Week Seventy-Two: Sirius Satellite Radio - 1st Wave - Channel 33 - Peter Gabriel - "Games Without Frontiers" - Peter Gabriel

One of the perks of buying a new vehicle is that they provide you with trial subscriptions to all kinds of fancy services. My new Focus came with a six-month trial subscription to Sirius Satellite Radio, which means that I immediately searched for the New Wave station. Not only did I find 1st Wave, but I also found Richard Blade. He is one of the DJs on the station. You might remember that I had a Richard Blade Week right around Spring Break. So I am going to cover some of my forgotten favorites that Richard Blade plays for me over the course of this week on 1st Wave.

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I heard this one on the way home from work yesterday... I probably should have an entire week dedicated to Peter Gabriel, but I was never a super-huge fan of his. Plus, I have already covered "In Your Eyes"; so that only leaves a few more of his tunes that I really, really like.

I must admit that I was not very fond of this song for a very long time --- I'm not even sure why because, c'mon, it has whistling, and you should know how partial I am to whistling tunes by now. I used to think that he was singing, "She's so popular..." at the beginning of the song. It wasn't until I began taking French during my freshman year of high school that I really began to develop an appreciation for this song. I eventually learned that "Jeux sans frontieres", which is what he is actually singing, translates to "Games Without Frontiers".

I'll include two of my other favorites, "Digging in the Dirt" and "Red Rain"...

Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières 

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

Whistling tunes we hide in the dunes by the seaside
Whistling tunes we're kissing baboons in the jungle
It's a knockout

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

Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières

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 tree tops
Shouting out rude names

Whistling tunes we hide in the dunes by the seaside
Whistling tunes we piss on the goons in the jungle
It's a knockout

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

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