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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Berkeley Cat Records is proud to announce the first solo album by Eric Din. Available on CD and Interwebs.

    An actual CD? Why yes, Petunia. In a pretty jewel box, with a beautiful package design and booklet (what, a booklet? Yes, a booklet!) by Peter Montgomery with artwork by Shannon Wheeler, presenting the lyrics in the manner of a classic picture-book.

    Street Party is 13 original songs from the journal of Eric Din, many of which were previewed on this very Bandcamp. No critters were harmed in the creation of these works, though some were cuddled and given fishy-treats. Detailed credits in the CD booklet, and in the individual song pages linked below.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Street Party (Album) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Full Digital Discography

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    Get all 28 Eric Din releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Sensible Comments (Album), On Top Of The World (EP), It Is Now Safe To Turn Off Your Computer, Rabbitus Maximus, Charlotte in the Garden of the New Futility, Caterwaul! Solo acoustic set at Down Home Music, Content (Album), Misinformed, and 20 more. , and , .

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lyrics

Well I was born with a restless heart
It was broken when I came out
You were lookin' at some art, ignored me right from the start
Only noticed when I broke anything
I wanted your attention so I started to get mention
from the police blotter and truancy
But there was nothing I can do, people just don't interest you
you're busy and that's the way it'll stay

I started throwing everything away
I don't like to keep things, they just get in the way
I sold everything of value that I had
It's good to know we'll be soon with you, dad
We were always friends much more than fam

Cos you were born with a restless heart
Same as your dad and the one before
All of our forefathers drinkin' up the firewater
Livin' like a blessing and curse
I can't hold money and I sure ain't got no honey
When I do get some it makes it all worse
This self-destructive tendency has surely got the best of me
I think you'd like my friend, she's a nurse

Now I got nothing left to throw away
In this total emptiness I found my liberty
I burned everything that I had wrote to you
Sometimes I miss you oh so bad
We were always friends much more than fam, dad

When we meet up we will have ourselves a time
You always brought the party, knew that fun was not a crime
I'm writing our full name up in the sky
You were never simple, it drove me mad
You're the best friend that I never had, dad

credits

from Street Party (Album), released April 9, 2022
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© 2015 Eric Roy Dinwiddie
King Roy Music, BMI

Eric Din - guitars and vocals
Ben Eastwood - bass
Michael Urbano - drums
Recorded and mixed by Michael Rosen at East Bay Recorders

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Eric Din Berkeley, California

I'm a guitarist and singer-songwriter with The Uptones. These are my solo recordings, starting from 2015. I started Berkeley Cat Records in 2019. BandCamp is the first place I publish these puppies, before I send them into the streaming wilds. Wait, you ask, Berkeley Cat Records has puppies? Why yes, Matilda. Thanks for popping in, hope you enjoy the tunes! ... more

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