FAWM: "Superman im Bundestag (Superman At The German Bundestag)"

Superman im Bundestag (Superman At The German Bundestag)

2025 by @dukemeyer

Liner Notes

I got the idea weeks ago when I was fiddling around with a synth sequencer riff which sounded weird and toxic, anyway. The song grew by itself, then. There are elections in Germany these days. The candidates are anything but encouraging, so I thought we could invite an American super hero. But he didn't want to take the crap.

I would have liked the sound of the voices more different – the moderator's voice, the fan's voice, Superman's voice … But the more I added, the harder it was to understand the words (specially Superman's ones). So I left them all rather normal.

Gear: Synth sequences EINTÄNZER (Korg Monologue), drumloops TREKKIE (Toontracks EZ drummer 2, funkmasters), guitar WILDSAU (Ibanez S771PB-NTF) with preamp BÖMBUR (Fender Mustang Micro Plus) and guitar SIRENE (Fender Standard Telecaster) with preamp DRAUPNIR (Line 6 Helix Stomp), fretless bass TIEFENSTREIF (Harley Benton HBZ-2005FL NT Deluxe Series), synth THURSI (Dreadbox Typhon) and PIRAT (Behringer Model D) played with masterkeyboard LATTE (M-Audio Keystation 88), tube mike GUNNLÖD (t.bone STC 700) with vocals preamp SILBERRÜCKEN (SPL Channel One MK II), recording units ROXX (Zoom R4, on the road) and LURCH (Zoom R24, at home), arrangement & mixdown MICKI (Acoustica Mixcraft Pro Studio 10), delays TAUSENDMUND (tc electronic TC 2290) and WAHLHALL (tc electronic DVR 250).

#synthpop #political-satire #german-with-translation

Lyrics

Scroll down for English translation!

SUPERMAN IM BUNDESTAG

Und hier die Lösung:

Superman im Bundestag Dem fällt schon was ein Superman im Bundestag wird unsere Rettung sein

Hier ist ja alles voller Kryptonit Das nimmt mir meine Superkräfte und geht mir ins Gemüt Ne, das mach ich nicht mit

Als 'merikanischer Superheld nimmt mich das zu sehr mit Kein Kommentar, keine Diskussion Das mache ich nicht mit Ihr seid okay hab ich gedacht right on your way aber, ach Hier ist ja alles voller Kryptonit Dass ihr es blau färbt macht keinen Unterschied Es ist zu giftig für die Demokraterie Das ist nicht gut, womit ihr da spielt Hier ist ja alles voller Kryptonit

Tschüs, Superman Wär schön gewesen

Musik & Text © Duke Meyer 2025

======================ENGLISH

SUPERMAN AT THE BUNDESTAG

And here is the solution:

Superman at the Bundestag He'll think of something Superman at the Bundestag will be our salvation

Everything here is full of kryptonite It takes away my superpowers and gets into my head No, I'm not going along with this

As a 'merican superhero it takes too much out of me No comment, no discussion I'm not going along with this You guys are okay I thought right on your way but, alas Everything here is full of kryptonite That you color it blue* makes no difference It's too toxic for democracy That's not good what you're playing with Everything here is full of kryptonite

Goodbye, Superman Would have been nice

Annotation: *Light blue is the colour of the German Nazi party.