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Games people play song, how many versions exist?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 10:04 am
by Don Nacho
How many early versions of this song exist? I remember hearing another early version, perhaps on PAMA´s label

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnMh2m7H6Z8

Re: Games people play song, how many versions exist?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:57 pm
by Gabranth
Inner Circle 1994 ;-) Sorry

Have you seen this Wikipedia site about the song?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_Peop ... outh_song)

Re: Games people play song, how many versions exist?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:57 pm
by Gabranth
Double Post, sorry.

Re: Games people play song, how many versions exist?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 2:49 pm
by Don Nacho
Thanks for the Winston Francis version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WnEuX1uysA

I think I heard another early reggae version of this song

Re: Games people play song, how many versions exist?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 4:25 pm
by blakbeltjonez
i know Bob Andy had a version of it, too,

Re: Games people play song, how many versions exist?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 4:54 pm
by drive instigna
slim smith - sunny side of the sea / tommy mccook - tommy´s dream is on the same riddim..

Re: Games people play song, how many versions exist?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 5:41 pm
by ital kemar
king sound and the israel-ites from the 80s.

Re: Games people play song, how many versions exist?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 4:27 am
by Mick Sleeper
The Upsetters have a terrific steel drum instrumental version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXvLsZY1-Dk

Re: Games people play song, how many versions exist?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 5:49 am
by Don Nacho
Thanks, another version:


Al & the Vibrators - More Games

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEp_UEEQ038


I still think there is another early reggae version

Re: Games people play song, how many versions exist?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 1:50 pm
by jumbo
the Israelites - Games People Play, on Down Town (UK)

a Dandy Livinstone production

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUtRaIhIZy4