Peter Gabriel: Games without Frontiers - Cover - Kit

Always wanted to do a cover of this track..... so I did.
Recorded at the Coach House 2008. Thanx to Chirssy & Psi from Oracles Oath for there help. Video Filmed one late night in Feb 2010!!!

The lyrics are seen as a critique of nationalism and war, which the song portrays as essentially childish. The tag line of the song, "Games without frontiers, war without tears" is a comment on the sublimation of the rivalries within Europe, caused by centuries of war, in a meaningless game.

The name Lin Tai Yu, which appears in the song, belongs to a character from the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber.

Chiang Ching, another name mentioned, refers either to the wife of Chairman Mao and a leader of the Cultural Revolution or to Chiang Ching-kuo, the son of Chiang Kai-shek, who was president of Taiwan at the time the song was written.

The end of the first verse refers to Hitler and Enrico Fermi: "Suki plays with Leo, Sacha plays with Brit; Adolf builds a bonfire, Enrico plays with it." Hitler started World War II in Europe, while Fermi's nuclear reactor enabled the nuclear weapons which ended the war in Japan. Additionally, Sacha is a Russian nickname for Alexandr, while Brit refers to Great Britain which allied with Russia during WWII.

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[BlackWWidow]

Very interesting song and edition ,i like yours videos very much my dear ,loveeeeeeeee ,Sofia.

[motorbikebod]

@BlackWWidow Thanx you!!! I knew that this was a strange track but I love it, don't think I did it justice but hey-ho. am going to re look at the video though, see if I can make it more....... in keeping with the song.

[musicaroo22]

Great job! I love this!

[run2623]

Amazing cover :D I absolutely love it ^_^ good job good job indeed

[rennieallen]

Cool cover...

[ChadP244]

funky editing, loving the work m8!