"Just a game" song composer speaks out
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- In 1988 the song "Just a game" was composed by Christof Bachmeier for a charity project for starving children in Ethiopia. It was published only on vinyl and sold at the concert night of the charity event. Now, 36 years later, a community was searching for the song, which has never been distributed nor digitalized. Somebody found a snippet somewhere and made the first step in searching for a lost song. A trail of rumours and speculations about the origin of "Just a game" started to course through the internet. At last the community found the composer of the song through years of detours and contacted him. Christof dug out the original mastertape and digitalized it. Here it is - for the very first time in original form: JUST A GAME. Enjoy.
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Thank you so much for sharing this. The fact that you had actual footage of Mario singing the chorus is absolutely insane and I would’ve never expected that. This song is an actual masterpiece and I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of listening to it. Thank you Christof for not only composing this amazing song, but sharing all of this with us as well :)
Hi PigPig, love ur videos
Didn’t watch the video at first and thought you were talking about Suler Mario.
thank you. its also a great honor and a fantastic story for me!
@@JAG_Just_a_gamethank you for the song christof
Didn't expect you here
R.I.P GABOR (1972-2024) AND MARIO LEHNER (1950-2010)
@@theawesometeg219 Gabor is the OP of the post and Mario is the other man who sang it
@@theawesometeg219 Gabor is the original poster of the snippet online who sadly passed away. Mario Lehner is the man who sung (in the video Christof showed)
Hey everyone. I just want to let you know, im so grateful about your coments. I see so many good people.
A instrumental version please?
@@LinnDrummI doubt he has one. I’ll use ai to make one
@@LinnDrummI’ll make one with AI
thank you for everything christof
Did you made "Under My Door"?
Seeing actual footage of the song being recorded is absolutely surreal
Feels like something from an ulterior universe
It’s so funny when the music stops like a cassette tape and he takes a smoke break
@@SquidBeatsSByou could say they had..ULTERIOR MOTIVESSS✨✨✨
Doesn't make sense. @@LitJay. , correct your mistake before I touch you.
This is probably the best ending to a lost media search! The story of this song is unbelievable. Gabor would be proud.
*How Long moment
Fr like the average lost wave song is like, get found and everyone moves on in nanoseconds
Everyone. We win.
Thank you, Christof 🫡
Thanks Christof for making this beautiful song!
R.I.P Gabor72 (1972-2024)
Who is Gabor??
@@KreepypastaThe OP of "Just A Game"
@@Kreepypastaop of this song
@@Kreepypasta He was the one who was trying to identify the song after somehow having heard it. It was the only song of his on WatZatSong he hadn't been able to figure out, and no one had done so for six years. After people found out Gabor had passed away, they made an extra effort to find the song in his memory - and did.
Nah rookie@@Kreepypasta
Gotta love how the cover is made up of little Africas.
We didn't just beat the game, we got the best ending.
uh….. having Gabor alive would have been a better ending 😔
@@fiblz5443 But you can't choose the way to play.
@@sudokuacrobatics maybe its happy, maybe its sad..
We 100% percented the game
@@fiblz5443 BUT YOU CANT CHOOSE THE WAY TO PLAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to late Gabor and his daughter Dorka for uploading the one of the best lost media songs ever, i also would thank Christof (you), Mario Lehler (which may he rest in peace) and others for creating it (the fact you made the song with your band for the concert about world problems in Africa is very touching)
- T.G, from Poland
his daughter*
@@eightohthreefilmsjust corrected, thanks
@@eightohthreefilmsI see you everywhete
@@BrandyEvansVIsBackAgain do you? where else lol
I wish the lostwave community was larger. Not so we'd have an easier time finding music, but I want to see artists getting overwhelmed by the fact an entire city's worth of people suddenly show up to to form a flash fanbase. It's a really good feeling seeing an obscure artist finally getting the spotlight for a long forgotten track.
It is large already
Its becoming larger everyday, and its finally becoming a little bit mainstream in other social media like Instagram.
I didn't expect the Mario Lehner recording at the beginning, that is spectacular.
You didn't make only a song Christof, you made a masterpiece, this will go on forever as one of the best lost songs that have been found! (My favorite lostwave since I joined the community)
I knew the moment I heard from the first time that this song would be an amazing one, and it was better than anything I could have expected.
Thank you for everything Christof!
Rip Gabor 🕊️🧡🎲
Gabor is proud of his daughter, may he rest in peace in our hearts!
Mario Lehner really did have a nice voice, great for singing, May Mario & Gabor Rest in Peace, they both deserve this song being found all these years later.
Everything since 30th June, Has been given me thrills in this search.
