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Berlin (Music)
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Berlin | |
| Berlin (Music) | comment |
Berlin is the third studio album by Lou Reed, released in 1973 through RCA Records. It was produced by Bob Ezrin (Alice Cooper, KISS, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd). As the title suggests, it takes place in Berlin.Not to be confused with the band Berlin (best known for their hit song "Take My Breath Away"). | |
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Dropped link to CallBack: Not a Feature - ITEM | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_1282bf4f | type |
No Celebrities Were Harmed | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_1282bf4f | comment |
No Celebrities Were Harmed: Some of the more salacious details about Caroline make it clear that she's based at least a little bit on Nico, with whom Reed had a torrid affair a few years prior. They're even the same height, 5'10. | |
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Baroque Pop | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_18230131 | comment |
Baroque Pop: Like most of Reed's music from this time period. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_1869b4b1 | type |
Unreliable Narrator | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_1869b4b1 | comment |
Unreliable Narrator: Subtext suggests that Jim may be one. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_1bf94a24 | type |
The Movie | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_1bf94a24 | comment |
The Movie: Julian Schnabel's Berlin: Live At St Ann's Warehouse, combining concert footage with filmed scenes from the story. | |
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Green-Eyed Monster | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_1d2400e9 | comment |
Green-Eyed Monster: Jealousy is a recurring theme on the album. Reed considered it a destructive emotion. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_1e8f4221 | type |
Fingore | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_1e8f4221 | comment |
Fingore: "Caroline Says II" | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_1f37a427 | type |
Face on the Cover | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_1f37a427 | comment |
Face on the Cover: Reed is shown on the album cover, but in a small image. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_22093e9b | type |
New Sound Album | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_22093e9b | comment |
New Sound Album: Berlin features heavy orchestral arrangements, compared to the Glam Rock sound of Transformer. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_23b0d78 | type |
Title Track | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_23b0d78 | comment |
Title Track: "Berlin" | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_2fb61faa | type |
Statuesque Stunner | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_2fb61faa | comment |
Statuesque Stunner: The title track mentions that Caroline is 5'10. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_34f6774c | type |
Concept Album | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_34f6774c | comment |
Concept Album: The entire story takes place in Berlin. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_4e3d253b | type |
Downer Ending | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_4e3d253b | comment |
Downer Ending: The album ends with Caroline's suicide. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_4e7c4536 | type |
Wham Line | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_4e7c4536 | comment |
Wham Line: "The Bed": | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_590eb583 | type |
Domestic Abuse | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_590eb583 | comment |
Domestic Abuse: "Caroline Says II" "Oh Jim" | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_60f567f1 | type |
Lonely Piano Piece | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_60f567f1 | comment |
Lonely Piano Piece: The Title Track is just Reed and a piano. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_62907b90 | type |
Bottle Episode | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_62907b90 | comment |
Bottle Episode: All action takes place in Berlin. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_658f7193 | type |
Lack of Empathy | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_658f7193 | comment |
Lack of Empathy: "Men of Good Fortune" | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_6d332aea | type |
Driven to Suicide | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_6d332aea | comment |
Driven to Suicide: Caroline. | |
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My Greatest Failure | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_6ee10e0 | comment |
My Greatest Failure: How Reed regarded Berlin. It was perhaps the most ambitious thing he ever did, but it flopped commercially and was savaged by critics (though it was retroactively deemed one of his best albums). | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_705148cf | type |
Location Song | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_705148cf | comment |
Location Song: "Berlin", though the entire album could count since it all takes place in the German capital. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_7315fd38 | type |
Covers Always Lie | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_7315fd38 | comment |
Covers Always Lie: Reed is shown on the cover with an electric guitar but only played an acoustic one on the album. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_74149c93 | type |
Epic Rocking | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_74149c93 | comment |
Epic Rocking: The 7:55 "The Kids" and the 6:55 "Sad Song". "The Bed", at 5:51, just barely misses the six-minute mark. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_76db0ef5 | type |
