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Tim Buckley — Buzzin Fly
Album: Happy Sad
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7.3

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Total ratings: 3917









Released: 1969
Length: 5:55
Plays (last 30 days): 4
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Just like a buzzin' fly
I come into your life
Now I float away
Like honey in the sun
Was it right or wrong
I couldn't sing that song anyway

Oh, but darlin'
Now I remember
How the sun shown down
And how it warmed your prayin' smile
When all the love was there

You're the one I talk about
You're the one I think about
Everywhere I go
And sometimes honey
In the mornin'
Lord, I miss you so

That's how I know I found a home
That's how I know I found a home

Oh, hear the mountains singing
Lord, I can hear them ringing, darlin',
Out your name
And tell me if you know
Just how the river flows
Down to the sea

Now I wanna know
Everything about you
I wanna know
Everything about you

What makes ya smile
What makes ya wild
What makes ya love me this way
Darlin' I wanna know
Darlin' I wanna know

You're the one I talk about
You're the one I think about
Everywhere I go
And sometimes honey
In the mornin'
Lord, I miss you so

That's how I know I found a home
That's how I know I found a home

A-walkin' hand in hand
And all along the sand
A seabird knew your name
He knew your love was growin'
Lord, I think it knows it's flowin'
Thru you and me

Ah, tell me darlin'
When I should leave you,
Ah, tell me darlin'
I don't want to grieve you....

Just like a buzzin' fly
I come into your life
Now I float away
Like honey in the sun
Was it right or wrong
I couldn't sing that song anyway

Oh, but darlin'
Now I remember
How the sun shown down
And how it warmed your prayin' smile
When all the love was there

You're the one I talk about
You're the one I think about
Everywhere I go
And sometimes honey
In the mornin'
Lord, I miss you so....
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I used to hear this often while tending my plants on weekend afternoons at my hill-top penthouse in Setagaya-ku, the best part of Tokyo, from where I could spy the distant snow-cone of Fuji-san as well as down-town views from Roppongi to Haneda, and now, remarkably, it seems to catch me on weekend afternoons as I tend my window-plants at my latest lofty perch in Boulder, from where I can take in The Front Range from The Flatirons and The Divide to the west and north into Wyoming... RP and Mr. Buckley connect me to the church of my life's scenery!
Posted 1 month ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Oh my lord. Him and his beautiful boy... If only.
Posted 2 months ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
So glad to see this song in RP's lineup.
Posted 5 months ago by TheGolfster    [ Reply ]
This is why RP is RP!  Thank you so much RP!!!
Posted 6 months ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Big heart.
Posted 7 months ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
 saudade wrote:

If you want a taste of Tim Buckley's live genius, check out Greetings From LA.  One of my desert island discs.



Thats a studio album, isn't it? Do you mean Dream Letter Live?
Posted 9 months ago by Paddy_Hannan    [ Reply ]
Happy Sad is a top ten album for me.
Posted 9 months ago by Paddy_Hannan    [ Reply ]
Another banger from 69 ..
Posted 11 months ago by Tylersmyler    [ Reply ]
wow, 28 when he died, crazy
Posted 1 year ago by carmelmike    [ Reply ]
A very solid 3.
Posted 1 year ago by wifesboyfriend    [ Reply ]
Bill has been my personal oracle since that very  first day I listened in 2007 and he played Ray Lamontagne’s Til the Sun Turns Black and Elbow’s The Seldom Seen Kid which in retrospect were obvious and immortal but then he also spun Mooncake’s Nine Billion Names and TV on the Radio’s Family Tree and My morning Jacket’s The Way that he Sings and Death Cab’s Transatlanticism  and all of these songs became inalienable aspects of my musical soul … and this particular song had always been a Bill favorite and was one of the rare songs that he consistently played that did nothing for me… in fact for years Buckley père sounded like a drunk uncle doing karaoke at a wedding, or maybe more like a drunk uncle, or possibly even myself, getting hammered in the basement and singing way too loud for the rest of us…but goddamn… now I get it it. And I wish I didn’t…god I wish I didn’t… but every last word of this song is magic…and also a truth I never, ever, ever wanted to live…but the moral of the story? Bill is the only algorithm that matters at all…Bill is the friend I always wanted to have to share music with but never did…but he is about as close to infallible as a man can be…and believe me, I know that de gustibus non disputandum est…and so on. Thank you, Bill. Thank you for being the friend I never had. 
Posted 1 year ago by avatar71    [ Reply ]
This is why I love& support RP. Thank you
Posted 1 year ago by MaryAnnMoreno    [ Reply ]
The bass player, bless him, at times seems to  be marching to a different drummer. So here's a 9.
Posted 1 year ago by Dr_Ross    [ Reply ]
If you want a taste of Tim Buckley's live genius, check out Greetings From LA.  One of my desert island discs.
Posted 2 years ago by saudade    [ Reply ]
Two generations of untimely death. Both were such great artists.
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 alexandersmcmillan wrote:

Sheesh. Both Tim and his son Jeff died at a young age. The things you learn from Wikipedia.

