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Games People Play (Alan Parsons Project song)
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"Games People Play" is a 1980
song by the Alan Parsons Project
. It charted at number 16 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart. It appears on the album The Turn of a Friendly Card
and was sung by Lenny Zakatek
.
The chorus was sampled for Soul Du Jour's dance song "Here We Go Again" in 2001, as well as Yung Berg & Twista's "Where Do We Go" in 2007.
The song was also covered in Spanish by the Asturian group "Cuélebre" in their album "Ave Fénix" under the title "Juegos de la gente".
The song also featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
as part of its soundtrack in the fictional pop radio station, Flash FM.
1980 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....
song by the Alan Parsons Project
The Alan Parsons Project
The Alan Parsons Project was a British progressive rock band, active between 1975 and 1990, consisting of singer Eric Woolfson and keyboardist Alan Parsons surrounded by a varying number of session musicians....
. It charted at number 16 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart. It appears on the album The Turn of a Friendly Card
The Turn of a Friendly Card
The Turn of a Friendly Card is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1980. The album focuses on gambling, and loosely tells the tale of a middle-aged man who grows restless and takes a chance by going to a casino and betting all he has, only to lose it all...
and was sung by Lenny Zakatek
Lenny Zakatek
Lenny Zakatek also known as "The Voice" is a pop and rock singer and musician who has lived in London since the age of thirteen...
.
The chorus was sampled for Soul Du Jour's dance song "Here We Go Again" in 2001, as well as Yung Berg & Twista's "Where Do We Go" in 2007.
The song was also covered in Spanish by the Asturian group "Cuélebre" in their album "Ave Fénix" under the title "Juegos de la gente".
The song also featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is a 2006 sandbox-style action video game developed by Rockstar Leeds in association with Rockstar North. It was published by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation Portable in late 2006 and later for the PlayStation 2 in March 2007. The game is the eighth...
as part of its soundtrack in the fictional pop radio station, Flash FM.