Amsterdam (Guster song)
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"Amsterdam" is Guster
's first single released off the 2003
album Keep It Together
. It is also on the live CD and DVD Guster on Ice
.
as well as also referencing Nena
's 99 Luftballons
with the lines "From your red balloon you were/a super high tech jet fighter".
Guster
Guster is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1991, the group is known for its live performances and humor, founding members Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel came about to begin practice sessions while attending Tufts University in Medford,...
's first single released off the 2003
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
album Keep It Together
Keep It Together (album)
Keep It Together is an album by the band Guster released in June 2003. The album was recorded from 2001 to 2003 in Bearsville, New York, New York City, Burbank, California, and Shokan, New York. This is the first album by Guster that features Brian Rosenworcel on kit drums instead of hand percussion...
. It is also on the live CD and DVD Guster on Ice
Guster on Ice
Guster on Ice - Live from Portland, Maine is a live album that was released by the band Guster in May 2004. It was recorded over two nights of concerts in Portland, Maine, in December 2003...
.
Pop culture references
The song mentions The ShaggsThe Shaggs
The Shaggs were an American all-female rock group formed in Fremont, New Hampshire in 1968. The band was composed of sisters Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin , Betty Wiggin , Helen Wiggin , and later Rachel Wiggin ....
as well as also referencing Nena
Nena
Gabriele Susanne Kerner , better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she...
's 99 Luftballons
99 Luftballons
"99 Luftballons" is a protest song by the German pop-rock band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. Originally sung in German, it was later re-recorded in English as "99 Red Balloons" for their album 99 Luftballons in 1984...
with the lines "From your red balloon you were/a super high tech jet fighter".