XBOX GTA Vice City/ 80's songs Soundtrack (1 Viewer)

[dave_brogli]

I just got GTA for my XBOX and have been thinking about adding some more songs from the 80's on my "tape player"

Anyone know of some good 80's songs that aren't currently on the game? I'm looking for probally 20 songs or so. Any got any good ideas?
Thanks

 

[BrianS]

I recently bought a new collection of Jan Hammer's music called Miami Vice: The Complete Collection from DDcd. It is a two CD set and it is all instrumental Miami Vice creamy-goodness. (I also have both Miami Vice soundtracks & Jan Hammer's Escape From Television on my Xbox as well.)

I guess it is just nostaglia but I love driving around in Vice City (or Liberty City) with Jan Hammer playing in the background.

A good set of 80's music is called Living In Oblivion and has a lot of hard to find Top 40 & New Wave stuff. There are 5 volumes and each one is great. I have all 5 ripped to my Xbox.

 

[Dave Bennett]

I consider myself a big fan of 80's music so here's some suggestions:
Big Country's "In a Big Country" is in a cut scene but oddly missing from the radio in Vice City.
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me Hanging On"
Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round"
Dire Straits "Money for Nothing"
Any number of Duran Duran songs (Hungry Like The Wolf, A View To a Kill, New Moon on Monday, Save a Prayer, The Reflex, Notorious,Union of the Snake,Rio etc)
Any number of Tears for Fears songs (Shout, Mad World, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Head Over Heels)
Eddie Money "Two Tickets To Paradise" or "Take Me Home Tonight"
Any number of Cars songs (Drive, You Might Think, Let's Go, Magic, My Best Friends Girl)
Men At Work-Who Can it Be Now? Down Under, or Overkill
Information Society-I Want to Know(Pure Energy)
Level 42-Something About You
Madness-Our House
Michael McDonald-I Keep Forgetting(the song which Warren G sampled for regulate)
Mike and the Mechanis-All I Need is a Miracle or Silent Running
Any number of Police songs
The Romantics-Talking in Your Sleep
edit-
Forgot Toto's other huge hit "Rosanna".

 

[Rob Varto]

IMO, no 80's soundtrack is complete w/ out Duran Duran or Prince.

 

[dave_brogli]

thank you guys for your excelant suggestions, dave you hit every song on the head. Those are all great!

 

[Matt Butler]

Im a rocker so I put Iron Maiden: Translvanya and Rob Zombie: Super Charger Heaven in mine. I just started ripping songs into my Xbox.

 

[Jay Mitchosky]

Anyone know of some good 80's songs that aren't currently on the game?

Any of them! I love the 80s. :b But the suggestions above are bang on. Don't forget about the hair metal: Ratt, Docken, Crue, and anyone else out of L.A.

 

[Tony Whalen]

Man, I love the built-in soundtrack for Vice City. I cracked right up when I tuned in VROCK, and proceeded to listen to Iron Maiden and Autograph. Holy flashbacks!

And yeah... to echo the others, no 80's album is complete without Duran Duran and/or Prince. I'd also suggest Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love"... and for something different, you can always use a little Chris DeBurg.

 

[Dave Bennett]

Forgot to mention one of my guilty pleasures of 80's music:Too Shy by Kajagoogoo

 

[John-Miles]

Metallica

Nuff said, their best stuff came from the 80's and they are the ebst band from the 80's.

can you imagine cruising in vice city listening to battery? could it get any better?

 

[Keith_R]

What a great thread!! I've been looking for some more music to add myself. Jan Hammer is a great addition, did that myself with the Miami Vice:Complete Collection you may also want to consider adding some Genesis/Phil Collins, specifically the song In the Air Tonight, I found that to be a great addition to the mix of music. I also have No Guarantees by the Nobodys. ZZ Top songs would also be pretty good.

