Lou Reed – Berlin (1973)
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RCA Victor – APL1-0207 (1973) {Original US Black Label} | Rock
Berlin is a 1973 album by Lou Reed, his third solo album and the follow-up to Transformer. In 2003, the album was ranked number 344 on Rolling Stones list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, though the magazine had called the album a “disaster” 30 years prior. The album is a tragic rock opera about a doomed couple, and addresses themes of drug use, prostitution, depression, domestic violence, and suicide.
“The Kids” tells of Caroline having her children taken from her by the authorities, and features the sounds of children shouting for their mother.