Buckley, Jeff - Sweet Thing Lyrics

Genius creator of masterpieces. :O It's like he's searching for God and finding himself. :')

Happy Birthday Jeff, wherever you are!

JB did Van The Man proud.

It seems he's praying ,so beautiful so wonderful ,as he's singing right now, here . WE ... are you and me ... friends ... Sweet Thing ...remember ...tonight ... are you dreaming ...sweet thing ... let me tell you how much i love ...oh Sweet Thing ...

This song has always made my heart hurt, but in a beautiful way. This version however, it absolutely breaks my heart.
It reminds me of my first love, who passed away a few years ago, well before his time, just like Jeff Buckley.

“And I shall drive my chariot
Down your streets and cry
Hey, it's me, I'm dynamite
And I don't know why'
And you shall take me strongly
In your arms again
And I will not remember
That I even felt the pain.
We shall walk and talk
In gardens all misty and wet with rain
And I will never, never, never
Grow so old again.”

How in the WORLD can he play the exact same notes on his guitar that he is singing at the same time and have the guitar sound just as beautiful as his voice... It almost seems impossible, yet he was able to do it beautifully! Oh how I wish I could go back in time and at least see him perform at Sin-e once...

Jade, if you’re reading this, today was my birthday and now I’ve got this song and some random yet beautiful memories of you to go along with it . Life has changed a lot since we last spoke but the one constant is my incessant need to annoy you. “You know we will. Someday.”

A good cover from one of the best singers.

Van the Man, great version. This is BEAUTIFUL.

so this is why cornell, plant and bono watched him perform live

Sin-é was a tiny coffee shop in the East Village that was set up by two Irish emigrants, Shane Doyle and Karl Geary. It sold bad coffee by day but, by night, it became something special....

sweeeett thinnnnngggggg

Oh Jeff...Quel organe !

how to make a f,,, ball our of a very good song,,, long live v, morrison

God, I miss him so much

Heaven on earth

Magic. My lover just sent me this before bed. I am a lucky woman.

Against tomorrow's sky...

Gorgeous...my most favorite Van Morrison song. Thank you, Jeff

Bravin’ the ___________________?

Mesmerizing brilliance. Love this

I like the 5+ min version better. Maybe it was from knitting factory, can't remember. I uploaded it myself on an old account that was banned by YT. Seems that version is not on YY currently. Shame.

I usually make it to 9:31 before I start getting choked up....

i can relate to this emotionally more than anything i have heard before, it makes me feel something i cant even explain with words. thank you Jeff and who ever listens to this and feels the same way. you know how it is

my love.❤

La majestuosidad hecha voz

He is beauty itself.

I don't think he realized how good he was..

I adore, love and miss Jeff more and more with each day that passes. He had a brilliance rarely scene BUT if it weren't for the brilliance of another singer songerwritten who wrote and recorded this record at the age of 22 we wouldn't have this cover. So for everyone saying which is the best, let's not compare to masters, it's rude. Let's just admit they are both amazing and give them the respect that's due and mourn the many many great works we missed from losing Jeff far too young.

bloody love you Jeff. The only musician i know who does a better cover than the original. Smashes it

Meu deus, que coisa linda!

The people watching had no idea that they were witnessing a masterpiece. We lost Jeff too early but his work makes him immortal.

Jeff personified peaks and valleys through his music, aesthetic and style, dynamics, timbre, pacing...and like the greatest musicians, it was from his heart, often articulated for the first time in the moment of performance.

Bless you, Jeff.

Nope, as nice as it is, I prefer the Waterboys version.

jerryfalwellsociety good for you jerry

Brilliant...

Just felt my cells quiver

More and more views each time . Jeff music expanding a lot lately

He left way before his time!!! RIP Jeff Buckley!!! Godbless😇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjO4IenAyUw

This is an ultimate tribute to Van Morrison. Both versions are sheer magic. I am so grateful for this life affirming gift of music.

It really is incredible. Worth saying a second time!

I bought the Live At sin-e EP many, many, many years ago but it didn't have half the tracks on it that I have since discovered on youtube today. This track in particular being the obvious standout highlight. This is incredible.

Beautiful Version of Vans Masterpiece! What a Voice Jeff had.....R.I.P.
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

Any artist out there today evoke the emotion that Jeff did? I can't think of a single person that's unique and has the soul Jeff had.

I dont know why i keep torturing myself....I havenmt stopped crying since May 18th.....just as I cried for you Jeff, am now weeping for Chris, coming bakc to you thinking will help me but its just a dead soul in my heart now that both of you are gone...my two favorite people in the entire world....Now you both are making some of the most beautiful music that none of us can even begin to imagine...*tears* you are still in my heart and soul....

