Band of Georges: Doing Fine

Doing Fine by George. From Volume IV Side B of the Band of Georges. Music and lyrics by G. Davies. Composed circa 7th April 1985. Recorded August 1986. Mixed October 1986. Lifted from cassette April 2025. Copyright © 1985 Explicit Music. Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records. Fun Facts: Doing Fine is a song for a few of George's friends. These characters often seemed to be in unnecessary and trivial trouble with the police. In the 1980s under thatcher, the police were a lot more aggressive than in later years. They seemed to want to criminalise everybody who looked different. Anybody who did look different was likely to be stopped and searched most times they were out after dark. Naturally many young people found this rather frustrating. The Boss Dr Rhythm couldn't handle the odd bars of 6/8 and was turned off for those. See also: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/ https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-iv-side-b/ https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/ https://linktr.ee/wudrecords