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DEAR JOHN

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

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Overdue song about one of my rare heroes, John Lennon. Totally changed my life. Top to bottom. The first rock star who's interviews hit me as hard as his lyrics. A friend of mine at Yale became the editor of the Playboy Interviews. For many years. He told me he'd only me one genius - John.

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Dear John

dear john
im writin you a letter
long overdue
but true

i saw a shitty movie
bout you as a kid
it didn't really hit me
til i remembered all ya did

you changed my life
in ten thousand ways
n the smiles on the faces of my friends
we wish you'd stayed
ah ah ah ah

dear john...

a hit song is like a haiku
jes' 3 minutes of truth
n fame is a tsunami
when it's comin from the likes of you

love was all i needed
sometimes i missed the mark
n the tension between you n paul n yoko
an arrow through my heart
ah ah ah ah

we letcha take us down
to strawberry fields
and you dear john were my
working class hero

dear john...

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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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