Just A Game

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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. https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/584899.html
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMoNr9otpA
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FN99t4ef9k
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfv07P161Fs
  5. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cmhodc/we_need_more_help_to_find_just_a_game/
  6. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cmgxd1/gabor_is_dead_we_found_his_facebook_and_his_wife/
  7. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cnyfsf/message_from_gabors_daughter/
  8. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cqddin/new_info_from_gabors_daughter/
  9. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1apbc95/we_can_officially_rule_out_shower_teams_just_a/
  10. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cedf5e/a_possible_lead_on_the_just_a_game_song_is_it/
  11. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cs62pt/guys_are_yall_just_ignoring_the_gusti_l%C3%BCtjens_lead/
  12. https://www.reddit.com/r/southarchive/comments/1d95cn1/milenya/
  13. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dixsnv/comment/l9bswdh/
  14. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d0pb98/maybe_something_to_look_into/
  15. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d1og31/jo_bisseker_lead_vocalist_of_the_love_buttons/
  16. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dg3u31/packet_from_herbie_limited_edition_debunked/
  17. https://imgur.com/IlAOQPK
  18. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d2ix10/the_answer_didnt_make_jag/
  19. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d3zqu0/piero_cotto_did_not_song_jag/
  20. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dcn0m2/yvonne_morrison_confirms_it_is_not_her/
  21. https://lostmediawiki.com/Just_A_Game_(partially_found_full_version_of_unidentified_song;_date_unknown)
  22. https://vocaroo.com/1fEbTPuco1pl
  23. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1ddbc3f/regarding_hoaxes/
  24. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1da222a/full_song_confirmed_ai_hoax/
  25. https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d8m55x/i_am_in_contact_with_the_potential_creator_of_jag/
  26. https://undelete.pullpush.io/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d9j2gw/update_with_the_email/