The moment at 6.00 is so sublimely beautifu, just justifying sweetness.....gods must have cried listening to such sweetness in singing.

Just wondeful. Both Van & Jeff are geniuses

Sheer bliss !

so so beautiful voice..amazing¡¡¡

Nice version, not as good as Vans, but hey, who could be. Also I like his (Jeff's) dad 's voice better too. I'm not dissing Jeff, just his old man and Sir Ivan are a class apart

music music music... cheers Mr B! X

GRANDE ANIMA ! RIPOSA FRATELLO IN PACE NEL CELO !

jeff covering van the man, holy shit
i've never heard all these wonderful covers

sometimes I think that he was the only one who truly knew what love is. or his meaning of love was the same as mine. and everyday it makes me more certain that I will die alone.

Simply amazing. Gone way too soon and very missed. His music still resonates in me and brings out emotions that few can.

Very well...his voice one melody 👣👣💘.

44 people are stupid cunts

not sure why you're not counting yourself

SWEET THING 🌹🌹🌹

No words. Never thought a cover could equal Van singing this song. Speechless.

I like this..

Life should be like this song

Yes, oh yes, it should.

I don't understand how some people can believe in only what they see, I feel my spirit rise every time I hear Jeff, I can't contain the feelings in my heart

The original it's divinely impossible to top because nobody can replicate the sheer emotion Van delivers. This is a great cover (and one of the best) though thanks to the delicate voice of Jeff :)

If you aren't aware of the spiritual immortal being you are just listening to this angel and awareness you'll become

Jeff covering this gem and Janis' rendition of ball & chain at Monterey bring me to tears every time, no matter what

breathtaking and heartfelt version..what a big miss.

I think I've accounted for about 500 of these views

and the next 500 are my views ♥

Wonderful!

Jeff, I would have given everything I have to be able to see you. You were beyond this world and there will never be someone like you. I am deeply connected to you and I will see you when I get there one day.

we´re all queuing for that. :)

I feel the way you do <3 how can you miss someone you’ve never met?

I have lived long enough to comprehend this finally and the answer is all in front of our eyes; it's pure love... and it's found cliche, talking about is being entitled to being corny or trying too hard or something in this so called modern world which is in fact stripped of every beautiful thing about it. Jeff and those of us who love him without even being in his presence have discovered love, and it is more than enough...

add me on FB please <3

This is the very first song I ever appreciated of this guy Jeff - sorry. Some good friends told me he was just good - not completely crazy hahaha - this is proof. Both were right hahaha

Can you imagine being in NYC during the time he was performing at Sine" , It must have been such a magical time and experience.

YES, him, Liz Fraser, Portishead, Beth Gibbons(portishead vocalist), MANY MORE, what i would give to see them live, some of them Alive!! :'''

cloudzinmyize yes, I can do more than imagine. I saw him there many times , '93-94 I think, Irish pub/cafe that epitomized true east village post punk cool. This cover was ,and is , ethereal.

it was. I saw him there at least 5 times. I opened for several bands there and he made the coffee, and sang. it was very groovy. Once discovered by record execs, the fans could not get in (because of limo lock) and watched form the sidewalk making it street theatre as well.

I love this comment. I can imagine. A few drinks in, past 12:00 A.M., not too many people in the crowd, but those in the crowd are special and count for millions, a dark, ambient space, except for the neon beer signs illuminating the bar area, the washers on stage shining a light red, orange, and a vibrant yellow on Jeff's face, revealing his passionate countenance as he hits beautiful notes with his magical voice. I don't know. . . I can Imagine. The smell of sweet tobacco burning a few seats away, the sound of deep conversations, the beauty of viewing Jeff's expressed feelings, the taste of a dark Shiner, the feeling of being captivated by the power of music. I can imagine.

it was! but when you're fresh off the boat and just overwhelmed with NYC seeing Buckley live at Sin-e' seemed expected…awesomely so! only later did I realize what an amazingly rare talent he was and how blessed I had been to meet him and have the naiveté to ask to be on his mailing list--I even got a flyer! long gone

This is a moment in the history of music, that stands alone in all it's beauty.

