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Hello Berlin

from Cold Songs by Laish

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about

I wrote and recorded this song in January 2011 for my friends Rory, Ben, Martha and Jools who at the time comprised a very short-lived but excellent band called Dancehalls. In their infinite wisdom, they had decided it would be a great idea to go to Berlin for a weekend without anywhere to stay, any money or any particularly warm jumpers. I suppose they had each other.

As they travelled on their first U-Bahn from the airport, a ticket inspector decided they had bought the wrong ticket and dutifully emptied all their wallets of any Euros they might have had. So off they went, shivering into the harsh winter streets, penniless and angry. As I read their hilariously unfortunate emails, chuckling at the misfortune of friends from my warm Hove flat, they brought to mind the sad-looking fish in the Sealife Centre that I had once seen, static and seemingly lifeless. A song was born.

lyrics

Rory pissed
Ben sober
Booked it so you'll be together
Off to Berlin
Off to Berlin
You Go

Martha made a promise to go
Jools knew he couldn't say no
Uh oh Berlin
They're going to eat your sausages!

Any excuse to leave this place
To feel the race of your pulse again
Off to Berlin
Off to Berlin you go

Like fish behind a window
Lit from below
Static in the water
Staring blankly to the corner

On Ben's birthday you took a train
The German's took all your money away
Fuck you Berlin!
Damn, you must have looked like tourists!

I hear it's a nice time of year
No it is not! No it is not!
Cos it's January
And it's freezing
And you ain't got no money
For our drinking
But you'll be alright
I'm thinking

Like fish behind a window
Lit from below
Static in the water
Staring blankly to the corner

Been to Berlin
How does it feel to be home?
(Shit)

credits

from Cold Songs, released December 15, 2014
Written, played and produced by Daniel Green.
Bass by Patrick Lawrence.
Mix and master by Ben Green.
Photo by Polly Hunter.

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Laish is the name given to Danny Green's songs.

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