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Eternal Life (song)

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Released
  
August 1995

Genre
  
Hard rock

Label
  
Columbia

Format
  
CD

Length
  
4:52

Recorded
  
Bearsville Recording Studio, Woodstock, NY (Fall 1993)

"Eternal Life" is a song composed by Jeff Buckley and is track #9 on his album Grace. It also has a video. It is believed to have been influenced by a long-time love for Led Zeppelin's music and a wish to emulate them in this song. The track is something of an exception on the album, featuring aggressive, overdriven guitar noises that contrast with the more intimate, melodic format that otherwise characterizes the album. "Eternal Life" can also be found on his 1993 EP Live at Sin-é.

Captured on the Live at Sin-é release, is an explanation as to the meaning of this song:

In Jeff's own words, "Eternal Life" was inspired by anger over "the man that shot Martin Luther King, World War II, slaughter in Guyana and the Manson murders."

Track listing

  1. "Eternal Life"
  2. "Eternal Life" (road version)
  3. "Last Goodbye" (live and acoustic in Japan)
  4. "Lover, You Should've Come Over" (live and acoustic in Japan)

References

Eternal Life (song) Wikipedia