We won the game, We will keep rollin' the dice 🧡🎲
We really got the best possible ending for this story, my favorite part of lostwave in general is being able to finally uncover the faces of the artists and seeing them finally getting all the praise they deserve, it's hard to believe that a song this good and made for such a lovely reason could've been lost forever if it wasn't for Gabor
Thank you, Christof
Ur into lostwave???
*Christopher* Saint Booth
*Christof* Bachmeir
Thank You Christof
RIP Gabor
o7
O7
and RIP mario lehner
Amazing song, can’t stop listening to it ❤
After many years of searching and theorizing, the search finally comes to an end and a beautiful one at that. Despite th hardships and the terrible circumstances we had to deal with, the many hoaxes we had to overcome, we managed to find what we were searching for all this time. Thank you Gabor for introducing us to such a wonderful song and thank you sir for offering us this beautiful song 🧡🧡🧡
i am touched.
Almost wanna tear up reading this while listening to the song
Dear Christof, you have made one of the best if not the best lost wave song. Your song was inspirational to reflect the children of Africa. Even though it may seem out of place for starving children there, it is still a very good song.
It was my favorite lost song ever
And now it's probably my favorite entire lost song ever, I love it so much! Everything sounds great!
Thank you Christof for sharing this footage of Mario (RIP) singing Just A Game and for that super quality audio of the song, I couldn't wish something better than this!!
You guys rocks 🔥
thanx its so nice
Thank you so much, Christof! So nice to hear a higher quality version of the song, and it's more amazing to see that recording session with Mario Lehner at the beginning! I'm so happy this case was solved! May both Gabor and Mario rest in peace
Very nice of you to show us everything! Thank you!
RIP Gabor
Thank you Christof. You’re an angel! This is absolutely surreal. Everybody from the community appreciates you.
Gabor is in our hearts always.
Thank you ... its surreal for me too. And i like it!
Lyrics:
Verse 1: Christof Bachmeier]
Here I stand, all alone again
Now I realize the signs are pushed away
A thousand times I tried to remind myself
To live for the moment, be happy with me
[Pre-Chorus: Christof Bachmeier]
But I lost the chance 'cause it didn't heed to my heart
And it hurt so much to feel everything has gone
[Verse 2: Regina Simon]
Let's make a new start
Let's realize what we're doing
Not the money, or the power
Will catch you when you fall
See the children in the desert
See their hopeless desperate eyes
Ask the father what he feels
When his hungry baby cries
Pre-Chorus: Regina Simon]
But I lost the chance 'cause you tried to get it all
And you won't understand until your back is to the wall
[Chorus: Mario Lehner with Regina Simon]
And now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose the way to play
And now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose the way to play
[Verse 3: Karli Mayer]
Dead or alive, that's the password up to the time
We got all we need, but we got no time to leave
Oh, we don't care about the real things in life
While we kill ourselves
For a little bit of printed paper
Oh, god!
[Pre-Chorus: Karli Mayer]
And we won't understand until my back is to the wall
[Chorus: Mario Lehner with Regina Simon]
And now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose the way to play
And now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose the way to play, oh
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus: Mario Lehner with Regina Simon]
And now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose
You can't!
And now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose the way to play
And now I know it's just a game (Oh, now I know!)
And I don't need the rules to play (It's just a game)
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose the way to play
Now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad (Oh, it's sad, so sad)
But you can't choose the way to play
[Outro: Mario Lehner with Regina Simon]
Ohh, yeah
I need no rules to play
No rules to play
I don't need no rules to play
To play, no rules to play
Need no rules
What a shame the song couldn't spread when it was new.
It was made just for charity :D It could be a great hit back then tho...
One of the Best song of the late 80s Jag fan from mexico 🇲🇽🇲🇽
What a great song, and I’m glad it’s officially been found! Rest In Peace, Gabor ❤❤❤
That ending though...
It's almost like he's going to say "Finally! Only now are they listening to this song..."
Yeah that ending got me good 😅
From a 30-second clip to a video of how the song was recorded.
Dude this is awesome
Yes it is ..... and i go back in time ...and find more and more forgotten songs
You can really see the passion Mario Lehner was putting into his vocals. I know we can hear it, but seeing the footage shows it so much. This song is a thing of pure beauty. Thank you for this Christof. I hope one day you may decide to release the footage of the session, that would be incredible to see, if not then no worries.
Rest In Peace Mario Lehner and Gabor. 🧡
Will there ever be a video of the song "A Chance To Change" aka the song on the other side of the Vinyl?
This song was supposedly written by Josef Bartl and Rudi Baumann, the song was never released, the theory is that it was supposedly recorded and the singer of this song would be Rubi Baudmann, I don't know if he is alive but some people are talking that Josef Bartl passed away.
agreed, I really wanna hear the other song now!
Yayyyy!! :)
Thank you Christof! Best of luck to you and Violetta.
