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David berman
Poet & songwriter best known as the frontman of “Silver Jews,“ and the lesser known “Purple Mountains,“ Berman has a way of exploring the beauty in the darker aspects of life. Berman tragically took his in 2019. He had such a special way with words both as a poet and a songwriter. My favorite song of his, “Famous Eyes” is linked above.
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@violette
Jan 25, 2024
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@steelyfan1998
I believe that stars are the headlights of angels Driving from heaven to save us, to save us Look in the sky They're driving from heaven into our eyes And final words are so hard to devise I promise that I'll always remember your pretty eyes Your pretty eyes
Apr 23, 2024
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@___jossss
reading his poetry book actual air overandoverandover lately
Jan 26, 2024
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@alexsvizeny
actual air
Jan 26, 2024
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@ray
My gateway into country music
Jan 25, 2024
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@tree
dallas is a perfect song
Jan 25, 2024
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@saw2
many songs of his can claim this title but i think “Pet Politics” is a rare perfect song
Jan 25, 2024
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@taysol
“That’s Just the Way That I Feel” will always be one of my favorites.
Jan 25, 2024
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@violette
Truly am so glad that David Berman has impacted so many of you. This warms my heart 🤍
Jan 25, 2024
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@paigey_d
Baruch HaShem
Jan 25, 2024
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@briffinglue
when i go downtown i wear a corduroy suit because it's made of a hundred gutters and the rain can run right through
Jan 25, 2024
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@nowarmup
I had it like 2 ipads ago but theres an epub or pdf of actual air floating around somewhere
Jan 25, 2024
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@mbtt
The best, Trains Across The Sea…
Jan 25, 2024
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@sonmuny
His only published book of poetry “actual air“ is so good. Recommend to anyone who has turned 28 before or will turn 28 sometime in the future.
Jan 25, 2024
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@slowdazzle
ALL HOUSES DREAM IN BLUEPRINTS
Jan 25, 2024
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@maxandthebuckners
“In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection” is the greatest album opening line of all time.
Jan 25, 2024
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@coreydubrowa
I wish he was still with us. I'm grateful for what he left us.
Jan 25, 2024
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@teddyurban
tyler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zVzxausyPo&t=639s&pp=ygUWc2lsdmVyIGpldyBkb2N1bWVudGFyeQ%3D%3D
Jan 25, 2024
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@vivi
astrologyjew
Jan 25, 2024
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@mjatamian
I saw The Silver Jews at their last show in Cumberland Canyons in TN in 2009. I'll never forget it. Tennessee tendencies and chemical dependencies and all that.
Jan 25, 2024
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@nolalatte
random rules
Jan 25, 2024
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@tyler
dogstarman what's the doc called?
Jan 25, 2024
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@game03pricks
Snow is falling in manhattan season
Jan 25, 2024
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@dietmoney
Don’t sleep on the Purple Mountains record, it’s so good. Listen to Margaritas at the Mall on repeat and feel everything shrink down to nothing.
Jan 25, 2024
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@dogstarman
Recommend the short doc on him very Beautiful and heartbreaking stuff
Jan 25, 2024
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@mysocalledwife
RIP to a perfect king
Jan 25, 2024
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If you love Silver Jews, Purple Mountains, his books "Actual Air" and "The Portable February" Then you miss Berman as much as I do. I only caught him live once, in Portland, OR back in 2006 with his friend/fellow Silver Jew/PDX resident Stephen Malkmus accompanying him. It was an amazing evening. I had been a fan a long time by that point and the setlist literally covered the waterfront. “It was the light in things that made them last,” Berman wrote in his poem “Governors on Sominex.” I'm grateful that David lasted as long as he did. His perfect, specific work will stand the test of time for a long time to come. You can read Pitchfork's beautifully written tribute here.
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Last night I attended an annual benefit concert that celebrates the life and work of David Berman. Last week, in preparation, a friend of mine whose obsession does not yet run as deep asked me to make a playlist. So I made this, as a (long) introduction. While it felt impossible to whittle the discography down to essential tracks, it seemed equally impossible to take a wrong turn in choosing, because every song he wrote had some magic in it.
I figured I’d share it here too, so theres the link^
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