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sanaa's avatar

i was so excited to read this as a jeff buckley fan and you did not disappoint! i found the connections you made between jeff and the story of icarus and jeff and medieval elegies so interesting.

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

im so glad you enjoyed!!

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Kaz Greenfeather They/Them's avatar

Actually just started my own substack. You are most certainly an inspiration I love your writing style.

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

thank you! best of luck :)

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Otterly Delightful's avatar

Oh my gosh I LOVE this, more ways to appreciate this incredible artist. I'd love to read more of this type of analysis, and I'm curious if you've come across the music of Aldous Harding - I think there's a lot of parallels between her music and Jeff Buckley's, particularly in the gender transcendent, poetic nature of her songs.

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

im glad you enjoyed! i will give her music a listen for sure :)

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autumn's avatar

GODDD you never ever miss. this is so beautifully written and intelligent, thank you for writing!!

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

ahh thank you sm!

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Celia Hawk's avatar

I love this! It is so beautifully written. I love the part about the "irony of the effort that goes into the presentation of masculine ease". Jeff Buckley's music is so genuine that any a**hole who attempts to imitate it will fail <3. "My kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder" will always be a fav of mine!!

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

yes one of my fav lines too! keep this in mind when a certain someone plays at the cover up…………….

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Celia Hawk's avatar

loll

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helo helena's avatar

a connection i never would have thought of but desperately needed!! love your writing style!!!

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

thank you!

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Jubilee Rayne's avatar

This is truly wonderful, thank you for sharing!! ⭐️🫀

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

thanks for reading! <3

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Jubilee Rayne's avatar

🥹💗

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camille !'s avatar

so beautifully written, so smart, witty and touching. i absolutely loved reading your essay, it made my day <3

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

thank you so much :)

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Olivia Manning's avatar

i knew next to nothing abput jeff buckley coming into this. time to go (finally) listen to his music with this deep analysis on my mind!

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

omg i hope u love it!!

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meanwhile, jade's avatar

Absolutely amazing writing, thank you for this

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

thank you for reading!

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the sovereign audite's avatar

this was radiant. thank you for this.

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

tysm!

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Madeleine Voge's avatar

this is so thoughtful and beautifully written <3

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

thank youuuu

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guinevere kane's avatar

this is gorgeous

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

tysm!

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génesis's avatar

amazing stuff !!!

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

thank you muse angel light of my life

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julya's avatar

i can't put into words what this essay made me feel, beautifully written!! the analogies made me emotional ngl

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em's avatar

jeff buckley my king!!! i loved this

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