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Games Without Frontiers

(Peter Gabriel)

This song written by Peter Gabriel was recorded by him in 1980 and reached No.4 in the UK chart, making it his first solo Top 10 hit.  The backing vocals were performed by Kate Bush.

The song was inspired by the popular European games competition Jeux Sans Frontieres which was known as It’s a Knockout in the British TV version.

It appears on Peter Gabriel’s third album recorded in 1980.

Peter Gabriel
(Charisma CB 354)(UK45)

Source:

  1. www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=770&
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_Without_Frontiers_(song)
  3. http://www.allmusic.com/song/games-without-frontiers-mt0005519217