Mr. Zizzledizzle Von Schizzlepol

you said it very eloquently.....this song is written about of our future ....love jeff...love these lyrics...one of the most beautiful combinations..... hope to see him in new system ,when all is NEW

VAN MORRISON

Van Morrison is the best and Sweet Thing has always been my favorite song of his....but Jeff Buckley does a good cover. Both have voices you could listen to all day.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL VOICE...YES BROUGHT TEARS TOO

And I will stroll the merry way
And jump the hedges first
And I will drink the clear
Clean water for to quench my thirst

And I shall watch the ferry-boats
And they'll get high
On a bluer ocean
Against tomorrow's sky

And I will never grow so old again
And I will walk and talk
In gardens all wet with rain
Hey, it's me, I'm dynamite

And I don't know why
We shall walk and talk
In gardens all misty and wet with rain
My, my, my, my, my sweet thing

And I will raise my hand up
Into the night time sky
And count the stars
That's shining in your eye

And I'll be satisfied
In gardens all wet with rain

And I will never, ever, ever, ever
Grow so old again.
Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
Sugar baby with your champagne eyes
And your saint-like smile...

Anastasia Solaki ❤️

Only Jeff Buckley can bring tears to my eyes from a song :')

I don't know why but his voice makes me cry and I love it..

Me too!

Same here! 🥺✨🌷

he makes it sound so effortless

The end makes me want to cry. His range will never cease to amaze me, from the deep low beginning to the high wail at the end. I was only 4 years old when he passed away but i will never forget listening to him for the first time. ( my mother was a BIG fan ) i remember her crying over his passing. RIP Jeff.

I rember when i had this burned for me

anyone's got the lyrics for this version?

+The great googly moogly http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jeffbuckley/sweetthing.html/

I love Van Morrison, but I like Jeff's version better : - )

Sweet, sweet, sweet thing. Oh sweet thing, don't ch, don't. No no no no

Have only heard Van Morrison from his greatest album Astral Weeks, this is a really great cover also ( but then it is Jeff Buckley so . . . .. he can do no wrong when it comes to covers or originals alike )

And we shall walk and talk in gardens all misty wet with rain and we will never grow so old again oh sweet thing His voice goes through me, and makes me feel the emotions I need to feel. Love to Jeff with Angels Wings

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Thank you so much for your post!

Sweet Thing oh my my well well my my my sweet thing, love you Jeff.

wish I couldve been able to go to sin-e before it closed

Sweet Angel I miss you...keep touching us with your beautiful voice, always singing with such passion.

Tim + Jeff = Great Music :) x

I hate say when a cover is better than the original song, but Jeff Buckley change my way to think about that, precius cover

+Alfred0Mrqz don't be silly

+jelliedsoup Although I worship Jeff Buckley, I would HAVE to agree here that NO artist does this song any way NEAR THE VAN!!

+Faith Campbell Jeff does

I know some people like jeff but there's a lot of covers, die young, leave a good looking corpse, I guess is what makes fame

Live fasr, Die young and have a good looking corpse. Who said it?

smack or cannabis? which do you think is driving this music?

+Mark anthony Van Morrison's version is a cannabis led spiritual voyage. This version however is tinged with sugary melancholia and would suggest a heavier hedonistic narcotic.

I get high high....and low low, when I think how Jeff came came, then went way up in the heaven. In heaven. Heaven..

+arfer what?

heaven is made up to control people

"heaven" doesn't need to refer to the 'pie in the sky' place that the religious folks believe in. It can also just mean a feeling of great peace and contentment....As in, "I'm in heaven, when she smile". (Van Morrison).

SarahPalinQuit, What evidence do you have for such a claim?

I'm planning to cover this Morrison song...
Heard Jeff's take first and it made me fall in love with Van haha...
Gonna modify the guitaring as Jeff always did though 😄

+Prophetic Rain-Maker Don't, man, just....Don't!!!

On this day, 18 years ago, Jeff Buckley went missing. A ghost was born... or maybe an angel

+Grant Van Haelst Maybe a bit of both? As that was what he was!!!

+Faith Campbell Yes he was one of those people. It's hard to believe he was ever real, flesh and blood. He didn't come from the earth, he came from the sky.

AvalonDreaming AvalonDreaming Oh great god, enough is enough.

There no words to describe how wonderful jeff sounds. His voice is the most beautiful sound i've ever heard. A complete artist , so talented and brilliant. He gives me chills everytime I hear him sing. How amazing it would be to still have the chance of hear him? I love this beautiful soul, this inspiring man !

+rita sousa you have the chance ... it is God’s will that “all sorts of people should be saved,” since the ransom “takes away the sin of the world!” ...we all hope to see Jeff and all darling to us people...Jesus died for all of us...this is amazing hope...much love ♥

+katherinaJee55 I hope! ❤

katherinaJee55 all good hearted people go to a place called paradise. He is there and it is there that he will hear the true Gospel along with the other spirits and indeed he will be in the home of the Creator God.