Games of Right Frontiers (song)

To Peter Gabriel’s “Games Without Frontiers”.

For a new parody tune I was thinking Peter Gabriel, no particular reason, I just thought maybe “Sledgehammer” might be an idea and I was thinking I could get away with the singing attempt.

So, I found an instrumental for it that sounded good to go, and wrote an entire set of lyrics, but didn’t listen fully enough to the instrumental and when I sat down with it last Friday I eventually found the “Sledgehammer” in the chorus was actually sung in the instrumental.

Fuck.

Well, that kinda killed that idea which was pretty disappointing as it could have been a good one, and there were no other versions of the tune to be had that didn’t do the same.

But now I was on a Peter Gabriel kick. “Shock the Monkey”? No. “Solsbury Hill?” No. Then there was “Games Without Frontiers”. Ok I thought, and an instrumental I did my full due diligence on, listening all the way through. This one though is something of an experiment as to could I get the high pitched parts without sounding silly, something I think I did alright with in my last, “Baby It’s a Tax Scam” to the Beatles “Baby You’re a Rich Man”.

Anyway, here’s “Games of Right Frontiers”.

Games of Right Frontiers

I’m so popular

I’m a blockbuster

I’m so popular

Great leader and more

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I play with truth, twist it to my will

In ad nauseum, with lies I bluster still

I play with the myth, that I won the race

And I will get back to, my only rightful place

Dog whistling despot disciples want in on the spotlight

Issuing threats I whistle democracy’s dem-ise

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New State knockout

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You won’t able soon to control my will

it’s games of right frontiers, new lord for years

You’ll find out that my will can kill

In games of right frontiers, your worst of fears

Games of right frontiers, post truth in your ears

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I’m so popular

I’m a blockbuster

Great leader and more

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Strongmen have their Red Flags, and my own will fly

Those on the un-right left side, will cry oh why oh why

While I destroy the intent, of fathers bye and bye

I will control it all then, and show what is to cry

I’ll whistle past graves of those that were deemed be unloyal

Whistling how they missed grand world of new royal

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New State rubout  

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If you will subject to a brand new day

I’ll be your new sheep sage, I’ll show you the way

If you’ll just give up a free mind’s say

I’ll gather that new day

A brand new white way

Games of right frontiers, I’ll speak to new sway

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I’m so popular

I’m a blockbuster

I’m so popular

Great leader and more

There’s so much in store

Teach autocratic mores

I’ll center new lore

Democracy you will abhor

Soon dead at it’s core

With violence we’ll gladly roar

Watch out Libs we’re at your door