Rest in piece, Gabor. You will always be remembered.
Thank you Christof for making this beautiful song. This song has inspired me to make music myself.
Great seeing that
Thank you very much for being so kind to upload this Christof!
You have done an amazing job with this song that I really loved
Now with this the memories of Gabor and Mario will be able to rest in peace and will always be remembered.
i love when artists of found lostwave songs are excited to share anything they can about their work, you can tell they worked hard on it and they’re happy to see people appreciating it after all these years
1:02 once i heard mario's voice with the found footage, i immediately got goosebumps
amazing voice 🤩
Thank you Gabor, Dorka, Christof, Violeta and everyone else who helped on finding this amazing song! 🧡🎲
Don’t forget Chris’s daughter Violeta! She helped her dad with finding this footage.
@@RaccoonEntrepreneur Yes, so grateful for her too! ^^
Cheers to you making the song digital! Glad to see you did this, and cheers to Dorka for finding the song, and Gabor for starting the search, and without him, this song would've never been found, and cheers to you and the band to writing this song!
The things I love most about lostwave are not just finding lost songs, but seeing how it makes people feel
Thank you Christof for creating this beautiful song! one of the best songs I've ever heard.🟠🎲
R.I.P Gabor and Mario. ⚰️🕊️
It's honestly really cool to know the backstory to a song that nobody has heard of in 35 years, Thanks for sharing this, Christof, and Rest in Peace to Gabor, the man that started this entire search
Thank you Christof, for composing probably the best lostwave song I may have ever heard. And thank you too, Mario for singing this wonderful song.
you mean christof
already fixed the names
@@unfairnessfrancosuperfranc9178 thanks
Thank you so much for actually caring and sharing all of these informations with us.
My pleasure.. ;)
Cannot believe Christof HADITONVINYL only and it was never on streaming and it took one EMAIL to confirm he’s the artist
don't remind me of that guy
What guy?
(I KNOW, I'm not stupid)
Streaming music is just bad.
Danke Herr Bachmeier
Thank you, Christof for your kindness and helping us find this beautiful song once thought to be lost. Rest In Peace, Gabor. ❤️
Nice to see you here! Your song got the recognition it deserves. It deserved to be a number 1 hit, not lost!
;-)) Christof
And Now We Know, We Won The Game
We Didn't Need The Rules To Play
Maybe It Was Happy, Maybe It Was Sad
But We Choosed The Right Way To Play!
You couldn't be more off
@@rohanavalur910literally
@@rohanavalur910 Excuse me. What? I don't understand
@@Creatiusic The lyrics you wrote are really off.
@@rohanavalur910 What are you talking about? I know that these are not the lyrics, I just made an apposition of the chorus as if it were referring to this whole search. There are actually several who do this.
AND NOW I KNOW 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔊🔊🔊
IT'S JUST A GAME 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥
I DON'T NEED THE RULES TO PLAY 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔊🔊🔊
MAYBE IT'S HAPPY🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔊🔊🔊
MAYBE IT’S SAD 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
BUT YOU CAN'T CHOOSE THE WAY TO PLAY 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔊🔊🔊
Christof, your English is so good!
I had to be away for a long period of my attempted search, I've returned and I can't believe it was found.
Just A Game (Lyrics):
Here I stand, all alone again
Now I realize the signs are pushed away
A thousand times I tried to remind myself
To live for the moment, be happy with me
[Pre-Chorus: Christof Bachmeier]
But I lost the chance 'cause it didn't heed to my heart
And it hurt so much to feel everything has gone
[Verse 2: Regina Simon]
Let's make a new start
Let's realize what we're doing
Not the money, or the power
Will catch you when you fall
See the children in the desert
See their hopeless desperate eyes
Ask the father what he feels
When his hungry baby cries
Big Boogie 'Bop' (Live Performance) | Genius Open Mic
[Pre-Chorus: Regina Simon]
But I lost the chance 'cause you tried to get it all
And you won't understand until your back is to the wall
[Chorus: Mario Lehner with Regina Simon]
And now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose the way to play
And now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose the way to play
[Verse 3: Karli Mayer]
Dead or alive, that's the password up to the time
We got all we need, but we got no time to leave
Oh, we don't care about the real things in life
While we kill ourselves
For a little bit of printed paper
Oh, god!
[Pre-Chorus: Karli Mayer]
And we won't understand until my back is to the wall
[Chorus: Mario Lehner with Regina Simon]
And now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose the way to play
And now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose the way to play, oh
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus: Mario Lehner with Regina Simon]
And now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose
You can't!
And now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose the way to play
And now I know it's just a game (Oh, now I know!)
