This last month was the two year anniversary of the end of the Silver Jews, one of my favorite bands of all time. I decided that the weekly comic is going to be exclusively illustrated lyrics for the foreseeable future, starting with songs from the very last Silver Jews show. David Berman picked his fifteen favorite songs from their catalog. This was the first, “We Are Real” off of their 2001 album Bright Flight. All words by David Berman (this is the first half of the song).
Ballas on a Boat “We will be departing from and returning to PIER 36 which is located at 299 South Street in MANHATTAN – NYC. The best GPS address for the pier is 299 South St, New York, NY 10002. There’s not a lot of stores nearby to the Pier...
Written by
Rachel Hays
Rachel Hays
Carl Lawrence
Vee Hua 華婷婷
Saelyx Finna
We Are Real is from American Water in 1998, not Bright Flight.