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Dan Bern is tagged as: folk, singer-songwriter, indie, political, acoustic

Dan Bern (aka Bernstein, a name under which he sometimes performs) is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and painter. His music is often compared to that of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello. His song “Talkin’ Woody, Bob, Bruce, and Dan Blues,” from the album Smartie Mine, offers a joking take on this influence, presented in the style of a Guthrie or Dylan talking blues song, and containing a spoof of a Dylan song as well. Bernstein has also toured with Ani DiFranco. He is known for sardonic, literary lyrics, a range of musical styles, and a folk music style paired with rock instrumentation. He also wrote the novel Quitting Science (2004) under the pen name Cunliffe Merriwether and wrote the preface under his own name.
Although a vein of social and political humor runs though even his earliest work, Bern’s work became more explicitly political during the 2004 US presidential election campaign, with songs such as “Bush Must Be Defeated” and “President” highlighting his sometimes surreal political takes.
Bern is reflexively literate, in the style of his favorite authors, including L.A.’s legendary bohemians Charles Bukowski and John Fante, urbane fantasist James Thurber, and yarn-spinning humoris...
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Top 10 Dan Bern Songs
Jerusalem
Tiger Woods
Too Late to Die Young
One Dance
Marilyn
Wasteland
Cure For Aids
I'm Not the Guy
One Thing Real
Go To Sleep
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Top 10 Dan Bern Albums
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Fifty Eggs
New American Language
Breathe
Dog Boy Van
Fleeting Days
Smartie Mine
The Swastika EP
My Country II
Anthems
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