DREAM BROTHER

'"Dream Brother"', written by Jeff Buckley, Mick Grondahl and Matt Johnson, is the last track on Buckley's album ''Grace''. It is believed to be a song about a warning to a good friend, his "Dream Brother", from walking out on his pregnant girlfriend in a similar way to Jeff's own father, evidenced in the line, "Don't be like the one who made me so old".
The title was also a book based around the lives of both Jeff and Tim Buckley written posthumously by David Browne.
The Dream Brother that Jeff penned the song for was long-time friend Chris Dowd, formerly of Fishbone, currently leader of The Seedy Arkhestra. Jeff and Chris had been friends from the time Jeff had lived in Los Angeles.

It's a song about a friend of mine, who's led a rather excessive life... He is in trouble. This song is for him. I know what self-destruction can lead to, and I have tried to warn him. But I am one big hypocrite because when I called him up and told him about the song I'd written, that same night I took an overdose of hash and woke up the next day feeling terrible. It is very hard not to give in to one's negative feelings. Life is total chaos.

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The title is also given to a recent CD released featuring covers of Jeff and Tim Buckley's most famous songs, ''Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley''. Artists featured include The Magic Numbers and Sufjan Stevens.

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