Berlin es un álbum de Lou Reed, publicado en 1973 por RCA Victor. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «Berlin», «Lady Day», «Men Of Good Fortune» y «Caroline Says I».
Sobre el álbum
La desoladora majestuosidad de Berlin se convierte en una de las obras más oscuras y conmovedoras en la discografía de Lou Reed. Este álbum conceptual sumerge al oyente en la desgarradora historia de una pareja adicta, Caroline y Jim, en una ciudad dividida y decadente. Cada canción es un capítulo de un drama lírico, pintado con pinceladas de desesperación, amor tóxico y redención efímera.
Las guitarras, a menudo disonantes y melancólicas, construyen atmósferas opresivas, mientras que la orquestación añade una capa de dramatismo operístico. Temas como "Caroline Says II", "Oh Jim" o la propia "Sad Song" son ejemplos de su habilidad para explorar el lado más sombrío de la existencia con una honestidad brutal. Por otra parte, la voz de Lou Reed se adapta a esta atmósfera, sonando a veces frágil, a veces desgarrada, siempre transmitiendo la crudeza de la historia. El álbum no solo fue un desafío para su época, sino que también se ha convertido en una pieza de culto para los amantes de la música profunda.
"Berlin" no solo es un álbum, es una experiencia sonora que te marca profundamente, invitándote a confrontar las partes más oscuras de la condición humana. Su impacto en la música y la cultura es innegable, influenciando a artistas que buscan la profundidad y la honestidad en sus obras. Para cualquier amante de la música que no tema la experimentación y la exploración de temas complejos, este disco es una creación notable imprescindible. Es una prueba irrefutable de la genialidad de Lou Reed, una pieza fundamental de la historia del rock.
Listado de Canciones
- Berlin3:23
Letra
In Berlin, by the wall you were five foot ten inches tall It was very nice candlelight and Dubonnet on ice We were in a small cafe you could hear the guitars play It was very nice it was paradise You're right and I'm wrong hey babe, I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone One sweet day Oh, you're right and I'm wrong you know I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone One sweet day One sweet day In a small, small cafe we could hear the guitars play It was very nice candlelight and Dubonnet on ice Don't forget, hire a vet he hasn't had that much fun yet It was very nice hey honey, it was paradise You're right and I'm wrong oh babe, I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone One sweet day You're right, oh, and I'm wrong you know I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone One sweet day One sweet day One sweet day, one sweet day oh, one sweet day One sweet day, baby-baby, one sweet day one sweet day, one sweet day - Lady Day3:40
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When she walked on down the street She was like a child staring at her feet But when she passed the bar and she heard the music play She had to go in and sing it had to be that way She had to go in and sing it had to be that way And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day After the applause had died down And the people drifted away She climbed down off the bar and went out the door To the hotel that she called home It had greenish walls a bathroom in the hall And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day ... - Men Of Good Fortune4:37
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Men of good fortune often cause empires to fall While men of poor beginnings often can't do anything at all The rich son waits for his father to die the poor just drink and cry And me, I just don't care at all Men of good fortune very often can't do a thing While men of poor beginnings often can do anything At heart they try to act like a man handle things the best way they can They have no rich, daddy to fall back on Men of good fortune often cause empires to fall While men of poor beginnings often can't do anything at all It takes money to make money they say look at the Fords, but didn't they start that way Anyway, it makes no difference to me Men of good fortune often wish that they could die While men of poor beginnings want what they have and to get it they'll die All those great things that live has to give they wanna have money and live But me, I just don't care at all Men of good fortune men of poor beginnings Men of good fortune men of poor beginnings Men of good fortune men of poor beginnings Men of good fortune men of poor beginnings ... - Caroline Says I3:57
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Caroline says that I'm just a toy she wants a man, not just a boy Oh, Caroline says, ooohhh, Caroline says Caroline says she can't help but be mean or cruel, or oh so it seems Oh, Caroline says, Caroline says She say she doesn't want a man who leans Still she is my Germanic - - Queen Yeah, she's my Queen The things she does, the things she says people shouldn't treat others that way But at first I thought I could take it all Just like poison in a vial hey, she was often very vile But of course, I thought I could take it all Caroline says that I'm not a man so she'll go get it catch as catch can Oh, Caroline says, yeah, Caroline says Caroline says moments in time can't continue to be only mine Oh, Caroline says, yeah, Caroline says She treats me like I am a fool But to me she's still a German - - Queen, ooohhh, she's my - - Queen, ya ... Queen, hey baby, she's my Queen (Queen) (Queen) (Queen) (Queen) (Queen) (Queen) (Queen) (Queen) ... - How Do You Think It Feels3:42
Letra
How do you think it feels when you're speeding and lonely, come here baby How do you think it feels when all you can say is if only If only I had a little if only I had some change, come here baby If only, if only, if only How do you think it feels and when do you think it stops How do you think it feels when you've been up for five days, come down here mama Hunting around always, ooohhh 'cause you're afraid of sleeping How do you think it feels to feel like a wolf and foxy How do you think it feels To always make love by proxy, huh how do you think it feels And when do you think it stops when do you think it stops - Oh, Jim5:13