 

[Jesse Blacklow]

The Police! Anything by The Police before Sting left and got all tantric. Get some chick bands like The Bangles, or some classic rap like Run-DMC or Grandmaster Flash, some funk like Parliament, or soul from Marvin Gaye's last album. Let's not forget Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, or late 70s, early 80's punk like The Clash. Mix it up!

 

[Tony Whalen]

The Police!

Oh hell yes. Anything off of the famous "Sychronicity" album.

 

[dave_brogli]

Funny you mention that......

I was watching vh1 classic today, and they had the police "synconcity" video.....

(imo) A HORRIBLE HORRIBLE Song
(flame away)

 

[Emil Stoica]

For me, I use the soundtrack "To Live & Die in LA". Perfect for these games.

 

[Rodrick]

My friend has the Vice City PS2 game. Judas Priest is also on it

 

[Phil L]

I've been looking for an audio file of one of the commercials from the game, the one with Lawrence Taylor as the football player advertising his gym...

Any ideas?

 

[DaveF]

(some from memory, exact words may be wrong)

"Hazy Shade of Winter" - The Bangles
"Walk Like an Egyptian" - The Bangles
"I Can't Drive 55" - Van Halen
"Your Love is Driving Me Crazy" - Van Halen
"Sussudio" - Phil Collins
"Take me Home" - Phil Collins
"In the Air Tonight" - Phil Collins
"Abacab" - Genesis
"Invisible Touch" - Genesis
"Land of Confusion" - Genesis
"Take on Me" - Ah Ha
"Life In A Northern Town" - Dream Academy
"Cry Little Sister (Theme from the Lost Boys)" - Gerard McMann (Lost Boys Soundtrack)
"Danger Zone" - Kenny Loggins (Top Gun Soundtrack)
"Footloose" - Kenny Loggins
"It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" - R.E.M.
"Rock me Amadeus" - Falco
"One Night In Bangkok" - Andrew Lloyd Weber (Chess)
"Russians" - Sting
"Shout" - Tears for Fears
"Sweet Dreams" - Eurythmics
"Runaway" - Bon Jovi
"You Give Love a Bad Name" - Bon Jovi
"Final Countdown" - Europe
"Foolin'" - Def Leppard
"Die Hard the Hunter" - Def Leppard
"Pour Some Sugar on Me" - Def Leppard

Ok, this is too much fun (though a bit melancholy, reflecting on youth gone by...) I've got to bookmark this thread and come back to it when I've got cash for mass CD purchases.

 

[Mark Giles]

Nothing beats the 80's!!!!


Fields of Gold - Sting
Wrapped around your finger - Police
Meet me half way - Kenny Loggins
Africa - Toto
Live to Tell - Madonna
Glory of Love - Peter Cetera
I wanna Know what Love is - Foreigner
I'll be over you - Toto
Girl I'm gonna miss you - Milli Vinilli
One More Night - Phil Collins

 

[Philip_T]

Love that one!

Some other recommendations:

Mr.Mister - Broken Wings
Peter Gabriel - Red Rain
Andy Taylor - When the rain comes down
EDIT: I just noticed Andy Taylor was actually on the MVII soundtrack, no wonder I thought it fit. Come tho think of it, I think Red Rain was used on MV as well.
Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Van Halen - Panama
Night Ranger - When you close your eyes
Smithereens - Blood and Roses
The Outfield - Your Love
Pink Floyd - One Slip
Til Tuesday - Voices Carry
Chis Rea - Road to Hell
Megadeth - 502
After the Fire - Der Kommissar
Re-flex - Politics of Dancing
David and David - Boomtown
Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night
Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien
Journey - I'll be alrigt without you
Queen - One Vision
Lou Gramm - Ready or Not, also Midnight Blue
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Icehouse - Electric Blue
Donnie Iris - Tough World
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't it be good
Huey Lewis - Bad is Bad, or Walking on a Thin Line, or I need a new drug, or, damn any of em I guess.
John Cougar Mellencamp - Authority Song
David Bowie - Lets Dance
The Cult - Fire Woman

Thats enough for now I guess.