Just A Game

	ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.
	Just A Game
Artist(s)	Christof Bachmeier
Genre	Rock
Length	4:52
Year	1980s
Original poster	Gabor72
Search duration	2018 - 2024
	File:JustAGameFull.mp3

Just A Game is a solved rock / AOR (album-oriented rock) song that was uploaded to WatZatSong by Gabor72 on December 22nd, 2018. On July 1st 2024, it was identified as Just A Game by Christof Bachmeier.

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]

Discovery

On June 30th, 2024, Gabor's daughter discovered the full version of the song on his computer and promptly uploaded it to Google Drive^[9], which was mislabeled as Der G.E.R.D - Just A Game. Through this full version, searchers were able to find a listing in the GEMA database called "Just A Game" by Christof Bachmeier, a German multi-instrumentalist who has produced music for TV since 1997^[10]^[11], and has recorded AOR music similar in style to the song.^[12] Additionally, the song has an alternate title of "Here I Stand, All Alone Again", which is the first line of the song and has the same runtime.^[13]

Bachmeier was contacted on July 1st, 2024, and confirmed he composed the song, stating that the full version only exists on vinyl and that he plans to create a new digital version from the original master tape.^[14]^[15]

Debunked Leads

Shower Team - Just A Game:^[16]
GustI Lütjens & Nina Blazewski - Game of Love:^[17]^[18]
Millennya - Just A Game: Not the same song^[19]
Cats in Exile - All A Game: Not the same song^[20]
The Love Buttons: Now I Know:^[21] Not the same song^[22]
Limited Edition: Packet From Herbie: Not on the album^[23]
The Answer - Just A Game^[24]: Not the same song^[25]
Piero Cotto: Did not make the song^[26]
The Strategy/Yvonne Morrison: Did not make the song^[27]
The Flower Band - Rules^[28]^[29]: AI hoax^[30]
Soulseek "Full Version": AI hoax^[31]
"Rillo.exe" lead: Hoax, confirmed by OP^[32]^[33]

Lyrics

The lyrics most commonly agreed upon are:

(Verse 1)
Here I stand all alone again
Now I realize the signs are pushed away
A thousand times, I tried to remind myself
To live for the moment, be happy with me
But I lost the chance 'cause I didn't (deter?) my heart
And it hurts so much to feel everything has gone
(Verse 2)
Lets make a new start
and realize what we're doin'
Not the money, or the power
Will catch you when you fall
See the children in the desert
See the hopeless, desperate eyes
Ask the father what he feels, when his hungry baby cries
But I lost the chance 'cause you tried to get it all
And you won't understand until your back is to the wall
(Chorus)
And now I know, it's just a game
and 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
and 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
(Verse 3)
Dead or alive, that's the password (I put in time?)
We've got all (???), but we got no time to leave
Oh, we don't care about, the real things in life
While we kill ourselves, for a little bit of printed paper
Oh god, and we will (always stand?) until our back is to the wall
(Chorus)
And now I know, it's just a game
and 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
and 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
(Guitar Solo)
And now I know, it's just a game
and I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad
But you can't choose (you can't!)
And now I know, it's just a game
and 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 (Oh now I know), it's just a game
(It's just a game) and I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad (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
and I don't need the rules to play
Maybe it's happy, maybe it's sad (oh, it's sad, so sad)
But you can't choose the way to play
(Outro)
I need no rules to play
No rules to play
I don't need no rules to play
To play, no rules

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/

[:0-9] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1ds6qrf/found/

[10] ttps://nebraskarecords.de/about/christof-bachmeier-2/

[11] ttps://www.discogs.com/release/16278650-Various-Die-BR-Comedy-Show/

[12] ttps://ghostarchive.org/varchive/Jpegk8j-ywQ

[13] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1ds92d5/just_a_game_by_christof_bachmeier/

[14] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dspspd/christof_bachmeier_confirms_he_made_just_a_game_gg/

[15] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dt4tkn/christof_bachmeier_update/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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