2)Berlin (ＢＥＲＬＩＮ) is also a Japane… Read Full Bio ↴1)Berlin is an American new wave Band
2)Berlin (ＢＥＲＬＩＮ) is also a Japanese Visual Kei Band
3)Berlin was also a Swedish punk band
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1)Berlin is an American new wave band featuring lead singer Terri Nunn. Berlin was formed in Orange County, Southern California in 1979.
Their first single, "A Matter of Time," was released in 1980 on I.R.S. Records and featured replacement vocalist Virginia Macolino on lead vocals after Nunn had temporarily left the band to pursue an acting career. Toni Childs also sang for Berlin briefly before Nunn rejoined the act and their indie released singles and EP Pleasure Victim became a regional hit in LA selling 30,000 copies before they signed with Geffen.
Their first significant hit was the controversial synth-driven "Sex (I'm A...)" (1982), which was banned by some radio & tv stations due to its graphic lyrics and risque video. They had two other early hits: "The Metro", which was later covered by System of a Down, Alkaline Trio, and Sleepthief; and "No More Words", who's subsequent video saw Terri Nunn and bandmates re-enact a Bonnie and Clyde style car chase and shoot-out. Despite their new wave dance club roots, it was the MOR ballad "Take My Breath Away" (from the movie Top Gun) that became their best-selling platinum selling single in 1986.
Aside from Nunn, the core members of the band were founding member John Crawford (primary songwriter, bass guitar & keyboards), and David Diamond (keyboards & guitar). Other members of the band included Ric Olsen (lead guitar), Matt Reid (keyboards), Rob Brill (drums) and Rod Learned (drums). Berlin officially disbanded in 1987 and Nunn retained the legal rights to usage of the band's name after legal wranglings with the founding member of the group, John Crawford. Terri Nunn recreated Berlin (with a new lineup of musicians) in 1999.
They were featured recently on the VH1 show, Bands Reunited where they all agreed to get back together to not only reunite as friends but as a band. They played one show at The Roxy in California to a sold-out crowd.
Terri Nunn has said she was somewhat taken aback by the success of "Take My Breath Away" on Adult Contemporary radio stations, since none of Berlin's singles up to that point had been suitable for AC radio. She is quoted in The Billboard Book of Number One Hits by Fred Bronson as saying that the first radio station she heard playing it was "something my mom listens to."
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2)Berlin (ＢＥＲＬＩＮ) is also the name of a relatively new visual kei band. Berlin is composed of four members: KAGUYA (Vocals), Mei (Guitar), Rin (Bassist), and Tomoki (Drummer).
Their most current discography includes:
SUICIDE LILITH
(2005/10/07) Limited 100, 1 song not for sale
01.SUICIDE LILITH
Describe reality
(2006/03/25) 1st Maxi Single. 3 songs
01.menstrual muddy
02.Greed
03.the fall days
this withers of all
(2006/09/24)1st Mini Album. 5 songs
01.Depths
02.IN GEMINI
03.AMBROSIER
04.this silent withers
05.undead's call
Proved an anima
(2006/09/24)1 song not for sale
01.Proved an anima
NEITHER
(2007/04/14) 2nd Maxi Single, 3 songs
01.Revantain
02.AVERAGE THE NEW KILLER
03.NEITHER
GREED
(2007/05/11)One day distribution
01.GREED
SORROW THE FAITH
(2007/11/01) 1111 limitation
01. SORROW THE FAITH
02. ORDINAL DEED
03. New Style Gimmick
04. An artery vein
05. absolude(リマスタリング)
For more info please visit their Japanese Official Home Page:
http://free.from.jp/berlin/
or official fansite
http://berlin.mind-speaks.com/
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3)Berlin was also a swedish punk band that existed between 1978 and 1979. Three of the four band members went on to form Chatterbox.
Tell Me Why
Berlin Lyrics
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You watched me walk away
You told me stay away away
I can hear the silence
I can hear the silence
You watched me walk away away
I can hear the silence
There's a reason for your sad eyes
There's a reason for your sad life
There's a reason you blame it all on me
Tell me why it's over
I'm lost again
Tell me why I'm laughing
Through the end
Tell me why it's over
Tell me true
Tell me why I'm crying
Over you
I waited hoping you would phone
I can hear the silence
I can hear the silence
And now I'm waiting all alone
I can hear the silence
I can hear the silence
I'm missing your sad eyes
I'm missing your sad smile
I'm missing the only love I've known
In Berlin's song "Tell Me Why," the lyrics tell a story of a relationship that has ended, but one person (presumably the singer) does not understand why. The song begins with the person being told to stay away, and then being watched as they walk away. Throughout the rest of the song, the person reflects on the silence that has come between them and their former lover. They ask why the relationship has ended, adding that they are lost, laughing, and crying because they cannot understand why things have turned out the way they have. The person waits for their lover to call, hoping for some resolution, but they are left alone with only the silence that surrounds them.
The song's lyrics evoke themes of uncertainty, heartbreak, and loss. The singer is grappling with the fact that a relationship they thought was solid has crumbled, and they are left without answers. The silence that permeates the song is a metaphor for the emptiness that can come after a relationship ends abruptly, leaving both parties with unanswered questions and the lingering feeling of what could have been.
Line by Line Meaning
You told me stay away
You instructed me to keep distance
You watched me walk away
You observed me depart
You told me stay away away
I can hear the silence
I can hear the silence
You watched me walk away away
I can hear the silence
I can hear the silence
You insisted that I should leave, and your silence speaks louder than words
There's a reason for your sad eyes
Your sorrowful expression is not without cause
There's a reason for your sad life
Your melancholy existence has a justification
There's a reason you blame it all on me
You hold me accountable for all your problems
Tell me why it's over
I'm lost again
Explain to me why our relationship has ended, and I'm once again without direction
Tell me why I'm laughing
Through the end
Enlighten me why I'm still able to find amusement while everything comes to a close
Tell me why it's over
Tell me true
Convey to me the actual reason why we've broken up
Tell me why I'm crying
Over you
Explain to me the motive behind my tears for you
I waited hoping you would phone
I can hear the silence
I can hear the silence
And now I'm waiting all alone
I can hear the silence
I can hear the silence
I lingered optimistically for your call, but instead, I only hear this deafening silence that accentuates my solitude
I'm missing your sad eyes
I ache for the way your sorrowful gaze used to look at me
I'm missing your sad smile
I yearn for your somber grin which I found so endearing
I'm missing the only love I've known
I'm grieving the only affection that I've ever had
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BILL BENNETT, DON CRAWFORD
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