Yeah, terrible tragedies both.
c.

Posted 2 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
magical song - makes you wanna spin around like children :D
Posted 2 years ago by eleniperraki    [ Reply ]
A rare but easy ten from me. A glorious, gorgeous track from one of my half dozen favourite albums of all time. 
Posted 2 years ago by Paddy_Hannan    [ Reply ]
Beautiful song. While the album is called Happy Sad, I see the cover and all I see, sadly, is sad. Thank you for your beautiful music, Tim.

Posted 2 years ago by Jayesea    [ Reply ]
This is the sound of the good old days.
Posted 2 years ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
 LaurieinTucson wrote:

getting tired of this one




now now - when your tired of Buckley your tired of life .... 
Posted 3 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
8 -> 9 love this song
Posted 3 years ago by lynn01    [ Reply ]
Jeff Buckleys DAD!!! BillG - you kill me man!
Posted 3 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:

I'll say it again, it was 'discovering' this song through radio paradise that made me decide to become a monthly donor a decade or so ago


Thanks for the reminder - just chipped in ten bucks...
Posted 3 years ago by ramsay    [ Reply ]
getting tired of this one
Posted 3 years ago by LaurieinTucson    [ Reply ]
Is this his suicide album?
Posted 3 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
this reminds me of the sopranos... And heroin 😂
Posted 3 years ago by monserms    [ Reply ]
 Far wrote:
Heroine again. What is it with musicians? 
 
Women! Can't live w/ or w/o, amirite?
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
 xcranky_yankee wrote:
not usually a fan but this tune is better than his usual...
 
Not a fan of "I Never Meant to be Your Mountain"? My fave TB song.
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
 Bert7 wrote:
Perhaps he was simply sick of musicians writing music to all the Fantastic Women I Left (heroines?)

 

Posted 3 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
not usually a fan but this tune is better than his usual...
Posted 3 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 Far wrote:
He drowned...
 

Posted 3 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
 zelenic wrote:
How can anybody grade this song with less than 7!?
 

For me, it's the way he slowly drifts flat when he holds those long notes. It's a great song, but that grates on my ear. (D'ya see what I did there?)
Posted 3 years ago by lewie221    [ Reply ]
Truly one of the great and sadly lamented inspirations in my musical life. I was just learning to finger pick my newly acquired Martin D-28 when he tragically passed. 
Posted 3 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
This is the definition of whole-heartedly, I do believe
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Tim Buckley doesn’t get played enough; anything from Happy Sad and Dream Letter.
Posted 3 years ago by iloveradio    [ Reply ]
Thank you RP for another great discovery.,it’s timeless
Posted 3 years ago by Asmith    [ Reply ]
Heroine again. What is it with musicians? 
Posted 3 years ago by Far    [ Reply ]
Great choice for the night after the fly sat on Pence’s head. Thank you!
Posted 4 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
Fabulous song, remarkably sung, impeccably performed... Immortal feeling flawlessly transmitted... Eternally a favorite. Thanks, RP!
 
Every time I hear the opening notes it just just makes my soul happy
Posted 4 years ago by chinashepherdess    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by tomtomcook    [ Reply ]
Five seconds in I thought: hé a Nick Drake song I didn't know
Posted 4 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
Have seen Jeff Buckley in The Netherlands ~1994, discovered Tim later, this is so insanely good, thanks Bill!
Posted 4 years ago by Bobski    [ Reply ]
Sheesh. Both Tim and his son Jeff died at a young age. The things you learn from Wikipedia.
Posted 4 years ago by alexandersmcmillan    [ Reply ]
 Matt_Maurer wrote:
Now my friends this is class!
 

And Quality!
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
first time I heard this song was on RP..to be honest... I thought it was a rendition of The Wheel by the GD!  Realized when Tim started singing... Don't hate on Jerry... very good song. love the vibe
Posted 4 years ago by deadheadmark    [ Reply ]
Melody flows like a creek
Posted 4 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
How can anybody grade this song with less than 7!?
Posted 4 years ago by zelenic    [ Reply ]
Wonderful music/album from start to finish.
Posted 4 years ago by iloveradio    [ Reply ]
Buzzin Fly me to the moon.
Posted 4 years ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
He's got a unique voice and he knows how to use it.
Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
Tim Buckley at his best !
Posted 4 years ago by eleniperraki    [ Reply ]
Timeless beauty.
Posted 4 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
 Matt_Maurer wrote:
Now my friends this is class!
 

