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Dan bern fleeting days

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Dan Bern (aka Bernstein, a name under which he sometimes performs) is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and painter. His music is often compared to that of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello. His song "Talkin' Woody, Bob, Bruce, and Dan Blues," from the album Smartie Mine, offers a joking take on this influence, presented in the style of a Guthrie or Dylan talking blues song, and containing a spoof of a Dylan song as well. Bernstein has also toured with Ani DiFranco. He is known for sardonic, literary lyrics, a range of musical styles, and a folk music style paired with rock instrumentation. He also wrote the novel Quitting Science (2004) under the pen name Cunliffe Merriwether and wrote the preface under his own name.

Although a vein of social and political humor runs though even his earliest work, Bern's work became more explicitly political during the 2004 US presidential election campaign, with songs such as "Bush Must Be Defeated" and "President" highlighting his sometimes surreal political takes.

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Dan Bern (album)

1997 studio album by Dan Bern

Dan Bern (1997) is the debut full-length album of the Iowa native singer-songwriter Dan Bern.

Songs

"Jerusalem"

At the end of "Jerusalem", the singer reveals that he is the messiah. The song opens and closes with the lyrics "When I tell you that I love you don't test my love / Accept my love / Don't test my love / 'Cuz maybe I don't love you all that much."[4][5]

The song has been covered by folk singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco.[citation needed] It has been featured in the weather section of the podcast Welcome to Night Vale.[6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dan Bern

  1. "Jerusalem" – 3:44
  2. "Go to Sleep" – 2:33
  3. "Wasteland" – 6:38
  4. "Marilyn" – 2:51
  5. "King of the World" – 2:48
  6. "Too Late To Die Young" – 2:58
  7. "Rome" – 5:54
  8. "I'm Not the Guy" – 3:32
  9. "Never Fall in Love" – 3:12
  10. "Estelle" – 7:33
  11. "Queen" – 3:13

Personnel

  • Dan Bern – Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Cello, Vocals, Art Direction, Illustrations, Paintings
  • Jennifer Condos – B
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    If you must put him in a box, make sure it’s a big box! Undefinable by genre, crossing over and through folk, rock, singer-songwriter, and kids music, Dan Bern is a captivating live performer with a loyal, multi-generational following. He has written thousands of songs, released dozens of albums, and played shows across North America and Europe–from coffee shops to Carnegie Hall,  and he most recently opened for The Who and Roger Daltrey. 

    Dan’s songs have appeared in numerous films (“Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” “Get Him to the Greek” “The Bubble” “Zero Effect”) and TV shows (Amazon Prime’s award-winning kids program “The Stinky & Dirty Show”). 

    A rare, and true renaissance artist, Dan is the author of several books, is a prolific painter, has his own podcast, and internet radio station. During Covid, his online “Hunkered in the Bunker” shows developed their own passionate community of followers. His topical sports songs are regularly featured on “The Tony Kornheiser Show.”

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