Category: Eric Din

Berkeley Cat Records is delighted to foist, the latest power-pop blast of new wave audio bliss from Eric Din. Composed and produced just last week, mastered and released mere hours ago, this is as we like to say, hot off the kittydesk. In the songwriter’s own words, “I think we all wonder sometimes, how our lives might be if we had made other choices, or if random events intervened. I love my life right now, I do. But I wonder. I do wonder!” Lyrics and credits below, out now on Bandcamp, streaming release to follow on July the 4th.

In Another Life

Once upon a time in another life
I called that number on my hand
Words came easy smooth and right
Just good luck on another night

In another life
A fairytale romance at first sight
(In another life)
We got a cheap rental on the west side
(In another life)
Raised two kids saw ’em off to college
(In another life)
They come home twice a year it’s nice

A chance encounter in another life
Around the block I took a left instead of right
So simple randomly to find the one
Happily ever after, this could be fun

In another life
We bought a nice house with the money we saved
(In another life)
Vacation on a sunny isle
(In another life)
Five grandchildren yeah they hit the big time

In another life
I remember birthdays and such dates
(Anniversaries)
Never forget faces to names
(In another life)
Listen well and always kind
(In another life)
Better angels nationwide

I called that number that was on my hand
Before it washed off in the morning shower
In another life I used indelible ink
Instead of that cheap ball point
My kingdom for a pen that writes

In another life
In another life
In another life
In another life

© 2026 Eric Roy Dinwiddie
King Roy Music, BMI

Guitars, Bass and Vocals – Eric Din
Drums sped up, edited, and looped from an earlier session with Michael Urbano and Michael Rosen at East Bay Recorders
Vocals recorded at East Bay Recorders with Michael Rosen

Berkeley Cat Records executive corporate leaderlords are appalled to announce this fiendishly clever a cappella abomination from Eric Din. Our legal team is taking steps to mitigate the debacle, but in meantime, we are duty bound to share. Here is In The Court Of The King And Queen Of Doubt
and may the gods forgive us.

The King of Second Guessing went a’guessing again
Did I really mean it? I’ll delete it, oh no, wait a minute,
Left another message cos the first one was wrong,
Oh no now the second message was too long

The King of Second Guessing wrote a pretty good song,
Dashed it all to pieces by the seventh take,
After its release, recognized his mistake,
And called the Queen of Doubt for to commiserate

The King of Second Guessing said let’s try again,
If we belabor this it will sound fresh again,
The Queen of Doubt said you should just count to ten,
Scrap the whole idea, go home and soak your head

The King of Second Guessing was not having this,
Just you watch, my dear, he said, and hold my beer,
Started in from scratch and played a brilliant track,
But alas, he soon was second guessing that,

The King of Second Guessing asked the Queen of Doubt,
Would you marry me? But then he soon backed out,
The Queen of Doubt said we were not compatible that way,
We couldn’t decide where to honeymoon, anyway.

The King of Second Guessing replied, Yes we could,
The jesters in the Court piped in, This is not good!
The Queen of Doubt doubted her self-doubts and decreed,
I accept your proposal sir, now take a knee

The King of Second Guessing said What have I done?
Bolted for the door, and he did away run,
O’er hill and dale he fled with lightning speed,
Then second-guessed this action from the next county

Woe is me, he said, I miss the Queen I love,
How could I have doubted you, my doubting dove,
The Queen of Doubt sent armies to make him dead,
Changed her mind and invited him back to bed

The jesters in the Court exhorted, Can you not make up your minds?
Divorce or make some babies, and the song is fine,
Soon there was a prince and princess, making edits and remixes,
Vassals did rejoice across the land

Even as the jesters pestered Old King Second Guesser, yessir,
He, wisened, realized with his last breath,
That all the while he guessed and messed with endless takes and breaking fixes,
In the end, the first take was the best

All Hail the Queen or maybe not
Down with the King on second thought
Exile the princess and her bro
Long live the common people though

© 2026 Eric Roy Dinwiddie
King Roy Music, BMI

Despite our best efforts we have been unable to curtail Eric Din’s wanton record-making. He writes a song, produces it, and releases it before we’ve had a chance to adequately process or mention his previous singles. This irresponsible “flooding of the zone” with good vibes has not gone unnoticed by the Berkeley Cat Records International Corporate Overlords (BCRICO) and we are considering appropriate measures. Meanwhile, here’s this “happy accident,” and it’s Ska-Pop, no less.

Here is it in all the places:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ericdin/doin-the-things-that-we-used-to-do

The very latest from Eric Din is a cosmic California reggae-rock remedy, pairing well with stargazing or beachwalking and pondering the infinite universe. Produced the day after it was conceived, released the following morning, What The Universe Knows
fits Din’s “insta-single” tradition, and he’s quite pleased with this one, enough to speak of himself in the third person. Din invites you to enjoy and share, on Bandcamp or any of the many streaming implements.

Artwork is a printout of Shannon Wheeler’s BCR logokitty, plus Din’s penmanship, then scanned to create the insta-single-cover.

Here are the lyrics and credits, because why not,

What The Universe Knows

Standing in the summer air
Thumb over the moon
Milky Way above shines
As it’ll do

Floating down the river Time
And wondering, what next
Gazing at the night sky
As one does

Since we ever had eyes
And tried to understand
With senses to perceive, and
Words to describe

I don’t know
What the universe knows
Can’t say
What the universe holds
OK, I guess we find out
Someday
Not in a hurry to know
All the universe knows
What the universe knows

Don’t mind a mystery
Always good to see
Stars from a distance
Guide us at sea

Had a dream of flying
Weightlessly rising
Fearlessly falling
And lettin’ go

I don’t know
What the universe knows
Can’t say
What the universe holds
OK, I guess we find out
Someday
Not in a hurry to know
All the universe knows
What the universe knows

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Guitars, vocals, drum wrangling and hand-percussion: Eric Din

© 2025 Eric Roy Dinwiddie
King Roy Music, BMI
Berkeley Cat Records

EOY? End Of Year, Eeyore, and we didn’t reeeally Encircle The Globe, but hey, truth is so Last Millennium. That too is False, and anyway, having some fun with it all, with a rockin’ summary or synopsis of the year at hand, including Vogons, who clearly are having their moment.  On Bandcamp:

And in the everywheres:

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ericdin/a-beet-poetry-anthem

Merry All The Things, and see you next year, we think.