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Old 11-12-02, 02:34 PM
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What's Missing from the Vice City soundtrack?

The soundtrack is okay I guess... it has alot of classic songs and a halfway decent collection, but it's still not very complete in my opinion. Where's the Cure, the Smiths, Bauhaus, The Clash, Joy Division, and Prince? I think they really dropped the ball here when they could've made it really cool instead of just okay. I'm sure it had to do with copyrights and such, but then how the hell did they get Michael Jackson on there?

So I'll list some songs I think should've been included and you can agree or disagree or add songs to the list that you think would have been essential listening... it doesn't even have to be songs that you liked, just songs that would've been appropriate for that time. What's the point?... well, just cuz I wanna see if my choices would've been better or if it's just me and people prefer the soundtrack the way it is. I mean, I like alot of the songs from the current soundtrack and I'd include them too - but some of them just shouldn't be there. The year was 1986 and I think all of these fall within that time or before...

Wham - Wake Me Up Before you Go Go
Depeche Mode - People are People
The Clash - London Calling & Rock the Casbah
Prince - When Doves Cry
Madness - Our House
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Bon Jovi - Livin On a Prayer
The Cure - Love Cats & Standing on a Beach
Information Society - Pure Energy
Yellow - Oh Yeah
Suzie Q - Two Of Hearts
Violent Femmes - Add it Up
Beastie Boys - FIght for your Right to Party & Girls
Madonna - Like a Virgin
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
Fear - Let's Have a War
Fishbone - Party at Ground Zero
Cindy Lauper - Time after Time

Other stuff I can't remember either the band name or the song title...

Heart - song
band - Total Eclipse of the Heart


Blah - more later...
Old 11-12-02, 02:55 PM
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I believe they made a deal with Epic for the soundtrack and were probably limited to their catalog of songs. It would have been cool for some other eighties stuff. I would have liked to hear some Metallica and Queensryche on the Rock station.
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I agree the ST is good but it could have been much better

Phil Collins- In the Air of the Night; I really need this song to drive to when I'm driving at night not on a mission just cruisin looking for hidden packages and stuff

Prince- Little Red Corvette
???- That I always feel like somebodies watchin' me song
N.W.A -F*** tha Police; I know it would never happen but would be Perfect for a high speed chase w/4-6 stars
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Sting - every breath you take
Misfits - Where eagles dare
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Rob base: it takes two
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam: Head to toe
Shelia E (not sure if it was her): Let the music play
Old 11-12-02, 05:46 PM
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Oh yeah - the Police - that would've been perfect. Well, so what bands are on Epic that they missed? That was a pretty major label... Depeche Mode and all those mod bands were on Sire or Reprise I think... what major label were those labels under? Probably Warner.
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Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistable or Addicted to Love
El DeBarge - Rhythym of the Night
Lionel Ritchie - All Night Long
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Klyymax - Man Size Love
Duran Duran - The Reflex
The Fat Boys - Human Beat Box
Shenna Easton - Sugar Walls
RUN-DMC - It's Tricky
Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer
Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll
Billy Idol - Dancin' with Myself
Glenn Frey - The Heat is On
Bang a Gong - The Power Station
I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
Burning Sensations - Belly of the Whale
Pretty Poison - Catch Me, I'm Falling
Ashford & Simpson - Solid
Mary Jane Girls - In My House
The Cars - You Might Think
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Originally posted by Tigger
Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistable or Addicted to Love
El DeBarge - Rhythym of the Night
Lionel Ritchie - All Night Long
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Klyymax - Man Size Love
Duran Duran - The Reflex
The Fat Boys - Human Beat Box
Shenna Easton - Sugar Walls
RUN-DMC - It's Tricky
Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer
Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll
Billy Idol - Dancin' with Myself
Glenn Frey - The Heat is On
Bang a Gong - The Power Station
I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
Burning Sensations - Belly of the Whale
Pretty Poison - Catch Me, I'm Falling
Ashford & Simpson - Solid
Mary Jane Girls - In My House
The Cars - You Might Think
Wow - when me and my friend were trying to think up what was missing, we came up with like 75% of that list.
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For a good 45 seconds or so i was so confused and thought you were talking to yourself. I scrolled back and forth a couple times before i noticed "Tigger" and "Trigger."

heh.
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Maybe when the harddrive gets released, we will be able to rip these songs and include them in the game.
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Danger Zone
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???- That I always feel like somebodies watchin' me song

The artist you are trying to name would be Rockwell (featuring Michael Jackson on backing vocals)
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I find it odd that in one of the cut scenes you can hear "In A Big Country" by Big Country but the song is nowhere on any of the radio stations. Too bad too as that song is great. Making guitars sound like bagpipes is quite cool.
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Cameo - Word Up
? - It's Raining Men
Men At Work? - I Come From the Land Down Under
Hall and Oats - Maneater
Power Station - Feel the Heat
R.E.M. - Superman
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
? - I'm on a Mexican Radio
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (they were idiots to use Two Tribes) (by the way, FGTH is on Island records and so is Robert Palmer)
Tears for Fears - Shout or Everybody Wants to Rule the World (whatever to the song they picked).
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
Bananarama - Venus & Cruel Summer
Yaz - Situation
Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You
The Go-Go's - Vacation
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I wonder if the PC version will allow you to use your own MP3s? That would be TOTALLY awesome.
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Billy Joel
Elton John
Phil Collins
"Walking On Sunshine" -Forget the name
"Take On Me" - AHA
"Tainted Love" -Can't remember the name
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Good music?

I can't stand 80's music or the whole pop culture of the decade in general, one of the reasons (in addition to not thinking GTA3 was all that) that I passed on VC.

Maybe if they'd put an 80's punk soundtrack on it with some Bad Religion, Minor Threat, etc. I'd have been more interested.
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If Ian MacKaye knew you had a Gamecube, he'd beat your arse.
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Originally posted by squidget
Shelia E (not sure if it was her): Let the music play
Actually that song was done by Shannon.

yes, Keyser is that old.

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another vote for "Maneater" that would be a good hell raising song
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Originally posted by tsohg
another vote for "Maneater" that would be a good hell raising song
...particularly if the main character were female.
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Classical Music.
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I just read the article in EGM and it stated they got their music with Sony's Epic records. So I guess that's how they got Michael Jackson, and missed out on the other 80's classics.
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Well according to Epic's website, here's a bunch of artists that they failed to include because they are stupid.

Boston
Cheap Trick
Clash, The
Eazy E
Estefan, Gloria
Lauper, Cyndi
Michael, George
Ted Nugent
REO Speedwagon
Sade
Summer, Donna
Luther Vandross
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Originally posted by Trigger
If Ian MacKaye knew you had a Gamecube, he'd beat your arse.
I don't know. He might whip your arse for supporting the king of evil corporations by buying an X-box.

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