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14-409: " Berlin Chair " is the second single from the album, Sound as Ever by Australian rock band, You Am I . It was released in 1994 and peaked at No. 73 on the Australian ARIA singles chart. "Berlin Chair" was also listed at No. 23 in that year's Triple J Hottest 100 , while in the 1998 Hottest 100 of All Time it came in at No. 61 and No. 52 in the 2009 Hottest 100 of All Time. In

28-428: A Gal " (May). Sound as Ever was a departure for Tim Rogers on lead vocals, lead guitar and organ; Andy Kent on bass guitar and backing vocals; and Mark Tunaley on drums, percussion and vocals. They are a back to basics, punk-influenced Australian rock band. Rogers described recording the album, "Lee was the sweetest man in the world and continues to be so. Nirvana had just packed up after In Utero and we were

42-402: A Gal" were remixed by David Bianco. In 2013, You Am I reissued a remastered version of Sound as Ever , with a bonus disc featuring B-sides, out-takes and live recordings. The band also released the album on vinyl for the first time. This 2013 reissue coincided with reissues for You Am I's subsequent albums Hi Fi Way and Hourly, Daily , which was accompanied by an Australian tour titled

56-547: A phone-in poll in 1999, the song was voted best Australian song of the 1990s. Tim Rogers started writing the song while living in Chippendale , Sydney. It was finished with help from Andy Kent and Mark Tunaley. Rogers had titled the song after seeing Berlin chair , a piece by Dutch furniture designer and architect Gerrit Rietveld , which Rogers had seen while living in Canberra years earlier. Biographer Craig Mathieson described

70-461: A song of co-dependency, trust and endearing love through one another's flaws. It's the kind of song any self-respecting band, genre regardless, would have fucking killed to have written." All songs by Tim Rogers , except 2 ( Pete Townshend ) and 4 ( Ross Wilson ) The track, "Can't Explain", is a cover version of " I Can't Explain " by The Who . "Jaimme (Makers Mark Version)" is an acoustic version of " Jaimme's Got A Gal ". "All I Want to Do Is Rock"

84-589: Is a cover of the Mighty Kong track. Australian band Kisschasy did a cover version of "Berlin Chair" for their 2007 single release of " Opinions Won't Keep You Warm At Night ". Australian Band SMUDGE did a rendition for their 1994 Single "The Outdoor Type". The song has been performed by Holly Throsby on Triple J's Like a Version segments; while Kevin Mitchell, performing as Bob Evans , covered it with You Am I on one of

98-477: Is the debut album by Australian band You Am I , released in October 1993 via rooArt Records . It was recorded at Pachyderm Studio in rural Cannon Falls, Minnesota , over eight days from July to August 1993 and was produced by Lee Ranaldo , ( Sonic Youth ) with Wayne Connolly as mixer and audio engineer. It provided three singles, " Adam's Ribs " (October 1993), " Berlin Chair " (February 1994) and " Jaimme's Got

112-555: The Hi Fi Daily Double Tour . Pachyderm Studio The studio was founded in 1988 by Jim Nickel, Mark Walk and Eric S. Anderson, with acoustic design by Bret Theney of Westlake Audio . Located 35.8 mi (57.6 km) southeast of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, it is located in a secluded old-growth forest in rural Minnesota . The studio featured the same Neve 8068 recording console that

126-510: The band's Live at the Wireless sets. Paul Dempsey included his version on "Shotgun Karaoke" EP, released in 2013. The song was featured in the Australian drama series Upright (2019) during season's 1 episode 5. The appearance references a common misunderstanding of the lyrics to "Berlin Chair". In the episode, a character listens to "Berlin Chair" while driving a car, and repeatedly skips

140-438: The imagery of the chair as symbolising "the hard, even impenetrable male edge, that [the song's character] had with his girlfriend." In Hi Fi Days , Craig Mathieson stated that "time has not lessened the magic of this song." Mathieson praised the song's lyrics for revealing a character that "admit[s] they're flawed, but still swear[s] their strength, support [and] love." He praised the band's musical performance for "increas[ing]

154-451: The momentum with every verse, adding vigour and desperation to Tim's emotion. ... 'Berlin Chair' leaves me drained and elated." Double J reviewer, Dan Condon, rated it as the best Australian song of the 1990s, saying, "In a way, it defies description. It bears little resemblance to any other song. It isn’t traditionally catchy, yet it won’t leave your head from the moment you hear those first lines." Junkee 's David James Young said, "It's

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168-520: The next ones in, this bunch of little yokels from Australia." Before the album appeared Tunaley was "ousted from the band"; he was eventually replaced by Rusty Hopkinson on drums. The Australian track listing is as follows: All songs: Rogers/You Am I (except where noted) When the album was released in America, "Off the Field" was omitted; while "Coprolalia", "Berlin Chair", "Trainspottin'" and "Jaimme's Got

182-502: The song backwards, as she tries to decipher a word in the song's chorus. The character initially thinks that the lyrics are "If you wait, I'll give all my eggs to you" , before later realising that Rogers in fact sings "I'll give all my aches to you" . The track was used in the PC game Quarantine (1994), which had a soundtrack exclusively featuring songs by Australian alternative bands. Sound As Ever (You Am I album) Sound as Ever

196-540: Was used in Jimi Hendrix 's Electric Lady Studios as well as Studer tape machines. The house was designed by Herb Bloomberg, architect of Old Log Theatre and founder of the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres . The studio went into a decline in the mid-2000s, after original co-owner Jim Nickel sold the property. It went into a state of disrepair for many years, though bands occasionally still recorded there. It

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