+1 - greatness
Posted 5 years ago by saellig668552    [ Reply ]
Simply beautiful and timeless. A true RP gem.
Posted 5 years ago by Asmith    [ Reply ]
Now my friends this is class!
Posted 5 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
Unforgettable voice and tune
Posted 5 years ago by capooti    [ Reply ]
That portræt. Happy Sad so uniquely distributed. He didn't even know. "That's just who I am", he'd probably say. Strange how you somehow know your destiny, and at the same time, not knowing.
Posted 5 years ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
I hear John Denver in his voice. Or maybe it's the other way around?
Posted 5 years ago by k3rmit    [ Reply ]
This tune makes me Happy AND Sad....
Posted 5 years ago by diannemck56    [ Reply ]
amazing...
Posted 5 years ago by SanFranGayMan    [ Reply ]
Wow, looked up at this album cover on my screen and thought it was Jeff!
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
Oh well, thanks for making Jeff.

Oh well.

Fuck.

Pain makes beauty, or something.
Posted 5 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
I'll say it again, it was 'discovering' this song through radio paradise that made me decide to become a monthly donor a decade or so ago
Posted 5 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
Yes woodchuck, yes.     (can you read these lyrics and read the gaze in that portrait, the face that would not live much longer, damn it all this is some beautiful music : )   PEACE
Posted 6 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Nah. Coulda ended after about 0.30 and been fine by me.
Posted 6 years ago by Clyde_Bedow    [ Reply ]
With Woodchuk too ...
Posted 6 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
What woodchuk said...
Posted 6 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
This song brings a tear to the eyes of every rootless soul who has ever been truly in love.  A solid 10.
Posted 6 years ago by woodchuk    [ Reply ]
Most excellent, indeed.
Posted 6 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
awesome
Posted 6 years ago by DocStrangelove    [ Reply ]
Great song!
Posted 6 years ago by Tom_Price    [ Reply ]
 countyman wrote:
Great tune, but why did I think of Frank Zappa during the intro?
 
I believe Tim and Frank were on the same record label around this time, so it's likely they exchanged a few musical ideas and possibly even backing musicians.
Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Great tune, but why did I think of Frank Zappa during the intro?
Posted 6 years ago by countyman    [ Reply ]
One octave higher and we'd have Slim Whitman
Posted 6 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Alright, alright.
https://www.seewinter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/nick-dolphin-module-426x230.jpg

 
So long, and thanks for all the fish!
Posted 6 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
The timing of his vocals.... beautiful
Posted 7 years ago by michel_zws    [ Reply ]
 Randomax wrote:
How about Dolphins, Bill?
 
Alright, alright.
https://www.seewinter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/nick-dolphin-module-426x230.jpg
Posted 7 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
How about Dolphins, Bill?
Posted 7 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
 Piranga wrote:
I hear, It's a Beautiful Day.

 
It's got a similar vibe to their sound, and other songs from that era.  The clean electric guitar sound is pretty cool.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny}
Posted 7 years ago by onerb    [ Reply ]
ALWAYS great to hear this. Thanks Bill.
Posted 7 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
I hear, It's a Beautiful Day.
Posted 7 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Thank you, romeotuma - it lends a level of importance to this father and son legacy.  I love this song, and pretty much anything either of these Buckley people have done. (P.S. - what the frell WAS it that Tim Buckley ingested? Sounds like cleaning solutions... Whatever it was, it was just wrong.)
 
Still miss you so much, Cynaera...  everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
Posted 7 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
What a voice, LOVE his funk rock era, greetings from L.A. album
Posted 7 years ago by Lowdown    [ Reply ]
Fabulous song, remarkably sung, impeccably performed... Immortal feeling flawlessly transmitted... Eternally a favorite. Thanks, RP!
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 I was riding (m/cycle) through Chico California last week in perfect mid-eighty temperatures, this track came up.

Merely perfect. 
Posted 8 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
A smile always breaks across my face when I hear this coming on. I don't know Buckley's music very well, but this track is outstanding and makes me want more.
Posted 8 years ago by usajpl    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:

Have i mentioned that this is the song that made me start my monthly donations to RP? musta been about '08 or so. I heard this song and realized that i NEED this station.



 

 AbileneTexas wrote:

Great song. Hard to believe it was released in 1969.  

