CUTTING CREW - BERLIN IN WINTER

BERLIN IN WINTER

CUTTING CREW

SONGWRITER: LOU GRAMM & MICK JONES

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: AD TO FAVOURITES

LABEL: IN LIKE FLYNN

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 2015

 

          Cutting Crew are an English rock band formed in London in 1985. They are best remembered for their debut álbum Broadcast and hit singles, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms", "I've Been in Love Before", "One for the Mockingbird", and "Everything But My Pride".

          At the end of 2018, Cutting Crew had announced, through their social networks, they had plans to release a new album featuring "new songs and new versions of CC classics." Although they did not have any new releases for 2019, a press release made by January of the following year announced the release for their second official worldwide compilation album titled Ransomed Healed Restored Forgiven, featuring nine songs from their past catalogue reworked as orchestral renditions, as well as other versions. Soon afterwards, the release date was announced on 27 March 2020 by Van Eede in a short video through the Cutting Crew official Facebook page. On the same day, they released the lead single for this project, an 8-track digital EP of their signature song "(I Just) Died in Your Arms", which also received a physical release, as well as a brand new video for the song uploaded on YouTube. The album was released on 24 April 2020, through August Day label, on digital platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music. But due to logistics limitations during the COVID-19 pandemic, its physical release was delayed until 8 May 2020. Along with its other formats there is a limited box edition containing 3 different CDs, as well as the physical CD edition of the reworked (I Just) Died in Your Arms EP, and a postcard signed by Van Eede himself. To promote the album, Van Eede spoke to several media outlets, such as American Songwriter and Forbes. This greatest hits album has since spanned a second single, the orchestral version of the Broadcast single "One for the Mockingbird". On 5 August 2020, it was announced a vinyl limited edition, with only 300 copies pressed, would be available for purchase solely through DTC, making this the first vinyl edition of one of the band's releases since The Scattering. After Van Eede stated he had planned to do some concerts held in England in 2021 to support the album, the band announced on 7 September 2020 they will be the opening act for Go West's upcoming tour in 2021.

          Berlin Winter’ recalls the fall of the Berlin Wall and features some lovely sax playing from John Helliwell of Supertramp fame. The musical backdrop on this one makes it special, along with another top notch vocal performance.

I stared at the Berlin wall

A no man's land of faded loyalties

Seems funny but it's not at all

And I can't see the eyes of the enemy

The silence was screaming

My world, it started shivering

They said it was the coldest night

In years, oh-oh

 

And it was Berlin in winter

 

I worked on the Berlin wall

Forced each day, we built our inheritance

Not sure what it all was for

Underneath this flag of convenience

My fingers were bleedin'

[?] searchlights dazzling

They said it was the darkest night

In years, oh-oh

 

And it was Berlin in winter

Just Berlin in winter

Like Berlin in winter

 

I danced on the Berlin wall

Fallen now, we drowned in the melody

There's nobody there to break my fall

I'm puttin' my trust in the arms of humanity

Don't burn me, unfurl me

Ice me up and fly to reverie

We said it was the coldest night

They said it was the darkest night

They said it was the longest night

In years, oh-oh

 

And it was Berlin in winter

Just Berlin in winter

Like Berlin in winter

Berlin in winter.