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TENDER WAS THE NIGHT (for Glenn Gould)

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

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Saw Gould (YouTube) performing a Bach Conerto (Bernstein - an ardent admirer - conducting). He was lost in it. To a certain extent, I followed him in to that glorious abyss.
If you want t watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZX_XCYokQo

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TENDER WAS THE NIGHT
(for Glenn Gould….& all the others)

the young
piano player
in the concert hall
was playing Bach
w a full orchestra
an ocean of fire
like his life depended on
every single note

& he took my breath away

his fingers
like insects
skittering
nervous
but in control

he fell
he fell
he fell inside
the music

where did he go
he was so fierce
terrified
his heart in pieces

he was so pretty then
he was
so brave

no wonder
he went crazy
no wonder he sat
so low
at the ivory ledge
no wonder we lost him
so young
so Fitzgerald
his Tenderness Was The Night

& he took my breath away
& he shook my soul apart

& i’ve never
i’ve never felt
so alive

no wonder
he went crazy
no wonder
he sat so low
no wonder
we lost him so young
no wonder
his Tenderness Was The Night

his art
changed my life
his music
made everything right

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from DEMOS, released November 18, 2012
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Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) Jamaica Plain

A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more

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