Song · Jeff Buckley
“So Real” by Jeff Buckley
From the album Grace (1994)
“So Real” by Jeff Buckley appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2001 and 2006. It was first released in 1994 on the album Grace. Its best result is #235 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,229 alternative song of all time.
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Grace, Jeff Buckley's 1994 album, gave up "So Real" as its third single, and the song nearly didn't make the record at all: "Forget Her" held its place on the track list until Buckley swapped it out. The song's backbone arrived late, too. Michael Tighe, a guitarist who came aboard near the end of the Grace sessions, brought in the riff that drives the verses, and the music is credited to him and Buckley, with Buckley writing the words.
Buckley loved it because it caught the real quartet, himself and Tighe on guitars, Mick Grondahl on bass and Matt Johnson on drums, and he produced it live, in one pass at three in the morning, the vocal a first take. Sophie Muller shot the video in New York, and the only commercial CD single came out in Australia.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1184 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2006 | 235 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
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