Lou Reed - Berlin (1973) (@256)

For the city of Berlin obviously, which celebrates its 20th reunification anniversary today. Lou Reed explained (to Ed Pilkingon from Guardian while interviewed on his 2007 tour that brought Berlin on stage) that his idea was to use the divided city of Berlin - which he had then never visited - as a metaphor for human discord. Or as prefixmag puts it: "Berlin (...) is a rock opera about a strung out couple who are divided, much like Berlin was by the wall. Reed uses the city as a narrative device on the album, placing his central character, Caroline, in the city as she indulges in various addictions and love affairs. Berlin itself doesn’t figure much in Reed’s lyrics, but the druggy words and occasional mentions of the Wall help conjure up images of the city."

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