This song came out in 1980 and is featured on his 1980 self-titled solo album. The album cover has a photo of Peter Gabriel that is melting away, and the album is therefore often referred to as “melt.”
Games Without Frontiers features Kate Bush on backing vocals.
From Wikipedia: “The song’s title...
[Intro]
“A one… two… one, two, four…”
[Refrain: Kate Bush]
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
[Verse 1: Peter Gabriel]
Hans plays with Lotte, Lotte plays with Jane
Jane plays with Willi, Willi is happy again
Suki plays with Leo, Sacha plays with Britt
Adolf builds a bonfire, Enrico plays with it
[Pre-Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
Whistling tunes, we hide in the dunes by the seaside
Whistling tunes, we're kissing baboons in the jungle
It's a knockout
[Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
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
Games without frontiers, war without tears
[Refrain: Kate Bush]
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
[Verse 2: Peter Gabriel]
Andre has a red flag, Chiang Ching's is blue
They all have hills to fly them on except for Lin Tai Yu
Dressing up in costumes, playing silly games
Hiding out in treetops, shouting out rude names
[Pre-Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
Whistling tunes, we hide in the dunes by the seaside
Whistling tunes, we piss on the goons in the jungle
It's a knockout
[Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
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
Games without frontiers, war without tears
[Refrain: Kate Bush]
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans…
Games Without Frontiers was written by Peter Gabriel.
Games Without Frontiers was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
Peter Gabriel released Games Without Frontiers on Sat Feb 09 1980.
A helpful audio clip is available here for the French translation of the phrase “games without frontiers”.