In the nineties, Vienna became famous for its electronic music scene and Bernhard Fleischmann found its unique place in it. A laptop, sound loops, rhythm patterns. A gig at the legendary picknick@rhiz festival. Indulging melodies, but never sugary, surrounded by tricky rhythm structures. Songs, not just tracks, arranged on an impressing record – “pop loops for breakfast” found the love story between Bernhard Fleischmann and the young label Morr Music in autumn 1998. The “Sidonie EP” followed in 1999. Bernhard Fleischmann became a busy live artist, touring through Austria, Germany, Europe, the USA and nearly the rest of the world. The album “Choir of Empty Beds” was released on Fuzzy Box (2000). Besides, tracks for compilations on Morr Music (“Putting the Morr back into Morrissey“) and other labels – Christof Kurzmann’s Vienna based label Charizma, for instance. Bernhard Fleischmann’s “Nico”-7inch was the opener for the Morr Music-series “a number of small things” (2001).
Later came “Welcome Tourist” (autumn 2001) featuring Christof Kurzmann.
Together with Herbert Weixelbaum Bernhard Fleischmann formed Duo 505, delicate pulsing electronica. Their album “late” was released in autumn 2005 on Morr Music.
Together with Christof Kurzmann, Burkhard Stangl, Martin Siewert and Werner Dafeldecker – those who already have played one song together on “Welcome Tourist” – he founded The Year of, a country-esque chamber orchestra with slide guitars, clarinets, interferences, echo chambers. Songs in cinemascope, electro-acoustic experiences. Their debut “Slow Days” was released in spring 2006 also on Morr Music.
And there is „The Humbucking Coil“ Bernhard Fleischmann’s third solo record released in February 2006 – euphoric pop in slow motion, rustling rhythm patterns, songs that linger and indulge. Vibraphone, piano, electric guitars in a still electronic working process. Pop songs of course.
Bernhard Fleischmann is also the composer for different film scores: Bady Mincks “Am Anfang war der Blick“ (shown in Cannes 2003); Jörg Kalts “Crash Test Dummies” (shown at the berlinale 2005); and Marc Bauders and Dörte Frankes “Jeder schweigt von etwas anderem” (shown at the Berlinale 2006).
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Same Same
B. Fleischmann Lyrics
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That`s all we know and that is how we live
One day hello, next day goodbye
And everyone just stay high
Same old story, same old song
Goes all right till it goes all wrong
Now you`re going, then you`re gone
One builds you up, one tears you down
To some you`re a saint, to others you`re a clown
What can you do, just see it through
And hold on to what is left to you
Same old story, same old song
Goes all right till it goes all wrong
Now you`re going, then you`re gone
Same old story, same old song
The song "Same Same" by B. Fleischmann is a reflection on the transitory nature of life and relationships. The lyrics observe that in life, there is a constant give-and-take, and that is simply how things are. We may experience good days and bad days, hellos and goodbyes, and be both built up and torn down by those around us. The song expresses a sense of resignation to this reality and encourages us to hold on to what is left to us.
The chorus repeats the phrase "same old story, same old song," suggesting that despite our individual experiences, we are all subject to the same patterns of life. This idea is reinforced by the lines "it goes all right till it goes all wrong," emphasizing that no matter how good things may seem, they can quickly take a turn for the worse.
Despite the somewhat bleak outlook of the lyrics, there is a certain comfort in the recognition that we are not alone in our struggles. The song encourages us to take things as they come and hold onto what matters, even when it feels like everything else is slipping away.
Line by Line Meaning
One hand will take, one hand will give
Life is a balance between give and take
That`s all we know and that is how we live
We live by this principle, it's all we really know
One day hello, next day goodbye
People can come into and out of our lives quickly
And everyone just stay high
People try to distract themselves from the transient nature of life
Same old story, same old song
This pattern of life is nothing new
Goes all right till it goes all wrong
Things can go smoothly until suddenly they don't
Now you`re going, then you`re gone
People can disappear from our lives as quickly as they appeared
One builds you up, one tears you down
People can either support or break you down
To some you`re a saint, to others you`re a clown
People perceive us differently
What can you do, just see it through
We must accept this and continue on
And hold on to what is left to you
We must hold tight onto what is important to us
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Written by: JOE SAMPLE, WILL JENNINGS
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