Songs of 1987
Songs of 1987
I continued to record songs in 1987 with still the same basic equipment. Three of them made it through my quality check 🙂
Genug
"When a producer came by in 1987 to listen to my material, he said that “Genug” would be my first hit song. He was serious I think. Well, it is a good song that sticks to your ear. There are actually two recordings of it. One from 1987, the original, and one reproduction from 1989. I thought I could do it a bit better but I learned that only rarely you can catch that feeling
again from the first recording." — George Lewe
Recording Details
| Year | 1987, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Studio | Home |
| Engineer | George Lewe |
| Recording Device | Akai GX-4000D |
Instruments
| Instrument | Model | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Drums, Rhythm | 1987: Simple rhythm machine 1989: Roland D20 |
George Lewe |
| Guitar | Fender Stratocaster (custom build) | George Lewe |
| Microphone, Voice | Electro-Voice BK-1 | George Lewe |
Lyrics
Meine Freundin hat mir mal gesagt, dass sie mich nie verlässt.
Meine Freundin hat mir mal gesagt, dass sie mich nie verlässt.
Und ich war auch noch so verliebt und hab es ihr geglaubt.
Doch jetzt bin ich alleine und hab' mir den Verstand geraubt.
Warum kann man einem Mädchen nicht ein einziges Wort glauben?
Männer sind doch viel zu dumm und lassen sich alles rauben.
Die Liebe und das Geld und das Herz ist auch dabei.
Doch für dieses Mädchen war das alles einerlei.
Genug, genug, ich hab' von dir genug.
Genug, genug, ich hab' von dir genug.
Gestern habe ich sie dann mit einem andern Kerl gesehen.
Gestern habe ich sie dann mit einem andern Kerl gesehen.
Und der war auch noch so verliebt und hat sie lieb gefragt:
„Willst du mit mir gehen?“ hat er ganz lieb zu ihr gesagt.
Und sie hat ihn angelächelt und hat auch noch „Ja“ gesagt.
Und sie hat ihn angelächelt und hat auch noch „Ja“ gesagt.
Und beide sind verschwunden und ich hab' mich nur gefragt:
„Was hat er bloß an sich, was ich nicht auch hab'?“
Genug, genug, ich hab' von dir genug.
Genug, genug, ich hab' von dir genug.
Ich seh' sie heute wieder und sie lacht mich einfach aus.
Ich seh' sie heute wieder und sie lacht mich einfach aus.
Und ich geh' einfach weiter and ich mach' mir gar nichts draus.
Denn ich weiß doch jetzt Bescheid ich brauch' sie nicht mehr in meinem Haus.
Die nächste kommt bestimmt und vielleicht ist sie dann mal ehrlich.
Die nächste kommt bestimmt und vielleicht ist sie dann mal ehrlich.
Doch bis dahin bleib' ich solo, denn die Frauen sind gefährlich.
Nur eines sag' ich dir bevor man mich begräbt:
Genug, genug, ich hab' von dir genug.
Genug, genug, ich hab' von dir genug.
Oh Lord
"I was playing with microphones and voice effects and needed some harmonies to test them out. I came up with this rather simple melody but really got a kick out of that “free me” part." — George Lewe
Recording Details
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Studio | Home |
| Engineer | George Lewe |
| Recording Device | Akai GX-4000D |
Instruments
| Instrument | Model | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Guitar | Ibanez M 330 | George Lewe |
| Microphone, Voice | Electro-Voice BK-1 | George Lewe |
Lyrics
Oh Lord, give me love true like one word.
Lord give me love, free like a bird.
And free me.
Oh Lord, won't you please give me love.
Oh Lord, give a woman, honest and true.
Lord give me a woman, doing what she can do.
And free me.
Oh Lord, won't you please give me a woman.
Oh Lord, give me strength to be a good man.
Lord give me strength to give all I can.
And free me.
Oh Lord, won't you please give me strength.
Oh Lord, won't you please.
Lord, won't you please.
Free me.
Oh Lord, won't you please free me.
Oh Lord, won't you
Woman Of My Life
"Love and the joy about it is a welcome song writing companion. So it was here. And you can hear it too. I used my custom Strat and muted hammering chords to create this very rhythmic framework. The melody and harmonies do the rest. Love and joy. And I'm kinda proud of the lyrics here as well, great words and rhymes." — George Lewe
Recording Details
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Studio | Home |
| Engineer | George Lewe |
| Recording Device | Akai GX-4000D |
Instruments
| Instrument | Model | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Drums, Rhythm | Simple rhythm machine | George Lewe |
| Guitar | Fender Stratocaster (custom build) | George Lewe |
| Microphone, Voice | Electro-Voice BK-1 | George Lewe |
Lyrics
You are the woman of my life.
You are the woman of my life.
You are the woman of my life.
You are the woman of my life.
You can see when I am blind.
You are so sweet, you are so soft, you are so kind.
You've got everything I need.
You fill me up with life when I'm near to die.
Nothing is brighter than the light in your eye.
You've got everything I need.
You are the woman of my life.
You are the woman of my life.
You are the woman of my life.
You are the woman of my life.
You're big enough when I am too small.
You're small enough when I am too tall.
You've got everything I need.
You give me laughter when I'm full of pain.
You give me sunshine when I'm full of rain.
You've got everything I need.
You are the woman of my life.
You are the woman of my life.
You are the woman of my life.
You are the woman of my life.
You are the youth when I'm feeling old.
You are the warmth when it's getting cold.
You have got so many things I need to live.
You've got everything I need.
You are the woman of my life.
You are the woman of my life.
You are the woman of my life.
You are the woman of my life.
Ferrari
"CDs were a big deal back then. I got one with original sounds on it, one of which was the sound of a Ferrari. I used it to record this song. Nothing special but stil..." — George Lewe
Recording Details
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Studio | Home |
| Engineer | George Lewe |
| Recording Device | Akai GX-4000D |
Instruments
| Instrument | Model | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Drums, Rhythm | Simple rhythm machine | George Lewe |
| Guitar | Fender Stratocaster (custom build) | George Lewe |
| Microphone, Voice | Electro-Voice BK-1 | George Lewe |
Lyrics
Riding his Ferrari
he's feeling mighty good.
Sitting in his Recaro
he's feeling mighty good.
:|| Ferrari, Ferrari ||:
No lady's weapon
is fit to conquer him.
No good friend's advice
does ever affect him.
:|| Ferrari, Ferrari ||:
(solo)
:|| Ferrari, Ferrari ||:
Riding his Ferrari
he's feeling mighty good.
Sitting in his Recaro
he's feeling mighty good.
:|| Ferrari, Ferrari ||: