Just A Game

	ⓘ This lostwave is classified as unsolved.
	Just A Game
Alternative name(s)	Choose The Way To Play, Rules To Play
Genre	Rock
Length	0:31 (snippet)
Year	1985 - 1996
Original poster	Gabor72
Search started	2018
	File:Just a Game.mp3

Just A Game is an unidentified rock / AOR (album-oriented rock) song that was uploaded to WatZatSong by Gabor72 on December 22nd, 2018.

Background

On December 22nd, 2018, WatZatSong user Gabor72 shared a snippet of a mysterious song. The song received little to no traction, with no attention for approximately five years.^[1], until late 2023, when multiple YouTube reuploads of the song were published, increasing its popularity.^[2]^[3]^[4] The OP was determined to be from either Italy or Hungary based on the large number of Italian song uploads and the fact that Gabor is a common Hungarian name.^[5]

On May 7th, 2024, searchers reverse image searched Gabor72's profile picture on WatZatSong and found his Facebook account, where it was revealed that he had died on March 6th, 2024.^[6]

On May 9th, 2024, reddit user Rich-Truck-2820 contacted Gabor's daughter via email, where she revealed that he was from Hungary and had downloaded the song from Limewire.^[7] Three days later, she revealed to user DodoBird4444 that Gabor had a strong preference for Italian music, which if not downloaded online, was recorded from Hungarian radio between 1985 and 1996, and Gabor did not own any vinyl records.^[8]

Leads

Possible

Debunked

Shower Team - Just A Game:^[9]
GustI Lütjens & Nina Blazewski - Game of Love:^[10]^[11]
Millennya - Just A Game: Not the same song^[12]
Cats in Exile - All A Game: Not the same song^[13]
The Love Buttons: Now I Know:^[14] Not the same song^[15]
Limited Edition: Packet From Herbie: Not on the album^[16]
The Answer - Just A Game^[17]: Not the same song^[18]
Piero Cotto: Did not make the song^[19]
The Strategy/Yvonne Morrison: Did not make the song^[20]
The Flower Band - Rules^[21]^[22]: AI hoax^[23]
Soulseek "Full Version": AI hoax^[24]
"Rillo.exe" lead: Hoax, confirmed by OP^[25]^[26]

Lyrics

The lyrics most commonly agreed upon are:

And now I know, It's just a game
I don't need the rules to play
Maybe It's happy, maybe It's sad
But you can't choose the way to play
And now I know, It's just a game
I don't need the rules to play
Maybe It's happy, maybe It's sad
But you can't choose the way to play

References

[1] ttps://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/584899.html

[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMoNr9otpA

[3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FN99t4ef9k

[4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfv07P161Fs

[5] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cmhodc/we_need_more_help_to_find_just_a_game/

[6] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cmgxd1/gabor_is_dead_we_found_his_facebook_and_his_wife/

[7] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cnyfsf/message_from_gabors_daughter/

[8] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cqddin/new_info_from_gabors_daughter/

[9] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1apbc95/we_can_officially_rule_out_shower_teams_just_a/

[10] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cedf5e/a_possible_lead_on_the_just_a_game_song_is_it/

[11] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cs62pt/guys_are_yall_just_ignoring_the_gusti_l%C3%BCtjens_lead/

[12] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/southarchive/comments/1d95cn1/milenya/

[13] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dixsnv/comment/l9bswdh/

[14] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d0pb98/maybe_something_to_look_into/

[15] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d1og31/jo_bisseker_lead_vocalist_of_the_love_buttons/

[16] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dg3u31/packet_from_herbie_limited_edition_debunked/

[17] ttps://imgur.com/IlAOQPK

[18] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d2ix10/the_answer_didnt_make_jag/

[19] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d3zqu0/piero_cotto_did_not_song_jag/

[20] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dcn0m2/yvonne_morrison_confirms_it_is_not_her/

[21] ttps://lostmediawiki.com/Just_A_Game_(partially_found_full_version_of_unidentified_song;_date_unknown)

[22] ttps://vocaroo.com/1fEbTPuco1pl

[23] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1ddbc3f/regarding_hoaxes/

[24] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1da222a/full_song_confirmed_ai_hoax/

[25] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d8m55x/i_am_in_contact_with_the_potential_creator_of_jag/

[26] ttps://undelete.pullpush.io/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d9j2gw/update_with_the_email/

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