Larry Beckett Reads Last Lyric Written For Tim Buckley 'On The Hook'

Larry started writing with UK group The Long Lost Band in early 2013 and they have recorded 'On The Hook' , which was Tim Buckley & Larry Beckett's very last song. Buckley was given the lyrics by Larry in early summer of 1975, but Tim died suddenly in June of that year, before the music was written. Four decades later The Long Lost Band were given the lyrics by Larry, and wrote the music in 2014, bringing the song to life. The song will be performed live in the UK in Liverpool & Lancaster in late June. On the Hook I saw the gypsy woman and drank her rum and coke; You'll never be a dream, she said, till you go up in smoke. I saw the country doctor and I showed him my star; You're sick of rock-and-roll, he said, haul out your old guitar. I'm walking on the clouds, I'm on the hook all right; I'll kick you in the morning, oh love me up tonight. Poetry By Larry Beckett

Added 16 Sept 2026