And I don't need the rules to play (It's just a game)
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose the way to play
Now I know it's just a game
And I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad (Oh, it's sad, so sad)
But you can't choose the way to play
[Outro: Mario Lehner with Regina Simon]
Ohh, yeah
I need no rules to play
No rules to play
I don't need no rules to play
To play, no rules to play
Need no rules
*(Thanks For All In This Journey, Finding This Song, And The Composter Offering The Highest Quality. 🫡 🟠 🎲 🕊)*
Are those the official lyrics of the song?
R.I.P. Gabor (1972-2024) and Mario Lehner (1950-2010)
This is so incredibly beautiful!!! We love you Christof!
1:02 Imagine recording that bit without imagining that it would be the only thing saving this song from being completely lost and forgotten
Thank you for sharing this! this is amazing!!!! Cant believe this song was lost for so many years, we owe you guys for making this amazing piece and gabor for showing this song to the world
Thank you very much for your generosity in locating the full song and extra footage!
Thank you Christof! This is the best case scenario for this song
best lost song ever.
Thank you, Christof, for sharing this wonderful music and a clip of Mario while recording his part of it. We hope this music will be released on streaming platforms like Spotify, iTunes, and RUclips! 🤍
Another achievement for Lostwave fans! 🫡
Today i sent it to Spotify and others. It will take a few days until it get released.
Danke, Christoph.
This is amazing! I would love to hear “A chance for change” too.
I honestly was beginning to think that this song legit came from another mirror Earth dimension. It was just so obscure and so unsung, but classic iconic 80s, that there was no way it couldn't be known. Very awesome to hear this song and that it was found
So surreal seeing mario sing that 😳
This song is incredible. Thank you so much for putting it on streaming services. People rarely do that which sucks. Absolute banger of a song though🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for this amazing song, Christof
This song sounds so epic I'm glad it was found
Thank you very much for this entire song, it is one of those songs that not only sounds wonderful, but also has a beautiful story. I wish you health and only good emotions!
Still cannot believe this song was found 🙏🙏 it makes me so happy now that we have the full version
God bless you Christof for this amazing song!
Thank you....
Christof, das ist ja eine Mega Geschichte ☺️🤩 und ein toller Song 🥳. Wir freuen uns sehr für dich ❤
I honestly love how this song was found >w>
Rest in peace both Mario and Gabor btw XP
I love how this song feels like something that would in a Arcade back in the 80’s it just has that feeling through and through
Great job Christof! The song sounds amazing and Mario singing on video in the beggining is absoultely mind-blowing! This is an amazing ending!
This is my favorite lost song because of the story behind it. Thank you for making this beautiful song.
RIP Gabor and RIP Mario fly high, Gabor we did it for you
Thank you Christof from everyone at the Just a Game subreddit!
1:04 THERE HE IS!! 😱😱😱
It's very well composed
I’m kinda curious about the meaning of some of these lyrics. Mainly what the phrase “Just a Game” means in the context of African hunger (what the song is about). Interested to learn about that from you
Aside from that, thanks Christof for giving us this masterpiece and to Gabor for introducing all of us to it. Y’all are awesome
Im gonna be completely unbiased, this is one of the best songs a have ever heard. I’m actually so glad you made this because it is such a well composed song and has such great vocals.
Thanks....
Truly Masterpiece! 🔥
What a great song. RIP to the vocalist and the OP
Thank you for making such a fantastic song!
So glad to hear the master tape recording here. It's so much more clear than what we had before, you can really hear all the awesome instrumental work in the background. This is such an awesome and detailed song
Bro smoked mid song, this guy is so cool
Thank you so much for creating a masterpiece that won't ever be forgotten by future generations
I hope to see this on Spotify and maybe some records. Really freaking awesome.
I love this kind of videos so much! Thank you, Christof!
YOU WIN! PERFECT!
Thank you Mister Christof for making this masterpiece! Already one of my favourites. Greetings from Poland!
I don't know why I'm fascinated by the idea of listening to this song with Freddy Mercury's voice
me too!
I've accompanied this search for a while, this is definitely another win for the lostwave community.
Thank you Christof Bachmeier for digitalizing and helping on the creation of this amazing song which gets to be heard once again.
This is so insane. Thank you so much for this video. A bunch of us searched MONTHS for this. It's sad Gabor and Mario aren't around to see this. Just crazy. What a year for lost songs.
yes finally i live to hear the full version, i often listened to the snippet myself, love those little surprises in life heh
I remember that song.
Yeah guys, we found an ABSOLUTE BANGER.
Please do not stop uploading videos about the song and your career, I promise I’ll watch them all😅
This is so cool! Thank you for sharing a high quality version of this great song.
Muchhh loveeee Christof! This song is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Thank you Dorka and Gabor ❤❤
It's incredible what people can do when they work together. Thank you Chirstof for being so down to earth and thank you for this amazing song :)