Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel - MP3 instrumental karaoke

The one and only Kate Bush stepped in to provide backing vocals (repeating the song's title in French – "Jeux sans frontières" – as the opening hook) on this Peter Gabriel solo single from 1980 with the. "Games Without Frontiers" is rendered in the avant-pop and art-rock mould, with whistling, drum machine and cosmic synth wobbles concocting a mysterious brew. The track was featured on the former Genesis members' 1980 self-titled solo album, also known as "melt" – which was released five years after he quit the prog band to pursue a solo career – and pictures Peter Gabriel on the album cover melting away. Games Without Frontiers channels a sinister undercurrent, embodied by the lyrics: "If looks could kill, they probably will / In games without frontiers, war without tears / If looks could kill, they probably will / In games without frontiers, war without tears." The song gave Peter Gabriel his first Top 10 solo hit in the UK, climbing to Number 4.