Wave Goodbye

Album: Euphoria Morning (1999)
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Songfacts®:

  • Cornell wrote this for his good friend Jeff Buckley, who had recently died. Cornell has said that it was one of the most straightforward songs that he has ever written. >>>
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    sinead - Galway, Ireland
  • Jeff Buckley was an acclaimed singer/songwriter who drowned in 1997 while swimming in the Mississippi River. His father, Tim, was a very influential folk singer who died of a heroin overdose in 1977. Tim was 28 when he died, Jeff was 30.
  • Euphoria Morning was Cornell's first solo album, which he followed in 2007 with Carry On and in 2009 with Scream. He was formerly lead singer of Soundgarden, and went on to form Audioslave.

Comments: 5

  • Joe from Sin City, NvI agree with Kurt from Illinois, Chris Cornell is probably one of the most underrated singers in music. How Rolling Stone could neglect to include him in a list of the Top 100 Singers of the Rock and Roll Era is nothing short of a crime.
  • Joe from Sin City, NvHis second album "Carry On" is a good listen and I can't wait for the new one to come out.
  • Brandon from Saskatoon, CanadaChris Cornell's second solo album, Carry On is set to be released on June 5, 2007. The first single from the album is entitled "No Such Thing".
  • Alpesinger from Inverness, ScotlandI think it's also about breaking up with someone and having an offical goodbye and missing them at the same time. Cornell is amazing.

    Pete Scotland
  • Kurt from Downers Grove, IlThis song has an excellent example of Cornell's incredible range. Check out the part in the middle where he sings "How long I've waited for an answer or a sign." Somebody probably had to squeeze his nuts for that one! He is the greatest singer ever, and if you don't agree, listen to the last couple minutes of "Reach Down" by Temple Of The Dog.
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