And i I echo your comment about needing this station.  It is central to my music life.  It is a tremendous blessing and the hours of music are a great return on my monthly donation. 

 
Yes, yes, yes. {#Hug}
Posted 8 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
 Sasha2001 wrote:
I just can't get over how much he looks like James Franco. apparently Franco was up for the Jeff Buckley role in the biopic, "Greeting From Tim Buckley." 
 

 
{#Hearteyes}
Posted 8 years ago by kanga311    [ Reply ]
Happy Sad is a great album and not one bad song.  I wish RP would play Gypsy Queen. Have only heard it once on radio on KRVM in Eugene, OR. Please RP more Tim Buckley.
Posted 8 years ago by iloveradio    [ Reply ]
Nice
Posted 8 years ago by Chrisjea    [ Reply ]
How this song only has a 7.3 rating is beyond me. It is fantastic. .
Posted 8 years ago by kicking    [ Reply ]
How this song only has a 7.3 rating is beyond me. It is fantastic. . 
Posted 8 years ago by kicking    [ Reply ]
This great song always takes me back to watering and lingering among my lush bowers of plants on my balconies with views of Fuji-san and Shinjuku, at my place in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, from 2002-12, before the Japanese Govt. Line of "Don't worry, it's a safe level of Radiation," chased me out of there, for it seemed as if this used to play every weekend as I puttered out there with sliding doors open.
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
it is such a beautiful piece of music, and word-music ... and feeling

 
Back when it wasn't wrong to be sincere and sweet and kind - and a guy!
Posted 8 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
There must be a surreal café somewhere, where folks like Tim Buckley and Nick Drake take turns blowing each others' minds; performing new songs in front of a band that includes other geniuses like  Jaco Pastorius, Buddy Rich and Django Reinhardt.
{#Meditate}
Posted 8 years ago by haretic    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:

Have i mentioned that this is the song that made me start my monthly donations to RP? musta been about '08 or so. I heard this song and realized that i NEED this station.



 
Great song. Hard to believe it was released in 1969.  

And i I echo your comment about needing this station.  It is central to my music life.  It is a tremendous blessing and the hours of music are a great return on my monthly donation. 
Posted 8 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
Words are so small to express how this guy makes me feel.
Posted 9 years ago by jazzdevil    [ Reply ]
I just can't get over how much he looks like James Franco. apparently Franco was up for the Jeff Buckley role in the biopic, "Greeting From Tim Buckley." 
 
Posted 9 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
absolutely marvelous, he's up there with the Big Bopper, Elvis,  et al
Posted 9 years ago by exurbia    [ Reply ]
it is such a beautiful piece of music, and word-music ... and feeling
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
{#Daisy}
Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
Timeless.  Could have been released yesterday and it would still sound fresh.
Posted 9 years ago by Montysano    [ Reply ]
{#Daisy}
Posted 9 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}
Posted 10 years ago by jkl1416    [ Reply ]

Have i mentioned that this is the song that made me start my monthly donations to RP? musta been about '08 or so. I heard this song and realized that i NEED this station.


Posted 10 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
I just heard a pop !

Aw, sweet vinyl !  Simply delicious. 
Posted 10 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
this is superb...................................... a lesson in how to compose music
Posted 10 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
I didn't know that song until recently... GODLIKE!!! {#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}
Posted 10 years ago by Ferx    [ Reply ]
9⟶10
Posted 10 years ago by jukes1    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

You may need to ask the lightswitch that looks like Winston Churchill.

 
You'd have to have some serious hallucinogen for that. A bulldog turning into Winston, yes, but a lightswitch...?

Winston Churchill quote:
.

For God's sake, don't get into a pissing match with the light switch: you'll lose.
 
  
 This song kinda reminds me of the band It's a Beautiful Day (you know, "Hot Summer Day" which gets a fair amount of play on RP and "White Dove"). 
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
{#Yell}  This is "OUTSTANDING"  {#Daisy}
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
If not for Bill And RP, I would have never learned of this great little tune.
Posted 10 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
we are lucky for this beautiful piece he left us, all the best to all of you!
Posted 10 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 bodyschool wrote:
Can I bump up to a 20?

 
........ yes, I have 10x2
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]

Posted 10 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Can I bump up to a 20?
Posted 10 years ago by bodyschool    [ Reply ]
 rtree wrote:
Did I just take some acid?{#Dance}

 
You may need to ask the lightswitch that looks like Winston Churchill.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
When he gets that voice really going, and the guitar sets up its strum, the tempo really gets to buzzing, and wow, my spirit begins to soar.
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]