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Going Solo

by GREGOR McEWAN

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1.
So here is my song pitch To you CEO, bitch! Put it on a playlist And not on your grey list Watch later on YouTube Where I just bought fake views "Payable when due From streaming revenue" And if I didn’t love this so much And if I was good at anything but Doing this I‘d just quit Doing it Not allowed to play live shows Due to that virus As all seats are taken On every plane to Spain "Can you make a living From strumming and singing?" What do you want me to say now? I‘m glad that you came out And if I didn’t love you so much And if I was good at anything but Being kind And polite So here is my song pitch To you CEO, bitch! Put it on a playlist And not on your grey list Can you make a living From others' singing? Well, I’m sure you can do But does it satisfy you?
2.
I miss playing concerts Being in the clubs and bars I miss sharing drinks and desserts In my favourite restaurants I miss hugs and handshakes I miss culture and fine arts I even miss my workplace And damn I miss applause I miss all those faces That wear a smile and not a mask In parks and public spaces Cinemas and theatres I miss freshly tapped beer And all those night time talks I even miss the last year When no business had to close 2020 Just go and fuck yourself I don’t ever wanna see you again I miss my friends and fellows And I miss my family Black Panther and Black Widow And my regular salary I miss carefreeness and pleasure And even certainty I miss being together And damn I miss the sea 2020 You also made me see What really matters and means the world to me
3.
Talking... 02:59
Talking All I really want is talking Talk until the day is dawning And hang around Kneeling I’m still staring at the ceiling Talk myself into believing To hear a sound Oh honey I still hear that doorbell ring How I see you in every little thing But all I do is wait I bought your favourite lemonade Hey! Hope you’re okay Don’t go, please stay To save my soul tonight Hope you’re alright Don’t disappear Don’t leave me standing here
4.
Upside Down 03:51
Go on and get up For the world that waits outside It’s five o’clock As the early bird arrives But all I’m gonna do this morning Is sleep until the day is dawning I don’t mind (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? I just need a cup of coffee Extra mild Cause I’m so bone-tired Go on get your sleep For the world that waits outside It’s almost three And TV gives you square eyes All I’m gonna do this thick night Is bingeing Stranger Things season five Not for long "Friends don’t lie" Eleven said so I just need a bold espresso Extra strong Going upside down
5.
60 BPM 04:07
Here’s a song for everyone out there If you have some extra time to spare Here’s a thought for everyone right here I wrote it down so it won’t disappear I am just an ordinary guy Who tries to live an ordinary life She’s an extraordinary girl Living in an ordinary world May all your thoughts and senses fly high Where all your love and dreams collide My my Hey hey Girl you are here to stay My my True love will never die Time is on my side cause you are mine Oh darling I’m just counting… Tick-tock
6.
1234567 01:41
The seven year itch I guess it’s just a myth Girl I am here to stay So come what… Come what may One, two, three, four, five, six, seven I am still in seventh heaven You can count me in, darling
7.
Halo: Reach 03:24
Another round of Halo: Reach Another double team to beat Smoking weed to fall asleep So lonesome and alone Seven years ago from now You crashed into my life somehow I just want to let you know I love what we’ve become Don’t worry about ego shooter games Love’s a battlefield, a crossfire or a quake Cause you see me through And you get me high Just like lovers do Just like addicts try And I wonder who you are Wonder where you came from And I still wonder who I am And wonder where it leads to and since then Don’t worry about all the things to come It’s easy to keep calm and carry on and on
8.
There’s no need to be sad, babe I’m coming home very soon You made it to track eight So I’ll be there for you Cause you’re there for me, too That chocolate cake you had baked I gobbled it down very soon I promise I won’t add weight No, I’ll be good for you And that goes for you too! But now that I’m in bad shape I’ll fall asleep very soon It’s not all that late So I’ll be close to you If you want me to Being and becoming As time keeps on running Four Seasons are passing It’s all everlasting Ticking and spinning From A To Beginning Kissing and hugging Much Ado About Loving Leaving and coming home Speaking of Houses And Homes
9.
No family life No private pension No tax advice No bad intentions No life design And no stock prices No nine-to-five No driver’s licence I don’t know anything About life in this world But I know most everything About you, my little girl No pleasing art And no neat hairstyle No credit card No bonus air miles No certainties No stable income Too small to succeed Too big to be gone Sometimes I wish I was a fool So I don’t have to play it cool Give life, the bitch one extra kiss
10.
Wonder where we are Woke up from a dream In the backseat of a car It smells like gasoline Windows down, volume up Heater off, need your love Wonder where we are Caught in a tractor beam Between Jupiter and Mars The sun shines tangerine Shields are down, armor off Stealth Mode on, need your love
11.
The End. 02:26
Science, not fiction Truth, not religion Rise from the dead, bastard son! I have a vision Of love, not suspicion Maybe we all get along Without politicians There’s no lobbyism If only they can prove me wrong I’m on a mission Cause no algorithm Can write me a sad sad sad song Nature’s calling all mankind This world is fucked up and so am I I am calling planet earth More is coming, it’s getting worse Clowns and despots everywhere We’re not gone yet, but getting there Crack a bottle, clap and cheer All is well, the end is here

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released September 1, 2023

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written & composed by Gregor McEwan
(Freibank Music Publishing)

produced & mixed by Gregor McEwan & Thies Neu
recorded & mastered by Thies Neu at Tonbrauerei, Berlin

supported by Neustart Kultur, GVL & Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien

Artwork Design by Gregor McEwan
Logo Design by OlgaUwaga

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GREGOR McEWAN Leer, Germany

"These are obscenely expertly performed songs, an essence. Maybe Gregor McEwan has never before presented his art with this kind of focus. These tunes are a sensation! All this adrenaline, this joy, this melancholy inundating the listener. This is what this kind of music should be about - and nothing else. Every time I listen to it I am exhausted. Thank you for that!" (Linus Volkmann) ... more

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