Phantasmagoria in Two

About Phantasmagoria in Two

"Phantasmagoria in Two" is a song that was composed by Tim Buckley, as opposed to the Larry Beckett/Tim Buckley collaboration that was more commonly credited during Buckley's earlier years, and released (with Once I Was) as the third and final single from his second studio album, Goodbye and Hello. The song - which is dominated by hauntingly psychedelic intertwining guitar and piano sequences - is lyrically much like the majority of the other Buckley solo compositions of the time (such as Pleasant Street, Once I Was and Wings), with less of a specifically metaphoric and more of a purely ambiguous approach to the topic in question. However, despite these lyrical similarities, musically, it is perhaps the most deeply psychedelic of Buckley's published recordings. Indeed, when recorded in June 1967, it was the height of the psychedelic era and yet despite being very much of its time, the single failed to reach anything like a significant chart position. A slower, live version of the song was performed during his 1968 concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, England, released in 1990 as Dream Letter: Live in London 1968. This performance was also included on the 2001 compilation album Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology. more »

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1967

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If a fiddler played you a song, my love
And if I gave you a wheel
Would you spin for my heart and loneliness
Would you spin for my love 

If I gave up all of my pride for you
And only loved you for now
Would you hide my fears and never say
"Tomorrow I must go" 

Everywhere there's rain my love
Everywhere there's fear 

If you tell me a lie I'll cry for you
Tell me of sin and I'll laugh
If you tell me of all the pain you've had
I'll never smile again 

Everywhere there's rain my love
Everywhere there's fear 

I can plainly see that our parts have changed
Our sands are shifting around
Need I beg to you for one more day
To find our lonely love 

Everywhere there's rain my love
Everywhere there's fear

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Tim Buckley

Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American singer and musician. His music and style changed considerably through the years; his first album (1966) was mostly folk oriented, but over time his music incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, avant-garde and an evolving "voice as instrument," sound. He died aged 28, leaving behind wife Judy and son Taylor, and son Jeff Buckley from his marriage to Mary Guibert. more »

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