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.
Will I Ever Understand You
Berlin Lyrics
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Coldly revealing all the faces I wear
From a teasing smile for boys on the street
To a shifty glance for eyes looking too deep
Feel the light as it shines so bright
Will I ever understand you
Reach inside the truth is alive
Always fighting to find out why
But it seems the answer fades into a white flag sky
Feel the light as it shines so bright
Will I ever understand you
The lyrics of Berlin's song "Will I Ever Understand You" speaks of a struggle to understand one's own identity and the various masks that one wears in different situations. The first two lines of the song, "Mirror mirror tell me beware, Coldly revealing all the faces I wear," talk about the reflection in the mirror becoming a warning to the singer about the complexities of their identity. They are reminded of the different personas they carry within them- a teasing smile for boys, a shifty glance for judgemental eyes, and so on.
The chorus, "Feel the light as it shines so bright, Will I ever understand you, Reach inside the truth is alive, Will I ever understand you," emphasizes the singer's yearning to understand themselves and others. The lines "Always fighting to find out why, But it seems the answer fades into a white flag sky" suggest that even though they continue to search for answers, it's like waving a white flag of surrender, an endless search with no concrete answer.
In summary, the song is a powerful statement about our constant struggle to comprehend our own identity and eventually understand others. It's a reminder that we all wear different faces, and it takes effort and self-awareness to piece together the different facets of our personality.
Line by Line Meaning
Mirror mirror tell me beware
Addressing a mirror, acknowledging that it might reveal something unexpected and cautioning to be ready for it
Coldly revealing all the faces I wear
The mirror uncovers all the different personas used to fit into different situations or around different people, and it does so with detachment and impartiality
From a teasing smile for boys on the street
One of the personas is a flirty, playful attitude used to attract male attention when out and about
To a shifty glance for eyes looking too deep
Another persona is a guarded, evasive reaction to people who are trying to get too close or figure out what's really going on
Feel the light as it shines so bright
An invitation to pay attention to something luminous and powerful
Will I ever understand you
A rhetorical question about the possibility of fully comprehending someone or something
Reach inside the truth is alive
The suggestion of an inner place to explore where truth resides to be understood
Always fighting to find out why
Expressing a persistent and ongoing attempt to figure things out
But it seems the answer fades into a white flag sky
Even though the pursuit of understanding continues, it seems unanswered and unclear like a surrendered flag against an eternally white sky
Feel the light as it shines so bright
Reinforcing the idea that there is something compelling and powerful to behold, yet still out of reach
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: JOHN BUCKNER CRAWFORD
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Shann Nichol
This album is utter brilliance. Bought it when first released. Always love listening to it
Carlos alberto Melo
Magnyfica,esplendyda!
Ariel fangirl Mendez
I was looking for that song from innerspace
Jean Ferret
An classic and vastly underrated album with some stunning guitar work.
Lyndsey Rock
VERY underrated song!! love Berlin!
ThroughYourWindow
Me too - so many great 80's memories with Berlin. If only I could be back there...
Steven Sheldon
Berlin are definitely one of the best groups ever formed! The difference between Berlin + other certain groups!! There are no arseholes in the group!🤞🤞♥️🤩×××
Davis
Count three and pray. What a great album. So many singles on this album. This band were no one hit wonders.
Frido Junior
Muito boa essa música
murky murk
This is a stunningly good album which the only well-known song is perhaps the weakest. And this song is a great way to start it (the album ends well too). Too bad Berlin sort of disintegrated after this and could not follow up.