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All your two-bit friends They're shootin' you up with pills They said that it was good for you That it would cure your ills I don't care just where it's at I'm just like an alley cat And when you're filled up to here with hate Don't you know you gotta get it straight Filled up to here with hate Beat her black and blue and get it straight Do, do, do, do, do, do When you're lookin' through the eyes of hate All your two-bit friends They asked you for your autograph They put you on the stage They thought it'd be good for a laugh But I don't care just where it's at 'Cause honey, I'm just like an alley cat And when you're filled up to here with hate Don't you know you gotta get it straight Filled up to here with hate Beat her black and blue and get it straight Uh-huh Oh, Jim How could you treat me this way Hey, hey, hey How could you treat me this way Oh, Jim How could you treat me this way Hey, hey How could you treat me this way You know you broke my heart Ever since you went away Now you said that you love us But you only make love to one of us Oh, oh, oh, oh, Jim How could you treat me this way You know you broke my heart Ever since you went away When you're looking through the eyes of hate Oh, oh, oh, oh When you're looking through the eyes of hate Oh, oh, oh, oh When you're looking through the eyes of hate Oh, oh, oh, oh When you're looking through the eyes of hate Oh, oh, oh, oh When you're looking through the eyes of hate Oh, oh, oh, oh When you're looking through the eyes of hate Oh, oh, oh, oh - Caroline Says II4:10
Letra
Caroline says as she gets up off the floor Why is it that you beat me it isn't any fun Caroline says as she makes up her eyes You ought to learn more about yourself think more than just I But she's not afraid to die all her friends call her "Alaska" When she takes speed, they laugh and ask her What is in her mind what is in her mind Caroline says as she gets up from the floor You can hit me all you want to but I don't love you anymore Caroline says while biting her lip Life is meant to be more than this and this is a bum trip But she's not afraid to die all her friends call her "Alaska" When she takes speed, they laugh and ask her What is in her mind what is in her mind She put her fist through the window pane It was such a funny feeling It's so cold in Alaska it's so cold in Alaska It's so cold in Alaska - The Kids7:55
Letra
They're taking her children away Because they said she was not a good mother They're taking her children away Because she was making it with sisters and brothers And everyone else, all of the others Like cheap officers who would stand there and flirt in front of me They're taking her children away Because they said she was not a good mother They're taking her children away Because of the things that they heard she had done The black Air Force sergeant was not the first one And all of the drugs she took, every one, every one And I am the Water Boy, the real game's not over here But my heart is overflowin' anyway I'm just a tired man, no words to say But since she lost her daughter It's her eyes that fill with water And I am much happier this way They're taking her children away Because they said she was not a good mother They're taking her children away Because number on was the girl friend from Paris The things that they did - ah - they didn't have to ask us And then the Welshman from India, who came here to stay They're taking her children away Because they said she was not a good mother They're taking her children away Because of the things she did in the streets In the alleys and bars, no she couldn't be beat That miserable rotten slut couldn't turn anyone away I am the Water Boy, the real game's not over here But my heart is overflowin' anyway I'm just a tired man, no words to say But since she lost her daughter It's her eyes that fill with water And I am much happier this way - The Bed5:51
Letra
This is the place where she lay her head when she went to bed at night And this is the place our children were conceived candles lit the room brightly at night And this is the place where she cut her wrists that odd and fateful night And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling This is the place where we used to live I paid for it with love and blood And these are the boxes that she kept on the shelf Filled with her poetry and stuff And this is the room where she took the razor and cut her wrists that strange and fateful night And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling I never would have started if I'd known that it'd end this way But funny thing, I'm not at all sad that it stopped this way This is the place where she lay her head when she went to bed at night And this is the place our children were conceived candles lit the room brightly at night And this is the place where she cut her wrists That odd and fateful night And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling - Sad Song6:55
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Staring at my picture book she looks like Mary, Queen of Scots She seemed very regal to me just goes to show how wrong you can be I'm gonna stop wastin' my time Somebody else would have broken both of her arms Sad song, sad song Sad song, sad song My castle, kids and home I thought she was Mary, Queen of Scots I tried so very hard shows just how wrong you can be I'm gonna stop wasting time Somebody else would have broken both of her arms Sad song, sad song Sad song, sad song Sad song, sad song Sad song, sad song Sad song, sad song Sad song, sad song ...