We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

RIMBAUD OF SOMERVILLE (for Michael)

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

/

about

The photo is of Dai Bradley in the Boston performance of EQUUS. I met him at a club, he got me a seat on stage. At the time I had no clue, nor had I seen KES (possibly in the top 10 all time greats. By Ken Loach). I use this picture because, seeing the play as well as reading Rimbaud and at long last transcribing writings of mine from the 1970's, I am taken back to my years spent with Michael Weaver. I miss him. I miss how we were.

lyrics

rimbaud of somerville

saw someone at a party
who reminded me of you
he was beautiful
+ crazy + bouncing off the walls too
but he was kinda lost
+ he was kinda blue
god damn it baby
he reminded me of you

for reasons i remember
+ for others that i don't
just like river phoenix boy
your heart went up in smoke
you were sad n lonely
n drowning in the blues
god damn it baby
was there something i forgot t do?

oo ooo
there's a party boy that's here tonight
completely outa whack
god damn it babe i wish i had you back

rimbaud of somerville - sky writer
catching a ball on the fly
drivin a car into the ocean
yr poetry's as blue as a black eye
come back baby come back tonight
come back baby gonna be all right
well dance in a ball room
make out on the floor

you were in my mouth like a stick of sugar cane
hating me + loving me jes like the poundin rain
sometimes when i get lonely
sometimes when i am lost
sometimes i wonder baby
were you what my love cost?

credits

from DEMOS, released November 18, 2012

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

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

contact / help

Contact Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND)

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) recommends:

If you like Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND), you may also like: