- Rainbirds【 68 songs in total 】
- The Rainbirds are a German Pop rock band established in 1986 around the singer Katharina Franck. Their greatest hit is 'Blueprint'.
The band formed in 1986 and named themselves after an instrumental track by Tom Waits. When they won the Rock competition of the Senate of Berlin, they were contracted by Mercury Records. Their first album Rainbirds was produced in the Audio Studios of Berlin and became a success, the single 'Blueprint' enjoyed attention across Europe in 1988. The band's first line-up included Katharina Franck (guitar, vocals), Michael Beckmann (bass), and Wolfgang Glum (drums). Due to a concert tour, guitarist Rodrigo González became a member of the Rainbirds. Later he joined Die Ärzte and Abwärts.
In the spring of 1989 the second album Call Me Easy, Say I’m Strong, Love Me My Way, It Ain’t Wrong was released, with a video clip by director and photographer Anton Corbijn. Corbijn who was known for his photographs of bands like Depeche Mode and U2 became the Rainbird's favourite photographer in the following years.
After this album, the band separated and Katharina Franck reformed the Rainbirds as a duo with piano player Ulrike Haage. They released two albums in this line-up: Two Faces (1991) and In a different light (1993). Drummer Tim Lorenz joined them in 1994 as a third member. In the following years the band published two studio albums, Making memory (1996) and Forever (1997) as well as a live album 3000.live (1999), their last release.
Solo careers
Katharina Franck continued a solo career that had already begun in 1997 with a Spoken word album Hunger and published a second solo album Zeitlupenkino (lit.: slow motion cinema) on Mute Records in 2002.
Also Ulrike Haage, after recording numerous audio plays and composing theatre music, presented a solo album Sélavy in 2004. Drummer Tim Lorenz operates a recording studio in Berlin.
Reformation
In 2013 the Rainbirds reformed with a new line-up. Prior to the re-release of their remastered debut album Rainbirds, it was announced in September 2013 that a new album has been recorded with Katharina Franck as singer, drummer Bela Brauckmann and electronic musician Gunter Papperitz. Their new album Yonder was released in May 2014.
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Song
Lyricist
Composer
Date
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1
7 Compartments
1987
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2
A Waltz For Jane
1993
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3
Absolutely Free
1996
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4
Ain'T It Strange
1993
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5
Apparently
1987
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6
Better Than Before
1989
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7
Big Fat Cat
1991
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8
Blueprint (Live From Berlin Altes Tempodrom, Germany / May 12th, 1998)
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9
Blueprint
1987
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10
Boy On the Beach (Live From Baunatal Stadthalle, Germany / May 5th, 1998)
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11
Boy On The Beach
1987
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12
Dancer
1987
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13
Devils Dance
1993
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14
Don't Cry A River For Me(Be Cool)
1997
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15
Education Of The Soul
1996
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16
Everywhere Is Resurrection
1997
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17
Give Me A Kiss
1996
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18
Ha! Ha! Houdini's Laughing
1991
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19
Head Over Heals
1991
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20
High
1996
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21
I Am Cold And I Am Not
1996
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22
In A Long Time
1996
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23
In Heaven
1993
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24
In Love & Alright
1989
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25
Invisible
1991
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26
Jamais Jamais(Provided)
1993
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27
Jesus First
1989
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28
Johnny Guitar
1996
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29
Love Is A Better Word(White City Of Light)
1989
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30
Love Was Already There To Be Found
1989
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31
Memories
1996
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32
Moon
1989
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33
Mystery Train
1991
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34
Never Gone
1996
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35
No Amends
1997
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36
No Greater Love
1987
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37
Not Exactly
1989
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38
Nothing Cancels Love
1996
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39
Now And Then
1997
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40
Nowhere
1989
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41
Oblivion Seekers/here To Go
1996
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42
On The Balcony
1987
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43
On Tv Forever
1997
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44
One Sad Boy
1997
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45
Pebbles In My Hand
1993
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46
Pessoa 1934
1993
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47
Please Don't Make Me Happy
1997
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48
Pride
1993
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49
Real
1991
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50
Responsible
1989
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51
Rock'n'roll
1993
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52
Sea of Time (a: Rocking Song / b: Time / c: Call Me Easy, Say I'm Strong, Love Me My Way, It Ain't Wrong)
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53
Sea Of Time
1989
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54
Shoot From The Hip
1997
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55
Sleep With Snakes
1993
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56
Someone Sometime
1993
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57
The World Is Growing Old
1991
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58
Things Change
1991
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59
Time Comes Round To Pass
1997
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60
Todos Contentos Y Yo Tambien
1993
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61
Tomorrow
1997
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62
Two Face(El Mirage Desert Version)
1991
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63
Two Faces
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64
Waves
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65
We Make Love Falling
1987
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66
With A Smile
1996
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67
Woman With The Golden Eye
1991
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68
Your Aching Heart
1997