I love old songs about video games. Not specific games mind you, but just the general idea of video games. They tend to be joyful, simple and wonderful. With that, here are some you might not have heard of.
Below are a handful of obscure or old songs on the vague topic video games from before 1990. Some of them are hilarious, some are awful, but for the most part they have one thing in common — they make some mention of video games.
Metro-Jetz - Video Games — 1980
Ronnie Jones — Video Games — 1980 (Daft Punk sampled this for Technologic)
Alien — Jugos De Tele (Video Games) — 1982
Seduction — Video Games — 1985
Fingers - Video Games — 1982
The Occupants — Video Games —1982
V.D.B. Joel - Video Games — 1987
The Toons — Video Games — 1982
Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman— Video Games — 1986
Azul 29 — Video Game — Brazil, 1984
Angel Rada — Video Game — 1983
Roupa Nova — Videogame — 1983
Christina — Videogame — 1989
Yellow Magic Orchestra — Computer Games — 1978
George Clinton — Computer Games — 1982
Mi-Sex — Computer Games — 1979
Anti-G — Computer Games — 1984
Frank Corniluis — Computer Games — 1984
Mi-Sex — Computer Games (Special Dance Mix) — 1983
Spanish Symphonic Orchestra — Computer Game — 1986
Hit Man — Computer Game Blues — 1982
Little Toni Marsh — Video Burnout — 1983
Video Kid - Klymaxx — 1984
Lil’ Louis — The Original Video Clash — 1988
Video Fever — The Beepers (From Wargames OST) — 1983
Black Randy and the Metrosquad — I Slept In An Arcade — 1979
Michael Franks — Now That Your Joystick's Broke — 1983 (Thanks, JeremyJ71)
Joe Walsh — Space Age Whiz Kids — 1983 (Thanks, Tim Swanson)
Of course, this isn't a static list. If you know an obscure B-Side or an old song about games that isn't on the list, submit it below, following this format. I'll update it with a link to your comment.
Artist — Title (Year if applicable)
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