The Places behind the songs

Copenhagen: 'The Songs of Leonard Cohen'

So clean so bright so white.  Everyone beautiful and slim.  Bikes and salmon and cinnammon buns.  Memories of a summer coming to an end.  Grog.  The sea. Flags.  

Berlin: 'Back To Berlin'

Yeah yeah capitalism boo.  Hipsters wearing black.  Middle aged ladies in sensible shoes.  Big kids playgrounds.  A slackline in a park.  Naked punks swimming in lakes.  Techno and the love parade.  Marlene Dietrich and vanished lesbian cabaret bars.  David Bowie, Savignyplatz.

London: 'London Boy'

Reggae.  Sunday Roasts.  Streetlamps by The Thames.  Tea in a bookshop. Portobello Market.  James Bond.  

Edinburgh: 'Halloween'

Tartan.  Whiskey.  Arthur's Seat.  Seagulls.  Bagpipes.  Tall buildings.  Stone.  Sunshine on Leith, sometimes.  Trainspotting.  

Hawaii: 'Hawaiian Ryan'

Moonlit lakes.  An active volcano. Surfers.  Barack Obama. Jack Johnson.  Spam.  

Paris: 'Twenty One'

Men who wear scarves.  Coffee on the left bank.  Snooty waiters.  Notre Dame.   The Louvre.  Bloody steaks.  Edith Piaf and Christine & The Queens.  

Amsterdam: 'Amsterdam'

Puddles in the red light district.  Waffles and tall people.  Nasi Goreng, bicycles, double dildos and Anne Frank.  

Lara's House: 'Just Come Home'

Cups of tea.  Overflowing rubbish bins.  Dogs.  A sofa in need of a vacuum.  An upright piano.  Rain.