Re: Games without Frontiers

[barth@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Richards)]

In article <cYOvR0W00WB6EWV3Z0@andrew.cmu.edu> Love-Hounds@GAFFA.MIT.EDU writes:

>Really-From: Philip Verdieck <pv04+@andrew.cmu.edu>
>
>From Peter Gabriel's third album, entitled " Peter Gabriel ". It is commonly
>known as the "melting face album", as opposed to "wet car"(#1), and "scraping
>fingernails " (#2).
>
>The words are "Jeux sans frontiers" french for....... GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS.
>I'm either going to catch a lot of flak by putting my foot in my mouth, or I
>won't, but I'm under the impression it's Kate Bush singing that line.
>I should know this..... :-0

Yes, it is Kate.

To give a little background on the song, Peter has explained in interviews
that the song is about the childish ways in which countries behave towards
each other, behavior which would not be tolerated in individuals (adults, at
least).

Though he has never said it (as far as I've heard or read), I'm assuming that
the title and the line "Jeux sans frontieres" refer to a game show, called
JEUX SANS FRONTIERES, which was popular on European TV.  (It may still
be, for all I know.)  Contestants representing different countries would wear
ridiculous costumes and perform absurd feats ("Dressing up in costumes,
playing silly games").


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