The way I was in tears listening to him again. I'm glad you enjoyed him. Loved seeing your reaction.

I really appreciate how you let the various passages play through before you offer your reaction. the flow of the performance can be as moving as the performance itself. well done!

Every live show he changed. He was so talented and creative

Her reaction really seems genuine. She is transfixed ❤

this is my favorite Buckley song

Grace 🙏

In a league by himself.

I continue to regard this as one of the most romantic love songs out there - damn pity to have lost him so young - he was one of the greats 🥹

We’re watching her fall in love on camera! Also, don’t forget to give Jeff some credit for singing that well while playing; no idea how humans do that.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Top of my list, for sure. The backing vocals on the studio version are particularly haunting and unique. I once heard Jeff's music described as a fever dream - something both beautiful and unsettling at the same time. Wonderful analysis!

I was lucky enough to see him live in a small place on his tour...walked right behind him in the crosswalk, but didn't want to bug him...regretted it ever since.

Now, listen to his dad, Tim Buckley. Specifically, his song, "Gypsy Woman" off his 1969 LP, Happy Sad.

He's my favorite singer of all time. There are technically superior singers - although Jeff Buckley's technical singing is phenomenal - but he also packs so much emotion into that gorgeous voice. I tear up every time I hear him.

What an incredible vocal/emotional range, from tender longing to fiery passion - even the tonal imperfections lent themselves to a sense that this was an intimate conversation imagined through the pain.

I just want to say I love your videos, and when this popped up I played it straight away because this is by far my favorite song ever. Anyhow, watching you get excited about dissecting each and every sound is just a beautiful thing. Jeff Buckley gives me goosebumps. Every time. Keep putting out great content!

Buckley was a big influence on a number of vocalists, both of that time period and also more recent artists like Ren.

He inspired so many famous musicians - a lot of people who arent familiar with him usually have no idea. Even singers like Robert Plant will say they saw mild altering live performances from him. Such a great loss. I used to be obsessed with him when i was singing in a choir. Discovering him was like an "oh wowwww" moment. His biological father Tim Buckley was an amazing singer too.

Jeff was the most tragic loss in music history....he had so much more to give.

This is genuinely the first 'reaction' video I've watched. You do it credit. Thanks.

never heard him before ,but his music was pleasant enough too drink my coffee with,thanks for sharing the vid.

This intro of LYSHCO is inconic for me and I can play it in my sleep, dark room, eyes closed. It is the best live adlib over an incredibly produced studio song ever. This is true craftsmanship on display and his voice is another class.

i think i never saw a person falling in love on a video. magic jeff youre always gonna be missed

He's the GOAT! I've been waiting for you to discover Jeff and I know I was one of the ones to tell you to check out this performance. Check out this whole concert! You just heard a little bit of his range in this song. This song makes me tear up every time. Thank you thank you thank you for breaking this one down and I can't wait for the next one. ❤

Jeff Buckley was just a beautiful singer.

My all time favorite. He has such raw power and trnderness, at the same time, it' mindblowing.

Jeff is beyond. He touches feelings i didn't know i had. He takes me really deep into myself. He touches your soul with everything he has, voice, poetry, soul, body. He just dives in you, because he dives into himself. Gracely amazing.

Jeff was a master musician and vocalist, the amount of nuance and variety he adds in each vocal performance is astounding! You really get a good grasp of how flawlessly he moves through different sounds and styles when you try and sing his music for yourself. Every live performance is a completely different take even when he plays the same songs, a true artist. Great reaction 💯

Please, also react to his father too, the late Tim Buckley with his incredible vocal range. Possible tracks: "Once I was", "Song to the Siren" or "Sweet Surrender"

Jeff Buckley would have been a superstar had he lived. Grace is an incredible piece of work. One of the best albums ever created. ❤

God, he was so special

She's a tear that hangs inside my soul forever. How many people can relate to this simple, but profound statement of lost love? Brilliant.

"Shes the tear that hangs inside my soul forever"......👌

A deep dive into JB doesn't take much, as sadly, there isn't much.(unless you get into live bootlegs and such) But from what little there is, if you let yourself go and immerse yourself in it, you'll get 30 albums worth of reward from it. What a talent he was.

I’m so happy you did this video. I commented a while back hoping you would do a video of him. He’s my favorite of all time.

Yesss! More Jeff please! Such a beautiful voice and a true gift to the music world 🫶🏻

The BEST singer of all time without question. She is speachless.

The lyrics are extraordinary as well...

WOW I was going to mention I hope this guy has a friend as that was such a Soul ripping performance he has that Not Long for this World about him. I caught a couple comments, Googled and see that he drowned a while ago. RIP!! Extra gloom for a grey Oregon morning. Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

4:38 Buckley’s contagious 😊 Loved watching. The listener in me is happy you let some verses play before jumping into it.

Love and enjoyed EVERY second of this piece. Great stuff - plz continue ❤

I love everything by Jeff Buckley. Gone too soon but left us a masterpiece album

He will always be the greatest and he lives on through us ❤

My favourite song of all time.

I had a friend who was totally obsessed with him, and she was the one who got me interested in Jeff...and his dad. This is still one of my favourites, and I love your reaction to this one!

I found it hard to believe that you’ve never heard of Buckley. His one album was a gift to humanity and his vocal performance on the album is a masterclass. Let alone the writing and music. Please, let us watch your reaction to grace.