Queen - Play the game

Mercury wrote "Play the Game" after breaking up with his male lover at the time. Mercury played piano and did the lead vocals. He'd been starting to smoke around that time and the difference on his voice was already noticeable.

Play the game.

The Game (the only Queen album to reach the #1 position in both the United Kingdom and the United States)

June 30, 1980

Queen

Play the game:

Open up your mind and let me step inside
Rest your weary head and let your heart decide
It's so easy when you know the rules
It's so easy all you have to do
Is fall in love
Play the game
Ev'rybody play the game of love

When you're feelin' down and your resistance is low
Light another cigarette and let yourself go
This is your life
Don't play hard to get
It's a free world
All you have to do is fall in love
Play the game everybody play the game of love

My game of love has just begun
Love runs from my head down to my toes
My love is pumping through my veins (play the game)
Driving me insane
Come come come come play the game play the game play
the game play the game

Play the game everybody play the game of love

This is your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free free world all you have to do is fall in love
Play the game yeah play the game of love
Your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free free world all you have to do is fall in love
Play the game - ev'rybody play the game...

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[ReptileRaver]

The hell you guys toalking about, this is THE Queen. It is fully in tune, it is a cool song as far as love songs go, and whatever trash you happen to be listening to is not quite like this. If you don't have something nice to say, don't bother.

[Neurozumim]

haha! Cheesy video but... What a fookin great band!!!

[loudestfan]

@floteamo - Absolutely agree re it ending after the 80's. See peach, you ass-sumed, and were very rude. Let's play nice now kids.

[masteryoda26]

This is one of my favorite songs of my all time favorite band. But... this just HAS to be the worst video ever made. I am laughing so much right now. 80s special effects :)

[floteamo]

@peach1236 I never mentioned a word about Freddy Mercurys dead. LEARN TO READ!!!

What i really wanted to say is "80´s was the best decade of music" since 90´s all goes to shit. And be more polite if u want to be treated same way.

[peach1236]

he died in november 1991 dumbass

[floteamo]

Good music died december 31 1989- Queen lives forever...

[jpmfagundes]

I lose.

[ImmortalPanda]

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!!!

[jon1939]

@ReptileRaver absolutly right, queen, timeless and as far as love songs go, one of the best.

[FreddieRocksForever]

@dragtest101 He didn't use it because when Freddie steals Brian's guitar and then throws it back, Brian didn't want Freddie to accidentally drop his Red Special, so they used his Stratocaster in the video. not sure if they actually used the Red Special in the recording - I'd assume so :)

[betichi]

@Freddie1980 hissy fit? oh please, he probably requested for the water to be extra cold so his nipples would come out nicely! :D