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“German Bold Italic” is a typeface, which gave inspiration to the song, and the cover art for it.
The song was released as the lead single from Towa Tei’s second studio album Sound Museum in 1998, and featured Australian singer Kylie Minogue.
The song was reworked and later included on Tei’s 2017...
[Intro: Sample, Kylie Minogue, Kylie Minogue & Haruomi Hosono]
Hello... Hello... Hello
My name is (My name is)
German Bold...
German Bold...
German Bold...
German Bold...
German Bold...
German Bold Italic
[Verse 1: Kylie Minogue]
(Hello) My name is German Bold Italic
I am a typeface
Which you have never heard before
Which you have never seen before
I can compliment you well
Especially in red
Extremely in green
Maybe in blue (Blue, blue)
You will like my sense of style
You will like my sense of style
You will like my sense of style
You will like my sense of style
Gut ja!
Ow!
[Chorus: Kylie Minogue]
Gut ja!
Gut ja! (Yes)
Gut ja!
Gut ja!
[Verse 2: Kylie Minogue]
My name is German Bold Italic
I am a typeface
Which you have never heard before
Which you have never seen before
I can compliment you well
Especially in pink
Extremely in green
Maybe in blue? (Blue, blue)
You will like my sense of style
(Baby)
I fit like a glove
Let me adorn you
The bold design of you
The bold design of you
B-b-bold design of you
[Chorus: Kylie Minogue]
Gut ja!
Gut ja! (Yes)
Gut ja!
Gut ja!
German Bold Italic (Yes)
German Bold Italic
[Verse 3: Kylie Minogue]
It's cool
Is my name German Bold Italic?
(Hello)
I am a typeface
Which you have never heard before
Which you have never seen before
I can compliment you well
Especially in pink
Extremely in orange
Maybe in yellow? (Ow!)
[Chorus]
(Oh!)
Gut ja
Gut ja
Yes
Gut ja
German Bold Italic
(I fit like a glove)
German Bold Italic
(Hello)
German Bold Italic
(I am a type face, hello)
German Bold Italic
[Outro]
Which you have never heard before
Which you have never seen before
High contrast, it's cool
High contrast, it's cool
GBI (German Bold Italic) was written by Kylie Minogue & Towa Tei.
GBI (German Bold Italic) was produced by Towa Tei.
Towa Tei released GBI (German Bold Italic) on Sun May 25 1997.