Slobs Versus Snobs | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_76db0ef5 | comment |
Slobs Versus Snobs: "Men of Good Fortune" | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_8409a385 | type |
Exactly What It Says on the Tin | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_8409a385 | comment |
Exactly What It Says on the Tin: "Sad Song," which is a sad song. If you ignore the lyrics it might not seem like it at first though. The album itself, which is set in Berlin. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_88472ef3 | type |
Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_88472ef3 | comment |
Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: "Caroline Says II" | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_916e610 | type |
Rhyming with Itself | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_916e610 | comment |
Rhyming with Itself: "Men of Good Fortune" rhymes "die" with "die", as well as "a thing" with "anything". "Caroline Says" rhymes "vial" with "vile." | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_9603fba3 | type |
The Something Song | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_9603fba3 | comment |
The Something Song: "Sad Song" | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_9e9c53ee | type |
One-Man Song | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_9e9c53ee | comment |
One-Man Song: "Jim" | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_b24ce4b2 | type |
Rearrange the Song | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_b24ce4b2 | comment |
Rearrange the Song: The title track originally appeared as a bluesy ballad on Lou Reed; "Sad Song", "Oh Jim" and "Caroline Says II" are rewrites of (then) unreleased The Velvet Underground songs. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_bbb3a5a0 | type |
Splash of Color | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_bbb3a5a0 | comment |
Splash of Color: The photos in the album artwork are green-tinted monochrome except with prominent elements tinted in red. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_bda474d2 | type |
Last Note Nightmare | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_bda474d2 | comment |
Last Note Nightmare: "The Bed" is a dream-like song with a final moment of pure nightmare. "The Kids" is another quiet song that in this case ends with the voices of children hollering for their mother, sounding for all the world like they have just been told she is not coming home ... ever. | |
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Really Gets Around | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_bf1255fa | comment |
Really Gets Around: Caroline, if Jim's narration is accurate (it might not be). | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_c4b74656 | type |
One-Woman Song | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_c4b74656 | comment |
One-Woman Song: "Caroline Says" and "Lady Day". | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: The woman in "Sad Song" is compared to Mary, Queen of Scots. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_d087a0b6 | type |
Sex by Proxy | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_d087a0b6 | comment |
Sex by Proxy: Suggested in "How Do You Think It Feels?" | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_d0f0a80d | type |
One-Word Title | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_d0f0a80d | comment |
One-Word Title: "Berlin". | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_d96e8b29 | type |
Rock Opera | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_d96e8b29 | comment |
Rock Opera: It's a story about two doomed lovers in the titular city | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_dbfd6b8 | type |
Lyrical Dissonance | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_dbfd6b8 | comment |
"Sad Song," which is a sad song. If you ignore the lyrics it might not seem like it at first though. | |
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Drugs Are Bad | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_de7b7cbf | comment |
Drugs Are Bad: "Caroline Says" | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_e680af6f | type |
Grief Song | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_e680af6f | comment |
Grief Song: "Sad Song". | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_eb8ec7c8 | type |
Jerkass | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_eb8ec7c8 | comment |
Jerkass: Both main characters of Berlin qualify. Caroline is serially unfaithful, a neglectful parent, and so on, while Jim is a domestic abuser who gets custody of their children taken away from her purely out of spite and doesn't feel any remorse after his mistreatment of Caroline drives her to suicide, and in fact rationalises it by saying "somebody else would have broken both of her arms". Of course, it's also possible that some or all of Caroline's characterisation is a case of Unreliable Narrator, since we mostly have to take Jim's word for her actions and various things he says throughout the course of the album suggest that he may not exactly be the most stable individual out there. | |
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| Berlin (Music) / int_fdbd6162 | type |
With Friends Like These... | |
| Berlin (Music) / int_fdbd6162 | comment |
With Friends Like These...: "Oh Jim": | |
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Berlin (Music) | |
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Drugs Are Bad / int_7bfc63dd | |
| Berlin (Music) | hasFeature |
Lead Bassist / int_7bfc63dd | |
| Berlin (Music) | hasFeature |
Power Ballad / int_7bfc63dd | |
| Berlin (Music) | hasFeature |
Progressive Rock / int_7bfc63dd | |
| Berlin (Music) | hasFeature |
Rock Opera / int_7bfc63dd |
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