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30 December 2006

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I give you Dan Bern's Jerusalem.

post by: Lipstick Thespian at: 10:52 | 7 comments

This thread is useless without music.

posted by theora55 30 December | 11:55

I also love that song. That whole record is great. I am not that familiar with all his stuff since then, but I have to say that the follow-up was not anywhere near as good (to my ears anyway). I really liked his song that covered how weird it would have been if Marilyn Monroe had married Henry Miller intead of Arthur Miller.

And just to help out...Here is some music.

posted by richat 30 December | 13:29

Theora55 - the link I posted has sound in it.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 30 December | 15:25

Not that you can play on a mac, though. At least I can't...

posted by bingo 30 December | 15:46

I love Dan Bern! I was just talking about him with my mom.

*hums "Marilyn Monroe"*

posted by Specklet 30 December | 16:35

for some reason i'm thinking about how weird it would be if marilyn mccoo married henry rollins instead of billy davis, jr...

posted by syntax 30 December | 17:48

the follow-up was not anywhere near as good

Dan Bern's work is definitely uneven in quality, but fortunately he is incredibly prolific. Among his dozen or so albums there are real gems sprinkled into the mediocre stuff. Next to the 'Jerusalem' album, I recommend New American Language. He did that with his full band, the International Jewish Banking Conspiracy, and it's a nice, round, pop-rocky sound reminiscent at times of Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, and Bruce. Great songs on that one. I also like Fifty Eggs a lot.

posted by Miko 31 December | 12:57

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