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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.
Bern is reflexively literate, in the style of his favorite authors, including L.A.’s legendary bohemians Charles Bukowski and John Fante, urbane fantasist James Thurber, and yarn-spinning humorist Ring Lardner. He is in love with the power of words to turn on themselves, to frolic, to bite, and his strong, friendly voice can go from earnest to ferocious within seconds. Being captivated by Dan is the easy part; describing his music to the non-initiated is more difficult. One journalist tried: “topical-poetical-sarcastic-punk-folk.
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.
Bern is reflexively literate, in the style of his favorite authors, including L.A.’s legendary bohemians Charles Bukowski and John Fante, urbane fantasist James Thurber, and yarn-spinning humorist Ring Lardner. He is in love with the power of words to turn on themselves, to frolic, to bite, and his strong, friendly voice can go from earnest to ferocious within seconds. Being captivated by Dan is the easy part; describing his music to the non-initiated is more difficult. One journalist tried: “topical-poetical-sarcastic-punk-folk.
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I'm Not the Guy
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One Thing Real
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One Dance
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Cure for Aids
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Never Fall in Love
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Shoutbox
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mushroomGnome wrote:
Thanks for the link Matt!
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mattcalico wrote:
http://www.archive.org/details/DanBern_2007-03-08_Berlin Free Download! LIVE!
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cptirrelevant wrote:
dhrpjb: right here. But there's not a lot I think.
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dhrpjb wrote:
are there any Dan Bern fans in Holland?
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grrrrrly16 wrote:
Awesome work. Very original and humorous.
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ollywinkles wrote:
love love love
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DeucesAreWild wrote:
over 400 original songs 0_o
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AKDoc wrote:
Alaska Highway rocks !!
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johnny_law wrote:
Does anyone here know Dan's song called "Rock'n'roll will be done to you" ? it's amazing
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Redhouse7 wrote:
ok I guess whatever...
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laithstunez0rz wrote:
too young too young, too soon too soon
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rtreynor wrote:
Aliens came and f*cked the monkey
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SINisterRex wrote:
MOUNTAINS of olives. (It was a good 10 days)
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Rayblespider wrote:
looks like you ate alot more than olives, fat boy! hohoho!
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DeucesAreWild wrote:
all i ate was olives
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MLago wrote:
I love your music :) But i have a question: Do you have a song thats name is forever and ever . I have a song that named as forever and ever - dan bern I have look for it everywhere. But i can't find it. I'd look for the text but nothing.
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freelyfallin wrote:
i've got big balls
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Don_Diego wrote:
Marilyn Monroe didn't marry Henry Miller.
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GerbilEater wrote:
dried lentils aren't good for you.
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GunClubbing wrote:
charles mansons real name was charles krautmeyer
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An Evening with Dan Bern
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